[@Piddle] Yeah. I'm sure he can get it printed if he likes it that much, even if having you send it to him in an actual frame would be metal af.

The pic I linked is not too far from what I'll want in the end: black and gold armor with a late-[url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/36/84/9f/36849f37b00c05aad5f5be99837e516c.jpg]Transitional[/url] style, meaning chains and brigandine under a layer of plate. On top, some sort of tabard or surcoat for displaying his heraldry. (I'd give you a rough mock-up of his house's escutcheon: red, white, and green being the dominant colors. But I'm definitely not a visual artist, as you will see lmao.) The background would be rather plain in the style of these old portraits, but there might be some accessories/decorations to one side like shields, tables and tablecloths, bundles of spears.

[url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/17/7a/b4/177ab475a504e545a2f7db27a4ccf911--military-officer-french-art.jpg]example of a finished product, though from a much later period (17th Century)[/url]

With all of that said, I think I'll settle on colored digital. Thoughts, apprehensions, questions? Definitely feel free to do your studies if you need time, and when you're ready, get in touch with me so I can send a proper character description whenever.