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Done in early 2003, I believe. It's all getting really blurry now, lol. I've recently started to draw a lot of inspiration from Jin Yong, a prominent wuxia writer of the 20th century. Blame it on my father, who was a big fan when he was a kid and passed his passion for the genre on to me. Youxia (and wuxia) were knight errants of the ancient Chinese dynasties, romanticized by many writers as inhabitants of the Jiang Hu, the martial arts world. The clouds were done remniscent of the stylized ones in Chinese tapestry. Emphasis is to immerse the viewer in the environment rather than the man in the image by putting him in the shadows. (Also, if you're perceptive enough, the way the man folds his "robe" is also indicative of his character)

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Done in early 2003, I believe. It's all getting really blurry now, lol. I've recently started to draw a lot of inspiration from Jin Yong, a prominent wuxia writer of the 20th century. Blame it on my father, who was a big fan when he was a kid and passed his passion for the genre on to me. Youxia (and wuxia) were knight errants of the ancient Chinese dynasties, romanticized by many writers as inhabitants of the Jiang Hu, the martial arts world. The clouds were done remniscent of the stylized ones in Chinese tapestry. Emphasis is to immerse the viewer in the environment rather than the man in the image by putting him in the shadows. (Also, if you're perceptive enough, the way the man folds his "robe" is also indicative of his character)