Hoplite Artwork

[Mythos_Ruler]

Inspired by Johnny's Hypaspist thread.

My Hoplite:
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[Tarbicus]

Michael, I can't get access to the image (Forbidden).

[Zenodoros]

Hoplitai
Homoioi
'Zenodoros'

the last one is clearly fictional, just a character concept I wanted to work with.

Some of these are fairly rushed, I have better examples that are either unfinished or not scanned. I don't finish work often, I prefer sketching.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Tarbicus: Link fixed! Thanks!

Zenodoros: Nice work! Your style has a non-refined, yet distinctive quality! Very cool. I especially like the gruesome Spartan Kopis, what with scalp material dripping off the blade.

What do you think of my guy? His pose isn't quite as vicious as yours!

[spartacus-033]

Mythos_Ruler, I like it nice work especially the armor
and Zenodoros, very nice as well and was the scare on "Zenodoros" ment to look like a lambda? That was my favorite part.

[Susanne]

Nice one, Michael! I just felt the urge to ask, but is the hoplite inspired by my poor attemt as shown at AoM Heaven (for those of you wondering: noooo I won't provide a link, you don't want to see it!)?

EDIT: I just noticed Zenodoros' artwork. Sweet!

[hoplite14gr]

Lee, Michael Good work.
But press on it relentlessly like a phlanx!
What is good can be made perfect!
Kind regards

[Mythos_Ruler]

Susanne - I never saw your attempt! You should show us anyway.

[Zenodoros]

Thank you.

Michael, your hoplite is great, of course. Excellent detail on the linothorax especially, I think you have a better understanding of drawing it than I do. You should try a Spartan sometime!

and Zenodoros, very nice as well and was the scare on "Zenodoros" ment to look like a lambda? That was my favorite part.

Yeah, that's the idea. I believe he gets it from Polydeukes and Kastor, if I recall his whole story correctly.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Zenodoros - were you the one to comment about my hoplite on Deviant Art? Just curious.

[Vincula]

why do you guys always cut off at the shins? fear of feet?

[Zenodoros]

Paper's not long enough, usually. But I'm practicing drawing feet more comfortably, I find them to be the hardest - by far - of all parts of the body to draw.

And yes, I did reply to your hoplite, Michael.

[Mythos_Ruler]

Thats what happened to me too - the paper wasnt big enough for my mind's eye or else I would have continued drawing downwards.

I went ahead and used my own concept work as a basis for a new hoplite texture for the game I work on, "0 A.D." (image attached)

[Zenodoros]

Wow, looks cool. Think we can see a model of it?

Also I saw 'hieros lokhos' written on the sidebars of the main site, does that mean there's a Sacred Band afterall?

[Mythos_Ruler]

Wow, looks cool. Think we can see a model of it?

Also I saw 'hieros lokhos' written on the sidebars of the main site, does that mean there's a Sacred Band afterall?

I'll "talk to da boss" about posting a little example here of what it looks like in-game.

About the Sacred Band, if I had prizes to give out, you'd win a prize, because I put the Hieros Lokhos reference in the Revision Log to see if anyone would notice. :lol: No, they won't be in the game as a standard unit, but will make an appearance as part of the game's single player campaign. :!:

A quick question about the Sacred Band for anyone who knows (Stefanos?): I know the Thebans began to use quite a bit of lamellar reinforcement in their body armor. I was wondering how this would have looked. How visible would this have been and where on the torso?