Master and Servant 2D Entry: Per Gullarp

[Mnstr]

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Hi, starting out with a simple sketch just to get the idea on paper, the composition will probably change with time, like size and all that. I´ve been inspired by some books that teach out sword techniques.

The idea is about a bunch of Zen-Warriors that fight each other. Right now I dont know if there should be a master teaching some apprentice a bujutsu teknik or a sword master dishing out som serious blows ending up in casualties. But I think one thing is certain, that the grand master, the allseeing zen guy is watching them all...Buddha.

[Links]

Excellent idea! GL! http://www.cgtalk.com/images/icons/icon13.gif

[curannon]

cool idea good luck mate! I think the last picture in the series. the one at the bottom should be bigger

[Links]

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[Matt-Bortolino]

Nice, when I first saw this I thought you'd planned a comic-page style image, which is a great format for showing the sword techniques (the rituals/disciplines of which & their place in japanese society could themselves be a master/servant relationship). But as a series of thumbnail sketches, I think the last is the most dynamic & three dimensional.

[ChrisThatGuy]

Maybe you could do a single image (the last thumbnail seems like a good basis for it) with the soldier defending something at the base of a huge statue, as if he's honour-bound to protect it.

[curannon]

I don't think you should skip all the images but rather focus on the last one. render that one completly and have the others blend into the image in a more dynamic way.

[Mnstr]

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Just wrestling with the sketch but I think I am closing in on how I want the composition to be

[Mnstr]

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Add some more details to the sketch before final composition.

[Mnstr]

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[Mnstr]

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After some cutting, pasting and changing sizes on the scanned sketches I think Im finished with the composition. Starting to add shadows and stuff.

[NOOB!]

whoa thats looking great!

[andreasrocha]

Beautiful drawings...inspiring!

[W-I-L]

your line work, and figures are perfect. i love this stuff, so will be wathcing from now on. Can not wait and see how you use colour. suternly an interesting composition... different. but i like. very comic bookish.

[Mnstr]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7328/7328_1113409843_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7328/7328_1113409843_large.jpg)

Very, very ruff colors. Shadows and lights is on its way.

[Mnstr]

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More colors and light. Added a texture in the background. Just trying to get some more details in there.

[Tranchefeux]

Hello, your image interests me much, I am a fan of the spirit of the samouraïs and spirits of the sabre of texture its controlled good, go, go, for the continuation.

[fensterer]

I was just browsing the entries and came across your entry. Nice idea. I like the there is that near contradiction of all the fighting figures and then the calm Buddha in the background. I am looking forward to seeing this one finished. Impressive so far!

[Kraull]

The texture and the mood is just cool! Keep up the great work!:)

[curannon]

starting to look really cool! abit monochromatic now. will you bring more colors into the picture. it is kinda hard to read as it is now. i am sure it will be great once it is finished. keep up the good work!

[Mnstr]

Thanks for all comments!
(curannon)Yes I will bring color to the picture to make it easier to distinguish the characters. But still keep it quite dark and sepia colored.

[Samuraikuroi]

Tja, Mnstr. NICE pencil work!!! The movement is fantastic! And really like the piece as a whole! :thumbsup:

My Master & Servent (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=226306&page=2&pp=15)

[artjunkie]

WHAAA? Why haven't I seen THIS before?!! This is AMAAAAZING! I guess my only excuse is there are just way too many talented artists in this challenge (yup, that's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it :D )

Love the drawings and concept art and I really like the textured look you have goin' on there (almost like an old bit of scroll, or something). I'm diggin' the whole samurai theme too... bushido (way of the warrior) is a part of the lives of many aspiring martial artists out there... me included!

Keep up the great work, and I'll check back for your updates!

Cheers!

[LoPuS]

Nice, Keep up the good work. I like the concept and style. Hope to see an update soon, I'm really looking forward to seeing it finished.

[Mnstr]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7328/7328_1113919039_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/7328/7328_1113919039_large.jpg)

Closeup from the painting. Starting to work with the details on the guy, The buddha figure in the back isnt even close to finished yet. More to come!

[E.T]

skitfint!! :thumbsup:

Very Frank Miller in the poses, strong sense o movement AND force.
A bit hard to read though but im guessing youll fix that in the colouring.

keep it up, ill b watching u.

[marcheen]

det ser jatte bra ut!! skitfint som E.T sade har hehe. you have some serious skills man.

lycka till!!

[Mnstr]

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Ok, posting 2 images. Im trying hard to get this picture finished before the competition ends. My daytime job is not making it easy. Dont think ive posted anything for at least a week or so.

[Slav]

great work ... ill look out for updates! :thumbsup:

[Mnstr]

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anyway, here are some closeups on the details. there is still so much more to do on this picture before reaching the final image.

[curannon]

great progress! like the wolverine look on the guy in the middle :)

[HenrikH]

Ey, what up, yo!
This is some bomb shit, man!
Do you have any reference for the fight poses of the fellows or do you just raw dog it? They got a whole lot of power in them.
Sweet! Keep it up PGP!!

OG HonkyTonk

[AirbORn]

Very nice composition. I like the drama that is showing in your piece. It would be nice to have a little more dynamic ligthing I find everything is competing for attention. SOme nice sudtle highlights and shadows on some of the characters would do the trick. :) Keep up the great work!

