Kiko Mizuhara for GAP China
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This is perhaps approaching graduate level information as far as digital costuming is concerned, but I think that the more fidelity professional game artists have access to, the more mindful the details ought to be. This is especially true in the case of low-tech/medieval/pre-industrial fantasy where everything in the world is handmade; these little details are really crucial to selling that look.
Military Dress Sword
Dated: circa 1787-91
Culture: English
Medium and techniques: gilt brass, wood, fish skin, silver wire, gilt, blued steel/etched
Measurements: overall length 95cm; blade length 62cm
The sword has a gilt/brass hilt with an oval pommel cap. The oval wooden grip is covered in grey fishskin bound with herringbone of silver wire. The straight steel two-edged blade features etched gilt and blued panels decorated with Royal Arms and military trophy.
Source: Copyright © 2016 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Are you still doing the mini-tutorial thingies? If so, could you please do one on people holding hands? Drawings hands is hard already, but I've recently realized that two interlaced hands are even harder to draw X_x
Okay, this is going to look like a “how to hold hands” tutorial so y'all can laugh at that, but I find that the best way to figure things like this out is sometimes to think through the interactions necessary to get into the position. So here we go.
As for drawing hands in general, yeah, that’s a whole other kettle of fish. u_u
How to Draw Abdominals Top Image Row 2: by Josh Reed Row 3 Row 4: by NemanJa Filipovic Row 5: by Charles Hu Row 6 & 7