I have a feeling that this decadent uniform is something the soldiers would be wearing at the beginning of the war when resources and moral is at its highest. Then years into the war when things become more cynical and jaded, the kitschiness would slowly fade away and become more minimalist and stripped down.
I love the colors. In the American Revolutionary War, the Americans wore blue because it was made from indigo which was a very common crop grown in the USA. Maybe you could do something similar here with these guys?
It’s so good to follow your process and the descent into madness. There’s a really visible change over time as you not just learn more about your project but also as your art gets better and better!
Hell yeah long video for Monster Garden LETS GO Really interesting view of this duality between fantasy-military you have. Its something I consider heavily in my work as well, although I would have probably called it historicity and instead of seeking a balance I try to lean heavily on it. I think your approach is wonderful however and your design sensibilities are strong af, even though you seem too hard on yourself at times, I liked the designs you seemed to hate as well haha Anyway, cheers man! and thanks for another banger of worldbuilding and art! *takes notes
If you're looking for ammo pouches, you could look into the powder slings 17th century spanish arqebusiers wore. A single sash/belt strapped across the chest with multiple pre-measured cylinders of black powder hanging from strings of linen or cord (could be fancy silk for Verus ;) ). It could help make the silhouette of the soldier a bit smaller and dial back the timeframe into a period of warfare under represented in pop culture. Anyways, I'd love to wear that soldiers pants. Lovin it.
Early Modern fantasy is sooo underrated. It feels like everyone wants to be either medieval or industrial even though there’s a whole time period of knights with flintlocks between 1450-1750. It’s genuinely a massive time period that is way better understood than the dark ages. The problem is that basically all the cool shit was happening away from Northwest Europe. Seriously massive evil empires Mughals, Ottomans, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Aztecs all dominated here.
A quick note that may help your design process in regards to the 'dotted' tunics - historically, said pattern is called puff-and-slash, and originates from a desire to showcase both the outer layer and the under layer - stitched slit holes were added to clothing, the slashes, through which the underlying fabric would be pulled through, the puffs. It was common among the wealthy or ostentatious - not only is your outerwear luxuriously-brocaded and stitched, your innerwear is also fine dyed silks and pristine virgin fabrics. The most standout example from the real world in a militarized context are the famous German Landsknechte mercenaries from the 15th to 17th centuries, who wore their value as skilled mercenaries literally on their sleeves in the form of bright, bold fabrics with plenty of puff-and-slashed elements, bought with the coin their services demanded. For a Verusian foot soldier, it is entirely likely said puff-and-slash elements may be quite subdued, yet still present - the design you put forth reminds me of some of the holdover elements of French uniform design during WW1 - the 'pantalon rouge' that was standard across the French army at the start of the war, which was eventually phased out as it became apparent that bright red pants and caps did little but make French soldiers easier to spot along the trenches. Perhaps the puff-and-slashed coat and slopped red trousers could be a holdout of Verusian notions of nobilitas - a lingering remnant from a prouder time that the common soldier now must pay for with their lives, when a less ostentatious uniform might've helped them survive another day. I can see captains and commanders still clinging to parade forms of this design line - more puff-and-slash, more poofy trousers, more heavy, bulky armor and a plumed helmet that cannot stop a well-placed bullet. There's a lot working for this design, and a lot of visual language being used - definitely a solid job, keep it up ♥
I would fucking KILL for an open world game set in this universe. Imagine being able to pick from one of the races, do a questline where you get cursed or some shit and you get a randomly generated permanent mark on your character Like you go to Verus to learn magic and slowly begin to physically change and grow disproportionate. Or like you join the Witch Hunters and become increasingly deformed based on the race you picked
Monstergarden, your work here has inspired me greatly. Not in the actual lore or design of your setting, but rather in your process and creation evolution. I also realize that projects with worldbuilding are rather incomplete without images to help flesh them out, similar to how it is hard to draw without having concrete ideas or concepts to draw upon. Thank you so much for this!
Sometimes other countries will borrow or copy designs from neighbouring or more influential counties as such ram and verus might have some common feature but not be identical
I would like to add, the mages need to be heavily defended as EVERYONE is going to want to kill them. So maybe being heavily armoured or have shields/ body guards that mostly just hold big ass Pavise shields to protect the Wizard makes sense.
