Callum Wells

UK Fantasy/Historical Illustrator based in North Yorkshire.
Expect Knights, Monsters and Monster Knights!

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[Callum Wells @CallumWellsillu]

Hello! I'm Callum Wells a freelance illustrator based in the U.K My work is influenced by the fantastic and I love drawing monsters and heroes! Cheers. ⚔️🐲
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@gambargin Ooh a fellow duckbill/bears paw sabaton enjoyer? haha

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@fritzorino Now that's a spectacular crest! 🔥

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@goblin_bin That helm and crest are such a beauty 😍

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@SirMpdz Brilliant design, especially the crest and the peak renaissance fashionable skirt 🔥

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@The88gun @Knightly_Hist Quoting Tobias Capwell 'had Henry been armed in one of his fine Greenwich armours, he would have been well-protected and almost certainly would have emerged unscathed' Of course I'm not trying to dismiss the danger (just that example) as tons of accidents/deaths occurred jousting

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@The88gun @Knightly_Hist Sorry but Henry VIII's severe leg injury in 1536 was NOT during a 'joust in full gear' this is unfortunately a common misconception. He was riding at the ring which were generally run without armour

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@Debaser000 @naplestheartist @Knightly_Hist I couldn't find any information on whether it has or not - like you say I think its just been beautifully preserved

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@Knightly_Hist @naplestheartist Yeah I had to faff around by posting the image and then adding the link lol

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@naplestheartist @Knightly_Hist Heres a more rendered example! Late 15th century parade shield https://t.co/yeETjOt7nc

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@Mud_and_Blood The decorated gardbaces with little targes and whatnot are one of my favourite things from this period of armour, beautiful work!

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@KatieArmours So many of my museum armour photos end up at odd angles with trying to avoid reflections 😭 I even brought a sheet of a4 black card with me once to try block some out (which did kinda help lol)

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@Knightly_Hist Nahh I thinks it's because I spend 99% of my time browsing the online collections for refrences that they have embedded in my mind 😅 Hope you get the chance to head down sometime! I'm only a train journey away so I'm especially privileged

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@Knightly_Hist They have so much character! The Gostwick and Stowe helms are two of my fave chinny examples - displayed at the Royal Armouries UK. Both are a bit beefier than the above example but still have a nice shaping. Cant forget to mention those little doors/windows

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@Knightly_Hist I love the characteristic 'chins' that many of the jousting helms have around this period

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@_minska @Knightly_Hist It's an absolutely beautiful book, one of my most treasured books I have. I will say though, that the online photos dont get across the sheer size of the thing! It's a whopper

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Original illustrations by the Italian artist Gianni Benvenuti for the classic book "The Knights of King Arthur" published in 1965

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Attended with my dad, who's usually at the football and he put in a top-notch effort chanting with the crowd (of course rooting for the home team which M.r Collin was a part of 😉) although his 'laissez aller' morphed more into an Olé Olé haha

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Laissez Aller! ⚔️
It was an absolute dream to work on this piece for the brilliant mikecollin_stunts whom I actually got to see in action at the 2024 joust at the Royal Armouries. It was a cracking event that I couldn't recommend enough! Lots of lovely shiny armour 😍