great art overall.
Thank you jhoijhoi, Keondre, LaCorpse, The_Nameless_Bard, Arcana3, Apfeljack, Hogopogo, eddie199, Xiaowiriamu, and JEFFY40HANDS for the spectacular sigs!
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Completely agree, it's so cool Riot are so active with the amount of active people in an upward spiral. We're active so they're active so we are.
First thought - "Her main-gauche is held completely wrong". ********, knowing stuff about swords is a pain when you come to gaming. Really though, what the hell would you parry (or attack (in a way you couldn't with your main hand), for that matter) with that?
On second glance her stance sucks too. Her front foot should be facing the same way as her weapon.
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First thought - "Her main-gauche is held completely wrong". ********, knowing stuff about swords is a pain when you come to gaming. Really though, what the hell would you parry (or attack (in a way you couldn't with your main hand), for that matter) with that?
On second glance her stance sucks too. Her front foot should be facing the same way as her weapon.
This is why artists need to research! :O I know how you feel with seeing incorrect things in fanart. ;P
Thanks to GrandMasterD for my sig!
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I completely agree!
As an épéeist myself (and, naturally, someone with great interest in medieval combat) one of the many things that annoys me that has been almost accepted nowadays is back scabbards (fun fact - they never actually existed in medieval times). Hey, who am I to judge when I have one in my signature - but that's in a completely different universe (yay epic fantasy) so I'm fine with that. If something's supposed to be medieval (like Braveheart) and they use back scabbards I get angry.
I guess people can't help it, and I'm not going to lecture that fine piece of artwork's creator for such a mistake (even though it does look like she should be attacking the other way if you only saw her waist down) about it, I guess it's just that I pick up on that because I know a lot more than your average layman about the subject.
As an épéeist myself (and, naturally, someone with great interest in medieval combat) one of the many things that annoys me that has been almost accepted nowadays is back scabbards (fun fact - they never actually existed in medieval times). Hey, who am I to judge when I have one in my signature - but that's in a completely different universe (yay epic fantasy) so I'm fine with that. If something's supposed to be medieval (like Braveheart) and they use back scabbards I get angry.
I guess people can't help it, and I'm not going to lecture that fine piece of artwork's creator for such a mistake (even though it does look like she should be attacking the other way if you only saw her waist down) about it, I guess it's just that I pick up on that because I know a lot more than your average layman about the subject.
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