Fealty Scroll Detail
Miniature and some detail work from Valerian and Rowena's Fealty Scroll, during their reign as Lochac's 4th Prince and Princess,AS 23. 2nd attempt at period portraiture.
Illumination is based on several 13th and early 14th Century English manuscripts (such as the St Omer Psalter). The miniature shows Rowena and Valerian in a better approximation of period hair and clothes than my previous attempt but still too modern in pose, proportion and facial style.
The bears, birds, stars and moons are all elements of Valerian and Rowena's personal arms. (Gouache on manuscript paper, miniature is 10 x 12 cm. Whole scroll is (29 x 40 cm).Scanned from a colour photocopy, so the colours in reality were more subdued. The gold goauche used instead of shell gold, does not photocopy very well.
Illumination is based on several 13th and early 14th Century English manuscripts (such as the St Omer Psalter). The miniature shows Rowena and Valerian in a better approximation of period hair and clothes than my previous attempt but still too modern in pose, proportion and facial style.
The bears, birds, stars and moons are all elements of Valerian and Rowena's personal arms. (Gouache on manuscript paper, miniature is 10 x 12 cm. Whole scroll is (29 x 40 cm).Scanned from a colour photocopy, so the colours in reality were more subdued. The gold goauche used instead of shell gold, does not photocopy very well.