Ryujin Ilustración by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Ryujin Ilustración by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño Gráfico, Ilustración y Comunicación Visual Competition Category.

PlataGráfico· 2021

Ryujin Ilustración

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Ryujin Ilustración

Ryujin es una ilustración inspirada en la deidad dragón del mar de la mitología japonesa. La obra fue creada desde cero y sigue un enfoque minimalista con un fuerte énfasis en el detalle. El fondo muestra olas de inspiración japonesa que reflejan al personaje. El concepto se bocetó primero de forma digital; después se aplicaron el trazado vectorial, el sombreado y el color, y unos ajustes finales completaron la imagen. La ilustración se imprime en pósteres, tarjetas de felicitación y camisetas. El objetivo fue transmitir la fuerza del personaje mediante la imaginería tradicional japonesa combinada con un estilo personal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Ryujin Ilustración ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Ryujin Ilustración sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Ryujin Ilustración es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

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.