Hey guys 

So I saw tsej's thread and I was inspired to do something of the sort.

I chose going for a ninja though, not a samurai.

And here are the result and progress:



I'm going to change the pose, because I didn't use a ref for it, it was what I had in mind but it is weird or at least the way he holds the sword.
So I'm going to play with the poses and upload an update probably tomorrow.

But any feedback regarding anything from colors to anatomy to idk what is obviously welcome!


UPDATES:

Turned out awesome tsej, but I still think the sash is to wide 

Thanks @metachaos

So I tried gradient the stripes a bit, what do you think?


Another attempt, tried making heavier transition:

In the reference posted by Seiseki, there is a tiny gradient between black and yellow, i wonder if it would be better with this orange/redish color as a merger ?

Did an edit to see if it works :

Thanks for the edit, you might be right that there should be some kind of a gradient but I think you made the black too thick.
I'll try gradienting it a bit though thanks

I like your latest version.  Maybe add a slight tint of blue or green to the grays.  Also more yellow on the head area...maybe a more vivid yellow?  A darker black?  Bigger eye?

Thanks for the advice

here are the results: --> -->