I liked the pose of this one BUT way out of my comfort zone by about 900 years. Can this one be painted for the first Crusades around 1096.
Any reference will be gratefully received.

Nice figure Bob.
Here's a picture I came across of figures from the 1st Crusade:-


Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Andrew

Good luck with stepping out. It's a great experience and gives alot of fun


Marc

Bob this is a magnificent miniature.Never mind your comfort zone mate,I've seen what you are capable of outside of it.Go for it!You do not need any reference.This figure fits absolutely the timeframe of the 1st crusade.As a rule most soldiers went down there with their own homespun clothes and every once and then,when one of the rich barons who took part would have a "vision" of the Virgin Mary or the likes he would sacrifice a few yards of expensive cloth to be cut up in little crosses and distributed to the rank and file who in turn would go on and sew it up on various parts of their clothes.So it is only your fantasy and consumate skill that is needed.Don't forget to post pics!!!!

Oda.

Andrew, Thank you have come up with the same results, not sure if I trust it though. (Wikipedia that is)

Cheers Marc.

Oda, Thank you for the confidence in my ability, not sure I would.

O.K. Bob,

Try these:-



Cheers,
Andrew

Painting of the Fig is not out of your comfort zone its not have the info to hand about the era. The painting you will nail hands down.
Mick

Cheers Andrew, you came up trumps, I thought I had a book on the Normans but I can't find it. Thank you.


Mick, I hope I can live up to your expectations

Oops !! .... Forgot about the Normans ....



Cheers,
Andrew

Shucks beat me to it Andrew (I've just been rummaging through the Men at Arms books I have)
There's a few pages in one of the Funcken books too Bob, but I'm not sure they add anything else to the later illustrations which Andrew has already posted
Cheers
Paul

Thanks Paul,

I think I now have enough to go on for now, think I will stick to 19th Century after this one.

Those aside you could even paint as a Sicilian Norman
steve

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Cheers Steve, you lost me at Sicilian.

John, nice ref pics, thank you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy

Thank you Steve, they are very useful reference pics. Think I may go with these.

Happy to help mate. If there's anything you need let me know and I'll have a dig through my references etc.
Steve

Yey! Curved shield.

That’s good.

As I posted before, some were flat, some were slightly curved and some were heavily curved. according to the evidence, research and conclusions reached by others. If you have conclusive proof one way or the other do please share.
Steve