Yojimbo (1961) is probably my favorite of them all. According to Wiki, "It tells the story of a ronin (masterless samurai), portrayed by ToshirÅ Mifune (who is awesome in the movie), who arrives in a small town where competing crime lords make their money from gambling. The ronin convinces each crime lord to hire him as protection from the other. By careful maneuvering and the use of his sword, he brings peace, but only by encouraging both sides to wipe each other out in bloody battles." For more info about the movie click here.
Recently re-watched it & i do not get tired of it (already seen it like, 12 times). Decided to do a series of paintings about the movie. Not specific scenes from the movie but imagined scenes, i guess.
Exercise sketches to warm up.
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Then came up with a scene to put on the canvas.
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Painted for 2 - 3 weeks (i think) on & off. This is what i ended up with...
Yojimbo: Taiketsu by ~djlegaspi on deviantART
Taiketsu means showdown (i think). I kept the black & white look. Very challenging to come up with different shades of gray. Just started on the next one, will post the progress soon.
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hmmm... that explains the beard heheh
no, not really :P
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