Article · History Hit
The Art of Illustrating Medieval History and Warfare
By Matthew Ryan
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
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.
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