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These are cropped versions of a couple Cosmere pieces I just did for myself. I started one with the Stormfather yesterday so I might post that one here sometime in the near future.

Hi everyone! Some of you may recognize my Cosmere art floating around the internet for a while. I'm kinda obsessed with the Stormlight Archive. I'm actually doing a kickstarter right now to fund the printing and shipping of my art as prints! I've already hit my funding goal so if you pledge you'll get your rewards before Christmas. I'm offering my Cosmere fanart in it! So if you want to give the gift of Sanderson fanart (or just want some for yourself), you should check it out. I have medium and large prints and I'm also doing a metal print of "Unite Them" with Dalinar Kholin that doubles as a really cool bookmark. And in case your wondering, this does follow the fanart guidelines set by DragonSteel, so this is in fact legal and okay. I even doubled check with them just to be sure! Here's the link if you want to check it out! http://kck.st/2yG1uaQ Pledges must be in by November 15th!

Hey there fellow fans, I posted up a series of portraits and moment paintings to the 17th Shard Gallery featuring the Kholin family a few months back, but failed to ever mention it in the forums. :/ Thought I'd bring it up now for your viewing pleasure. And if you like 'em enough, I'm selling prints on my online store at gmhansen.storenvy.com. Here's the Gallery post. Cheers!

Hey guys, don't know if this has popped up in a thread somewhere (did a quick search under shardplate skirts), but I'm really curious about this. All the illustrations show Sharplate as having skirts attached. Why would they need a skirt? Generally, this was for protection around the groin area as it was impossible to fit plate right up your inner thighs and around your precious areas. Argument 1: The design is built this way to fit the same design model as current armour; "it just looks right" to the warriors of the time. OR against this Argument 2: Because of the form-fitting nature of Shardplate, all these precious areas are well protected by the Shardplate itself. Thus, having a skirt is extra encumbering. Argument 2 makes much more sense to me: Radiants of the time were far above regular individuals; I don't see them designing their gear to fit in. Standing out was no problem. Why would they need skirts then, if the armor fits their bodies so well? I get conflicted when reading which way to visualise this. I like to stick with the idea of no skirts, as it makes more sense for Shardplate design to me. Your guys thoughts? If you have any evidence from the books, that'd be awesome.