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*kacey

The Study of the Sword

Posted Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Copyright © 2007 *kacey

The Study of the Sword by *kacey

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A clouded leopard practicing her swordplay in a rainshower...

I'm rather fascinated with Ancient China, and the artistic cinematography in Hong Kong kung fu movies set in Ancient China, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "Hero" - which provided inspiration for this piece.

I also wanted to really have a setting that felt real - that felt like the character was really immersed in the setting - using lighting, perspective, and the rain to unify the piece.

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8 comments

  1. *lynxie

    Comment from *lynxie, 1 month ago (#78704)

    oh wow! this is one of the most impressive pieces I've seen in awhile ^^
  2. *panzergulo

    Comment from *panzergulo, 4 months ago (#65506)

    weapon
    Great pose. Dynamic. Very detailed picture.
    All Feedback Is Good
  3. *firefalcon

    Comment from *firefalcon, 5 months ago (#55500)

    her battle pose and a look expressing that she and her blade are ready for a fight everytime and everywhere, better dont get her angry! ;)
    "draw your sword, stranger!" ^.^

    with the background setting you really achieved the impression being in an hongkong-ma-fantasy movie! really beautiful work!!
  4. *tatsuyoujo

    Comment from *tatsuyoujo, 7 months ago (#48500)

    Overall greatness1 The coloring is wounderful, and the mood is really set for the pic. The rain is geart mood setter!
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  5. *squirrelydoom

    Comment from *squirrelydoom, 9 months ago (#42786)

    This is an amazing piece of artwork! The rain, perspective, folds... all of the detail in this picture is stunning!
  6. *xtreme2252

    Comment from *xtreme2252, 10 months ago (#34355)

    absolutely stunning, excellent job on the rain. I fail at drawing rain D=
    Serj Tankian is my hero
  7. *jacks

    Comment from *jacks, 1 year ago (#23998)

    This is beautiful. She reminds me of a character right out of Crouching tiger. It gives the feel of a midnight sword fight by moon light.
  8. *purpleweeble

    Comment from *purpleweeble, 1 year ago (#19800)

    Beautiful work ^^