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-AWC Jan 13-19 Theme: Samurai-
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Published: 2008-01-18 22:37:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 16127; Favourites: 315; Downloads: 1
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Wow. Started it yesterday and finished it today at 8:00 am...IΒ΄m quite a fan of the samurai genre and lifestyle, thatΒ΄s why it took me several hours to figure out which animal to draw and how to do it.
Although everyone only think on Yojimbo when it comes about anthro samurais, i wanted to do a rabbit anyways, avoiding any resemblances with this legendary character (also, when i was thinking about what to draw, i figured a bunny as a Shogun royal Guard (the Shinshengumi), and it could turn out as "Shinshenbunny" XDD (besides, i'm a REAL fan of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Hajime Saito, captain of this special division of samurais, so... i guess this more than anything was the real reason
))This one's Sagi, depicted as in the ukiyo-e ancient drawings; he's wearing the Shinshengumi Uniform. Hope you like it; Although i didn't want to paint it, I finally gave up and painted it a bit.
Damn... this PC has been uploading the page for 20 minutes... it's 19:43 here in Argentina, i hope not to miss the Contest! >_<
Inking with 0.2 and 0.5 Drawliners, coloured on CS2, several straight hours (XD)
01-21-08 EDIT:
WOOOW! I won the AWC!
I wanna thank all the support, visits and nice comments (and critics, why not!) of every people who's tuned at this page often.
And most of all, a LOT of thanks to the anthrochallenge staff, you guys are really great and do an excellent job by promoting the "anthro-culture"(!)
04-24-08 Edit:
Using the same lineart, i painted Sagi again, tryin' to follow the same color pattern i used before, but with a little different POV, so to speak. You can check the new version here ----> [link]
05-27-2009 Edit:
I cannot believe i earned a DD with this piece, seriously! I remember a chat with one of the former Anthro gallery directors, asking, by the way, what this piece needed to earn a DD, since i thought i put something special to it (and besides i really think it's an original concept).
I deeply thank `Katmomma for this distinction, and i hope this shows other artists that Anthro discipline opens a variety of ideas and gives a massive space for creativity, a quality that somehow is fading away. Thanks a lot to all the people that faved , commented and watched my other pieces; without people's approval, a distinction like this one wouldn't be that important!
I told this before, but i'll say it again: ANTHRO CROWD, YOU GUYS ROCK!!!
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You should make this as a print. The detail is very well done.
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Whoa, i never thought about that; thank you very much! n_n
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Thaaaaaaanks! n_n!!
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This has to go in my favorite anthro folder- because I've been wanting to see this piece featured ever since I first laid eyes on it during that anthrochallenge week- A truly intriguing character design and I love the texture. Really nice piece coming from you- Keep up the fantastic work!
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Thank you very much for your words and your choice on the DD, Katmomma!
As i stated on comments here and on other Anthro pieces, even thoug i'm not much of a fan of the style, i enjoy *anthrochallenge 's Themes propositions since they force you to think and try to be as original as possible, a unique characteristic, in my opinion, of the Anthro category (besides, I applaud masterpieces such as Guarnido-Diaz Canales's Blacksad, and here in Da, the works of =DavidStrife , =zowolf , =thunderfox5 and :devshadow-wolf, just to mention some great artists)
Not to mention that, being an afficionate on other galleries, such as manga/anime and fanart, no one is equal in kindness, originality and groove for me than what i call "the Anthro Crowd"
Again, i appreciate your time on commenting and judging one of my pieces; these are the kind of things that makes pulling originality, time and effort artistic boundaries a worthy try.
Greetings from Santa Fe, Argentina! n_n
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Congrats!
I think this is the first time someone's used a rabbit in any Japanese art I've seen on Deviant.
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For real?
I thought it was a familiar concept!
Thanks for your comment!
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Lol, maybe I'm still too new, but I really can't recall any samurai rabbits XD
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this is crazy, like wack. It suxxx! good job.
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Very nice. 8D
...This was probably asked but did you use water color? XD;;
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Nope; CS2, as stated on the comments n_n
Thanks for your comment!
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Oh I missed that -head desk- XD; Sorry. I hate it when I do that
No problem 8D Amzed how much it looks like a watercolor XD
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Bunny is absolutely beautiful, great feeling of strength in the image even thought it is a bunny
i also had a look at your re-coloured version and please don't take this the wrong way, but i think that the original colours are a lot more... organic-looking? (sorry, not sure how to phrase this!). The new colour is very slick, but the older version seems to convey the "ancient" feel to the image far better.. and that's my unsolicited two cents *grin* Love your work though!! WONDERFUL
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I had a similar feeling too, don't worry.
Thing is, y'know, when you read a couple of tutorials you want to try out new colouring styles (thing which i'm still on). Both are mouse-coloured, but of course, on the second one I focused on highlighting other design aspects, i didn't go for the overall composition.
