{"id":50531,"title":"Medieval-Fantasy-Inspired Artwork","description":"Here\u2019s some more of my art experiments! This time, they\u2019re based on a medieval theme, with fantasy elements.  Do you think they fall under the theme of medieval-core, castlecore or weirdeval? I think some of them do!","content":"<p>Here\u2019s some more of my art experiments! This time, they\u2019re based on a medieval theme with fantasy elements. Do you think they fall under the theme of medieval-core, castlecore or weirdeval? I think some of them do! Here they are.<\/p><h2>1) A castle scene<\/h2><p>Wouldn\u2019t want to get caught in that portcullis. Looks like a sturdy castle though.<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/cfpz6ft9agjexxtxkvoz5aiivmpjyxrfxk3zdys3z8y7qyim.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Illustrative scene of an empty, stony medieval castle entrance. The sky is plain and blue.\" title=\"Illustrative scene of an empty, stony medieval castle entrance. The sky is plain and blue.\" \/>2) An alpaca?!<\/h2><p>What if European knights of chivalrous times had ever bumped into an alpaca? Perhaps an onlooker would have illustrated it like this! Do you think it would fit into a well-known Norman tapestry? (Yes, it was inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and derivative work of it! But I don\u2019t think alpacas featured\u2026)<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/cqp7hsmonno4z0qltdrdbojljmdjhjhf5ocfmxm09o4anwqd.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Illustration of an alpaca, inspired by the style of medieval artwork.\" title=\"Illustration of an alpaca, inspired by the style of medieval artwork.\" \/>3) A horse and rider<\/h2><p>People in those days would of course be much more familiar with horses. A female rider in armour? Not sure if this happened, but why not?<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/mjdnh8qaovl60hh8ri6buk1j960dwf9jc3swxllbv8qywohj.png.png?w=1140&amp;project=goldstart-359042&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Illustration of a grey-coloured horse being patted by a female rider in armour.\" title=\"Illustration of a grey-coloured horse being patted by a female rider in armour.\" \/>4) A knight and dragon<\/h2><p>A slightly different take on a dragon here - do you think it likes the knight or not?<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ge8vjhn7xbnxekt2hxcx9vmzrrjbzgo9j4pvjiiz6uf0a3fx.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"An illustration of a knight wearing armour, holding a shield and pointing in front of them. They are communicating with a dragon-like creature that has dark blue rough wings, a green chunky body, a big dark snout like a labrador dog and tufts on its head instead of ears or horns that look a bit like sprouts out of an onion. It has a brush-like tail that is also green. The scene is lit as if there is a flame or light on the right hand side, and the background is darkish blueish-grey.\" title=\"An illustration of a knight wearing armour, holding a shield and pointing in front of them. They are communicating with a dragon-like creature that has dark blue rough wings, a green chunky body, a big dark snout like a labrador dog and tufts on its head instead of ears or horns that look a bit like sprouts out of an onion. It has a brush-like tail that is also green. The scene is lit as if there is a flame or light on the right hand side, and the background is darkish blueish-grey.\" \/>5) That dragon again<\/h2><p>A bit easier to see the face of the dragon this time.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ostgho3wsxk4axit2e9c0mkndkcujo0rsg5lf9osoobcwuqb.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Illustration of a dragon and knight. The same as the previous image, but cropped to show part of it larger on-screen.\" title=\"Illustration of a dragon and knight. The same as the previous image, but cropped to show part of it larger on-screen.\" \/><\/p><p>That\u2019s all of the images I\u2019m showing here! Thanks for giving them a look. Did this provide inspiration for any of your medieval art ideas? Plus you can check out more of my blog posts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p>Alex (\u201cSheffinch\u201d)<\/p><p>Have you seen my <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>shop<\/u><\/a>? You can buy products there that get printed with my other art, by my product suppliers, when you order! (Please don\u2019t copy or use any of this website\u2019s content that\u2019s not the focus of one of my tutorials - the images in the contents of this blog post are an exception). For permissions regarding the use of graphics within this site\u2019s product customiser, please refer to this site\u2019s home page.<\/p>","urlTitle":"medieval-fantasy-inspired-artwork","url":"\/blog\/medieval-fantasy-inspired-artwork\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/medieval-fantasy-inspired-artwork\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/sheffinch.co.uk\/blog\/medieval-fantasy-inspired-artwork\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1751894506,"updatedAt":1751969452,"publishedAt":1751969451,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":351119,"name":"Sheffinch"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ubuukxgcfxr7yrqanqfqr6c7tlayup7rk2zkwkwx1dryku8x.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ubuukxgcfxr7yrqanqfqr6c7tlayup7rk2zkwkwx1dryku8x.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ubuukxgcfxr7yrqanqfqr6c7tlayup7rk2zkwkwx1dryku8x.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":49130,"title":"Tutorial On Illustrating Robins","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-robins\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-robins","division":351119,"description":"Want to know how to draw more realistic robins? 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