44 Demons Samurai

I completed these smaller A4 44 Demons pieces recently, the Irezumi on the arms was done freehand with a brush and ink as i did not want it to have a outline like the characters. The masking and solid colour behind each character was a new technique that i tried out that has worked well.

The poses for each character came from looking at Kuniyoshi and Kunisada prints of samurai.

Seasonal Koi

Finished the Koi through the seasons series, from the top left its Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. I wanted the water colour to reflect the season along with the colour and pose of each Koi, the plant in each image represents the season also.