Jarath is my third portrait based on a picture of Xena, but this time I changed almost everything. I just loved the pose she had in this picture. Head is from a name-less asian girl. Armour was created from several pictures of armour pieces, and metal textures. Added background, relighted, usual stuff. You know what.
Believe it or not, women COULD be samurai in Japan, they just weren't in the armies. And, since the katana was a man's weapon, they were trained with a polearm weapon (I forget what its name was) instead.
Posted by Anonymous at 2004-11-0515:25:00
Cool, but normally, females wouldnt be samurais. Though taht doesnt matter since its fantasy :) Good job!
Posted by Jess115 at 2004-11-0222:21:00
I love the portriat and will be using it. What's in a name? Would a rose under any other name still be a rose? =P (Yeah, I probably butchered that, but the point remains.)
Posted by Brandiles at on07/30/04
Excellent photo collage as usual. I like the suit of armor a lot. The only problem that seems to jump out is the headpiece...it seems to be turned straight at the camera, while the woman's head isn't *quite* directed straight ahead. But it jumps out enough that I find it rather distracting.
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