Medieval Fabrics

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A color palette sampled from fabrics utilizing dyes that would have been available to authentic European medieval peasants.

This collection of swatches was gathered from photographs of fabric dyed using methods and colors that would have been available to medieval European peasants. It's a much wider spectrum of colors and more vivid hues than the bland, bleached oatmeal tones in which we usually picture medieval peasants toiling away, don't you think?

I hope you find these swatches of use in creating your artwork, and that they inspire some of the same joy, passion, and desire for expression our ancestors must also have felt while wearing them.

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Published : 2 years ago

Last updated : 2 years ago

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I have a Bachelor's Degree in Comic Art from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I'm a freelance illustrator and art hobbyist.