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A quick drawing for the Spin Off of the Main Historically Wrong Sketch Project - Medieval Revisited with the aim to (anachronistically) portrays, not women, but MEN in armors, fueled with WARRGH!Listen to this for an enlightening experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpUYjp⦠- Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit
Well, Most of my galleries are populated with Women Warriors, so as some of you have suggested, perhaps it is time to bring the balance of gender into my works.
Women in armor that fights in battle? That's interesting, but War has been the playground of men since the dawn of time. Nothing beats the feeling of having Raw Rage of Masculinity amidst the clash of steel and blood splattering from cracked skulls. Romantic depiction of Chivalry? Pffth, that's rubbish. Love should be dedicated to your sword and horse, and the only nice things about battle is the smell your enemy...they smell better when dead.
This is actually something that's pretty nice to do. If i have to rethink as to how Armor would looked on Women Warriors, Project WARRGH allows me to just simply sketch and do it. No need to think about this and that, the man is there and he needs that armor and weapons, which is made easier because there's plenty of references too!
I realize that there are many here in DA that draw historical warriors, from the most epic to the most conceptual, and they would have been more familiar with the attires and the histories behind it. So i'm really looking forward to learn a lot from them
What happen when they are wixed with the women warrios of the Historically Wrong Sketch series? Who knows, maybe there's romance, rivalries, or perhaps butchery....it all depends i guess
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What is depicted in the drawing from Left to Right:
Norman Warrior Tybalt de Octeville
related to Aubrey de Octeville
Varangian Guard Briachislav Borisnovich of Novgor
related to Olga Novgor and Personal Bodyguard of Basilissa Sotirisa
German Knight/Teutonic Knight Count von Niedstatt (credit to )
Employer of Ilsa von Harzberg
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Β Something about the lack of pupils in the eyes of the man-at-arms on the right makes me think 'Wight' which makes me suspect that I may have been paying a little too much attention to Fantasy Vs History in my recent reading!Β
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Sounds fun though I don't mind seeing only women just because they're hard to find elsewhere( that is not your gallery haha). I just have a question, why cover the faces of these men? Although technically men and women would be indistinguishable if they were armoured head to toe, why this design choice?Β
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Hey look it's male warriors! I'd started to think they weren't in existence anymore >.<
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These guys look great! I think you really managed to get a sense of a different type of anatomy then in the case of the female warriors, despite the very heavy, protective clothing. Which is great! I especially like the Varagnian with his Byzantine-style armour and the Norman knight. Looking forward to seeing some more!
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Appreciate the compliment akitku! I will certainly include more of the byzantine of the series, a combination of a powerful emperor and a ruthless empress can be quite interesting
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Awesome! I love the Norman Phrygian helm and the Varangian-style Byzantine armor on that guy in the middle.
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Thank you! I'm glad you like this one!
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Oh gosh, I didn't realize they were men for a second there. I assumed they were just very heavily armored women. DX
Still, its nice to see some manliness inserted into the series.
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No problem sir! There will be more manliness to be included!
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*silently whispers: The great helmet is a tad too small, imo*
I like the grim atmosphere. I really like it. Screw knightly rules and whatnot. Do or die. And that aside, :CapturedJoe:, the Teutonic Order disbanded early to mid 15th century, and the landsknecht, or rather, their precursors, the Swiss pikemen, already existed end 15th century (kicking Burgundy's ass mainly)
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YEah, you are correct, the helmet does look small (needs more study on this one)
You are defientely right, there's going to be a lot of brute force and maybe blood bath included in the series, after all, Its WAR!
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you know I'm so used to seeing you draw women in armor it's almost kind of weird to see you draw men but I also can't help but notice that the guy on the left has no eyes 
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Thank you! Yeah, i have to admit, i have to get used to drawing men, but hopefully it wont turn out to be disappointing
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Sounds cool!! I think it will be nice *-* like a Truly war (or Fate/Stay Night? hahaha)! Anyway I want to see what will happens (uhuuu love storyΒ Β )!!
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Ohh, love story isn;t my specialty, but there's definitely going to be some of it
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Awwnn great!!^^ Well I don't like only love storys, I prefer when have some fight, war, blood... I thinkΒ a great demonstration of love would be the two lovers fighting side by side in a war! This is so romantic *-*Β
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Ilsa von Harzberg did eventually marry Von Niedstatt so I may just have to write their romance as well.
sort of a spinoff from Sopra La Lucrezia where she's featured
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That's really nice!! I like to see strong women being romantic too! Thank you for replying^^Β Β
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for romance- Sopra La Lucrezia
The Mother of the Shahs
(I've done some writing for Gambargin's warrior women)
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Haven't seen you draw guys in some time 
And your new frog avatar...lol, it made me laugh.
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Thank you!
I'm glad you like my frog avatar, I love frogs! They are cute and taste ni...i mean makes a good pet.
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LOL! They're tasty pets. You get the best of both worlds.
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Lovely as always, thanks for sharing this with us!
I like the eagle a lot^^
A question, do you ever plan to add buildings in the background, too, or more battlefield pictures in future?
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I will certainly include battlefield pictures, and perhaps some sieges as well.
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employer and eventual husband of Ilsa Von Harzberg.
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Indeed, that is true, the start of a powerful dynasty in the series
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I'm gonna write that story- sent you an email about it.
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Aaaah, a bloodthirsty Woman-Ritterbruder from the Knights' Teutonic. The very embodiment of "convert or die" in some of the most elaborately crafted armor of the era. Mad, bad, and dangerous to know.
I always love your work in the "Historically Wrong" series~ Great to see another piece in the collection.
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Thank you for the nice compliment! I'll be sure to make more of it
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OH WAIT THAT RITTERBRUDER'S A GUY HERP-DE-DERP!
I automatically assumed it was a woman just because you're the one drawing it, and your woman-warriors always look realistic and badass. That coupled with the all-too-often-overlooked fact that a fully-armored man is visually indistinguishable from a fully-armored woman, and you could understand my confusion.
Then again it might even be an oversight on my part as to use a term like "Woman-Ritterbruder" as the latter half of that term is basically some Medieval Gothic/Germanic term for "brother." So a female equivalent would be a Ritter-sister???
Still a gorgeous piece though, as always~
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Great!
The Teutonic Knight would've been long dead by the time the Landsknechts were 'developed', though.
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Yup, hence the anachronism
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I like this. I love the horns on the knight on the right. He'd be a Teutonic Knight, right?
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Well, short of like the equivalent of Teutonic knight in the series i guess
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Yeah, I see what you mean!
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Yaaay...
More bros! :-D
Wondering about their faces when they take off their masks
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Oh, the face? that's something i need to practice
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Out of curiosity, would they have to be Historical, or could they be fictional? I know several Guy Gavriel Kay characters that I think you would do an absolutely breathtaking job with.
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Most of the characters will be fictional, although some will be based on historical ones. I'd appreciate the suggestion if you could
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Yes, most certainly! I've been in Hospital for a few days, but let me go and get my books. I pretty much think you could do a breathtaking job of bringing any of them to life. I'll find the ones I think you can do the most justice for. Did you need the character descriptions as well at the books titles, or pages or any specific references?Β
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Great news! Also, excellent art as always.
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Much appreciated sir! More to come!
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Yay! This should be interesting. Maybe it'll inspire me to pay more attention to drawing men like I need to 
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Exactly! I've been drawing too many women lately that i thought maybe i should practice on drawing men. The hardest thing about it would be the muscle anatomy, but if the characters are depicted in thick clothing/armor, then that makes life a lot simpler
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