#armor decorations

[historicalfightingguide]

“ Today we're going to discuss a a few of the primary techniques used to decorate the surface of plate armor from the 14th century into the Renaissance.

Timestamps for quick access 0:00 Intro 0:43 Covering 2:39 Painting 4:13 Applied decoration 5:27 Engraving 5:56 Fluting 6:56 Gilding 8:18 Etching 9:55 Embossing 11:13 Thermal bluing 12:52 Conclusion “

For folks that are  interested in learning how to fight in armor check out  HEMA Harnischfechten and Knyght Errant(the one where this video is from and has a bunch of other great ones) and the armored section of the wiktenauer website and the  Gladiatoria: Fighting in Armor youtube playlist.  

[feral-bog-wytch]

Looks like I've got a lot of work ahead of me on these spear decorations, along with an armor piece for my dad's suit of armor! Which he will soon be working on. 💙

[chewybitart]

I went to the Phoenix art museum, that's displaying their samurai exhibit, and I must say that there are items here that I had never seen before, and so many tiny details on ever piece of armor and equipment. More to come!