I did this several months back but did not want to post it before the event. The SCA (sca.org ) is celebrating it's 50th Year and I was asked to do the cover for the souvenir book. I also sent interior art but that was all old stuff. I think it is 9 x 12, it was done mostly in Egg Tempera with a little Acrylic and Micron pen on real velum. Picture 35.
The front and back covers are based on/inspired by the Morgan 
Picture
Bible/Book of Kings, France, 13th Century.
Front 
Cover;
Panel 1. This represents the Birthday/graduation party that 
started
everything.
Panel 2. Represents all Courts, showing a King and 
Queen giving awards to
deserving subject.
Panel 3. Represents all Crown 
Tournaments, it is the first Crown with the
Arms of the winner and the runner 
up (who apparently had no Arms but
disappeared to Germany soon 
after).
Panel 4. Hawk, Horse and Hound, representing the animals in the 
SCA.
Back Cover:
Panel 1. War, representing all SCA Wars but using the 
colors of the Middle
and the East Kingdoms since Pennsic was our first War 
and our largest.
Panel 2. Represents the Arts and Sciences, A Scribe, and 
Armorer and a
Musician.
Panel 3. Peers, Knight, Laurel, Pelican, Master of 
Defense. The banners
behind them represent the Royal Peers, County, Ducal and 
Ladies of the Rose.
Panel.4. The SCA now, families and children celebrating 
50 years as a
Society.
The Arms of every kingdom in order of their 
formation is also shown. 
Friday, June 17, 2016
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Tristan this is absolutely wonderful, I just love it and how you've done a modern rendering of the Medieval world of the SCA. My favorite figure is the black-clad Knight on the back cover lower left corner. I love the heraldic art too.
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