Bushido is the name for the code of conduct that Samurai warriors adhered to. It was comprised of seven main virtues. If a Samurai was to break the code and disgrace himself, the only way to regain his honor would be through ritual suicide. The seven virtues were:
Honesty
Rectitude
Courage
Benevolence
Loyalty
Respect
Honor
The process for coming to this subject matter was:
Date: 02/03/2011
Book: Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
Page: 3
Word: (11th word) "Mortals"
Wikipedia: "Gods and Mortals"
Batman
Frank Miller
Ninja
Samurai
Bushido
The symbols on each illustration are the Japanese symbols for each of the virtues. I wanted to keep the colour scheme really simple to reflect old japanese art. The style is also picked to reflect this, although I decided to use less detail so as to leave block areas of colour. I looked at old Japanese drawings of Samurai and took the poses from these.
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