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Published: 2004-10-14 23:52:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 96332; Favourites: 1193; Downloads: 14171
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Was originally a pen sketch. Scanned in and colored in painter 7. I'm kinda happy with some of the textures but She is very much against my idealism on all of my characters.
I recall my friends's remark:"you know, the armor is practical and all, but it's not pretty enough"
back ground is a photo i took in the spring when the cherry blossoms were in bloom.
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the problem with female characters wearing practical armor, is that it is harder to tell you are looking at a female. I think you pulled it off pretty good, and bucked the standards for female fantasy armor in the process. Good job!
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I think the best part about this pic is that you drew her in practical armour! The piece is well coloured too.
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I think it is beautiful and I don't know what your friend was talking about. BTW was her crest based of the maeda family crest?
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to be honest, i think you did a great job as you've managed to shown the beauty and practicity of a samurai armor
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Wow, she's a beauty. I really like how the cartouche on her helmet and skirt match.
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Fantastic. I absolutely love the use of reds and blacks in the armor and that touch of purple on the belt.
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Unless it's ceremonial, armor isn't supposed to be pretty...it's for use in a very nasty situation, and as such doesn't really need embellishment.
Having said that, this piece is terrific!
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It would be really cool to make something like this in real life...
It is really amazing!
>:3
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Not pretty enough?
Just look at that face!
Now the sword is very plane for you.
She is a Naseki maid, Wright?-(swords women)
Wasn't left hand fencing part of training for one clan daring the EDO period?
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very nice, very distinctive female samurai compared to most works around.
the breastplate looks like european, but that's good.
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I like the looseness of this piece... Its good to deviate sometimes.
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I like it, i think its refreshing to see something like this- I wouldn't change a thing.
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What amazes me is that people are not thinking this is NOT ornate ...granteed its not fantasy armor but it is extremly beautiful and if anyone would to make this armor in the real world it would outshine any atempt to create any fanasy armor....IMHO
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Not that we don't all love your gorgeous women, but it's very refreshing to see something a bit more practical in ANYONE'S fantasy depiction of a female samurai. As pretty as the Japanese equivalence of a chain-mail bikini is, sometimes you need a girl who can rock the sensibility scales.
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Wonderful! The armour looks great, but the breast armourpart could use a little more detail in my humble opinion, like the shoulder pads for example 
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This is one of the first drawings that are realistic when it comes to armor. I like it. BTW, pretty girl
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Awesome pic, at school, I draw my samurai with one shoulder harness. keep up the good work^_^
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Whooah!! so piece!!! i like so much samurais!!! ^^
Very nice detail and style !!!
I did recently a samurai draw too, if u wanna see hereΒ΄s the link: [link]
Please if u can (and want ^^) comment the pic to see the things u like and the ones that you would change!!!
Thanks!!! keep it up!!!
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lol... 
yep, yep.
xD back
and her armor's fine. armor is for protection.
O_o it'll look weird if she she has "armor" that exposes almost every inch of her body
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It looks awesome ^^
the armor is done great ^^
now it's a fav of mine
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Love the detail in everything in this picture, very very good piece.
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interesting, and amazing. although many female samurai were horse archers, a few were foot soldiers. although, I think ive seen a suit like this before, in a museum, great work.
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That is gorgeous armor. And I guess the chick is ok looking. *drools at armor*
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I think it's very good, the thing about samurai armor is, that it must be practical in the first place. If a samurai would place decoration of his weapon/ armor above use, he would be looked down on, no surprise. Only warchiefs and generals had decorations to scare the enemy. Sorry for this small thing, it's just what I noticed.
The decorations that you did add fit perfectly in an historical correct armor piece =3
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I think the armour is pretty but that is just my opinion.
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wow this is awsome , i should have studied alot more samurai suits for my samurai costume project.
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I like samurai and I like drawings and you combined them, perfect combination. Good job!
Greets, Stefessje
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I rather like that the armor looks more "function over form." One of the principles of war is deception, right? With her mask on, likely nobody would even suspect they were facing a woman. I like that idea. **Grin**
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I love samurai warriors, and seeing your peice made me love them more! The details are great, colors vibrant but strong and I like the watermarked background. It adds to the Japanese feel of your work. Excellent work!
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It just hit me that this is by far the only bishoujo that is fully clothed! 
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