That looks amazing!

Thanks a lot! Glad you think so <3

HA! Finally someone puts the arrow on the left side of the bow! Not sure why that bothers me so, but I see soo many pieces posted with the arrow resting on the right side of the bow it just peeves me!

Nice piece, lucky bastard with his elvish bow.....

*chuckles* Thank you kindly!

I'm not sure if you've heard/seen, but there was a video posted on YouTube that gained popularity that spread the idea that "real" archers only shoot from the right side of the bow, and that it's the fastest way to shoot bar none, and only "wannabe"/movie archers shoot from the left side. Its argument works if you know which grains of salt to take it with, but some people walked away from it with the wrong ideas about archery.

Having done archery myself, I'm in no way a pro, but I know enough to know that the fastest/"best" way of shooting really depends on a number of things - in general, shooting on the left side makes it easier to aim, since your eyes are better lined up with the path of the arrow, and is why most bows you'll see being made are made with an arrow shelf on the left side, whereas shooting on the right can be faster depending on your draw style and where your quiver/arrows are placed, and is how many ancient archers shot.

lol, sorry for the TL;DR.

I shoot a little traditional archery, both my longbow, and my wife's recurve have shelves or rests on the left. I have one hand made longbow with no shelf, truly traditional that could be shot from either side. But when I shoot it I still knock the arrow to the left as I feel I've got better control over the arrow.

I've heard about this video, but haven't seen it yet, I guess I can see speed being a factor depending on ones quiver.... Guess I should look it up.

Here are some examples of real-life archery where they draw on the right side of the bow:
http://maxre.deviantart.com/art/Wom.....2011-263505997
http://maxre.deviantart.com/art/Purple-299250082
http://maxre.deviantart.com/art/Blu.....ries-490692840

A lot of ancient archery involved drawing on the right side.

awesome...

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Thanks <3

Hehe, thanks a lot! <3 Hope you've been well :3

Awesome atmosphere :D

Thanks a lot :)

You're welcome. You are one of my favorite artists here ^^

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It looks so great! n.n

Thanks :)

I'm no expert on archery, but I'm glad someone has pulled off drawing a character with a bow and arrow so well! ^^

Thanks a lot, glad you think so!