Ryujin Illustrazione by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Ryujin Illustrazione by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu Graficu Competition Category.

ArgentuGrafica· 2021

Ryujin Illustrazione

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Grafica Category

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The Design

About Ryujin Illustrazione

Ryujin hè un'illustrazione ispirata da a divinità dragone di u mare in a mitulugia giapponese. L'opera hè stata creata da zeru è seguita un approcciu minimale cù una forte attenzione à u dettagliu. U fondu mostra onde d'ispirazione giapponese chì riflettenu u persunagiu. U cuncettu hè statu prima schizzatu digitalmente, dopu sò stati applicati u traccatu vetturiale, l'ombriatura è u culore, è aghjustamenti finali anu cumpletatu l'imagine. L'illustrazione hè stampata nantu à manifesti, carte d'auguri è camisgi. L'ubbiettivu era di trasmette a putenza di u persunagiu à traversu l'imaginariu tradiziunale giapponese cumbinatu cù un stile persunale.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

Ryujin Illustrazione hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Ryujin Illustrazione sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Ryujin Illustrazione hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.