Concept Art

Your host is Max, a career illustrator and fanboy with art at jaegerpilotmax.tumblr.com. This is a blog for rad and inspirational digital masterpieces and conceptual illustration. Some material may be mildy nsfw or have movie spoilers given the context of concept art.

[jaegerpilotmax]

The Suicune dinosaur was the best news I got all day #PokemonDay 

[rhubarbes]

렏넴_redname 

[thecollectibles]

Art by Carla Cordelia

[sakrafka]

may I offer you today’s dragon (she/they)

[panelperday]

Some would tell you the Folk are stringless puppets, bound by a nameless magic to this ancient forest. But no spell has ever broken one free, nor has any wizard learned by what means their minds and bodies are held captive…

[ailustrarte]

When lost in the woods, remember the Exandrian fairytale that warns against following a beautiful faun who would love to show you her Nana’s garden.

[the-art-of-dieselpunk-war]

Zdzisław Beksiński

[wearemercs]

by wompie_domple

[heroineimages]

I mean, it’s scary looking, but… can you even move in that? I’ve spent several minutes analyzing, and I don’t think this knight can move her arms forward, and I’m not sure about bending the elbows and knees as well.

[vampire-eros]

armor enthusiast go @maloosh-baloosh64

[maloosh-baloosh64]

OwO

Ok so this armor bears heavy resemblance to german gothic armor from the 15th -16th century

the knees and elbows can bend because of a special piece called the couter (elbow part) and poleyn (knee part). These parts are given room in the proper spots to allow for bending of the joints while still providing protection. It appears this armor does have the poleyns and couters in place and tho it is hard to see, the plate covering the arms does have a gap for the couter to allow bending.

as for the pauldrons (shoulder parts) it bears resemblance to the milanese/italian style of armor with its large pauldrons. The pauldron on the left image is used for jousting so flexibility is not neccessary for the arm that holds the reins.

Also there is historical precedence for pauldrons of this size and configuarion, such as Henry the 8th’s foot combat armor and other examples from that time. I believe that much like the pauldrons on this example photo, the pauldrons in the artwork might be segmented to allow for a better range of mention and might also not have as much coverage on the back to allow for the arms to bend forward.

Of course with armor you do trade a tiny bit of flexibility for protection but you’d be surprised how manuevarble knight in full armor can be.

Now beyond the practicality of this design I find it absolutely gorgeous and a perfect blend of fantasy and realism. Love the design’s sort of “draconic” look that pays homage to Guts’ Berserker armor

The gauntlets and sabatons also look quite gnarly and beastly and that really fits in with the gothic armor aeshetic while also exageratting it for fantasy flare. The cherry on top is that billowing hair flowing from the armet helm. Easily one of the best fantasy armor designs I’ve seen in my opinion. Belongs in a from software game.

[wearemercs]

The original image (minus the furs) actually says the armor is based off Guts’, so you are indeed, very correct!

[turndecassette2]

(more pages)

[huitzilinf-art]

Giant T. rex Monster

A fun personal art piece

[canisalbus]

Scapegoat

[monstermonger]

Dragons I’d met early on in Elden Ring

[tomfowlerstuff]

Tonight’s tv doodle, “rare blossoms”.

[party-in-the-front]

And now, Liurnia

[andrewkmar]

I will have a couple pieces for @giantrobot show next weekend, Rakugaki V 🙌 https://www.instagram.com/p/CosFCxHLb-I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gebo4482]

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio by Jesse Gregg #2

[jaegerpilotmax]

Shop update!

I just listed everything I made for my first convention table on my Etsy store. Stickers and prints available of many of my inktober entries!! These are scans of my traditional inkwork printed in high quality luster paper and both vinyl and laminated sticker paper.

More to come in the future but give it a look and give me a favorite or follow if you’re an Etsy shopper. It really does help

Etsy link here