I know you probably already have something in mind for it, but I love the detail of the extra armour on the right shoulder being a cooking utensil of some kind hanging on playing double duty as portable cook wear and armour, it mainly resembles a wok or thin pan, perhaps Versusians pride themselves on rich fried foods or the food in the trenches needs to be made quickly with little to no flair.
Thank you for this video (or all videos, honestly). Thank you for being so transparent. Since discovering your art, I´ve tried to add more details to my worldbuilding, and watching your streams has been a huge inspiration. It´s always so fascinating to see how you pick many aspects from reality and your imagination and make something totally unique, fitting for your project. Personally, I´ve never been interested in clothing, and I´m bad at drawing it. Yet, watching you design your cultures and their clothing with so much attention to detail and meaning, including those super cool patterns, changed my view. I wanted to stop feeling like a copycat skimming over parts of worldbuilding and finally create clothing fitting the context of my story. I even plan on using my graphic tablet again and doing some more art. Thank you for taking us on your journey and giving people a place to work on their projects (the discord server is brimming with cool ideas). Just thank you, and congratulations on recording this video. EDIT: Oh, and thank you for reminding me that (great) things take time. Sometimes I feel irritated when I can´t come up with THE solution or idea after days or weeks of thinking. Seeing you go through multiple stages of dissatisfaction to get closer to your vision was really helpful and motivating.
As an artist I really love seeing design process like this. It really is a constant back and forth. I think imma now try my hand at a world building project
I really like the final version best, it really helps to see the process of breaking yourself until you step away and come back with a fresh perspective and direction. Naming things, if it helps: The military uniform shoulder straps that button down on the jackets are called either Shoulder Straps or Epaulette Straps, the Epaulette being the insignia piece that goes around them. The over the boot socky things that were part of the US marine Uniforms are called Puttee, or Winingas. The name comes from Indian and they started as just leg wraps and comes from the Hindi word for Bandage. Winingas is an older word derived from Norse Vindingr or winding. Most of them were armored with leather or metal plates like a shine guard to protect from snakes or barbed wire during British use and into WW2.
This feels like 4 seconds very cool. The scale metaphor with fantasy and military is really interesting. You honestly make such a sick mix of trench war and fantasy. It feels like your world is warm but miserable. You can get chocolate there but youll die of diaria at the rip old age of 23. People laugh around campfires some places and others scream as they die in the cold mud of the trenches. Very cool vibes
The design that you threw away before descending into military madness would be so good in a more appropriate setting. It might not work for this world, but it was still really cool looking.
Haven't been able to catch many streams lately, been busy with end-of-the-term stuff but I just wanted to pop in here and show my support. Amazing art as always and I love that you included your thought process for the entire process of making the concept art. The fantasy to military scale was a neat way to quantify your feelings about the art as well.
This was AWESOME. I never get tired of hearing your thought process as you work through designs and world building elements! It’s just so peaceful yet engaging!
I love seeing your process, its so good to see that talented artists don't just draw everything just right on the first draft and that even people you think are already amazing always have things too learn as well. As for adding metal onto the straps; perhaps some kind of broach or pin to denote rank or accomplishments? I'm picturing Viking cloak pins or buckle like structures, something that could easily be slid on when the belt is off but wouldn't fall off when the belt is done up
i have a lot of ideas and reference images that could help, as a designer i really love the world building and how you put so much efford and details on the "why?" of everything in your projects! great work!
i loved that piece lore, it was amazingly written!! the current design of the common soldier is great, i cant wait for the video on the mage design thank you for making this!
3:49 The depicted doublet WAS a type of military clothing, to be worn under armour. The 'dotted line pattern' is actually small slashes of the outer fabric (called 'pinks', I think?). I think they were made with a special chisel and mallet.
I'm sure someone suggested that before by now. But consider looking at references of fashion for soldiers in the 16th-17th century Renaissance era. Puffy sleeves and puffy legs were very prevalent there especially for Italian and roman/German soldiers and mercenaries like Landsknecht. A lot of ridiculous colorful and over the top clothing back then that is used both in real life and fantasy depictions of soldiers originates from that time period. A common thing at the time to display how rich you are especially in the 17th century, was to wear very expensive but highly impractical and silly looking clothes like for example a neck ruffle. It served no purpose other than to showcase your wealth because it was very expensive to make. So a lot of what can be considered fantasy can actually be historical (just not time period apropriate haha)
There's nothing more to say from your kick ass character design so I'll say this. Your writer is *really* good, they were able to match your grim moody world perfectly ❤
My favorite type of content is long form content! I love this video! Thank you for all your content and your streams are a blast when I can catch them! I hope to see more videos this length and showing the growth in design and depth! It’s amazing!
redesign elves? fairies? giants?? create new creatures. (watching delicious in dungeon, the anime would really help for inspiration it has an amazing world and incredibly world building.
