Ryujin Illustration by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Ryujin Illustration by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Competition Category.

SilverGraphic· 2021

Ryujin Illustration

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Graphic Category

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The Design

About Ryujin Illustration

Ryujin is an illustration inspired by the dragon deity of the sea in Japanese mythology. The artwork was made from scratch and follows a minimal approach with a strong focus on detail. The background shows Japanese-inspired waves that reflect the character. The concept was first sketched digitally, then vector linework, shading and color were applied, and final adjustments completed the image. The illustration is printed on posters, greeting cards and shirts. The aim was to convey the power of the character through traditional Japanese imagery combined with a personal style.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Ryujin Illustration is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Ryujin Illustration is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Ryujin Illustration is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: Slightly WarmSymmetry: PartialBackground: Left and Right

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The illustration was made from scratch and aside from the main subject of the artwork, the background features Japanese-inspired waves that represent the character. It's a minimal design with a greater focus on details.
Dimensions & Packaging: This is printed on A3 size 297mm x 420mm for T-Shirt,
A1 size for Poster 594mm x 841mm,
85mm x 55mm for Greeting cards
Tags: Japanese, Mythology, Dragon, illustration, Japanese Culture
Production Technology: We started generating ideas by creating some sketches of the concept by using Procreate on iPad, Illustrator is used for applying the vector linework, shadings, and colors. Photoshop then is used for final touches
Design Challenge: Our challenge for this particular design aside from the output quality is how we make the audience feel the power of this character based on the stories, myth of Japanese culture, We put our best to portray an aggressive-looking subject combined with different elements.
Research: For this illustration, We researched more about the Historical Japanese Culture, and I also looked into the background of this character. Based on Japanese traditional art style, we combined our style and different ways to put this design together to show why this character is one powerful being.
Inspiration: Ryujin which in some traditions is equivalent to Owatatsumi was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology. In many versions, Ryujin had the ability to transform into a human shape. many believed the god had knowledge of medicine and many considered him as the bringer of rain and thunder. This design is made based on traditional Japanese dragon imagery but we decide to come up with our own concept look based on our imagination, style, and aesthetics
Project Duration: This project was started in August 2020 and finished in September 2020 in Pampanga, Philippines.
Operation Flow: This illustration is printed on shirts and other merchandise, They can wear it for fashion or can be used just for regular outfits every day.