Day 16: Queen Guinevere

Day 16: Queen Guinevere

Guinevere was the wife of King Arthur, and thus Queen of Camelot.

Famously, she engaged in a love affair with her husband's foremost knight and trusted friend, Lancelot, indirectly causing the death of Arthur, many knights and the fall of Camelot. 

It’s been a while since I’ve painted a woman, and I’ve not practiced them much recently, so I was hesitant to tackle sketching the female characters of the arthurian tales.  I was expecting to suck at it terribly.

I’m happy with how Guinevere turned out though - so happy in fact, that you can expect to see Morgan le Fay for tomorrow’s sketch!

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