Introduction

My name is Berry Mochel, and I am a concept artist. I was inspired to write this thanks to my lifelong fascination with medieval armour and weird history tidbits. I am a big fan of looking at depictions of historically accurate arms and armour and how it all works. Coinciding with the artist part of me has made this even more interesting. As I draw characters, which will typically be wearing some form of armour, a large part of it is the design of said armour. Now this can be quite difficult, because of course I want things to look fantastic and appealing. But at the same time, grounded in realism. These don’t always fit together.

However, this doesn’t mean it’s impossible! As I once read in a book by Richard Williams, it is important to learn from life before you attempt to create fantasy. Along with this, as a concept artist, I know it is important to look at references. May it be for textures, interesting shapes, or to make an accurate image. And thus we come to this. This will be my attempt at creating a sort of encyclopedia which encompasses all of those passions and ideas. A complete compendium about all types of armour throughout history. For artists both 2D and 3D to use as a guideline and for references when learning and creating their own sets of fantastical armour.