Contest Week 26: Medieval Ancestors

Your goal this week is to illustrate what you think your medieval ancestor would look like. I don't expect you to trace your ancestry to medieval times, you can use your earliest known ancestor's country of origin. Some of you are a mix of backgrounds and may not know your families lineage, in that case, you can pick the country of origin that you think best represents you. The ancestor you pick could be anyone; a warrior, a princess, a blacksmith, a farmer, a baker, a king, etc. The ancestor/figure will be the most important part of your drawing but consider drawing a related background/setting, it would really help illustrate who the ancestor was. Please do not copy other artists work and have fun. :)

In addition to the usual "Judging Criteria", I'll be looking for:

Ancestor Accuracy: The more authentic your ancestor is to the country of origin you picked and the medieval time period, the better you'll fair in the contest. Hint: Consider researching medieval times and your country of origin on the Internet.

Description: Please include in your description; what was your ancestor's job/role and his/her country of origin. You're welcome to elaborate even further if you like.

Medieval Wikipedia:

Need some more background on what "medieval" is? Look here: Medieval
You're looking at a time line of about 750-1500 AD, you've got hundreds of years to work with. Here is a time line

Contest Week 26 will be open for entries from Sunday, August 20th to Saturday, August 26th, 11:59 PM PST.

CLICK HERE FOR WEEK 25 WINNERS

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Creativity: The amount of imagination, originality and expressiveness that was put into the entry.
Technique & Effort: The amount of style, skill and craft that was put into the entry.
Following the Theme: How well the entry followed the theme of the contest.

Please memo Cloxboy if you have any questions or comments about the Contest Board. You may also leave your questions and comments on this thread but we prefer you memo us if your query requires lengthy discussion.

For more information about the 2Draw Contest Board and a record of past contest winners, please look at the 2Draw Contest Board Welcome Page.

1st. Mamaie by Luka - be sure to check out the judge's comments!
2nd. William Sheperd by Caddris
3rd. Odin's Norwegian Daughter by TammyF

Thanks to all who participated. :)

And i thought i wouldn't have to use history on here.
Are you supposed to guess what they were like?

Now this sounds good, I'm from Ukranian and Croatian stock so I know where my ancestors come from. Question, can we use a ref, like a photo? I have an old one of my Grandmothers grandmother.

lol....this is interesting!!!......cnt wait too see the entries!

Senshi: In regards to what your ancestors wore and did during the medieval period, you should be able to find that general information online or at the library. As far as what your ancestor looked like facially, body type, skin color, you'll have to use your imagination.

Sweetcell: I'm glad you like the contest. Yes, you may use a photo ref but don't forget to make the person from that photo medieval. Obviously, there were no cameras back then, so merely copying the photo wouldn't work.

We had the "camera obscura"...bwahahaha..

You should do a contest like this but have it be war!!! That would be fun!!

er what happens if no one enters for the contest???....and there r only 2 ppl or somethin who do?

I think it's our job to make sure that doesn't happen.
not that i can talk, i plan on entering but iv'e got no idea what to draw.

thats the thing, maybe u should u kno, i sorta felt idiotic when i saw no one had submitted anythin yet. lol didnt wanna b the lone ranger.......

oh damn! keep_on_rollin is my sis, i typed tha, i didnt notice tha she was still signed in!!

poison ivy: Be it 2 entries or 20, the judging process will be completed for every contest. :)

Irish ought to be interesting...

:S dont think im gonna be able to finish it in time:S will have a couple of hours tonight, will have to work quickly

*Updated. Thanks to all who participated. :)