My favourite would be the late Angus McBride.
Below are some of his paintings of medieval warriors:
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| Mihai Ionita wrote: |
| Graham Turner is my favourite but, as was said before, his battle scenes are quite dull. I do not know why exactly, but his figures seem to look much better when they're just marching somewhere or chilling after a battle.
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Graham Turner's figures may look a bit relaxed or even familiar, as he uses a lot of pics of reenactors as models. Take a look at the Tewkesbury pic and the pictures of people in The Medieval Soldier (http://www.myArmoury.com/books/item.1859150365.html) and you'll note a lot of very similar posed and equipped people.
I'm not saying this is a bad thing, since most artists work from images and models directly, but there seems to be in many paintings of his a lack of adjusting what's on show for reenactorisms like the profusion of gauntlets on common soldiers, or simply posing/facial expressions to fit what's going on. I hope this clears up a bit of confusion about why the paintings come off as a bit odd at times.
You see? We can debate about this for an eternity, but the fact remains that all artists have their strengths and shortcomings. If it were possible to travel back in time and take photographs of the events in question, there would be no need for flawed artists. Sadly, time travel is merely science-fiction, and we have to rely on artists that are all too human.
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| James Arlen Gillaspie wrote: |
| Angus McBride.... hm. His armour is riddled with technical, not to mention proportional errors. He gives too many men-at-arms the 'Michelin Man' look. They all look like toys. |
Considering Osprey is the main inspiration for most of the Anglo-American readers who like painted pictures... I'd also like to throw Christa Hook into the mix. She has a keen eye for proportion and does her research; she has drawn for books ranging across the historical spectrum from the Ancient World to the Napoleonic Wars. This lady really knows how to make a great scene come to life, too!
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