I love the longer videos and the lore! It is also cool to see the struggles. It makes me feel part of something lol. I am not alone in my corner chastising myself for not seeing things clearly when I draw.
I really hope at some point a TTRPG game gets made for this setting. Not like a DnD or PF homebrew but like a fully fledged system made specifically for your world. Fantastic work as always.
i love how mad at yourself you are for some of these designs, a true artist i looooooove hearing other designers going through their process, its so helpful
Don't know if someone said already but the shoulder loop things at @12:05 are called epaulettes. They keep the straps of a backpack in place when marching. Each and every one of your videos is an absolute pleasure to watch, thank you for your content!
The Soldier is some kind of a mix with the w´Wehrmacht Color combined with puffy pants from 1600 Spain Army and a UK WW2 Helmet and Boots and Kneerabs out of WW1.
I always go logistical instead of cultural when designing fantasy stuff. So, for instance, does this world have cotton (Or another plant that can produce cloth at scale- this is *extremely* important for fashion) If so, where is this cotton grown- by another country, or in slave plantations? How are these uniforms manufactured at scale? What sort of government could effectively administrate that? Is the whole process ran by the government, or outsourced to tradesmen/ companies. When you read about historical empires and nations, it's often these aspects that reveal the most about their society. That Roman armor was manufactured in pseudo factories and artisans, that they soldiers would stamp their names into their helmets- and often use second, third, or even fourth hand, helmets. Contrast that with medieval Europe, where a soldier would be lucky to be given a weapon, and was not paid for their work as a professional soldier, but as a raised hand.
he has answered a lot of lore questions in the live-streams where he does a lot of collaborative brainstorming and designs speculation with his viewers, I think he said something along the lines of; anything that early modern period Europe had access to, except a direct horse equivalent, exists in some form in this universe. Either through the normal realistic method produced as in real life, or an analouge can be made out of resources harvested from some monstrous magical creature, or hand crafted by a Mage. Also that both the Empires mentioned; Rum and Verus are rather large empires with huge populations employed in manufacturing to feed the many years running war effort.
loved the longer video, i really enjoy the way you narrate your videos and present your ideas, would love to see more longer videos from you. also really liked the lore bit at the ending really interesting! keep up with the amazing work my guy
Love to see the design process and considerations. You beautifully demonstrate how important the worldbuilding is for every little detail. How the characters base their actions, outfits and way of life and around their beliefs. Amazing stuff. Also love the lore at the end.
man i feel you with your design journey, like seriously i was designing a laser gun with a build in chainsaw and i got it in the first design but i just went and redraw and redesign over and over till i said fuck it and just stopped
Loved the longer video! Was extremely cool watching the long process that went into the design of the soldiers and what you ultimately ended up keeping or scrapping, looking forward to whatever you show off next!
Talented artists gaslighting themselves into scrapping their entire designs and starting from scratch will never get old.
the never ending struggle x'D
@@Tree.lancer Cool to see you here, love your work so much!
it is a sad cycle.
@@Tree.lanceryour stuff slaps too
Gotta know when to let go of something that isn't working. It's not like it went to waste. Simply exploring an idea has merit.
My favorite line from the livestreams:
‘Chat, stop putting the word kinky before everything’
Monstergardens kinky victory dance
When was this? Timestamp plz
I remember the mage’s kinky boots
I've never seen someone so enthusiastic about codpieces before
henry the eighth, have a look at that dude's suit of armor
it is a cruel curse put apon me by higher powers.
@@monlenzgod himself has illuminated me, and in his infinite wisdom has bestowed onto me an unconditional love for clothing shaped as dicks...
Yeah
@@monlenz god giving his weirdest obessions to his most (horny) talented artists 🙏🙏
Obligatory "that's what *he* said"
Verus's original god: "would you still worship me if i was a worm🥺"
Bless the maker and his water, bless the coming and going of him
may his passage cleanse the world, and keep the world for his people.
