Dragon Warrior by papawayne

Work In Progress • Illustration • posted on Jul 01, 2008

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This is the beginning of a T-shirt design. I'm happy with the simplicity of the graphics and the flow of lines, but I think it is lacking something. I've tried adding various rings around the image (colored and B/W, patterned and plain), but that seems to detract from the overall effect. I'm thinking about adding her hands on the sword to create the classic samurai pose, in hopes that will fill out the image some. The last thing I want to do is make the image too busy. I'd like the viewer to understand the image at a glance. Any and all comments or suggestions would be appreciated. By the way, the Chinese symbols read: DRAGON WARRIOR. Thanks ~ Papawayne

Comments (8)

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lethalliam

1:25AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Awesome. :P

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PSDuck

1:41AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Great art! You're right on the "lacking something", tho'. IMHO, something else is needed to negate any impression that she is beheaded, such as the hand on the swordgrip, like you suggested. I will try to think of a possible something. I give you a 5!

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hartafire

2:21AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Simple design, very well done, looking forward to the finished design.

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papawayne

6:33AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Thanks all for the comments. PSDuck: I'm going to work on the hands today. With her head and the sword hanging in empty space, it is hard to tell if it belongs to her or has just chopped her head off. Wouldn't want to give the wrong impression:)

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thecytron

9:03AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Soooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooooooool!

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kitzie21

4:25AM | Fri, 04 July 2008

At first sight I thought this looked really amazing, but the second time around, I got what you meant by something is missing. The line-drawing style is great, and the general concept would work well for a T-shirt. But the way the head is just floating above the sword is a little weird. I agree with PSDuck that she looks beheaded. Perhaps you can switch the angle or position of the sword? Anyway, I look forward to the evolution of that picture. Good luck.

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theprojectionist

7:14PM | Fri, 04 July 2008

This Rocks

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adamcatfish

1:59PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

This is really cool. I don't see the beheading thing, but maybe some added collar would clear that perception up. Not sure that a hand is really necessary IMO.