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Concept art from my first years of intense brainworm for Homer's #1 neglected legendary loot.
Concept art sketches of Achilles' armor, with texts that reads: "I am working within the constrains of the armor's description in the Iliad (Lombardo), the rest I fill in the blanks by the context they were forged in: Peleus' armor forged during peace time, for his wedding, assuming made to be passed onto the child of their union. On the other hand Achilles' armor was forged in the middle of war, especially in Achilles' darkest moments, to replace his old armor that was taken by Hector when Patroclus was killed. like how he replaces his humanity with feral vengeance, it has to look more imposing and unhuman than his first. I try out different motif like lion referencing "There's no pact between lion and men", owl for goddess Athena's favor on the battlefield, and hawk for him embodying the bird signs Hector was warned of. For the silhouettes I try to find a middle ground between hoplite muscle armor and Mycenaean dendra armor." Two ore refined concept art drawing of Achilles' armor. with texts from the Iliad describing the left one: "and so Patroclus armed, putting on the bronze metalwork tailored to the body of Aecus' swift grandson: the greaves trimmed with silver at the ankles, the corselet spangled with stars, the silver studded sword, the massive shield, and the crested helmet that made every nod a threat." The one on the right noted with text: "He made breastplate gleaming brighter than fire and a durable helmet that fit close at the temples, lovely and intricate, and crested with gold. And her wrought leg-armor out of pliant tin."
October 20, 2024 at 2:34 AM