Ryujin 插画 by Rom Joseph Pamintuan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 平面、插画与视觉传达设计 Competition Category.

银平面· 2021

Ryujin 插画

by Rom Joseph Pamintuan

Client: Senpai

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Ryujin 插画

《龙神》是一幅以日本神话中的海之龙神为灵感创作的插画作品。作品完全从零开始绘制，采用极简的表现手法，同时高度注重细节刻画。背景中呈现的是具有日式风格的波浪，与主体形象相互呼应。创作概念首先以数字方式绘制草图，随后进行矢量线稿绘制、明暗处理与上色，最后通过细节调整完成整幅画面。该插画被应用于海报、贺卡与T恤的印制。创作目标在于将日本传统意象与个人风格相融合，藉此传达出这一形象所蕴含的力量感。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Ryujin 插画是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Ryujin 插画将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Ryujin 插画是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

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.