I need to see more armours. I looked through my old sketchbooks a few days ago and noticed I drew armour without remembering that a whole person had to fit inside the pieces. :(

it's another case wherein drawing from photoreference etc is by far the most useful tool I think-the forms are relatively transparent and obvious with a little study, and from there you can play around with them fairly easily.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/200.....-of-armor.html is not too bad of a newb primer/overview

Analysing at a few charismatic, recognisable armour technologies such as lorica segmentata, early 16th century european armour, japanese yoroi etc (as well as the obvious natual reference points of athropod articulation, armoured snails & so on... http://muton.blogspot.com/2006/01/a.....red-snail.html ) can prepare you pretty well for generating original & plausible sets of armour of your own that can still evoke whatever emotional responses you're after.

Wikipedia commons is often a good visual source, and a few additional links off the top of my head...
http://www.legionxxiv.org/corbridgaenlrg/
http://www.geocities.com/normlaw/page1.html
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/index.html

What a cornucopia of information and friendship you are! Thank you ever so. <3

Thank you for the armor link hun! I'm gonna have to pick your brain, cause I have a project for the summer/fall making some armor for my satyr costume. 8D And I totally don't know where to start in design flavor!~

Awww<3 It'd be my pleasure anytime we're both around x'3 My reply to stigmata, right above, might have interesting tidbits too~