EB Unit Development Art

[Fondor_Yards]

All hail our new sith overlords

[cdbavg400]

What's the sea horse thing on his shield? Were there coins found in Bactria with this figure on it? Or something else? I'm just curious.

[Caratacos]

What's the sea horse thing on his shield? Were there coins found in Bactria with this figure on it? Or something else? I'm just curious.

It's called a hippocamp. Not the most well known greek monster and like most is depicted in various forms. I got my main inspiration from a vase (not bactrian) but was also given other reference pictures that were bactrian (i think). Keravnos would be able to tell you more, though.

[Krusader]

What's the sea horse thing on his shield? Were there coins found in Bactria with this figure on it? Or something else? I'm just curious.

Hippocampus. Mix between horse and dolphin.

And by the sources I've read and what more knowledgeable EB members have told, the hippocampus apparently was a popular motiff among Indo-Greeks and been found in many sites in modern Pakistan and on maybe on coins too.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Wonderful new unit Caratacos, you really do have talent - you could get a job with that sort of high quality artwork.

[Eduorius]

Yeah. Why dont you ask for work at Osprey books?

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Nah, he should get a job with the CA.

[Fondor_Yards]

Nah, he should get a job with the CA.

So they can waste him making those lame images they have? Yea right

[keravnos]

What's the sea horse thing on his shield? Were there coins found in Bactria with this figure on it? Or something else? I'm just curious.

In Baktria/Indo Greek kingdom (I Wish that there is a way an emergent faction to be made as per history) a great cultural amalgamation took place. In it, images/mythos of one culture joined that of another, and a new mix took place. Such as the following... Ichtyocentaur, which if the time comes for a IndoGreek kingdom to be its own faction, I will propose as its emblem.



This was a mix of a good old Centaur from mainland Greece, a place IndoGreeks left long ago in a land far far away with the Dragon/Long snake that the Steppe people had. It has also been theorized that it was chinese/Han influence. Just look at the painting on the Elephant "carpet".



Other than that, indeed hippocampus was a popular theme, as were many more, like the bull, the hump ox of India, elephants, zeus, athena, heracles, dionysus which is the most probable rider of the following Ketos (head of a ram, front bust/legs of a horse, and hind twin tails of a dragon as in the above elephant pic. (I suppose this design in a stone pallette rigns a bell, ain't it?)

[Teleklos Archelaou]

It's about time for some more unit development art. Here is the latest release, the Numidian Royal Cavalry:



Spirit of Rob already has created the unit too btw.

[Eduorius]

I think Tanit will really like this one.

Masinissa is so alive now with this drawing =)

[Tanit]

I've been loving it for a while now :)

Its even my background for my desktop!

[Gazius]

Where did the indo-greeks learn about dolphins?

[cdbavg400]

The EB team is comprised of geniuses. Thanks for the excellent responses!

[Caveira]

Could the artist behind these wonderful drawings, by any chance, write a small text explaining how he does them?

Something like:
I draw them in paper, scan them, then colour them in Photoshop.

I'm thinking about doing this kind of stuff too, for my website, if it's not too hard. Some advice from a pro like you would be not just apreciated, but also very helpful. I have to make a website, it's the project of this year in Informatic Applications, a discipline that I have in school (11th grade, I'm 16).

EDIT: Nevermind! I just remembered you have asnwered me this previously: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...=feel+inspired Seems like you got recruited trough that topic if I understand right : )

[Caratacos]

There is also a description of the creation process on the first page of this thread for anyone who is interested.

[Radier]

Excellent drawings Caratacos!

About the Galaecian Skirmisher... From which region does it come from?