looking for a specific picture....long shot?

Banzai_Joe

Banzai_Joe

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Long shot here guys, but i'm looking for a picture of a 'fallen samurai' (that's what i googled for), but just can't find it.
It's drawn in the same style as the one HERE (b&w lineart), and it depicts a wounded samurai down on his left knee trying to stand, he has arrows sticking out of him. His sword is in his right hand (naturally) and looks like he's using it as a prop to help him get to his feet.

I only have a very tiny printout of it, which i got off the net years ago. I just can't find it anymore and i've spent hours looking for it.

I want it as inspiration for a tattoo design i'm working on.

Unfortunately i have no artistic flair whatsoever.....i can't even draw the curtains (ba da binggg!) :rolleyes:
So redrawing from the printout is a no-no. Currently its too small for a tattoo artist to trace, so ideally i need a bigger image to maybe trace using appropriate software, then i can manipulate it to the right size and level of detail for the tattooist.

I've looked on tattoo websites, japanese art, samurai art, samurai tattoos etc.

Any help would be appreciated. :)
 
Get a decent Tatoo artist to have a look and sketch up an enlargment? If your going to trust them to draw on your skin they should be able to look at your existing picture and draw free hand a bigger version which you can then say yay or nay to before he tatoo's it!
 
Tineye is a reverse image search, if you search the picture it will tell you where it can be found on the net.

Its normally quite good at locating them even if its been cropped, resized or photoshopped a little bit.

If you can either post the printout you have or scan it in and use tineye, Im sure you'll find it.
 
Thanks for the response so far guys.
samuraibz.jpg


This is the pic i'm looking for.
 
Blimey tineye found it straight away.
Thanks Wossi for the original suggestion, never knew it existed, brilliant! :D

edit: so.....alex2001 thanks for the suggestion about using a tattoo artist to redraw. However i know i want that pic in the design, just don't know what i really want for the overall design. It will include some kanji too, somehow.
 
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