[Mnstr]

Thanks for all encouragement, I really need it!
(AirbORn) Yes I will try to get some more lights and shadows in it. Its still to flat and singel colored.

[Mnstr]

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Im back!

[armorofgod]

hey buddy, thats some real AMAZING drawings in there......but i find some mistakes in the concept...cuz you have drawn budda and many warriors, but budda is err "lord of peace?"

i dont know i think budda is something related to peace..

[curannon]

Hey cool to see an update! Been awhile since the last one. Hope you will make it in time.

[authentic]

This really great. Nice pose. Love the composition.:thumbsup:

[Mnstr]

Thanks for the comments they are most welcome

Ok, first of all, I have not been practising Buddhism or studying religion in any special way so I can't say whats exactly right or wrong.

This painting was my version of 3 samurais practising bujutsu techniques and they are followers of Zen Buddhism. Buddha is the their Master and they are servants of a religion or a way of belief. And you can also say that the one who stands as the champion at the end of the battle is the master and the others are servants or foe of some sort. But still followers of Zen.

Buddha may be the "lord of peace?" (armorofgod, quote) but I think its wrong to say that drawing warriors and Buddha is a mistake. It is claimed that Zen was the foundation of the martial arts in the feudal Japan. Providing all the elements of philsophy and theory to create a strong characer and personality for instance in bujutsu. Zen was a key element to develope a man that was constantly exposed to danger both on and off the battlefield. The Japanese culture was dominated by warriors and the militant forms of Zen with its disciplines and techniques, and then we bump into some really heavy stuff, the breathing which is one of the bigger parts of Buddhism, to prepare, clear, have insight, bla bla and all the things that comes alonge with that. I can go on and on but in very short terms, if u were practising Zen Buddhism to the core as a fighting man of feudal Japan u should be able to explode into full action with a devasteting force and have a superior control of all the weapons and techniques to send your opponent to place where he will bother u no more.

It is probably a zillion people that spinn there heads of after this fuzzy explanation about
Zen Buddism. I will be pleased if some with the right skills would help me clear this
subject out

Check this out if u want to know more about Buddhism and martial arts.

http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=450



/PG

[Mnstr]

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closeup on the lower parts of the picture.
Adding more details on the clothings

[Mnstr]

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swords and more details

[Mnstr]

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adding a texture/pattern made inte Illustrator in the backgrund. And a Color layer to make the picture not so much sepia, but I still like it to be quite neutral, almost like an old japanese painting or something in that direction.

[arkinet]

great overall!! nothing to say... good luck dude:thumbsup:

[rwitzsche]

Interesting idea! I like your use of colour, nice work!

[arLutiK]

Per, nice idea and you did a good job with it. :)

[Mnstr]

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Alright this is the final image. Thanks for all support and comments! May the best samurai win :)

/Per Gullarp

[Links]

Yarr.. great work matey, 'tis like ye stole th' grand booty of th' pacific an' plunder'd some of Tortuga, and alas! painted 'em all on yer canvas!


...me needs rum...

[paperclip]

Hey, no pirate talk, that's my preserve :D


I really like your colors and technique, it looks rather aged and I like it! You handled the monochromatic look very well, that's difficult to pull off for sure.
Good luck with tightening it up. Only crit is-- I would brighten up the highlights. That would help show where the focus of the picture is supposed to be.
Keep it up!:thumbsup:

[curannon]

turned out great! The colors made a big difference. I like it!
Good luck!

[Odysseus-XB]

COOL!

I wish you good luck

Please see MY MASTER & SERVANT (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=238908)

[AdrielaSakamoto]

First, I like your tones here. Your lighting is very subtle, but carries the mood of the piece very well. The piece has a very nice balance of stillness and dynamics. Your command of the human body in motion is very evident here. Well done.

Second, I have what is probably a stupid question: Are the samauri arranged randomly, or is their arrangement a kanji? Yes, I have an overactive imagination.

Best of luck in the Challenge!
Adri Sakamoto

[crowley]

Wow. How did I manage to miss that one all this time? Really good work. I love the overall mood, and the postures of the samurais, very dynamic. And that trail of blood at the bottom of the picture is a really nice touch. :thumbsup:

[Mnstr]

No, I didnt have Kanji in mind when I did the picture. I just saw the guys in the middle like an S-shape kinda thing and to have a nice flow of some sort. Perhaps the picture is a little hard to read. I should have brougth more focus on the bottom part and made the middle section more blurry/action/dreamish. Still a wanted it to have the style of a monochrome japanese painting. Afterwards maybe I should have change a few if things...I will have that in mind to next time but I think it came out pretty good anyway.

good luck to all ov ya!

[Miyagu]

hi,
i somehow completely missed this entry...

not much to say.. i really like the way you use your colors and background-textures with that ancient kind of look.. and your figures look very vivid and dynamical in their poses..

can´t wait to see some more of your work :) *likes not only demons but also samurai*

good luck to you! :thumbsup:

[xric7]

oh...i somehow completely missed this entry...

me too,dunkelgold...ha..
hi..Mnstr.realy cool idea of m 'n s.love the way u pose the figure and color.and also ur background.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bounce:
congratulation.good luck to u.:)

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