"-Yes hon, we'd still worship you if you were a worm 🙏"
@@Makaneek5060 Bless the maker and his worm, bless the coming and going of worm
may his passage cleanse the worm, and keep the world for his worm.
@@Spookatz. now that just sounds sus
I'd worship a worm
I have a feeling that this decadent uniform is something the soldiers would be wearing at the beginning of the war when resources and moral is at its highest. Then years into the war when things become more cynical and jaded, the kitschiness would slowly fade away and become more minimalist and stripped down.
Would be very fitting with the ww1 vibes of the trench warfare
The huge changes in uniform across the war is awesome to see.
@@jochi8874 actually puttees on legs were improvisation as armies had no boots for freshly mobilised armies of millions and millions of men
@@jochi8874 Even the colours look like the WW1 french uniforms.
4:45 just had me pause. the line delivery of "Why didn't I use the cool swoopy pointy hat? -I was a coward.-"
The descent into design insanity is so relatable ngl
20 minutes of MonsterGarden? Hell yeah!!
fr, i internally jumped
Made me excited as well dude
“Me and my rat friend are so mischievous!!!🤭” -actual quote,trust me bro!
this is totally what they said.
I'm starting to suspect this entire channel is a performance piece about one artist's descent into madness.
And I love it.
the best way to write dark fantasy is to have dark fantasies
Deep, dark fantasies))))
"Made them puffy to look more comfortably"
The irony is not lost in that one. :D
I love the colors. In the American Revolutionary War, the Americans wore blue because it was made from indigo which was a very common crop grown in the USA. Maybe you could do something similar here with these guys?
It’s so good to follow your process and the descent into madness. There’s a really visible change over time as you not just learn more about your project but also as your art gets better and better!
Hell yeah long video for Monster Garden LETS GO
Really interesting view of this duality between fantasy-military you have.
Its something I consider heavily in my work as well, although I would have probably called it historicity and instead of seeking a balance I try to lean heavily on it.
I think your approach is wonderful however and your design sensibilities are strong af, even though you seem too hard on yourself at times, I liked the designs you seemed to hate as well haha
Anyway, cheers man! and thanks for another banger of worldbuilding and art!
*takes notes
Good to also see you here.
@@Insanity_TM Hey man! ofc! I don't miss these!
Yes! Treelancer is in the house!
Landkrabban Jeg er lidt usikker på, hvad jeg skal sige til det.
Landkrabban Hello! :D
If you're looking for ammo pouches, you could look into the powder slings 17th century spanish arqebusiers wore. A single sash/belt strapped across the chest with multiple pre-measured cylinders of black powder hanging from strings of linen or cord (could be fancy silk for Verus ;) ). It could help make the silhouette of the soldier a bit smaller and dial back the timeframe into a period of warfare under represented in pop culture. Anyways, I'd love to wear that soldiers pants. Lovin it.
Early Modern fantasy is sooo underrated. It feels like everyone wants to be either medieval or industrial even though there’s a whole time period of knights with flintlocks between 1450-1750.
It’s genuinely a massive time period that is way better understood than the dark ages. The problem is that basically all the cool shit was happening away from Northwest Europe. Seriously massive evil empires Mughals, Ottomans, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Aztecs all dominated here.
A quick note that may help your design process in regards to the 'dotted' tunics - historically, said pattern is called puff-and-slash, and originates from a desire to showcase both the outer layer and the under layer - stitched slit holes were added to clothing, the slashes, through which the underlying fabric would be pulled through, the puffs. It was common among the wealthy or ostentatious - not only is your outerwear luxuriously-brocaded and stitched, your innerwear is also fine dyed silks and pristine virgin fabrics. The most standout example from the real world in a militarized context are the famous German Landsknechte mercenaries from the 15th to 17th centuries, who wore their value as skilled mercenaries literally on their sleeves in the form of bright, bold fabrics with plenty of puff-and-slashed elements, bought with the coin their services demanded.
For a Verusian foot soldier, it is entirely likely said puff-and-slash elements may be quite subdued, yet still present - the design you put forth reminds me of some of the holdover elements of French uniform design during WW1 - the 'pantalon rouge' that was standard across the French army at the start of the war, which was eventually phased out as it became apparent that bright red pants and caps did little but make French soldiers easier to spot along the trenches. Perhaps the puff-and-slashed coat and slopped red trousers could be a holdout of Verusian notions of nobilitas - a lingering remnant from a prouder time that the common soldier now must pay for with their lives, when a less ostentatious uniform might've helped them survive another day. I can see captains and commanders still clinging to parade forms of this design line - more puff-and-slash, more poofy trousers, more heavy, bulky armor and a plumed helmet that cannot stop a well-placed bullet.
