Ryujin Kiʻi Pena by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Ryujin Kiʻi Pena by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Kiʻi, Kiʻi Paʻi a me Kamaʻilio ʻIke Competition Category.

KalaKiʻi· 2021

Ryujin Kiʻi Pena

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Kiʻi Category

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The Design

About Ryujin Kiʻi Pena

ʻO Ryujin he kiʻi pena i hoʻoulu ʻia e ke akua deragona o ke kai ma ka moʻolelo kahiko o Iapana. Ua hana ʻia ke kiʻi mai ka mole mai a ua hahai i kahi ala maʻalahi me ka nānā ikaika i nā kikoʻī. Hōʻike ka lumi hope i nā nalu i hoʻoulu ʻia e Iapana e hōʻike ana i ke ʻano o ke kanaka. Ua kaha mua ʻia ka manaʻo ma ke ʻano kikohoʻe, a laila ua hoʻohana ʻia nā laina veketora, ka malu a me nā waihoʻoluʻu, a ua hoʻopau ʻia ke kiʻi me nā hoʻoponopono hope. Ua paʻi ʻia ke kiʻi pena ma nā pepa hōʻike, nā kāleka aloha a me nā pālule. ʻO ka pahuhopu ka hōʻike ʻana i ka mana o ke kanaka ma o nā kiʻi kuʻuna Iapana i hui pū ʻia me kahi ʻano pilikino.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Ryujin Kiʻi Pena i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Ryujin Kiʻi Pena he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Ryujin Kiʻi Pena e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

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.