In order to make the card more refined, Charlie Xie split Guan Yu into two cards this time. The first one is the character plus the Red Hare, and the second one is the weapon Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
As a famous sword from the Three Kingdoms era, he wanted to make the weapon fit the description in the book as closely as possible.
The wooden handle, the delicate metal lines, the sharp arc of the blade, and even the sharp spike in the middle of the scimitar - Charlie Xie concentrated on drawing the Green Dragon Crescent Blade according to his memory, making it as realistic as the real thing. He also adjusted the length and proportions of the blade several times.
In pursuit of perfection in details, Charlie Xie revised several versions and it took him half an hour to finish the drawing. After finishing the two cards, he merged the cards to create the first draft of Guan Yu's image.
The character in the card was in line with his idea, so Charlie Xie finalized the draft and then considered Guan Yu’s skill design.
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