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The Art of Illustrating Medieval History and Warfare

By Matthew Ryan

Type
Article
Level
All levels
Price
Free
Published
2020
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About this lesson

A historical illustrator explains splitting time between research and painting: studying manuscripts and archaeology, checking weapons and horse gear, line drawing first, then gouache layers with oil for faces. Useful for period research habits.