Breastplate and helmet with crossed swords - Drawing in pencil

Inktober Day 14: Armor

By DoctorPlatypus | Doctor Platypus | 14 Oct 2020


Hi All -

Today's #inktober prompt was "Armor". It was probably inevitable that I would take this one literally, although I must admit to thinking briefly about armadillos.

Breastplate and helmet with crossed swords - drawing in pencil

When I looked at the line drawing and realized I had to shade all those tiny areas, I cried a little bit inside. I am pretty happy with how it came out, but as always plenty of room for work. I think I lost steam a little toward the end of the breastplate.

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