| 01-05-2004, 12:54 AM | #1 |
I like drawing samurais, and heres my latest. It isnt finished, but the story behind this one is. This samurai was cast as an outsider and therefore left his civilization, the sword he has was his fathers, who was slain by an enemy samurai. He wants revenge for his fathers death. This scene hes sitting with his knees up, with arms on knees. Note its not finished yet. |
| 01-05-2004, 01:01 AM | #2 |
Hell yeah another samurai lover. I like mixing my samurai with bits of Shaolin influences and stances. Katanas are cool weapons though. This one is nice. I like the hair. |
| 01-05-2004, 01:07 AM | #3 |
Nice!!! but why does almost every Samurai story start with... "The ancient sword of his father..." icbm1987 |
| 01-05-2004, 01:08 AM | #4 |
answer me this question.. "Why doesnt it start with the ancient sword of his father..."? |
| 01-05-2004, 01:19 AM | #5 |
because then you end up creating a "template" that almost all of that genre will follow... in other words... it lacks originality... how about... "Weilding the ancient sword that his grandmother used ages ago..." then you get the backstory of the grandma and the story of the young samurai... and inevitably... whatever his grandma did affects what the outcome of the story will be... icbm1987 |
| 01-05-2004, 01:32 AM | #6 |
damnit u answered lol.. well i updated the stomach of the samurai, but i cant seem to get legs right. |
| 01-05-2004, 01:35 AM | #7 |
Because it's tradition. Fathers hand down their swords to their sons. That kind of story was actually pretty common so no biggie. |
| 01-05-2004, 01:37 AM | #8 |
hmmm... well if it's a pose you need... I would suggest the crouch... about 120 degree angles on the knees... with the implication that he will be spinning clockwise... could you understand what I said?emote_confusedemote_confused icbm1987 EDIT: 90 degrees became 120 |
| 01-05-2004, 02:00 AM | #9 |
Must be the foreshortening huh? Yeah it's tough, but not impossible. Try drawing him from the side then using reference points to put it in perspective. Kinda hard to explain... check www.polykarbon.com cuz he's got a pretty easy to understand tutorial on foreshortening. |
| 01-05-2004, 03:59 AM | #10 | |
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A simple question. In most Japanese samurai famillies the sword was handed down generation after generation: father to son. As late as the second World War, Japanese officers have been carrying swords of their ancestors. Till this day, there are age-old swords found in former USA soldier's homes, that have been taken as tropheys from bodies of dead Japanese officers. Yes, I'm nuts. -Bloody hell!- |
| 01-05-2004, 04:39 AM | #11 |
hmm.. the face looks like somebody from dbz with akuma's (street fighter) hair style. over all, it looks great. icbm1987: ha ha, a sword by his grandma. that story would be great because its so different from other samurai stories. "The spirit of my grandma is with me!!!" |
| 01-05-2004, 05:36 AM | #12 |
That looks alot like Amidamaru from the Shaman King series. Awesome work Tiki, you did it again. :D |
| 01-05-2004, 08:37 AM | #13 | |
definetly looks nice... Quote:
shoud've made a scetch before... ://// |
| 01-05-2004, 09:22 PM | #14 |
Erwtie, not everyone needs to sketch out before hand. I used to sketch my bodies out, now I just make them and they usually turn out perfectly fine...sometimes foreshortening is difficult, whether you sketch or not. |
| 01-05-2004, 10:52 PM | #15 | |
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lol i love that samurai... i was gonna do that shoulder pad thing, but didnt... |