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Article · The Fantasy Art School (Storm the Castle)
Lesson 8: How to draw metal for swords, weapons armor and more
By Will Kalif
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
Using a medieval helmet as the example, this five-step pencil lesson teaches how to render metal armor believably: laying a uniform gray base, darkening shadowed bends, and erasing back to bare paper for sharp reflected-light highlights.
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