There's a lot working for this design, and a lot of visual language being used - definitely a solid job, keep it up ♥
i love the self reflection, it actually feels genuine and not glossed over like others might do, it is refreshing
I would fucking KILL for an open world game set in this universe. Imagine being able to pick from one of the races, do a questline where you get cursed or some shit and you get a randomly generated permanent mark on your character
Like you go to Verus to learn magic and slowly begin to physically change and grow disproportionate. Or like you join the Witch Hunters and become increasingly deformed based on the race you picked
“I don’t even know how I got it this horribly wrong” is such a designing mood though lmao
Monstergarden, your work here has inspired me greatly.
Not in the actual lore or design of your setting, but rather in your process and creation evolution.
I also realize that projects with worldbuilding are rather incomplete without images to help flesh them out, similar to how it is hard to draw without having concrete ideas or concepts to draw upon.
Thank you so much for this!
Sometimes other countries will borrow or copy designs from neighbouring or more influential counties as such ram and verus might have some common feature but not be identical
they do. i hope to show more of that in the future.
Your spiral into madness between versions 2 and 4 is so damn relatable.
I would like to add, the mages need to be heavily defended as EVERYONE is going to want to kill them. So maybe being heavily armoured or have shields/ body guards that mostly just hold big ass Pavise shields to protect the Wizard makes sense.
They should have a sacrificial soldier that just has diffusion magic bombs, pavillon shield and a suicide bomb
Tubular pouches, since Verus worships the pillars they might store things in pillar like bags and chests.
the final uniform is quite well designed, you really pulled it together. i also prefer this 20 minute videos compared to 5 minute videos.
Seconded on all accounts
The colors remind of early WW1 French uniforms. I guess it's on purpose considering the more German looking Ram infantry.
I know you probably already have something in mind for it, but I love the detail of the extra armour on the right shoulder being a cooking utensil of some kind hanging on playing double duty as portable cook wear and armour, it mainly resembles a wok or thin pan, perhaps Versusians pride themselves on rich fried foods or the food in the trenches needs to be made quickly with little to no flair.
That moist critical impression was spot on
Thank you for this video (or all videos, honestly). Thank you for being so transparent.
Since discovering your art, I´ve tried to add more details to my worldbuilding, and watching your streams has been a huge inspiration. It´s always so fascinating to see how you pick many aspects from reality and your imagination and make something totally unique, fitting for your project.
Personally, I´ve never been interested in clothing, and I´m bad at drawing it. Yet, watching you design your cultures and their clothing with so much attention to detail and meaning, including those super cool patterns, changed my view. I wanted to stop feeling like a copycat skimming over parts of worldbuilding and finally create clothing fitting the context of my story. I even plan on using my graphic tablet again and doing some more art.
Thank you for taking us on your journey and giving people a place to work on their projects (the discord server is brimming with cool ideas).
Just thank you, and congratulations on recording this video.
EDIT: Oh, and thank you for reminding me that (great) things take time. Sometimes I feel irritated when I can´t come up with THE solution or idea after days or weeks of thinking. Seeing you go through multiple stages of dissatisfaction to get closer to your vision was really helpful and motivating.
im glad i inspired ya, may lady luck be on your side with your projects.
Man this is such a nice comment. Also you managed to articulate everything I wanted to say so I guess I thank you for that.
As an artist I really love seeing design process like this. It really is a constant back and forth.
I think imma now try my hand at a world building project
You do an excellent Charles White impression
I really like the final version best, it really helps to see the process of breaking yourself until you step away and come back with a fresh perspective and direction.
Naming things, if it helps:
The military uniform shoulder straps that button down on the jackets are called either Shoulder Straps or Epaulette Straps, the Epaulette being the insignia piece that goes around them.
The over the boot socky things that were part of the US marine Uniforms are called Puttee, or Winingas. The name comes from Indian and they started as just leg wraps and comes from the Hindi word for Bandage. Winingas is an older word derived from Norse Vindingr or winding. Most of them were armored with leather or metal plates like a shine guard to protect from snakes or barbed wire during British use and into WW2.
this history of that art was deep in many ways, i believe that it was a good leson for all of us
One must imagine simon happy.
bro's descent into madness is so good
Came for the world building, stayed for the cod piece. All jokes aside, always excited to see another upload.
