Very well done! The metal looks real!

Thank you. The appearence of metal come out very well on this illustration; thanks.

excellent illustration; i must agree that the look of the metal is wonderfull, very realistic

Thank you very much for your comment.

If he is supposed to be Italian (his helmet was overwhelmingly popular in Italy) then I think he should be wearing leather boots (as was the fashion there).  Otherwise great job!

Thank you for your interest and comments.

This illustration was made more as a study, in order to try and perfect plate armour painting techniques. It can be seen as a "generic" 14th century Man-at-Arms.

You can paint metal like no other illustrator I have seen: congratulations, your work is wonderful.

Thank you Nestor; I am allways trying to improve the quality of my work.

This is a period of military History I enjoy very much: will you do an illustration of a battle of this period, perhaps illustrating the first handguns...?

I agree: an illustration depicting the first handguns would be very interesting.

What I enjoy most about your work is that you present very often some subjects negletec by other artists. congratulations

Thank you both.

A scene depicting the first handguns is, in fact, an excellent idea.

Thanks to all for your comments.

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