Should i have gone on that way? Probably. But it's already done
Thanks for your precise words and your honest critique. Greetings from Argentina! n_n
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haha yeah, I do know what you mean! I'm itching to do a couple more colouring tutorials as well (although due to a current lack of computer at home I won't be doing that for a while!) having said that, my skills are not nearly as honed as yours
As for the honest feedback, you're very welcome! When I see something as cool as Bunny, how could I not give my two cents
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I've never seen a samurai bunny..."There's always a first for everything" I guess
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Never!? Are you sure?
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My friends tell me "Never say never," but it's true, I've never seen one
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Since Usagi means rabbit, does Sagi=Bunny?
Anyway, I love this pic. Very accurate pose. <3
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I used Sagi both as a reference for a Japanese name and the logical Usagi=rabbit association, nothing else.
Thanks for your comment! n_n
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Ah, cool.
No problem! <3
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Saitou from RK was definitely a badass character with an interesting fighting style and I love how the pose here represents the Gatotsu Ishiki, though the Nishiki (Or Sanshiki, I forget which is the one where the blade is horizontal to the ground above his head for a downward strike) would have worked just as well, but maybe not from that angle. I do have a few critiques, but you can ignore them just because I nitpick about the little things when it comes to something I love (in this case, feudal Japan): his daisho should be on the other side, under his haori, his haori should have a split from the hem to the waist (and his tail should stick out from between it), and his hakama should be wider (hence why they're called skirt-pants by some). But that's just my nitpicking and they don't detract from the overall amazingness of the picture.
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I'll take notes of those descriptions (that happens when you don't inform yourself about what you'll be drawing!); but you should also explain about what haori, daisho and other specific words are, in order to learn from it.
It's fantastic you love Feudal Japan and, most important, that you can give us all this info, for real!It's really useful to receive these kind of comments.
Domo arigato gozaimasu, pal!
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Sorry about that; I use them so often that I forget most people don't know what they are. A haori is kinda like a Japanese cloak. Best example: it's the blue and white jacket the Shinsengumi were so famous for. Daisho is a term that means "big and small" referring to the katana and wakizashi pairing that only samurai were allowed to wear (kinda like badges or pistols with police officers); if anyone outside the bugeisha, or warrior class, wore the twin swords, it was considered a crime, normally worthy of the practice of kiri sute gomen, which basically means that a samurai had the authorization to kill just about anyone, anywhere, and it's excusable.
*Laughs* Well, I know so much because I love history and I love Japanese culture. Unfortunately, I mostly only know about the warrior class and the Sengoku-jidai (Warring States period which would give Tokugawa Ieyasu the chance to seize power and let his dynasty reign for 300 years until the Meiji Restoration in the mid-1800s where the Shinsengumi came into play).
It's not a problem. I'm always happy to share whatever information I can, so if you need to know anything, just ask; for instance, did you know that in Japanese culture, red is considered the color of valor and courage? That's why the leader in something like Power Rangers is red as well as many famous samurai throughout history (Sanada Yukimura, Takeda Shingen's cavalry leader, is one famous example).
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Impressive, man. This for sure will come in handy!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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No worries. I know just enough to sound smart and informed, but not enough to really be an expert. Plus, while I like just about everything about Japanese culture, I'm not a fan of their martial arts, i.e. Aikido, Judo, etc. because they're purely grappling (brought on by the fact that punching or kicking an armored samurai would be more detrimental than anything) and grappling relies on the enemy surrendering to win. Of course, while I respect their effectiveness, I also don't like Chinese martial arts, because they're too showy; there's too much wasted motion. Which is why I'm a fan (and informal practicioner) of Muay Boran (Muay Thai's ancestor; Muay Boran was developed as a martial art for when soldiers lost their swords in battle and so it focuses on defeating an enemy as quickly as possible to allow you to move on to the next enemy). Oh! Something I just remembered that will help in your artwork (if you do another samurai theme, that is): did you know that hakama have seven pleats (five in front, two in back) which are said to represent the seven virtues of Yuki (Courage), Jin (Benevolence), Gi (Justice), Rei (Civility), Makoto (Sincerity), Chugi (Fidelity), and Meiyou (Honor)? Hakama also used to be worn in two styles, the separate leg style that's so famous, and a single skirt/kilt style. The separate leg style was actually developed in response to the popularity of mounted combat to allow easy riding.
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Thank you! n_n
And thanks for faving it too!
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You didn't really heard about the bunnies of mibu. I think the wolves had something to with it.
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Yeah, now that you mention it... there's something Historians may have missed it.
We could write a cool script about that!
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Well I think the wolves made more of a name for them self or the Historians didn't focus on them as much.
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Yeah, i guess you can say that XD!
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