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Amazon
2015-10-19, 10:52 AM
I can't find realistic looking armor anywhere.

They all have huge shoulders or are too big and exaggerated.

Does anyone know a place where I can find cool and realistic looking armors?

Eldan
2015-10-19, 11:17 AM
Have you tried photos, specifically from historic reenactors and museums?

NRSASD
2015-10-19, 11:49 AM
What kind of armor are you looking for?

cobaltstarfire
2015-10-19, 12:23 PM
The wikipedia is a good place to start just to find the names of different kinds of armor and find out what kinds of things to research or look for, from there it's pretty easy to find pictures on google image search.



Spiral Knights is a game that has some cool looking armor that isn't super exaggerated. I have no idea on realism though other than that a lot of the starter head armor is based on real head armors.

Aetol
2015-10-19, 12:30 PM
Low-end armor (up to steel) in the Elder Scrolls game is pretty reasonable.

Flickerdart
2015-10-19, 12:36 PM
I can't find realistic looking armor anywhere.

They all have huge shoulders or are too big and exaggerated.

Does anyone know a place where I can find cool and realistic looking armors?
From what time period and region? Realistic armour for a medieval European footman would look very different from that of a samurai (which did have silly looking shoulder pads, albeit for a good reason).

Amazon
2015-10-19, 01:41 PM
I'm looking for less stuff like this:

http://31.media.tumblr.com/697546a035a3026a836d18af9f1badc1/tumblr_inline_muzk8kAzzA1rkdt1c.jpg
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/92932/3569227-armour.jpg

And more stuff like this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KQEtjKzteec/T9fLhstEbUI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/6g67aX5YWZY/s1600/mia-wasikowska-armor-alice-in-wonderland.jpg

http://geekxgirls.com/images/femalearmor/female_armor_02.jpg

https://swordsandarmor.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/brienne-of-tarth-got-armor.jpg

And less stuff like this:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQm2YOy10syVhUYvK1XO-LagGO7rAOiYZ8PvOUgHbixM6C48xdp

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7f/ca/25/7fca255af2c29b4c3168698dd85871b9.jpg

And more stuff like this:

http://static2.fjcdn.com/comments/I+d+rather+play+male+character+in+plate+because+al most+every+_c291c8982679e3ab287a0b38b32ebde3.jpg

Eldan
2015-10-19, 01:53 PM
Yeah, but again, which time period and what kind of armour? Gothic plate, from your pictures?

Amazon
2015-10-19, 02:14 PM
I think medieval in general... It is a generic fantasy world.

The problem with real life museum photos is that most are jousting armor sets. They are too heavy for a normal warrior. They are armor for sport not for a fight.

Spiryt
2015-10-19, 02:23 PM
You may try galleries like

https://pl.pinterest.com/pin/22729173097152836/

this one for strictly historic(ish) characters.

Flickerdart
2015-10-19, 02:23 PM
I think medieval in general... It is a generic fantasy world.

The problem with real life museum photos is that most are jousting armor sets. They are too heavy for a normal warrior. They are armor for sport not for a fight.
I would imagine it depends on the museum, as well as on the culture (not everyone had jousts, and other sport combat, especially on foot, does not tolerate embellishments as much).

Amazon
2015-10-19, 07:20 PM
You may try galleries like

https://pl.pinterest.com/pin/22729173097152836/

this one for strictly historic(ish) characters.


Looks awesome. Thanks.

spineyrequiem
2015-10-19, 07:58 PM
Here's the battle of Tewkesbury 2015, which some of my friends are in https://www.flickr.com/groups/tewkesburymedievalfestival/pool/page2

Here's the battle of Evesham, which I'm in somewhere, if you prefer your guys mailed. http://www.redzebraphoto.co.uk/v/photos/45314xbk

goto124
2015-10-20, 01:22 AM
Pretty sure the Dungeons and Dreamboats thread has many examples of well-covered females in metal armor.

Knaight
2015-10-20, 01:54 AM
If you specifically want fantasy art, try looking up the armor from Mount and Blade. It also couldn't hurt to download Battle for Wesnoth (a free strategy game), and to raid its character portrait folders. For instance, here's (http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26589) the orc faction, which obviously fits your fantasy needs and has armor that at least looks fairly reasonable (mostly).

Other than that though, I'd second the museum suggestion. The Royal Armoury At Leeds has a ton of stuff, and it's far from the only place to have a substantial collection.

LudicSavant
2015-10-20, 02:31 AM
Bam!

http://gambargin.deviantart.com/gallery/49269660/Women-Warriors-of-Medieval-9th-15th-Century?offset=24
http://gambargin.deviantart.com/gallery/49269660/Women-Warriors-of-Medieval-9th-15th-Century?offset=48
http://gambargin.deviantart.com/gallery/49269660/Women-Warriors-of-Medieval-9th-15th-Century?offset=72
http://gambargin.deviantart.com/gallery/49269660/Women-Warriors-of-Medieval-9th-15th-Century

A couple of examples from the links (there are many more in the links):


http://pre07.deviantart.net/2015/th/pre/i/2015/108/5/5/kunige_svajone_of_baltai_didzioji_kunigaikstyste_b y_gambargin-d73gi3k.jpg
http://pre00.deviantart.net/c7ba/th/pre/i/2015/108/9/b/freiin_ilda_engeltraud_von_harzberg_of_kaiserreich _by_gambargin-d71bs14.jpg
http://pre02.deviantart.net/74b4/th/pre/i/2015/176/5/4/freiin_ilsa_ermengard_von_harzberg_of_kaiserreich_ by_gambargin-d77vpvd.jpg
http://pre07.deviantart.net/6d60/th/pre/i/2015/105/4/c/mai_bhago_ji_of_khalsa__1705_ad___women_war_queens _by_gambargin-d81ttbe.jpg

The Fury
2015-10-22, 09:19 PM
There's these ones.

http://www.bladeturner.com/picture/InfantArmour1712.jpg

http://41.media.tumblr.com/e9e1827177ffd2938c0419164bfbbeae/tumblr_mzz25hYQdU1tpw5r3o2_500.jpg

and these...

http://41.media.tumblr.com/0eac807552b66c073ed01515d5e6f5ae/tumblr_mnl8oqD2bX1qlrdqlo5_1280.jpg

http://www.hickerphoto.com/images/500/knight-armor_14664.jpg