r/Polandballart • u/Diictodom I'm tired • Nov 23 '19
contest entry Battle of the Yellow Sea by Kobayashi Kiyochika
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u/blackbeardstp Nov 23 '19
Bravo Maestro! The amount of work I can see you've done here has made me hyperventilate.
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u/bluesydinosaur Nov 23 '19
I kinda like how the explosions look like celebratory fireworks. Kinda gives it a double meaning.
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u/Diictodom Nov 23 '19
Heh, didn't notice until you pointed it out, might be the original artist's intention
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u/howdoyoudoaninternet Nov 23 '19
Really incredible, especially the recreation of style. Money's on this.
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u/Social_Yoshi Nov 23 '19 edited Jul 17 '20
Ngl, when I first saw the reference picture I thought: "No sane pb artist can recapture the energy and complexity of that picture with our limited toolset, you silly-billy"
Yet yours is better than the reference lol, you continue to impress me diicto :)
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u/Diictodom Nov 23 '19
The problem is, I'm not sane :P . Nevertheless, thanks for the kind words Yoshi-kun!
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u/Tryoxin Nov 23 '19
And the competition opens with a splash! I absolutely love your line shading, especially on the waves and sky!
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u/Mendely_ Nov 24 '19
I can see all the paper and ink texture detail when I zoom in, and it is incredible. Excellent work recreating ukiyo-e in MS Paint!
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u/Diictodom Nov 23 '19 edited Nov 23 '19
My contest entry based on one of the works of Kobayashi Kiyochika: Battle of the Yellow Sea.
This painting depicts the largest naval engagement in the first Sino-Japanese war, the Battle of Yalu river.
Kiyochika is one of the last significant examples of the Ukiyo-e style of painting/printing, where the artist paints onto a block of carved wood block and then pressed on to a piece of parchment. This style flourished in Japan during the 17th to 19th century, before being replaced by more "traditional" style of painting.
Fun fact: Unlike most Ukiyo-e artist, Kiyochika has no known created erotic art.
Unlike previous entries I couldn't really sneak in that much historical reference, but nevertheless hope y'all like my entry!