Historical accurate knight and/or cataphract armour (for HORSE)?

Ryselle-Ryssa

Hi!

Before I start to reinvent the wheel, that is, build it myself, perhaps someone has already seen a prop or asset. I take also non-DAZ-ready suggestions, perhaps it can be converted rather easily...

What I'm looking for is something like this: https://www.pinterest.de/pin/322711129545784180/ or this https://www.pinterest.de/pin/338895940689668963/ - a full-body-horseclothing if you will ^^

Also, I'm searching the "old" version, the cataphract: https://alchetron.com/Cataphract

If not available, I will go onto building - any tips for this?

Best wishes

Ryselle

 

 

FSMCDesigns

Historical accuracy isn't much in demand or sells as well as fantasy around here, but these are probably the closest to what you are looking for

https://www.daz3d.com/ceremonial-horse-armor

https://www.daz3d.com/ceremonial-horse-armor-textures

https://www.daz3d.com/guardian-horse-armor-for-daz-horse-2

https://www.daz3d.com/fantasy-dark-knight-armor-for-daz-horse-2

https://www.daz3d.com/fantasy-dark-knight-armor-texture-expansion

rcourtri_789f4b1c6b

What horse model would you be using? Daz Horse 2?

Might also try:

https://www.daz3d.com/knightly-barding

https://www.daz3d.com/knightly-barding-textures

https://www.daz3d.com/dark-barding

https://www.daz3d.com/dark-barding-textures

I don't remember seeing a caparison--a cover which would extend over most of the horse, like a 'horse cape'.

Ryselle-Ryssa

Thank you for your replies :-) I have nearly all of these assets, but none of them is quiete fitting ^^

So... Work in progress:

 

Chumly

These shaders are pretty good... do you have or have you tried them?

https://www.daz3d.com/uber-iray-medieval-armor-shaders

Ryselle-Ryssa

Yes, I own those and I love them ♥

I have updraded the Cataphract tho and here it is in all its glory:

 

FSMCDesigns

That is pretty cool, love the illustration look to the image. One note on composition, I would have moved the tree behind the camels head so it doesn't look like he has a mohawk, LOL

Catherine3678ab

{um, hmmm ... if horsey is going to bite, its ears are back} {horsies don't like camels {camels stink} so it's hard to get horsies close to camels - can be done but it's not easy which usually translates into not too safe either} I was never here.

Ryselle-Ryssa

FSMCDesigns said:

That is pretty cool, love the illustration look to the image. One note on composition, I would have moved the tree behind the camels head so it doesn't look like he has a mohawk, LOL

^^ Hehe, you are right, no I cannot unsee mowhawk camel :D 

Ryselle-Ryssa

Catherine3678ab said:

{um, hmmm ... if horsey is going to bite, its ears are back} {horsies don't like camels {camels stink} so it's hard to get horsies close to camels - can be done but it's not easy which usually translates into not too safe either} I was never here.

Thank you for the hint  I didn't knew that, for I was never one of the horse girls ^^ Since this isn't the last image with horsies I'm planning on, I have saved this info in my brain-harddrive :D 

Catherine3678ab

Ryselle-Ryssa said:

Catherine3678ab said:

{um, hmmm ... if horsey is going to bite, its ears are back} {horsies don't like camels {camels stink} so it's hard to get horsies close to camels - can be done but it's not easy which usually translates into not too safe either} I was never here.

Thank you for the hint  I didn't knew that, for I was never one of the horse girls ^^ Since this isn't the last image with horsies I'm planning on, I have saved this info in my brain-harddrive :D 

You're welcome. Have had time to watch quite a few horse videos, there is one series made by someone who really knows how to read a horse, "Think Like a Horse" - he's lived an interesting life so give leeway for his people attitudes ;-) There's another channel with the beautiful Friesian horses too - lots of walking and running about scenes.