Usagi Yojimbo DojoBoard

I could email a link to a hires version easily enough... what would the preferred file specifications be? This is pretty big, so I can easily set it up to be... well, whatever, really.

Little something I did in Manga Studio EX and Photoshop... it began as a kimono study, it ended up as an Usagi homage. http://inkthinker.cryhavok.org/PJ/101606/Usagi_sketchcolor_net.jpg Love drawing these characters... think I might do a Gennosuke sketch next time. sketch-only version without color ...

Thanks for all the props, everyone! I'm espescially tickled to get a reply from Stan, given that I've been following his work longer, I think, than almost any other comics creator.

I'd certainly be willing to provide a hires version of the inks for print.

Thanks, everyone!! Yeah, I tried to synthesize a little Sakai style into it while keeping it my own. I've been working as an animator for five years, and as an illustrator for 10, but I still draw bamboo almost exactly like Stan does... 'cause I picked it up from UY. :D I think most half the tricks ...

Initially drawn for a competition at Penciljack.com, I thought I'd join up here to post my little love letter to Stan Sakai and his famous rabbit ronin. I'm proud to say I own every single issue of the comic, all the way from the Fantagraphics days to the latest issue from Dark Horse. And it's still...