Shirt.Woot

Re: Raaaaarrrr....wait a minute..

cute idea

Are these supposed to be three different ninjas, or more like a three-panel story of one ninja texting in the dark? Either way, like this concept. I'm not sure I'm sold on the execution, though...

Re: Forget Chopsticks...

It's cool...but I don't understand the reference to Japan other than the fact that the spork is apparently the new chopstick.

acobjoe wrote:I love the buildings, very creative!

Same here... I like this cute style from you Drakxxx... and the buildings are realllly cute!

Re: Japan Fan

GMV for sure! Great work!

Drakxxx wrote:My homage to a notorious staple of Japanese Horror cinema, the creepy dead girl with the living hair.

Link to larger composition:
http://i27.tinypic.com/35chl6x.jpg

Thanks in advance for the support guys!

You nailed it - awesome!!!!!

Re: The Samurai and the Sea Dragon

wow this is really BA.

Re: next step...Tokyo!

my favorite artist!

Re: next step...Tokyo!

Aw, he looks so happy!
I like the use of the green and purple.

Re: Cranes Across the Rising Sun

Classical Japanese motifs and symbols against black in red, gold, gray, and white. Enjoy and thanks for looking.

Re: tsuki no usagi

According to Japanese legend, instead of a man in the moon, there is a rabbit on the moon who pounds mochi.
月の兎 - tsuki no usagi.

Re: Nihon

thank you! glad you all like it

Re: How to Make a Better Paper Crane

Very clever, Jdub!

bobo1230 wrote:I'm confused. Is that an egg behind the monster, or his shell?

Thanks guys. The design is suppose to be logo esque, so that element serves as a backdrop to compliment the colors of the Kanji text on the bottom.

Re: The Unrivaled Warrior

The text says "The Unrivaled Warrior".

my favorite food is, in fact, sushi. Monster Roll is the best! (the fish is crying mercy)

Re: MERCY!!! Cried the Fish

Re: The Samurai and the Sea Dragon

It would have been better if it read something like "Fortitude" or "Thou shall not pass", "My perogative" instead of just the obvious. Just a suggestion. great looking drawing!!

Re: Shouri

i was gonna do a grungy samurai one but then i realized you would do one and it would be so much better than mine.

and i was right! looks awesome.

Re: Spirit of the Mountain Pass

This looks really neat, but the symbols seem disconnected to the design. I dunno .

cute! love the redness...

Re: Forget Chopsticks...

Re: Blending in with the Locals

like all the layers of activity...

Re: The Samurai and the Sea Dragon

Holy halibut..is tasty! Great job!

Re: Kokoro

The basic idea is to have the 'Kokoro' kanji right on top of the person's heart. Kokoro can mean heart, soul, mind, intelligence, center and core, thus the idea here was to have the rising sun as if emanating from within.

Re: The Samurai and the Sea Dragon

First asphalt design I've voted for in awhile; this really seems to work with the shirt color. Love the illo. I agree that the text could've been a little more imaginative, but since only one person I know will have a hope of reading it anyway, it's not a dealbreaker for me by any means.

re: desire

Nice job big guy ! Good luck !

Re: visual haiku

Really like this one Josephus.

Drakxxx wrote:My homage to a notorious staple of Japanese Horror cinema, the creepy dead girl with the living hair.

Link to larger composition:
http://i27.tinypic.com/35chl6x.jpg

Thanks in advance for the support guys!

I sooooo want this! I'm still sad that your last creepy one in the 'two' derby didn't win.

riffmaster18 wrote:thank you! glad you all like it

is it just me or does the lady in the kimono next to the fish look like michael jackson?

do the characters say anything? or just design?

skirochester wrote:Tora 2010.

3 colors on olive.

The main symbol means "tiger" and the line below is a Japanese proverb "If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch it's cub". The lesson meaning, "nothing ventered, nothing gained".

..Interesting use of the shotokan tiger.

Re: Sumo-oke, sung from the heart

GMV for the DD2 reference alone... *snort

Re: Tora 2010

Are you encouraging people to catch tiger cubs skirochester? For shame!;)
Really lovely... I like the colors, love tigers.

Re: Forget Chopsticks...

loveit!!!

Re: Things from Japan

collab with sekiyoku. we each sketched half of them and then switched for the lineart and the coloring.

text: nature, food, people, animals
bottom: japan

Click here for half tone closeup
Click here for larger view of the design

jabberjaws13 wrote:is it just me or does the lady in the kimono next to the fish look like michael jackson?

do the characters say anything? or just design?

haha, funny you mentioned that...I thought the same thing but decided to leave it like that.

The characters say Nihon (Japan)

re: nihon!!!

Sorry bro -- the "wa" in the middle should be spelled as a "ha" when used as the subject marker.

Re: Mister Roboto

I know I'm gonna get tied to a pole and beaten to death with this pop culture reference but hey, better to try than not...try. Yeah.
Essentially, it is a robot, a mister robot saying "You are welcome.". All those people saying "Domo Arigato Mr.Roboto" and there never was an answer for Mr. Roboto, which seems rude.

jabberjaws13 wrote:is it just me or does the lady in the kimono next to the fish look like michael jackson?

Maybe it is in fact Michael Jackson?

imsochady wrote:Holy halibut..is tasty! Great job!

You've tried holy halibut?

Wow, that's some movement in here. Reminds me of cartoons, anime, and comics all at once. Very nice work.

Re: Rising Spirit

land of rising sun
bonsai spirit grows
cherry blossoms life

skirochester wrote:Tora 2010.

3 colors on olive.

The main symbol means "tiger" and the line below is a Japanese proverb "If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch it's cub". The lesson meaning, "nothing ventered, nothing gained".

i love clever pieces.