Court fashion during King Henry the VIII’s reign changed rapidly due to the many queens he went through. I wanted to use a relatively symmetrical spread so I could slip the words in between. To get the words so tight between the figures I scanned it first, fitted the words, erased the background and printed the text. I illustrated the figures with acrylic due to the wide colour range I could achieve. The paper I used was not built for inks or any water based pigment so I had to do quite a bit of touch up after.
The women illustrated are wearing a mix of different pieces pictured in many different paintings from the time. I rather enjoyed painting them as acrylic is my medium of choice in any assignment, though I wish I painted bigger to accomplish more of that detail work featured in fashion at time.
Grade:
Though I spent a lot of time painting and aligning the type, I don’t love it. Overall, I would give myself a 7.5/10 as I wish I had painted this bigger to achieve more detail in the fabrics, but I’m happy with the effort I put in.
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