Album - Kingdom Mini Album 1: "History of Kingdom I: Arthur"
Full Album Photocard Set
Arthur 》 Dann
Mujin 》 Louis
Ivan 》 Jahan 》 Chiwoo
Kingdom! Or I gues The KingDom now??? Regardless, I adore them, and these cards are wonderful. Especially the backs, with Excalibur and the leaf framing, it's all so gorgeous!
scanned by me. please credit BrigidAndair or Jasmyr if you use these scans for anything!
Hi. I've been watching a lot of 90s anime lately, so I decided to draw Ivan like he's the villain character featured in the OP of an old anime. Below is the process video of me drawing this, if you wanna look at it. :)
There is a lot of 18th Century Inspiration in History of Kingdom: Part V. Louis, specifically in the Portrait version of the album. The detail that I love the most are the pages that feature lover’s eyes.
Lover’s eyes were a late 18th century/early 19th century fashion accessory depicting the eye of a loved one. These were often sentimental pieces, with the eyes being that of a spouse, child, or other loved one. They were miniature portraits painted in watercolor on ivory and placed in jewelry, such as a brooch or a pendant or a ring.
The story behind these pieces is that supposedly George IV wished to send a token of his love to the widow Maria Fitzherbert, but the court was none too happy about the idea of him sending something so romantic to her. To get around this, he commissioned a miniatures artist to paint only the eye. Thus, birthed this trend. Supposedly. Whether it’s true or not, it doesn’t really matter as it started what would be a popular trend for many years.
Imagine my shock when I opened up my Portrait version album and saw these little images of eyes on the pages! I mentioned it on Twitter and no one seemed to know what I was talking about, so I was alone in my knowledge. Seeing these images was proof that a lot of research had been done to make sure the album had plenty of history accuracy while still maintaining the fantasy concept.
The detail of adding lover's eyes into the album even inspired me to attempt making one myself! I may have gone a bit hardcore, but it was fun! I really hope Kingdom continues adding such cool historical details into their albums, because it was so fun discovering this inside the album.