2009 Design Sketch

[D. Carr]

> I do not know what is anatomically wrong ; but it ain't right . Does not feel right

The shoulders are too wide, the neck is too wide, and the knee caps are off.
All would be corrected during sculpting.   This was a fast concept sketch.

[Paint Your Wagon]

I have been reading "comic" books about knights etc all my life
Belgium had two famous stripdesigners
My subconscious is probably qualibrated on those designers
I don't know this guy but his female knight is very convincing 

http://www.elfwood.com/~faisst/Guardian_of_Festum.2738724.html

[templar]

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A STRONG FEMALE WITH KNIGHTLY CHARACTERISTICS---I SUBMIT THE IRISH/CELTIC QUEEN BOUDICCA---SHE LIVED AROUND AD61--WHEN HER HUSBAND DIED--THE ROMANS TOOK HER LANDS AND RAPED HER 2 DAUGHTERS--STRIPPED HER AND FLOGGED HER---SHE RAISED AN ARMY OF OVER 200,000 CAME BACK AND WIPED OUT THE CITY AND ALL THE ROMANS SHE COULD CATCH---THEN SHE SACKED LONDON BEFORE THE ROMANS COULD ORGANIZE AND CRUSH HER REBELLION---HER CELTIC TRIBE WERE THE ICENI---NOW THATS A WARRIOR/QUEEN

         YOUR SERVANT---THE TEMPLAR

[Twoshadows]

First and foremost we must keep in mind this is a sketch D. Carr made while enjoying the Indianapolis Colts victory!

Next I would have to say the whole idea of a dragon guarding a treasure chest was to represent those key dates which are awfully hard to come by and we all know what thats like! Getting them at times seems like stealing them from a dragon and, in a sense, the key date coins are as rare as dragons are today.

Now as for the lady knight I, being a male, still LOVE the ladies and can't help but wonder (please forgive me here) how many medallions we would sell on Ebay if there was a bare breast? I saw a photo of a newly released coin from (I forgot already) which shows the birth of Venus (I think) and it appears she is a bit overexposed which makes it a must have coin. She is also a full grown woman when she was created. I will have to find the link and post it so you can see for your self the beauty that can lie upon the small surface of a coin or medallion. Lets face it sex sells and we have been bombarded every day of our lives. With that in mind I would hope Daniel will doll baby our lady up a bit and we will see where she can take us? Just what I need another fantasy but....we all tend to look and dream don't we? No bigger than she will be on this medallion it is not going to do much more than add to the design is it? Boy the 63mm pewter medallions will be keepers though!
I say work on her Daniel and add some scales to the Dragon and lets have another look. The sooner this is done the sooner you can fire up the coin press!

[templar]

I LOOKED FOR SOME PICS OF QUEEN BOUDICCA BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT SHE LIVED SO LONG AGO THERE WAS NO FILM FOR THE CAMERAS.....BUT I DID FIND ONE PAINTING THAT WOULD DO JUSTICE TO MOST--JUST LOOK AT THE FACE---TRUE BEAUTY AND STRENGTH

 YOUR SERVANT AND FRIEND----THE TEMPLAR

[edix]

Botticelli's so-called "Birth of Venus" (aka: Venus on the Half Shell) is taken from Roman mythology (based on earlier Greek). She's seen rising from the waters riding a scallop shell with a bit of the sea foam evident that caused her birth. The shell symbolizes the ancient product of the water, which gave birth to us all. Various other pagan images adorn the painting. And Venus is the goddess of sexuality, so she's gonna be depicted a bit sexy, 'natch.
The knights' code of chivalry was based in, in part, courtly love -- a product likely brought to Europe from Persia. (A loaf of bread, a glass of wine and thou, &c.) Courtly love involved a strange practice of loving women from a distance, mostly the lady of the castle or manor, who was already spoken for.
BTW: the Botticelli painting is reprinted in ink transfer on a 2008 Cook Islands coin.
Here's some courtly love:

[longnine009]

 In the right  theme bare breasts are fine. They look great on  Mexican Libertads.    But why would a  knight/knightress ride into a battle with an exposed chest?

[longnine009]

I have been reading "comic" books about knights etc all my life
Belgium had two famous stripdesigners
My subconscious is probably qualibrated on those designers
I don't know this guy but his female knight is very convincing 

http://www.elfwood.com/~faisst/Guardian_of_Festum.2738724.html

Ooooh Battle ax.  That works! No one is going to tell her to go bake some cookies. 

[edix]

In the right  theme bare breasts are fine. They look great on  Mexican Libertads.    But why would a  knight/knightress ride into a battle with an exposed chest?

The Amazons allegedly cut off a breast to be better at archery.

[D. Carr]

Step 1:
Convert scanned drawing into surface (dark lines on drawing become guideline grooves in surface).
Step 2:
Modify lines before beginning 3-D embossing:

[edix]

Wowzerz!

[Yass]

I like the concept design.

Let's not get too carried away with the look.  We don't want a painted ho, a muscled ogress, or a one breasted amazon. Do we?  A battle axe is good in the hands of Druss the Legend, but perhaps not a female warrior.

[triggersmob]

Daniel, can you fit KOTCT on those flags?

[Paint Your Wagon]

I am a Sci Fi fan
I don't know what strip serie if any this dragonslayer is from ; but I kept the pic around for a few years now

[templar]

GOOD MORNING HERE IN MICHIGAN--FOUND A PICTURE OF THE IRISH QUEEN--WILL ATTACH IT FOR THE HECK OF IT---ELENORE OR AQUATAINE FOUGHT BESIDE HER HUSBAN HENRY  BARE CHESTED---BY THE WAY---HOW IS YOUR HEADACHE DAN?--IT MUST BE A WHOOPER BY NOW---STAY THE COURSE--I HAVE FAITH IN YOUR DECISIONS--WE DON'T WANT A $500 MEDAL----AND IF WE KEEP ADDING AND CHANGING---THE COIN WILL WEIGH ABOUT A POUND--

 YOUR SERVANT AND FRIEND----THE TEMPLAR