Tag: gambeson

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artofmisi:

me? dying? it’s more likely than you think.

I finally sat down and drew an armor for the girl! I had been wanting to for forever, but I knew I was in for a headache, and oh boy, was I right :’D

Initially I thought about going the DA way, but honestly the in-game chevalier armor I find severely lacking, and Nadette is one to wear more refined things, so I knew I wanted one of those very fancy engraved armors that make the wearer look knightly and rich.

The gambeson had to be pink because that is her color, and of course she wears fancy frilly underthings (that are not period appropriate, but honestly. honestly. she deserves them). As for the armor, it is made of silverite, and there is a twin of it that belonged to her husband. The armor is engraved with floral motives and roses and (in the one I envisioned) also thorny branches, alluding to the family name, Desrosiers. The helm is decorated with the yellow feather that distinguishes chevaliers.

I’m super satisfied with how this turned out, I think I did her justice and she makes a pretty and very protected knight :3

Disclaimer: I did not draw the engravings, I just slapped some engraving drawings on top of it and added some highlights because this is for personal use and I did not have the patience nor the mastery to do it justice :’D

@bikiniarmorbattledamage

Full, functional plate armor with feminine touches that are NOT boob-shaped?

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This is simply lovely. The attention to detail in the design decisions really shows what a person can do when they’re not just making a design for the tiddy. I’d love to see her with her weapon. The engravings are a bit too much for me, but honestly, I can totally see a noble family overdoing the fanciness on their armor to one-up the other nobles.

-Icy

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larplyyyyyyf:

Made a quick video of how I put armour on by myself, with the help of my trusty coat-hanger, Squire. There’s no crappy talking, just me making a lot of dumb faces. I got halfway through filming before I realised I left my bracers in my car, whoops. Hope you guys like it. Feel free to ask me question.

It’s silly, but I had fun making it, and the music fits strangely well. 

@bikiniarmorbattledamage a more comprehensive video for ya’ll 😉

An awesome display of the process of putting over a basic set of plate armor without the assistance of a squire (which is how most people wearing it would have had to have put it on).

While traditionally we see illustrations showing plate armor being put on with an assistant, it’s worth remembering that we usually only see illustrations of knights who had already had squires and so put them to good use.  Men-at-arms without squires had to do things themselves.

That and throughout various periods in history people have designed clothes that can’t be put on without assistance purely to demonstrate that they were wealthy enough to a personal servant.

– wincenworks

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pythosart:

Knight-mage Chell, portaling her way through an ancient dungeon full of traps

I genre-swapped Portal for an art challenge, and it may or may not have become a whole AU…and there may or may not be a part 2 on the way. Or should I say, a part DOS

Re-designing the portal gun and long fall boots into more fantasy-appropriate forms was a fun challenge

I really, really like this outfit for it’s convincing design, use of a gambeson and signature aesthetics without compromising effectiveness.

In fact the only thing that I don’t like about it is now I really, really want to play a fantasy AU Portal game starring Knight-Mage Chell.

– wincenworks

I always enjoy the creativity that goes into redesigning characters from different genres as medieval fantasy knights. Some of them, like the Sailor Scouts and the Crystal Gems, were already featured in our cartoony armor tag 🙂

~Ozzie

(h/t: @pyrokitsune777)

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As Shad argues in the video, the gambeson is perhaps most one of the unappreciated aspect of armor, largely due to the unimpressive visual nature of it and misinformation spread by roleplaying games, both the early tabletop variety and video games variety.

Gambesons are not only an important part of so many armor compositions but also a viable armor in of themselves and were a fashion item at some points in history.  We’re huge fans of the gambeson and would love to see them get more wide spread appreciation.

So, if you’re designing an outfit for a character who needs an armor that is light, not too heavy duty and/or can look fabulous – consider the gambeson.

– wincenworks

Organic Armors in How Armor Works on BABD

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