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King’s Champion book – cover art (2007-2008)

King's Champion book cover art

A joint project between JP and myself, this was a book intended to house the names and arms of the King’s Rapier Champions going forward from JP, who used up the last space in the lid of the old regalia box.

He did all of the bookmaking, I contributed the art for the cover. My part was produced using a combination of napkin scans and Adobe Illustrator.

JP’s biggest nit to pick with this project is that while my maker’s mark is on the shell guard of the cavalier’s dagger, he neglected to include his own anywhere in the book.

 

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Collin Monro’s AoA

Collin's AoA scroll

This is (I think) my first scroll illumination. Notice my acute lack of understanding of Period leaf forms. Sigh.

I did the illumination and wrote the text; the calligraphy was done by Christopher Jameson, an excellent scribe in Bhakail. This scroll has the distinction of having been given three times, once at one Kingdom event, once at a local event, and again (by the same monarch) at a different event while it was locked in a car in the parking lot.

 

Gouache on watercolor paper.