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I recently retrieved some of my old work files from when I was still with IFS so I decided to share some of them here with you.This is one of a number of plate illustrations I did for Osprey Publishing's Osprey Adventure series. This one in particular is for their book, Knights Templar: A Secret History . Pls note that although these works may seem somewhat historical they're mostly fictional in nature.
A Templar knight encounters an Assassin in the streets of Jerusalem. Done in 2013.
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this little craps would just show up anywhere in relevations
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""HΔshΔshin" "And" "Templar"" To Each Other At Once: "Oh It Is Ye."
"Templar" To "HΔshΔshΔ«"": - "Remindeth Me Why We Art Here Liketh This Again?"
(They Put Their Weapons Away)
"HΔshΔshΔ«n" To "Templar": - "Trusteth Me O "Templar". I Wouldst Not Chooseth To Call Thee To Meet Up With Me Here Without Good Reason."
"Templar" To "HΔshΔshΔ«n": - "So What Exactly Canst Ye Telleth Me About This "Market Merchant Leader" Residing Within Jerusalem Of Israel Abusing His Leadership Position And Doing So Whilst Within Secrecy Who Is Masterminding The Production And Selling Of Armouries And Weaponries Whilst Both For Individuals Amongst Those Who I Fight Whilst Alongside And Individuals Amongst Those Who Those Who I Fight Alongside With And Myself Art At Conflict With In Exchange For Personal Gain Of The Types Amongst The Likes Of And As Well As In Exchange For Money - Which Apparently Beeth What Those Liketh Me And Those Liketh Ye All Wouldst Taketh Issue With The Activities Of Such Folks Amongst The Likes Of Whom We Cameth Here To Talketh About?"
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Assassin: "Well, I assume negociations are already over, aren't they?"
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Those strange dialect symbols were meant to be a thumbs up...
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I love the contrast of light between the two characters, using light to shine on the person in white and having the black character in the dark.
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I couldn't help thinking of Assassin's Creed with the other illustrations, but now definitely with this one too, haha. Great job on all of them!
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I think the trouble with depicting hashishins, like ninjas, is the costume they wore was most likely just ordinary clothes that let them blend into a crowd or otherwise look like a random peasant.
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True but I assume black was a pretty common color as well.
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1) Black, as a textile color, was actually very rare before the modern era.
Many textiles and clothing materials don't dye black very well. Common clothing could be dyed green, blue, red, or whitened with lime but it generally wouldn't be black. Black clothing was usually reserved for very specific functions or occasions.
2) Black is actually easier to spot than brown in dimly-lit or dark areas. It "stands out", naturally drawing your eyes to it, which is the opposite of the intent of camouflage. If medieval urban camo had been a thing, it would have been brown.
3) Brown and beige clothing was actually not as common as we would think. Many bright dyes were cheap enough that even peasants could afford them (or at least make it themselves), so pretty much everyone in the ancient and medieval world wore rather bright colors. People in the ancient and medieval world tended to be much flashier than modern people.
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Itβs worth noting that the hashashin preferred to perform daylight assassinations in plain sight as a tool of terror and fear using their fidaβis Β (Lower class hashashin, the word itself has a connotation of sacrifice and oath taking, as the Arabic root word of that means ransom so in a way they ransom their lives for their grand master.) Β who would dress up as beggars or monks.
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