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Banrai, God of Strength by ~MasterToymaker:iconMasterToymaker:

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©2009 ~MasterToymaker
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I get inspired from time to time, and reading [link] by :iconsatsumalord: had me wanting to draw this guy for awhile.

Relevant description:
However, the most revered deities within the Bakadoshi pantheon are Rokuda, king of the gods and Banrai, god of strength, courage, and war. Rokuda is usually portrayed as an old but powerful lion with loose warrior robes and a finely-crafted sword. As for Banrai, he tends to be portrayed as a very large and muscular tiger with simple pants and foot wrappings, along with a large war club straddled on his back. While Banrai's dogma teaches how one should acquire great strength through training as well as face adversity head-on, Rokuda's dogma teaches how one should seek strength within himself and that true courage is not the absence of fear but instead the presence of fear along with the willingness to continue."

Both of these appealed to me a lot, but I liked the idea of the tiger-man with a humungous club. Originally, I was trying to draw him in a more exultant, action-y pose, but methinks the attitude of grim determination in this gets the character (as far as I understand it anyway) across.

But looking at it makes me think that I need to get my ass back out to some life drawing classes. ^^;

Banrai © :iconsatsumalord:, image © :iconmastertoymaker:

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*EmperorNortonII Jun 26, 2009, 8:52:16 PM
Whoa! That's one awesome sword!

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~MasterToymaker Jun 26, 2009, 9:30:02 PM
Thanks, but it was supposed to be a war club, similar to the tetsubo. But, I suppose that sword works too, or any big, scary weapon. =p

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*grumpygrimone Jun 26, 2009, 9:33:48 PM
Both characters teach a great lesson of personal struggle and growth in a person go along hand in hand to eventually help that person inspire ti be better and stronger then they were before. Great concept skecth. You definately have Banrai's powerful presence shown here. And that sword would make some of the most fearless warriors cry at the sight of it.
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~MasterToymaker Jun 27, 2009, 6:31:17 AM
Totally. SL wrote some pretty potent stuff there. I think that this piece was especially meaningful for me because I'm going through a bit of adversity of my own lately, and need all the help I can get...:hmm:

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~SatsumaLord Jun 29, 2009, 5:15:57 AM
I love it! It looks so awesome! :) You got a pretty good idea of the character's concept and I like how you designed his club. I think the only issue I have with it is that his ears and nose are a bit too big, making him kinda resemble a koala bear. :XD: Overall though, you did a good job and I humbly thank you for the gift. :)
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~MasterToymaker Jun 29, 2009, 8:51:30 AM
D'oh. I was trying to get your style of tiger-folk down... I was not sure of the nose, but I thought the ears were okay, my bad.^^;

But I'm glad that you like it. I'm still looking forward to the next installment of the nations of that world. You're welcome. :D

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