The trooper in purple would be an Agrianian commander lead by the Macedonian Attalus. Note his feathered and blue helmet. Also he wears a finely made purple tunic (perhaps a gift from the great one..?). The figure in the plain tunic could be one of Balacrus’ javliners or a Thracian. Note his curved sica sword. The figure in the red tunic would be another Agrianian. He has just thrown his javelin...
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Johnny
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Johnny what can I say?.... This combination make it one of the TOP Quality!!!...The Best!!!
I'm very impresive with thisone! :o
That make a laudes too easy! :wink:
Johnny, I trully lke the "beotian" boots that you have provided the troopers with. The middle figure could also be a Greek mercenary peltast.
In this case the shield design could be from any city state you choose.
If he is a Thracian you could add animal pelts on his attire like you did with the slinger if you so wish. If he is Paeonian, a bison (Paeonian bull), could serve as a shield design.
Kind regards.
Great! laus 4U!
Thats excellent! I can but no where near as good as that! Very accurate as well.
edit- *I can draw but no where near as good as that!
I particularly like the subtle "motion blur" in the hand of the peltastai in the foreground.
Thanks guys..!
When I saved it to Photobucket it wash out on me..! The original Photoshop file is a little richer in color....
My next one will be a Greek cavalryman in Alex's army....
Johnny
Nice work, Johnny. One small point: - those aren't heels on the boots, are they? We had a discussion about boots previously and it seems they weren't heeled in this period.
You never did tell me where you got your shield.
Quote:When I saved it to Photobucket it wash out on me..! The original Photoshop file is a little richer in color....
Johnny, could it be your colour profile in Photoshop? When it gets saved as a jpeg it's going to a different profile, or something like that?
Great pic, thanks!
Quote:I particularly like the subtle "motion blur" in the hand of the peltastai in the foreground.
Yes indeed - I noticed that one too - it gives the picture even more realistic qualities.
Thanks again for the comments..!
Paul,
Those boots shouldn't have heels, maybe it just looks that way....
Also, I made that shield several years ago, lots of work..!
Jim,
I've never had problems before converting files to jpeg. Just when I copy them to Photobucket....
I think the hand blur adds a nice touch also...!
Johnny
Fantastic!
When we were boys we made our mini spears throw much further by wrapping twine around them in the way you have portrayed in the picture.
In England they were called 'Dutch arrows' or 'Swiss arrows'.
Cheers,
Paul
Unfortunately, the crescent pelta was not in use any more in Alexander's time. The shields of these men should be either small round wicker shields or aspides. Additionally, I don't think there's any knowledge of using slings to launch javelins. For everything else, though, this is a very nice illustration.
Ruben,
Yes, the crescent pelta is debatable. I can't imagine light troops using a heavy aspides shield..!
Thongs/slings were used even up until Roman times. I know Livy writes about javelin thongs during the Macedonian wars (ca. 200 BC).
Thanks for the interest..!
Johnny
The javelin sling is well known from literary sources.