Soon I'll get to draw two of my favourite things: Uniforms on Romans and bears. Not uniforms on bears. More likely bears as uniforms.
Not so good on drawing large-scale battle scenes, but I'll see what I can do. Not that I'm saying Felix is going to be in any large-scale battles. Of course not. He'll probably be assigned to repairing roads and digging sewer systems and suchlike, as troops in Egypt at this time were likely to spend their days doing. Gotta love the army life.
As to drawing large-scale battle scenes, you don't have to. Just stick to Felix's viewpoint. Roman soldiers had very good discipline in action. So he'll be taught to keep in line with the others in his... squad.. what's that, a maniple? Anyway, they'll stay shoulder to shoulder, all you need worry about is Felix and the guys on either side. If one of his buds goes down, he's expected to close up with the next over. There will be lots of poking, hitting and sweating. Ya know, those guys don't wear pants in battle, just those little leather skirts. Could offer a chance to show off some cheeky male anatomy. DRW.
Ah, yes indeed you are right, unless they are caught in some sort of ambush by Zealots in a poorly planned retreat through a very narrow pass somewhere in Judaea, they would certainly close ranks with efficient Roman discipline and absolute order would be maintained, and doubtless order would be maintained even then; and how likely is it that they would be caught in some narrow pass in... Anyway. This probably won't happen. Felix is too lucky for his artist to manipulate him into that pass. But I was thinking about it, just so as you know.
But, yes, keeping the viewpoint very tight will help. Poke, hit, sweat. I hope I can draw sweat. Let me know in about 3 strips whether I succeeded.
Legion > cohort > maniple > century, then... uhm... tent group, I believe.
I like the little skirts. More men should walk around in Roman skirts, I always say.
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Date: 2006-06-03 08:26 am (UTC)Merci.
Date: 2006-06-03 02:41 pm (UTC)Not so good on drawing large-scale battle scenes, but I'll see what I can do. Not that I'm saying Felix is going to be in any large-scale battles. Of course not. He'll probably be assigned to repairing roads and digging sewer systems and suchlike, as troops in Egypt at this time were likely to spend their days doing. Gotta love the army life.
Re: Merci.
Date: 2006-06-04 02:29 am (UTC)Re: Merci.
Date: 2006-06-04 05:34 am (UTC)But, yes, keeping the viewpoint very tight will help. Poke, hit, sweat. I hope I can draw sweat. Let me know in about 3 strips whether I succeeded.
Legion > cohort > maniple > century, then... uhm... tent group, I believe.
I like the little skirts. More men should walk around in Roman skirts, I always say.