This feels like 4 seconds very cool. The scale metaphor with fantasy and military is really interesting. You honestly make such a sick mix of trench war and fantasy. It feels like your world is warm but miserable. You can get chocolate there but youll die of diaria at the rip old age of 23. People laugh around campfires some places and others scream as they die in the cold mud of the trenches. Very cool vibes
The design that you threw away before descending into military madness would be so good in a more appropriate setting. It might not work for this world, but it was still really cool looking.
This video and the crazy design hole you went down is actually a valuable study on the process of creation. Thanks. Great video.
I think this is my favorite monstergarden video
Yes new lore
Loved the lives mate, amazing how ur condensing all that work into one video.
Haven't been able to catch many streams lately, been busy with end-of-the-term stuff but I just wanted to pop in here and show my support. Amazing art as always and I love that you included your thought process for the entire process of making the concept art. The fantasy to military scale was a neat way to quantify your feelings about the art as well.
19:45 THE COD-PIECE IS REAAAAAAAL!
I like this 20 minute long video format
Oh I love the lore! Especially with the conspiracies about the rats, really good shit
As a Thai. I'm very happy to see a part of my culture influences and fits in a fantastic fantasy worldbuilding project. Keep it coming, Monstergarden!
Good lore, small but really nice.
Damn u really nailed the mositcritical voice haha
best 20 mins of my day!!
This was AWESOME. I never get tired of hearing your thought process as you work through designs and world building elements! It’s just so peaceful yet engaging!
I love seeing your process, its so good to see that talented artists don't just draw everything just right on the first draft and that even people you think are already amazing always have things too learn as well.
As for adding metal onto the straps; perhaps some kind of broach or pin to denote rank or accomplishments? I'm picturing Viking cloak pins or buckle like structures, something that could easily be slid on when the belt is off but wouldn't fall off when the belt is done up
I like the longer videos, the viewer gets to know more about the art and the artist that way
20 minute monstergarden vid, LETS GOO 🎉🎉
i have a lot of ideas and reference images that could help, as a designer i really love the world building and how you put so much efford and details on the "why?" of everything in your projects! great work!
Stunning design work!
i loved that piece lore, it was amazingly written!!
the current design of the common soldier is great, i cant wait for the video on the mage design
thank you for making this!
Gators, the things that wrap around the top of the shoes to stop mud getting into the shoe and sock is called a gator.
Pauldron should be on the left shoulder, Then it would protect them while firing.
3:49 The depicted doublet WAS a type of military clothing, to be worn under armour. The 'dotted line pattern' is actually small slashes of the outer fabric (called 'pinks', I think?). I think they were made with a special chisel and mallet.
I'm sure someone suggested that before by now. But consider looking at references of fashion for soldiers in the 16th-17th century Renaissance era. Puffy sleeves and puffy legs were very prevalent there especially for Italian and roman/German soldiers and mercenaries like Landsknecht.
A lot of ridiculous colorful and over the top clothing back then that is used both in real life and fantasy depictions of soldiers originates from that time period. A common thing at the time to display how rich you are especially in the 17th century, was to wear very expensive but highly impractical and silly looking clothes like for example a neck ruffle. It served no purpose other than to showcase your wealth because it was very expensive to make.
So a lot of what can be considered fantasy can actually be historical (just not time period apropriate haha)
I love how it looks. I am a fan of the cape, too.
There's nothing more to say from your kick ass character design so I'll say this. Your writer is *really* good, they were able to match your grim moody world perfectly ❤
i also want to draw attention to how amazing the mage design is. The hieght, the asymetry, just the indimidation of seeing that in a war.
My favorite type of content is long form content! I love this video! Thank you for all your content and your streams are a blast when I can catch them! I hope to see more videos this length and showing the growth in design and depth! It’s amazing!
redesign elves? fairies? giants?? create new creatures. (watching delicious in dungeon, the anime would really help for inspiration
it has an amazing world and incredibly world building.
woooooooo! yeaaaa baby! thats what ive been waiting for! thats what its all about! wooooooooooooooooo!
I love the longer videos and the lore! It is also cool to see the struggles. It makes me feel part of something lol. I am not alone in my corner chastising myself for not seeing things clearly when I draw.
