SciFi and Fantasy Art: Suzeraine

this is a awesome pose, im really interested in warrior woman cause i want to just explore that live ive not done before. the armour is superb and the foreshorteing of her hand is well done. i love the pose. the only thing thats kin dof wrong apart from u cutting of her feet. is her left leg, its a bit too thin near the ankle. ifu fixed that it would be perfect. i really like this one.hope yo dont mine me criticising, i hardly ever do but i do when i like someones art.

Don't worry! I can take criticism, as long as they point out my mistakes and weaknesses. As for the feet, well, since that's the main commet on this one, maybe I'll fix it!

First of all, her face is simply gorgeous. I love it. It was the first thing I noticed upon seeing the picture. Upon closer inspection, my only complaint is her left wrist, in the shield straps, and as you said, the posture is a bit off. But wow, the face. Wow. Need I say more?

yes, this is really a striking pose. the armour fits her light infantry status quite well too. those thorns on the side of her boots are a great touch. would you consider a round shield?

Her armor and shield reminds me strongly of that of the Roman legionaires. I really like the way you do the outfits on your characters, because you show a wide variety, from western to eastern style. The only thing I would critisize on this picture is the shading of her shield, it looks like it should be turned around the z-axis by 180 degrees. Shadows and highlighted areas should just be the opposite. Nevertheless a very cool character sketch!

I like the fact that she seems to actually be paying attention to something. So many warrior's stare blankly. And you gave her such nice armor! The shield seems to curve backwards from the way I'd expect (it appears convex instead of concave). And she actually looks like she could WIELD that sword without dropping it! Coolness.

Sweet, *very* cool picture. Its a great picture, I especially like how you're realistic about it, I mean shes wearing real armor. Not some skimpy outfit whose only defense value is possiblly surprise. The pose suggests movement very well, her upper half looks like its reacting to something, the shield flung back due to a heavy blow, he she still stands firm and challenges any who would oppose her. Great job!

woa. I like this one alot. Like the detail and shading. I cant draw ppl and *sniff* me jealous!

Nice sense of movement on this one especially on the hair and the skirt thing. (?) good anatomy, i like the positioning on her and how you she's holding the sword. One thing though. Her left hand is too small in comparison to the rest of her body. The shield is an interesting design, i've often wondered why no one made sheilds like that back when shields were used. Nice job.

U have awsome art ! Iam blown away ! And iam gonna keep coming back to look at this over and over agein! Talk to me will ya? Maby u can give me a pointer. Well, Artemis, you could let me see some of your stuff... Perhaps then I could try to help you out.

As a reenactor and historian, I would make one observation for future reference - almost every shield you find will have its grips based in the center - this is both for balance on a practical side, and for aesthetics as your grip will have to be bolted through and will normally be incorporated into the surround for the boss - the round bit in the middle of the face of many shields. It is rare to find any grip like the one pictured, save on small wooden shields, and even then it would be centered for balance. Otherwise, a really nice picture. Hope that helps!

H.M. ´Alang´ Muhammad Hanif replies: "Thanks for the detailed observation... I missed that myself! Have to be more careful next time..."