Little tips for designing an archer
anatomicalart:
Hey friends! I’ve seen a couple of posts about how to depict archery form floating around, and I thought tips like this might also be useful for people trying to design an archer character.
(I’m by no means an archery expert but it has been a lifelong hobby for me and these are some very general, practical things that I think artists should be aware of. I tried to provide explanations as to why they’re important.)
-If your archer has long hair, make sure that they put it up–if you don’t put your hair up, sections can easily get caught in your bow string and ripped out. Not fun.
-Finger tabs or gloves are important. These go on the hand that draws the bow string. Drawing a string for a large bow creates a surprising amount of tension, and it can rub your fingers raw really quickly, which makes shooting very painful.
-If your archer is portly or buxom, it’s likely that they’ll need to wear a chest guard so that the bow string doesn’t hit their chest when they shoot. A leather vest (preferably without too many buckles or loose strings) could work fine for this, just make sure they have more than loose cloth!
-For that matter, most archers wear arm guards or bracers so that the bow string doesn’t slap their arm. They’ll wear these on the arm that holds the bow. Loose sleeves can get damaged or pulled this way too.
-Ragged feathers aren’t really as favorable on arrows as clean ones, and they’re usually cut down from their original size.
-Not all archers prefer over-the-shoulder quivers; some people find waist quivers easier to access. It really depends on the person.
Good luck!
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