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ebokat [2006-10-26 07:03:32 +0000 UTC]

ok, this is just awesome.

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artfagmcgee [2005-05-28 16:21:18 +0000 UTC]

Quite honestly, this is a fucking awesome piece of traditional-styled digital work. I love it.

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RoseAsh [2005-05-11 04:21:58 +0000 UTC]

i think this deffinatly summerizes alot of japan, it's very pretty ^^... though you left out Hello Kitty XD. jk. great work ^_^

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mariabrenna [2005-01-30 08:24:30 +0000 UTC]

coolie coolie

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pocketpins [2004-11-11 06:12:22 +0000 UTC]

that's so sexy i could cry. ilove the hokusai in there. really nice line variation

+joe

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sa-ku [2004-10-21 17:20:57 +0000 UTC]

if only I could execute designs like that with Illustrator!
still learning...

great work!

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finchpunk [2004-10-18 19:36:46 +0000 UTC]

lovin this piece.. ive noticed that gradients make vectors soo much better.. its crazy.. and this is full of em.. great job..

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sumi-kubo231 [2004-10-17 04:44:51 +0000 UTC]

yah, go east!

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jbramx2 [2004-10-16 00:20:17 +0000 UTC]

Seriously. GO JAPAN! lovely collection. I especially love those fans. Pretty piece!

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Neo0258 [2004-10-07 14:51:02 +0000 UTC]

damn that must have like took 1month to finish that peace of work ...... per.....fect......

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sophiathemonster [2004-10-06 17:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow! The contour lines are soooo well done!

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sirspy [2004-10-06 01:23:22 +0000 UTC]

excellent works as always, really love that wave (I remember it's from some famous painting of a tsunami or tidal wave or something but can't remember what it's called )

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ajd [2004-10-05 14:27:10 +0000 UTC]

lovin the tsunami

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eljs [2004-10-05 13:32:11 +0000 UTC]

worth of

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iced02 [2004-10-03 12:00:09 +0000 UTC]

CRAZY... GOOD LOOKING!

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Elysian-Eosys [2004-10-02 00:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic! It's wonderful to see so many elements of Japanese culture and history.

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creativespikes [2004-10-01 03:19:18 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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strawbsies [2004-10-01 00:11:01 +0000 UTC]

This is REALLY nice! How the eff did you do this....you are REALLY good

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axii In reply to strawbsies [2004-10-03 07:13:55 +0000 UTC]

Everything was done with the pen tool, straight down to the outlines. Except for the rendition on Hokusai's Waves. It was made with the pencil tool, and a custom brush.

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eMers [2004-09-30 21:32:23 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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littlebeegraphics [2004-09-30 20:00:36 +0000 UTC]

I like how your rendered hokusai's wave. it looks good. the composition on this is great with all the japanese elements.


good job

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axii In reply to littlebeegraphics [2004-10-03 07:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I have always been a fan of Hokusai (Great Waves of Kanazawa), and I decided to pay some homage to him What better time then to use it for this piece?

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littlebeegraphics In reply to axii [2004-10-03 19:13:02 +0000 UTC]

no prob. I have a book with a bunch of hokusai's work in it, and they have a really good print of the great waves, its nice to look at.

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Double-Duece [2004-09-30 19:56:48 +0000 UTC]

Go radness.


Japan's my favorite
and so is this.

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shojikoto [2004-09-30 19:20:50 +0000 UTC]

amazing, love the dragon... fo sho

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DrSlump [2004-09-30 17:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Cool Japan culture-marketing in a square caption.
All JapanLovers must like this
Can I make an avatar (for another web forum) of this?

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stele [2004-09-30 17:24:52 +0000 UTC]

ahhh... the good ol' axii is back...
Glad to see something new from you...

that wave and dragon surely looks awesome, good job!

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M-Thomson [2004-09-30 17:00:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow, VERY representative, I must say. Granted a little samurai would maybe complete the picture but I like it a lot.

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axii In reply to M-Thomson [2004-10-03 07:12:49 +0000 UTC]

I wanted to put in a Giesha instead, but I stopped myself from doing so because... c'mon, how many women have I done? Didn't think of the Samurai... nice point. Maybe i'll make a second Go Japan piece.

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M-Thomson In reply to axii [2004-10-03 23:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Only if you want to. The lack of a samurai hardly makes the pic any worse

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thx4everything [2004-09-30 15:02:42 +0000 UTC]

Thou hast truly captured the spirit of Japan! ^__^ I love the little fans!

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rubbersam [2004-09-30 14:21:11 +0000 UTC]

very nice illustration!

congratultations!

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CaperisM [2004-09-30 13:56:06 +0000 UTC]

The best thing about watching you is i never have to give pointers.
All i do is watch, enjoy and learn.
You really captured the feel of Japan.
Although contrary to what i said, i think the dragon should be abit lighter, and you should lose the splat brushes in the bg.
Also i tthink the style of line work on the wave dosnt fit well with the rest of this piece as a whole.
Your flowers and pattern work is amazing as always.
Great job ax
-Caperism

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pineapple-sugar [2004-09-30 13:33:47 +0000 UTC]

Yay!!! This is freakin' awsome, me loves!!!

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liqachu [2004-09-30 13:33:25 +0000 UTC]

ive nothing constructive to say

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j3concepts [2004-09-30 13:05:36 +0000 UTC]

holy shit!
thats all i have to say, excellent work.
how come the stuff i make with illustrator doesnt look like this?

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xiaoyu07 [2004-09-30 12:32:19 +0000 UTC]

everything is nice and neat-o but it sweems to be lacking a focal point... oh and i didnt get the "bullet train" right away, i thought it was R2D2 or some robot at first. but, yes, it is a bullet train...

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axii In reply to xiaoyu07 [2004-10-03 07:11:33 +0000 UTC]

It's not a bullet train, it's Japan's Shinkansen I purposely left out a focal point, and wanted the viewer to look at the whole piece instead... that is what makes this a "Japan" piece, I think.

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xiaoyu07 In reply to axii [2004-10-03 09:07:23 +0000 UTC]

ahhhh...

i see... so it was done in purpose eh? good job then! you made me look at the whole piece...

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zaratus [2004-09-30 12:30:06 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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eagle-of-death-metal [2004-09-30 11:43:30 +0000 UTC]

Oioi, great work there, for ya

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bright-lights [2004-09-30 11:09:44 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love this! Everything is awesome

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male-chan [2004-09-30 11:07:34 +0000 UTC]

All the representative things of Japan ^____^ neat and lovely, good job!!

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yajido [2004-09-30 10:54:56 +0000 UTC]

awesome dude... clean....

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maligo-are [2004-09-30 10:52:34 +0000 UTC]

It is damn beautiful

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