Painting Process | Samurai 

AHH! I was watching, then looked at the date! It's NEW!! I felt a bit sad when I wasn't able to dig up videos from you. You are amazing Astri!! I hope only good and awesome things for you. Your art inspires me! Your art talks too!! ahhhhhhh sorry I'm just really happy to be watching and rewatching this! Love the music too..

this is a kinda of art and a videos that calms my anxiety, i actually use a lot of your videios when i have panic atacks and ansiety atacks... thanks for the bottom of my heart for this beautifull content!

I completely felt that struggle with the back arm’s pose. You kept changing it and going back and fourth. Glad you got there in the end, trust the process!

I couldn't watch it because I just burst into tears from the piano music. And I'm a man :I However, it's a beatiful piece of art! You are, with Dave Rapoza, among my greatest inspirations - you are a woman of focus, commitment and sheer f**ing will!

Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges, such as wearing two swords. They cultivated the bushido codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from c.1185-1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo era (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains of the daimyo estates, gaining managerial experience and education. In the 1870s, samurai families comprised 5% of the population. As modern militaries emerged in the 19th century, the Samurai were rendered increasingly obsolete and very expensive to maintain compared to the average conscript soldier. The Meiji Restoration ended their feudal roles, and they moved into professional and entrepreneurial roles. Their memory and weaponry remain prominent in Japanese popular culture.

I would love if you would do a commentary video again! I feel like your techniques and skills have changed a lot over time :) Amazing work btw! You are my inspiration always ♥

Yaaaasss, keep coming with this art, we love it ❤❤❤

this was so inspiring!! i love watching the process, this is real life magic :o

FAK YEAA I GET SO EXCITED WHEN YOU POST

So inspiring!! ❤️

Study from your videos, thank you

Amazing 😍

SO GOOD! :D

Watching this is so calming! Exactly what I needed today. T-T

She came back again 😊 thanks.

Beautiful 🥺 The Broken Heart piano is also so beautiful like???? Ok Monsta x i see you

Looking good! Love thesse painting process videos.

Love it when you post dude!

Very cool!! 🤘🔥

I learned a lot with this video

That's awesome O-O please keep up the good work! I'd love a commentary too I miss them!

Excellent!

3:14 make sure to have fun with lighting and the resulting bounce lgihting from the start, dont add it in later on when you already hit and finsiehd render stage, will need alot of cleanup work as a result esp if done traditional;ly

This is sooo useful, but how did you learn rendering like that? I'm in art school but for some reason I can't wrap my head around painting convincing forms. Book recommendations? Or just practice?

wooowww ❤️❤️❤️

May I ask how much time it takes for you to do one illustration/key-art on average? And how much time a company usually gives you to do one if it's for a game? Also, the artwork is astonishing! You go all-in with rendering, I would've been tired of the piece halfway :D

Hello Astri... what canvas size and resolution did you use for this paintings?? and generally for your paintings?? and one more thing.. i see that you do a super zoom and the image stays clear... how is this possible?? when i zoom it gets pixelated :/

May I know how long does it take to finish this?

You are a Monbebe toooooo

It must have been a heart attack to see that left hand

I don't think you'll ever see this but I need to ask, what kind of layer do you use to show color but still show the shading of the greyscale painting?

Nie Li!

My history NERDness conflicts with my inner artist. The art is good as always. Masterwork! But the word samurai in description... kinda painful.

First time i get first comment i think

definitely doesn't look like a samurai. looks more manhwa.

Good rendering, but what is going on with the anatomy here? His head is not connected to his body, his skull is deformed, left arm too, looks pretty damn terrifying. If you don't know anatomy basics, try to take a photo of someone in similar pose and see how it looks.