Traditional Samurai (2025) / Samurai (2021)

When I designed the older work in 2021, I used a fairly large grid (48x48) and was very focused on structural details (e.g. armor), but had not yet developed a strong understanding of proportions (especially faces), posing, photography, and more.

The newer work from June 2025 is much less structurally complex, using just a 12x12 grid to create flaps of the right length, with effectively all of the details being added by shaping. My focus was on capturing a sense of motion, particularly in the clothes and scarf.