This drawing is copied from the late and great Ray Harryhausen's Medusa from Clash of the Titans (the 1981 version, not the 2010 remake, which is not of course on par with the original). The Harryhausen Medusa didn't have any clothes, but the young man who has drawn this has been shy about drawing naked breasts (I know the feeling, I've been at that point myself), but he has been titillated enough to draw the nipples showing through the cloth. So what's the point of drawing the cloth in the first place then?
Anyway, to the archery mistakes:
1. This bow is asymmetrical, and not on purpose.
2. Bowstring goes over the arm, which is of course wrong by all measurable standards.
3. Reverse grip with four fingers, instead of three.
4. Another mistake in the same circle, the string is bend significantly inside the fist.
5. This arrow is huge, almost the size of a javelin. It's just too heavy (especially with such a huge tip).
6. Index finger over the arrow, a beginners mistake.
7. Quiver on the back.
8. Arrows on the quiver are lacking the nocking space between the fletching and the end of the arrows.
Bonus:
Left-handedness, definitely not on purpose. Medusa in the film was right handed.
The purpose of this blog is to correct all the errors the popular media, movies, videogames and countless drawings depict relating to bows and archery.
Sunday, 14 October 2018
Medusa drawing (Harryhausen style)
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1 kg arrow
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Ancient archery
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drawing
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European archery
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female archer
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overarm bowstring
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reverse grip
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