Takasugi Shinsuke from Gintama

Basileus_Komnenos

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Some minimalistic Art I made of Takasugi Shinsuke from Gintama. He's a major antagonist and later anti-hero of the series. He's honestly one of my favority characters from the anime and is based off the real life historical figure: Takasugi Shinsaku as are many of the main characters from Gintama.

What do you guys think?​
 
It's a striking figure, despite how little is there it feels like there's a lot of emotion in it, your art always feels like the saying that less is more, there's a lot of artists who don't understand that, and just keep adding details to it when they get as much with less. Really, I can't understate how much I enjoy this.
 

Basileus_Komnenos

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It's pretty good: you boiled down the essential elements while keeping the figure recognizable. Not bad for using about 5-6 colors?
Yeah basically. I'm glad you like it.

Elegance in simplicity.
You, @Basileus_Komnenos , are a master of this form.
Thanks man!

I've rarely seen minimalist art this good while maintaining quite a bit realism.
I tried as best as possible to sort of match the color schemes from the original visual from the anime.

It's a striking figure, despite how little is there it feels like there's a lot of emotion in it,
That's kind of what I was going for as that fits with Takasugi's character in Gintama. Betrayed and wronged by the world, he's on the warpath with the fire of vengeance burning in his heart.

, your art always feels like the saying that less is more
Hence the minimalistic style. This is kind of the main reasons why I quite like Minimalist aesthetics and art styles. There's something about how sharp and crisp it all is. I think it largely started after I started buying Apple products lol.

Really, I can't understate how much I enjoy this.
I think you'll enjoy some of the others I have in the works. I plan on making some more for Bleach as well as I work my way through the series in anticipation of its return this/next year for the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc.
 

Basileus_Komnenos

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I suppose I need to watch some of these shows, so far I haven't recognized a single character you've drawn.
You definitely need to watch Code Geass. Despite some of its faults, its probably got one of the best anime protagonists in addition to a really epic ending.

Bleach is also pretty good as well. Just skip the filler if you want a better experience with it. If not then just read the manga as that's probably the better version especially with Kubo's cool character designs.

Thought the final arc was a bit rushed (near the end) as Kubo's heath was failing/he was pretty badly injured. His editors were also pretty much borderline working him to death as well.
 

Basileus_Komnenos

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Well, good minimalist art. I think I saw it somewhere else also. Did you post on ah.com also ?
Yeah. I posted it on the maps and graphics thread there. I'm currently working on a Bleach infographic chart detailing the various lineages/genealogies of the various characters, so I'll likely post it there and maybe here as well.
 

TheRejectionist

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Yeah. I posted it on the maps and graphics thread there. I'm currently working on a Bleach infographic chart detailing the various lineages/genealogies of the various characters, so I'll likely post it there and maybe here as well.

I will probably go back there just to recover my stuff. If I ever start or restart a timeline here, would you make a map for me?
 

Basileus_Komnenos

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I will probably go back there just to recover my stuff. If I ever start or restart a timeline here, would you make a map for me?
Uh sure I guess. Though ngl, AH seems pretty empty as of late.

Is your username "stras" on AH?
 
Cover Art For My Aegon II SI Story

Basileus_Komnenos

Imperator Romanorum Βασιλεύς των Ρωμαίων
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Here's some cover art I made for my Aegon II SI story. I based it off Aegon II's appearance in the show except I added more rubies to Aegon's crown, some royal regalia, and Ermine furs which serve to emphasize his more royal status. While I liked how the crown looked in the show, I felt it was somewhat underwhelming due to single ruby it had on it. There were blank spaces where they could have easily fit more rubies onto it. I also used a red background to emphasize more traditional Targaryen colors emphasizing Aegon as the rightful and legitimate Targaryen monarch.

I'll be posting this story here on the sietch soon. Though as of now, its on SB an AH and its called To Tango With Dragons, An Aegon II SI.​
 

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