Harusame (completed)

Posted Jul 17, 2006, 7:49:06 PM UTC

Well, here's the finished version of this ninja. I was really dumb and didn't plan out the picture first, so there are probably a couple of problems. I like how she came out pretty much, but when I tried to make a convincing background, I didn't do too well, X( or probably could've picked a better one altogether. But, let me know what you think; I can still tweek anything. Thanks, and hope you like it. :)

Comments

ArkillianDragon
Jul 17, 2006, 7:08:52 PM UTC
It feels off balance to be honest, and I thought with that pose that they were more of a mage than a fighter.

The important thing about a picture like this is to give it a mood that tells the veiwer who he is. If you put him in a more dynamic stance, or put something in to say he's a ninja, it would be clearer. Also- watch your textures- it's not enough to fill in an area with pencil, it must have the same texture as what you're penciling. The leaves- if you penciled it in oval fashion, it would look more in place. I'l stop now cause my thumb hurts ^^; Owwie!
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- KazeToMizu
  Jul 18, 2006, 7:51:27 AM UTC | Total Edits: 2 | Last edited on Jul 18, 2006 by KazeToMizu
  Thanks for the ideas. It took a while, but I think I finally created a proportional figure (something between the head, torso length and hips is way off in that picture >_< ). And I'm about to go back to the background to work on the leaves and grass.
  
  But by ninja, I didn't really want to show fighting, but a more meditative or prepartory stage before a fight or something else (that hand symbol allows them to control time and space-if you're a believer of the kuji-in). So mage would be more like it in this case.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Jul 18, 2006, 1:59:40 PM UTC
  Ok- if you wanted ninja in that case, then something pyhisical, like weapons or something that would suggest ninja or fighter. Maybe the expression would suggest that they are still battle ready even when calm. The expression seems too kind, which is why I chose mage. He seems too passifist in this picture. People that regularly see death have a different expresion, even when calm
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  KazeToMizu
  Jul 20, 2006, 7:51:40 AM UTC
  Cool, thanks for those insights. Finally I made it a not-bad drawing. Thanks for giving me some more ideas for this drawing and the future.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Jul 20, 2006, 1:45:34 PM UTC
  NP. There's alot about art that people are assumed to learn when they draw for long enough. Sometimes you need to research it. I've got a small libuary of referance books. Photography books are actually really good for compositions and stuff... they don't concentrate on drawing.
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  KazeToMizu
  Jul 25, 2006, 9:49:57 AM UTC
  Alright, I'll definitely get some reference books. And I'll just keep working at it, so hopefully I'll discover some more techniques or tricks through that.
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majinbulgeta
Jul 17, 2006, 4:21:51 PM UTC
AWESOME STUFF !
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- KazeToMizu
  Jul 17, 2006, 6:19:52 PM UTC
  Thank you very much.
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