Ninja piece

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I spent several hours the other day coming up with ideas on how to create a drawing for an assignment using a photo reference.  Based on the photo reference I already knew it had to be some type of action/ninja piece since the model was holding a sword and in some sort of fighting stance.  The problem was figuring out some type of interesting clothing which shows the natural stretch and compression that occurs in clothes based on how a person moves or stands.  Usually when I  am in need of ideas I turn too the Internet or old magazines that I have which is what I did for this situation.  After checking out photos on the Internet I made a few drafts on what I wanted.  Then the next thing I know I made the photo you see above.  I wanted the drawing to be somewhat different than usual ninja characters that are drawn or seen in movies.  I think usually when someone thinks of a ninja it is some character completely covered from head to toe barely seen.  However, I wanted the drawing different where skin is exposed and part of the face...trying to go for a seductive yet intimidating character.  I also decided while I was at it why not throw in a background.  At first i was going to try and make the drawing with a mystical look with a moon and a dark background.  But I figured why not make the drawing more simpler and more focus on the character, so I threw a little rocky hill and a Chinese structure to make the drawing look a little more interesting.  After completing the drawing and then finding out that I did not need to submit the piece I was a bit disappointed, but I did realize that I do need to improve with making more drawings in action sequences or just showing more movement.  I think this will make my work more interesting and not so dull and boring.