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So I thought it was about time I did one of these for my main character in the City of Heroes game, the broadsword/Invulnerable scrapper Celtic Rage. He was a 500 year old knight who just couldn't bring himself to put down his sword, and so he just kept on fighting evil wherever he found it (namely, Paragon City). He could drink his weight in Guinness and loves blood pudding, and kind of wound up having a thing with a little French defender along the way.

This is my first genuine attempt at drawing armor, and I know there's a lot of improvement to be had still. But here's hoping I did the old guy proud.

Any tips, critiques, or comments are more than welcome and appreciated!
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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.

Description
So I thought it was about time I did one of these for my main character in the City of Heroes game, the broadsword/Invulnerable scrapper Celtic Rage. He was a 500 year old knight who just couldn't bring himself to put down his sword, and so he just kept on fighting evil wherever he found it (namely, Paragon City). He could drink his weight in Guinness and loves blood pudding, and kind of wound up having a thing with a little French defender along the way.

This is my first genuine attempt at drawing armor, and I know there's a lot of improvement to be had still. But here's hoping I did the old guy proud.

Any tips, critiques, or comments are more than welcome and appreciated!
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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.