full plate armour can still look shmexy on chicks if you don't want to sacrifice realism

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>is just like any other IRL armor,
Which is leagues better than the slop many fantasy artists have been churning out since WoW and mainstream anime.

First get a bunch of designs you like. Analyze how it was designed, build your own from the building blocks you've learned, get feedback, improve and start from scratch. There's no easy or short way.