Illustrator and Art Educator from the Falkland Islands. Obsessed with knights - pictures of knights, tales of knights, what they get up to on the weekends … all of it!
Day 26: The Black Knight
Another awesome character today! This guy is right up my alley, but I had a hard time figuring out which way to take him. I think because he’s known as ‘The Black Knight’ it was difficult to create an interesting design for him, as I couldn’t make anything about him more interesting than the fact his armour is black. Perhaps I went too far with the final design, as this guy would probably get nicknamed ‘The Black Wolf’ if you saw him, but hey, I like the way he ended up, so screw it. |
Day 26: The Black Knight The Black Knight was the second son of Tom a' Lincoln, to Anglitora, the daughter of King Prester John. Through Tom, he was an illegitimate grandson of King Arthur's. His face always covered, his name never spoken; he was known only by the ominous title ‘the Black Knight’. Once an adult, the Black Knight was contacted by the spirit of his father Tom, who told him that his mother had killed him when she found out he was merely King Arthur’s bastard. The Black Knight then slew his own mother in revenge, and joined the Faerie Knight, his half-brother, on quests to faraway lands.
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Christopher Cant, 1 Homefield Avenue, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9UB |
Christopher Cant
Illustrator and Art Educator from the Falkland Islands. Obsessed with knights - pictures of knights, tales of knights, what they get up to on the weekends … all of it!
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