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Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2.

Ever looked at an image of a character and known that he/she was probably going to end up being your favorite personality in the film that he/she is in? It was like that here. One look at that design and I immediately liked the character, even though I knew next to nothing about his history or demeanor at the time.

Of all the entities in the sequel to Kung Fu Panda, old and new, Lord Shen is my favorite. His calculating movements and delivery of lines, coupled with a mentality that borders on the psychotic, is only complimented further by the noteworthy animation done on him -- such details as head shakes/quivers and intense expressions add that much more to the emotions Shen travels through. The work the animators did is altogether admirable and inspiring. Many congratulations to the crew!

Needless to say, fan art was in order. Lately, the fact that I've been submitting almost nothing but fan art has disturbed me. Original pieces should be the main focus. However, I couldn't not pay tribute to this fellow. That design rocks.

Credit must be given where credit is due. Although references were used, I made up all but one of the poses. The sketch in the top right-hand corner was copied directly from a screen shot. Additionally, thanks must be given to *VivzMind for inspiring me to create that pose in the top left-hand corner. She also drew Lord Shen in a similar position, but her version is undoubtedly superior to mine. You can view her take on the character here: [link]

-- Mitch

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Lord Shen is the property of DreamWorks SKG.
"Kung Fu Panda 2" is © DreamWorks SKG.

Description
Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2.

Ever looked at an image of a character and known that he/she was probably going to end up being your favorite personality in the film that he/she is in? It was like that here. One look at that design and I immediately liked the character, even though I knew next to nothing about his history or demeanor at the time.

Of all the entities in the sequel to Kung Fu Panda, old and new, Lord Shen is my favorite. His calculating movements and delivery of lines, coupled with a mentality that borders on the psychotic, is only complimented further by the noteworthy animation done on him -- such details as head shakes/quivers and intense expressions add that much more to the emotions Shen travels through. The work the animators did is altogether admirable and inspiring. Many congratulations to the crew!

Needless to say, fan art was in order. Lately, the fact that I've been submitting almost nothing but fan art has disturbed me. Original pieces should be the main focus. However, I couldn't not pay tribute to this fellow. That design rocks.

Credit must be given where credit is due. Although references were used, I made up all but one of the poses. The sketch in the top right-hand corner was copied directly from a screen shot. Additionally, thanks must be given to *VivzMind for inspiring me to create that pose in the top left-hand corner. She also drew Lord Shen in a similar position, but her version is undoubtedly superior to mine. You can view her take on the character here: [link]

-- Mitch

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Lord Shen is the property of DreamWorks SKG.
"Kung Fu Panda 2" is © DreamWorks SKG.