Patreon History Channel: Scythian warriors (Patreon)

After a long pause, Patreon History Channel is back with a new post!

And before you say anything about the terrible joke, you need to know that the pronunciation of Scythe, meaning the region above black sea and the population who settled there is different from "scythe" meaning the tool for cutting crops: you pronounce the first one "seeth" and the second one like "sight" (but without the g).That said, let's move on to the Scythians, a nomadic people who lived in the Eurasian steppes and between the northern Black Sea, the Caucasus, reaching as far as Persia and even coming into contact with the Chinese empire. They were great archers and valiant warriors, and the Greeks came into contact with them after conquering the northern shores of the Black Sea and Crimea. Greek historians also mention their female warriors, who must have caused quite a stir, given that women in Greece did not have public roles, let alone fight in armies. It is said that the legendary Amazons were inspired by these women, who could even aspire to positions of power. Later, some Greek historians reversed the facts, going so far as to say that the Amazons merged with the Scythians, who until then had a male army, thus obtaining a corps of fearsome female warriors.I chose this subject because the illustrations on Greek ceramics are very beautiful and rich in detail, especially in the clothing worn by Scythian female warriors. Here is an example:

Here's the time lapse video of the drawing process: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b3jbpfxa399jubbwu455b/phc-scythian.mp4?rlkey=4imwy9ze505yomsvtf6i666fa&dl=0