Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn in Dîzayna Grafîk, Wênesazî û Ragihandina Dîtbarî Competition Category.

ZîvGrafîk· 2021

Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn Winner in Grafîk Category

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The Design

About Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان

Book Text: ڕیوجین وێنەکێشانێکە کە لە خوداوەندی ئەژدیهای دەریا لە ئەفسانەکانی ژاپۆنی وەرگیراوە. ئەم کارە هونەرییە لە سەرەتاوە دروستکراوە و ڕێبازێکی مینیمال دەگرێتەبەر لەگەڵ سەرنجدانێکی بەهێز لەسەر وردەکارییەکان. پاشبنەمای وێنەکە شەپۆلە ژاپۆنییەکان پیشان دەدات کە ئایینەداری کاراکتەرەکە دەکاتەوە. بۆکارەکە سەرەتا بە شێوەیەکی دیجیتاڵی وێنەکێشرا، پاشان هێڵکاری ڤێکتۆر، سێبەرکردن و ڕەنگ بەکارهێنران، و دەستکارییە کۆتاییەکان وێنەکەیان تەواوکرد. وێنەکێشانەکە لەسەر پۆستەر، کارتی پیرۆزبایی و کراس چاپکراوە. ئامانج بریتی بوو لە گەیاندنی هێزی کاراکتەرەکە لە ڕێگەی وێنەی نەریتی ژاپۆنییەوە کە لەگەڵ شێوازێکی کەسی تێکەڵکراوە.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn

Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Zîvîn e, nasîneke bi awayekî awarte bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên di asta herî bilind de, xweşik û bibandor re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Zîvînê karên pir birûsk û pir afirîner in, yên ku pisporiya hêja, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان karekî mînak, pir pîşekar û bi kûrahî nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Zîvînê serketî vedîtineke berbiçav û hatiye sitayişkirin e ku ji bo fireh kirina sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê tevkarî dike. Ryujin Primary Function: وێنەکێشان afirandinek e ku gelek kes çavê xwe lê dikin, daxwazan şiyar dike, hestên erênî tîne û heyirînê çêdike.

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.