Haven’t even watched it whole, but I already love it! 🤩
Awesome video. Its so cool you are now looking in your own work as reference to yourself. As if Varus was a real culture you found in an old book
Really neat to see the progression through time. The end result is great.
I really hope at some point a TTRPG game gets made for this setting. Not like a DnD or PF homebrew but like a fully fledged system made specifically for your world. Fantastic work as always.
I dont know how, knowing the subject of this channel, that i forgot how incredible of an artist you are
"Why didn't I use the cool swoopy hat? I Was A Coward."
It’s crazy how much more thought goes into these designs than you can see at a first glance
i love how mad at yourself you are for some of these designs, a true artist
i looooooove hearing other designers going through their process, its so helpful
Brutal self criticism is entertaining to watch, being done by someone other than myself at least :D
Don't know if someone said already but the shoulder loop things at @12:05 are called epaulettes. They keep the straps of a backpack in place when marching.
Each and every one of your videos is an absolute pleasure to watch, thank you for your content!
The Soldier is some kind of a mix with the w´Wehrmacht Color combined with puffy pants from 1600 Spain Army and a UK WW2 Helmet and Boots and Kneerabs out of WW1.
I always go logistical instead of cultural when designing fantasy stuff. So, for instance, does this world have cotton (Or another plant that can produce cloth at scale- this is *extremely* important for fashion) If so, where is this cotton grown- by another country, or in slave plantations? How are these uniforms manufactured at scale? What sort of government could effectively administrate that? Is the whole process ran by the government, or outsourced to tradesmen/ companies.
When you read about historical empires and nations, it's often these aspects that reveal the most about their society. That Roman armor was manufactured in pseudo factories and artisans, that they soldiers would stamp their names into their helmets- and often use second, third, or even fourth hand, helmets. Contrast that with medieval Europe, where a soldier would be lucky to be given a weapon, and was not paid for their work as a professional soldier, but as a raised hand.
he has answered a lot of lore questions in the live-streams where he does a lot of collaborative brainstorming and designs speculation with his viewers, I think he said something along the lines of; anything that early modern period Europe had access to, except a direct horse equivalent, exists in some form in this universe. Either through the normal realistic method produced as in real life, or an analouge can be made out of resources harvested from some monstrous magical creature, or hand crafted by a Mage.
Also that both the Empires mentioned; Rum and Verus are rather large empires with huge populations employed in manufacturing to feed the many years running war effort.
Love this design, huge inspiration for me.
A wonderful design and a wonderful video! I’m also glad to see your humor leaking into the videos proper. 🙏🏾
loved the longer video, i really enjoy the way you narrate your videos and present your ideas, would love to see more longer videos from you. also really liked the lore bit at the ending really interesting! keep up with the amazing work my guy
Love to see the design process and considerations. You beautifully demonstrate how important the worldbuilding is for every little detail. How the characters base their actions, outfits and way of life and around their beliefs. Amazing stuff. Also love the lore at the end.
Yep, amazing. More of this world, more of this in the world. Thank you kindly
man i feel you with your design journey, like seriously i was designing a laser gun with a build in chainsaw and i got it in the first design but i just went and redraw and redesign over and over till i said fuck it and just stopped
I absolutely love these long-form videos. Keep at it.
I love your longer videos! Your designs and lore are very inspiring
Tier S bloopers, definitely one of the best parts of the video.
Artist brains just work different man. The layers of complexity you function on is staggering 👏
if you want really glitzy and flashy armour. look up late medieval burgundian armours
and also papal zuaves(spelling) have pretty cewl uniforms
this all lokks great my guy!! i cant wait to see more
Man oh man, gotta love the bloopers at the end😂
Loved the longer video! Was extremely cool watching the long process that went into the design of the soldiers and what you ultimately ended up keeping or scrapping, looking forward to whatever you show off next!
You're one of my favourite artists, you are deeply inspiring to my own projects
Man this Chanel and the progress of the lore world and everything is just amazing to see
I LOVE your art style and this design specifically.
Another fantastic video! I really love how you explain your process! This new design looks so beautiful and alive. Can't wait for the next update!
I absolutely love the color for this soldier. It reminds me a ton of the early WWI French Uniforms, which I feel is fitting
The bloopers remind me of that "woooooo yeah babyyyy"-clip for moist critical XD