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"Kenjutsu" by Lieuwe Boer

SciFi/Fantasy Picture 15 out of 25 by Lieuwe Boer

SciFi and Fantasy Art Kenjutsu by Lieuwe Boer

Drawn December 2003

No gallery is complete without the scarcely dressed battle maiden, right? Ok, it was probably just the testosterone taking over, but at least it's a change from the usual male warriors in my gallery. This is a fairly quickly worked-out sketch. The outfit was inspired by Taarna's from the Heavy Metal movie (talk about testosterone), the main difference being that I did it Japanese style.

Date	Name	Comment
16 Dec 2003	Weedy	Loading... Hiyaa!! Nice and intense.
18 Dec 2003	Jon G. 'Bretwalda' Malek	Loading... Hey! Good as always! Its great to see another women in your gallery...but no background? sob heh. Just jokes...great job! Jon,
2 Jan 2004	David Mitchell	Loading... Yeah, you've got to admit, no matter how impractical it would be to wear something like the getup Taarna wore (the character "Anraat" in my gallery was inspired from her too) the ensemble is as visually appealing and wondrous to behold as it is implausible. Though here suspension of disbelief is a bit easier, because we can imagine this lively warrior woman practicing or somesuch rather than wearing such an outfit on the eve of battle. The picture is all the more fascinating to look at because of her wonderful animated pose.
26 Jan 2004	Variaz	Loading... "but at least it's a change from the usual male warriors" Unless you are talking about your own gallery(which I haven't seem), I have seen a lot more female drawings than males. And that's good, since I like the nice ladies on elfwood, even if they're just virtual drawings. ^^ They make us dream! lol Anyway, it's a nice picture. She's a ninja, so I guess not wearing armor is acceptable in her case, since she needs agility and dexterity. After all, what good does an armor is the enemy cannot hit you at all? Lieuwe Boer replies: "Yes, I meant my own, male-dominated gallery."
26 Aug 2004	Liam T. Shanley	Loading... Hmm, I'd like to see her and Taki in a death match. O Lieuwe Boer replies: "That would be a waste now wouldn't it?"
10 Sep 2004	Assaf Shtilman	Loading... Beautiful pose and shading. I really like your style with a pencil. This pic has a sense of movement that really comes across.
28 Apr 2005	Lieuwe Boer	Loading... The characters in the upper right say 'kiken', which is Japanese for 'danger'. Kind of cheesy eh? Anyway, I'm glad I'm finally able to read them after being a student of Japanese for 8 months now. Hurrah
16 Dec 2005	The Nameless Namer	Loading... Actually, she's dressed much more modestly than many "scantily-clad" women I've seen on this site...this is really nice, I like it. And you were kind enough to give her shin guards; at least she has SOME armor. ^_^ Like I said, for some reason I REALLY like this. Not for other reasons, I'm female and pretty straight. Keep on truckin'! ^_^
16 Mar 2008	Anon.	Loading... that is excellent! i love all of your work! you take the japanesse ways; clothes, weapons...and you make them into beautiful pieces of art!! i love all of your work once again, excellent job!