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I found a pretty cool knight armor at metmuseum.org. I use this as a base reference to generate 9 products, then turn these into a Recraft style. Afterwards I use Recraft model to generate a series of products under St. Galgano brand.
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St. Galgano - A luxury house inspired by the medieval knight.
Knighthood was never simply given. A boy began training at seven as a page, then served as a squire to a knight who mentored him in arms, horsemanship and courtesy. Only after more than a decade of discipline could he kneel to be knighted.
Our name honors Galgano Guidotti, a 12th-century Tuscan knight who chose a different kind of courage. In 1180, he turned away from combat and drove his sword into a stone on the hill of Montesiepi, where it remains to this day. Some historians believe his story inspired the legend of the sword in the stone.
St. Galgano carries that choice into the present. We leave the battle behind and keep what made a knight: discipline, honor, courtesy and loyalty. Every piece is structured like armor and made to last, finished in the colors of the old armorers: heat-blued steel and burnished gold.
Chivalry, without the sword.
Reference Object: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23939
Recraft Project: https://www.recraft.ai/project/6eb0002b-8493-41e3-8ddc-6588ee70e470
Recraft Style: https://www.recraft.ai/styles/9c04d86a-98e0-48fe-a906-60d20cff5059
Prompt assistant: Claude (AI)
Showreel music: Gemini (AI)
30-second version of the video and for clarity, the 10 images that's intended to be submitted are the ones in the images with 'before' section, as re-uploaded in this post. Thank you.
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