[COMPLETED - ARMOR CONCEPT] Eleidons Ward by FDT 2

EDIT : Final design

Hey, after a long break due to final exam, I´m back with new stuff: Concept for Eleidons Ward!

I´ll have the honour to finish the great work of snapi (https://tesrenewal.com/forums/concept-art/armor-concept-eleidons-ward). Here are some first ideas, how I think about this shield:

My favourite is A, it´s mostly common, but for a breton knight I would think about a shape like that. There can be vein inspired patterns or some runes be added later. Another idea for A was this:

As in fact, Eleidons Ward is a sworn knights´shield, I can add bands with the restore health symbol or some prayers and knightly symbols...

What do you think?

Last edited by Cesare on 26 Sep 2016 - 14:33.

Looks good. I personally like

Looks good. I personally like sketch D the most

Good designs, If I had to

Good designs, If I had to choose, I would take A or C, because they follow the original design, with curves and symmetric and of course with much more ornamentation. That's what I think :D

Lookin' good, D's probably my

Lookin' good, D's probably my favourite.

Really digging A too. Keeps

Really digging A too. Keeps just enough of the original design while giving it Morrowind-ish (but not Dunmeri) look and feel. And it looks practical to boot.

Well, after counting the

Well, after counting the votes from here and from discordapp.com, A definitely has won! I have a few ideas of decorating elements on A. Maybe a bit over the top, but decide at yourselves:

A has a bird made of metal scales - because I saw, that the restoration symbol in Oblivion&Skyrim is a phoenix, a breton knight would probably like a heroic bird more than just a rune ;) Watch over these variants and tell me, if there is a fav or if some parts of these elements can be selected or mixed together.

Attachment	Size
HD for checking details and paintovers	2.35 MB

I really like the two tone

I really like the two tone thing going on with H.

C, it looks really sacred and

C, it looks really sacred and old, with signs of old owners like those texts. A legendary shield :)

I'm gonna go with E

H looks nice.

Very nice pattern on H, but I

Very nice pattern on H, but I'm not so sure about the sun thingie in the middle, it looks kinda out of place.

G is beautiful, but way it's too Dunmeri

Eleidon was a Breton, and

Eleidon was a Breton, and Bretons are half-elves, I like the shield E because it reminds me of the elven style

I like H the most, but

I like H the most, but perhaps it could in some way include the "restoration" school emblem the original had?

G with it´s wraps made the

G with it´s wraps made the race! Here´s a WIP of colors/ details. I designed it to be made of 2 different parts and materials - steel and some stuff to give the magic power of healing ;)

Feedback welcome pls

Attachment	Size
Eleidon Colors WIP_HighRez	2.81 MB

This looks awesome! I

This looks awesome! I especially like the shell or leather-like texture on the shield, and how the bottom portion almost appears to be some kind of turquoise suede. Great work!

They're all gorgeous, but I

They're both gorgeous, but I think I like A the most.

I'm still liking the C style,

I'm still liking the C style, with the scrolls and all that stuff xD, A or C anyway

A!

colored now I also like H

I would remove the bird with

I would remove the bird with two heads, it appears the flag of Albania

MattiaElia92 wrote:

MattiaElia92
I would remove the bird with two heads, it appears the flag of Albania

Go educate yourself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-headed_eagle

Two headed eagle is very nice detail and looks awesome on that shield (imo), and saying it looks like flag of Albania is same like saying,... .well you clicked on that link and read everything right ? :)

but in the world of elder

but in the world of elder scrolls the symbol of imperial power is the dragon of the Septim Dynasty

however, I would not put a

however, I would not put a symbol that resembles the real world, I would use something that would address the Breton culture

Attachment	Size
breton-100.jpg	4.33 KB

Yeah, I choosed a bird,

Yeah, I choosed a bird, becuase it´s the symbol for restoration school in Oblivion and Skyrim. As Eleidons Ward is a shield, that gives magic healing power, I wanted to resemble it in the shields decoration. But it´s still all WIP, I´ll try this symbol, I like it too :D BTW:If someone here has another fitting symbol, I´ld be happy for a hint

This was mentioned in the

This was mentioned in the other thread that got abandoned, but why not use some of the symbols from Morrowind's restoration school?

[External image]

These to me look very

These to me look very reminiscent of the Daedric runes, so I'd risk a theory that they're Dunmer symbols.

If the idea is to produce the

If the idea is to produce the bird of the restoration school I suggest E, I do see the silhouette of a bird.

Attachment	Size
01_eleidon_variants_bw_01_web.jpg	78.78 KB

alternatively, we can only

alternatively, we can only take the wings, the symbol of the sun over the wings is nice.

Attachment	Size
150px-mw_schild_des_eleidon.png	42.13 KB

Soo, it´s done!

In development we still left the eagle, many ppl liked it anyway. We have two shields of different materials and they are fixed together with a set-in grip. The letters and belts from previous owners are secured with nails on the shields´ surface, so they wont move (what would offer new modeling problems I assume).

Attachment	Size
Eleidons Ward_Final_HighRez	6.8 MB

that s very nice, but paper

that s very nice, but paper would be destroyed after first battle.
maybe paint/scribbing/graffiti would be more persistent

alysander wrote:

alysander
that s very nice, but paper would be destroyed after first battle.
maybe paint/scribbing/graffiti would be more persistent

My thoughts exactly. Anyway very nice shield, hopefully there will be some armor in game to match it.

Perhaps the notes could be

Perhaps the notes could be placed inside the shield? That would make more sense for practicality and that's where they would be if they were intended to be read by the owner. Just my thoughts.

Yeah best place for the

Yeah best place for the scribbles would really be the inner side, I would also maybe use more durable material something like guar or goat skin, not just easily torn stuff like paper

Thank you all for your input,

Thank you all for your input, but the last picture you saw is the final design.

Great job FDT 2 :)

Unfortunately, good ideas

Unfortunately, good ideas sometimes happen too late. Maybe we'll add a few sheets on the inner side, but the front of the shield will stay the same. For the first release, there will not be any Breton armour. Eleidon's ward is an artifact, so it's not supposed to have a matching set. Do not lose hopes, though. Miracles happen.