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Published: 2011-06-27 07:23:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 15121; Favourites: 318; Downloads: 0
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I've been trying to make the right chainmail brush and I think I've finally got it! I had to test it out!
So I did a reference image for Gen's armour.I really should do reference images for the rest of the cast in the fan comic, but OMG, I'm so lazy.
the funny thing is, I have a really hard time drawing armour from DAO, even with a reference image right infront of me. I always make it too clunky.That's the reason why my fan comic hardly features the actual armour from the game. Anyways... I'm very happy with the brush. Now I just have to figure out how to texture the chainmail properly.
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I just realized that in my head, my Cousland's armor (since in my headcanon she survives and helps the Warden) looks just like Gen's.Β
I feel horrible
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how do you get it so the background isn't visible at all? (If that makes sense. . . .)
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I really like her character. Keep it up you're doing a fine job
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Regarding women wearing reasonable armor, there is this Tumblr thread dealing with the issueβpossibly you knew about it already, butβ¦
[link]
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is there story to why she wears that fabric over her eye? just curious
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This is waaaaaay more practical than most of the DA in game armor
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Normally it bothers me when a suit of armor is lacking one pauldron, but here I actually don't mind it. Probably because she's covered in enough chainmail to make up for the lack of protection around her shoulder. I wish you would draw armor like this more often.
And Gen is simply amazing here. :3
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Now that right there is sleek! 
and lol the pose reminds me of Assassin's Creed =9w9=
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looks really nice..I like the smart leather boots for the extra feminine touch
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The armors are difficult indeed. Beautiful stile on Gens amor. You inspire me a great deal!
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That's...really good.
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"Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." -Mahatma Gandhi
"If you are falling off a cliff and someone offers you a hand, do you care how many fingers that hand has?"
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Heh, it kinda looks like it now that you've said it. I didn't use that as a ref though.
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I did wonder that, too. But yeah; it struck me as either a accidental happenstance or a ref of it, since you didn't mention any refs to it, I had to ask.
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If I may ask, can you share the settings for your chainmail brush? It looks great!
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She looks like Joan of Arc with that armor. That's awesome.
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Two pieces of art in a row about Gen? You must like her a lot. :3
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*scratches head* Looks very right to me! I like the style and it looks like she could move better in this armour than you can in DAO. Heh. ^^
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Heh at first when I saw a small image on my cell phone I thought it was Merrill!
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The chest plate shape actually looks more science fiction storm-trooperesque than medieval dragon-agesque, which kind of makes it seem a bit out of place with the other pieces. But that's just 'my' opinion, and I don't want to belabor the fact that this is an excellent piece of artwork, even if it is a concept sketch, it could be stand alone art easily.
I'm enthralled by the rest of the hauberk, especially the attention to not only chainmail detail and shading but character detail as well. She's not only sporting her family crest on the chest plate but also wearing the Cousland colors of dark gold and green.
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Whoo, it's brilliant!! I really like the chainmail brush too ^^
DAO armor is both a bit clunky in itself plus super complicated - DA2 fixed the matter somewhat, at least with heavy armor, there were some styles there I really liked, plus they were more realistic too. ^^ But I definitely dig your version, it looks economical to draw and very functional!
Plus I really 
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Ah yes, very complicated. I prefer DA2's armor designs as well.
Hehe. I try to make my life easier by simplifying the armor design. I'm guessing I'll simplify it even more when it appears in pages. x_x
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That's totally wise. Speeds up the process. I, on the other hand, am so dumb that I'm actually making the armor more and more complicated all the time. XD But 's link was so awesome that I might make a few subtle changes to victoria's and sigrun's armor right away ^^
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I'm guessing she lost half her face when Howe's men attacked Highever?
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I love it. I love the crest etched into the breastplate. I love the layers which makes it look flexible, easy to move in. I love that atop a horse, she would shine in the sun and look like some sort of avenging angel, which she also very much is.
I think Alistair doesn't stand a chance
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"Now I just have to figure out how to texture the chainmail properly." No, no, no, now you just have to figure out how to share your chainmail brush
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haha! I should do that.
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The armor from DA was always a bit too fantasy and not enough practicality for my taste. I like realism., and a lot of the armor was not realistic. Especially the massive/heavy armor (those pauldrons... 
I like that your comic takes liberties with the armor. Id do the same if my drawing skills werent mediocre.
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Maye the chainmail is a bit too shiny, but I love how the armor looks. So metallic!
I also have issues with the textures
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Slick! Badass and feminine all at the same time. How do you do that?
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'Tis gorgeous! Very elegant, but still practical. (I think I've become addicted to drawing armor, especially the heavy plate -- I don't know why, somebody stop me!
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Oh very nicely done indeed! The chainmail looks fabulous!
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Beautiful Design. But the shoulderplate won't work that way. Usually a shoulderplate is fixed to the shroud with one leather band in the middle. Like here: [link]
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OMG, thanks for the site. I need this!
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I could show you several others, but they are all in german... I guess you have toe google some in your language ^^'
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WHoo, that's a brilliant link! *bookmarks* It's really good to see how it actually works, I have to admit I was improvising with it too, and the way they're attached in the game, it's more or less like how Roo has drawn it. I had the idea there was a strap somewhere but it's definitely good to see how it actually works! Thanks for my part too!
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Glad I could help xD If you wanna draw realistic armour, look around in Reenactment and Larp shops. That stuff was made for wearing 
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That I have done. Also I took pictures in the castle of Innsbruck, they had LOADS and LOADS of old armor on show there. Pity the rest of my family was in such a hurry, I could've stayed there to stare for ages.
Something people never realise is how thin plate armor in fact is - the cumbersome fantasy versions would be way too heavy to wear. ^^
Spiked leather? No way in hell! except maybe for darkspawn a bit, because they're dumb.
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This is lovely! I have a weakness for well-drawn armor for women.
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