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Excellent work, Johnny. I like the little details, like the sling thong in the peltasts' hands, etc.
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You have such a great talent Johnny, thanks for sharing.
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If there's one criticism I'd make of Johnny's work, is that he uses cut 'n' paste too much. As an artist myself I can easily spot the areas of his works that he has cut and pasted from other areas of the same work. This is usually spears, greaves, legs, feet, etc. This one has less of that than past offerings though. Not that I dislike your work though - it's amazing stuff you show us - keep it up!
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Lovely work Johnny, as always!
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How long does that take Johnny?
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Very cool and inspiring. I'm glad to see a picture of a Persian cavalryman with palta from the period between the Persian Wars and Alexander's Wars. I like your dust effect and the worn clothes of the psiloi.
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Johnny ...Great work ( when is it not? )
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I am curious about the leading Persian cavalryman's leg armour. I have not seen 'two-piece' leg armour like that before (IIRC). What was the source for that particular piece of equipment ??
Virtually all the Persian cavalry leg armour I have seen look like cowboy 'chaps' with scales added.
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Paul,
In Mikhael V Gorelik's book,"Warriors of Eurasia, he has a Scythian warrior wearing similar chaps. Didn't the Persians adapt this practice from the Scythians..?
Thanks for the comments!
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