| 20 Jan 2001 |  Nathan F. Zuchlinski | Hmm...from that angle, I would say that the leg is a little disproportionate...and the hands are a little 'square', but other than that, I love the armour and shadding. | |
| 26 Mar 2001 |  Elven Angel | Ooogh. He has a lot of personality. But his hands are blocky, like legos. And just IMHO, the flowers on his armor are sort of funny. That's just me though; they're not even flowers, are they?   Jennie Seay replies: "The 'flowers' are supposed to be more like a Japanese mons (or whatever they're called - I can't find a spelling right now), a circular decorative emblem like a coat of arms. The Japanese were fond of using various flowers, like the cherry blossom and chrysanthemum. " | |
| 5 Jun 2001 |  Kelly Kruse | I like the mystery in this picture. He seems like he's up to something. I think the blockiness of the hand is okay---Eric seems rather rigid, alert--maybe he has a deathgrip on that sword and he's waiting for the moment he has to use it. The shading is realistic, life-like. The textures that you captured--the contrast between his skin and clothing/armor are wonderful. The background compliments it nicely and pulls it all together. Great picture!  Jennie Seay replies: "Nice compliment, thank you. " | |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Xechon <xechon@kni...com> | Note on the flowers: Jennie is right in her spelling, Japanese "coats of arms" from the Tokugawa period were called Mons. They were often displayed on battle flags and armor just as the European knights and warlords would have done with their heraldic symbols. Case in point, the Emperor of Japan is still to this day referred to as the Chrysanthemum Throne.  Jennie Seay replies: "HA. See? *feels vindicated* " | |
| 24 Jun 2002 | Ghetto Richmond | eheheheheheheh... no offense, but he looks like he was from korea. XD  Jennie Seay replies: "I don't see how that's funny. " | |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Ghetto Richmond | I didnt mean that i was laughing because it looked like that! I was just nervous!!!! Seriously!!!!! I'm not saying its funny!!! I'm sorry!  Jennie Seay replies: "Okay - just be careful about your wording in the future. " | |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Joanna | Outstanding pose! His face is just too good. You can probably draw ANYTHING that you see. The sword is also good, since Japan had those kind of blades. Do you do research for this?  Jennie Seay replies: "Not really . . . I have some knowledge of medieval Japan from various projects and the SCA. I sort of mixed that with whatever I thought would look good and fit the character. But the katana and mons are Japanese. " | |
| 14 Jul 2002 | Michael John Morris | I thought I recognised some of this work... A good strong, bold style.
I't's been ages since I've been to this gallery!
He looks determined. His sword is held ready for immediate use! Nice Japanese influence. You texturise armour so well with pencil shading. | |
| 10 Dec 2004 |  John Johnson | Nice once again, your shading is awesome. As far as the armor goes, I'm not very knowledgable on Asian arms and armor, but I would have to say it looks more Korean than Japanese. As far as the Katana goes well the Koreans were greatly influenced by Japan so that works. Though since this is a fantasy piece what does any of my armchair history knowledge matter anyway. Great drawing.
God bless
John | |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Sendan | The armour to me looks like an amalgamation of various Asiatic states, most evident is Mongolian horsemans' armour.
The sword is an obvious Japanese design. (Curved blade, wavy temper line or hamon and cross laced sword hilt)
I don't think people should be hooked up on how accurate the armour and weapons look in fantasy. The whole point is that the artist uses their imagination and inspiration from this world to create their own ideas. Keep up the good work! | |
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