[Grimjust Bearegular]

So, I'm planning a Rake piece, or more specifically; a scene from TTH. My question to you is: What kind of armour does Rake have? leather, metal, full plate, scale mail, chain mail? What sort of style? Samurai, medieval, roman, bad-ass fantasy type?


I'll post a WIP so you can see what I have so far. Crit is most welcome(and it won't look this gay when I'm done...I hope).

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[Aptorian]

It's my impression that like the rest of the Andii, he doesn't worry too much about appearance so what ever armor he uses would be plain, unadorned and practical. I can't remember him described as using any form of plate mail so probably some for of chain and leather armor.

[Traveller]

Yeah, I doubt he has too much ornamental/embellished stuff. I'd go with the green and yellow areas you've drawn, but without the leg greaves - maybe leather boots, and a longer hauberk/chain?

[Emperor Tehol]

Personally I would think leather and chain perhaps under a bit of plate. I agree on the nothing fancy, it would be practical. I would think it would be well looked after though (i.e. shined, not heavily chipped) to a certain degree, but that just might be me.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

but plain armour is sooo boooring:(


actually, that was my initial thought, but then I found this picture of this wicked dragon armour that I really wanted to paint, but I couldn't quite feel it on Rake. I'll give him chain and leather then, with perhaps a little bit more fancy boots, gloves and cloak. Dragnipur will have to be badass enough for the whole painting

[Skywalker]

What kind of armour is he wearing in that Michael McCormack (sp?) cover for the limited edition GoTM? That seems pretty canonical

[beru]

i think roman armor looks cool (the logria segmenta)

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[Puck]

Since I always had Rake in my mind wearing plate armour I think this might work, beru.

[Aptorian]

Skywalker, on Mar 24 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

What kind of armour is he wearing in that Michael McCormack (sp?) cover for the limited edition GoTM? That seems pretty canonical

I have yet to see Michael McCormack make a picture of the Malazan Books that are "canonical" (is that really a word?)

But one could draw the mythical incarnation of Rake, half dragon half man, like the one we see in the deck and in Kyle's dreams. Scales and plates merging-

[Puck]

Skywalker, on Mar 24 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

What kind of armour is he wearing in that Michael McCormack (sp?) cover for the limited edition GoTM? That seems pretty canonical

This? http://www.malazanempire.com/IPBforum/inde...q=si&img=42

You can't see much of the armour there [just one arm], but seems pretty fancy. Could work, though.

[beru]

add that arm to the roman armor and you got your armor (and make it black)

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Aptorian, on Mar 24 2009, 01:56 PM, said:

Skywalker, on Mar 24 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

What kind of armour is he wearing in that Michael McCormack (sp?) cover for the limited edition GoTM? That seems pretty canonical

I have yet to see Michael McCormack make a picture of the Malazan Books that are "canonical" (is that really a word?)

But one could draw the mythical incarnation of Rake, half dragon half man, like the one we see in the deck and in Kyle's dreams. Scales and plates merging-

This is what I had in mind:

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Puck, on Mar 24 2009, 02:01 PM, said:

Skywalker, on Mar 24 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

What kind of armour is he wearing in that Michael McCormack (sp?) cover for the limited edition GoTM? That seems pretty canonical

This? http://www.malazanempire.com/IPBforum/inde...q=si&img=42

You can't see much of the armour there [just one arm], but seems pretty fancy. Could work, though.

beru, on Mar 24 2009, 02:05 PM, said:

add that arm to the roman armor and you got your armor (and make it black)

Ok, so roman segmented plate armour with a little bit of fancy thrown in? Jeez, you guys are not making this easy...what about the lower half of the body? Any thoughts on that?

Black, no. Pink, yes!

[Puck]

How about how you sketched it?

But I'd say the fancy dragon armour is a bit TOO much

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[Grimjust Bearegular]

Puck, on Mar 24 2009, 02:49 PM, said:

How about how you sketched it?

But I'd say the fancy dragon armour is a bit TOO much

yes, it is!

I think I'll rework the sketch a bit, maybe implement that roman armour, cuz I quite like the look of it. But I won't make it too plain, this is Rake after all. if he doesn't have cool armour, who does?

[beru]

yes it is a bit... overdone... the roman armor cant be that hard to paint... (start with a plain armor then ad the black lines where the plates overlap) then add the arms and overlay the sholder thing

[Grimjust Bearegular]

I'm more worried about the shiny bits. Leather is a whole lot easier to paint...but practice makes perfect, right?

[beru]

make it black?

[TeddyGraham]

I never pictured him as wearing armour, i always pictured him in like a black robe type thing, with his sword strapped to him. What would happen to his armour when he veered to his soletaken form? Or his sword for that matter?

[beru]

lets say he puts it in his warren?







please?

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Maybe the armour merge with the scales and the sword becomesa tooth or a claw. Yes, it sounds ridiculus even to me