Illustration | Aleksis Shi Illustration and Comics Portfolio

Go! Android Hero Rescue Knight

A group of 80s to 90s tokusatsu-inspired heroes a la the style of Metal Heroes, whom all separated to specific professions.

Legionary Extraordinary

My personal comic project "Legionary Extraordinary", a fantasy world based on the idea "What if the Roman Empire and Han-Dynasty China had become one and the same?"

Sample of my Legionary Extraordinary comic	Cover art of my 70-page indie fantasy comic Legionary Extraordinary, a sequel to my previous one	Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary"		Architectural experiment trying to mix a Roman style Insulae with elements of Han/Late-Antiquity Chinese architecture
misc. panels from my second LE comic	Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary"
	Design concepts , based on late antiquity Chinese and Roman cultures		A senator, ancient Roman + ancient Chinese clothes combination experiment for my fantasy worldbuilding project.	Thinking process for hats

			Meeting of two different cultures
Various other design ideas, based roughly on old "barbarian" tribes + steppe cultures	An aquatic knight, mixing various ancient Greco-Roman elements	Northern Suibi from my second comic, based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures	A character design mixing Roman gladiator and a Tang-dynasty style Heavenly King	Ouddicia, another important character for the second comic. Based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures

Historical art

Xun Guan / 荀灌 (1/2) Born 303 CE, of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Descendant of Xún Yù, since little she liked riding horses, practised archery & martial skills. At age 13, she led a battalion of men to break through a siege to save her father.	Xun Guan / 荀灌 (2/2)	A Han Dynasty Chinese Mansion/(楼阁)(202 BC–220 AD), along with horse carriage. Based on various pottery buildings & other artworks of the Han era.	A warrior-general based on the Chinese Ming period "Departure Herald" painting	Ming dynasty military-official based on Departure Herald.
Ming dynasty official, based on other sources.	Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the paintings found in Baoning Temple	Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the Zhenwulingyin-painting	My interpretation on Jiang Wei, a famous historical general from the Three Kingdoms period who served the Shu-Han state. Partially inspired by his appearance from the Koei's Sangokushi series, but with more historically accurate regalia.	Han Dynasty War-drummer, based on a terracotta figurine from the Han-era.

Miscellaneous drawings

Usually done for fun.

Kansikuva, Satumetsä-lehti no. 5 (1/2022)	For my own amusement, style experimentation by trying to imitate the style of 90s anime, by designing a cast based on Minguo/Republican era Shanghai, China.			Character profiles in english
	Inspired by scans of old anime magazines.		Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, the character Yue Ying stands next to her mecha.	Yue Ying with some expressions (and a new haircut)
		Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, Qi Dandan and Mo Xiaocang	Digital painting of Kamen Rider 1971
A commission I’ve done for Daniel Kwan for his “Asians Represent!“- Dungeons and Dragons podcast, which the illustration features characters from.	Shera done for fun in the style of certain anime cutaways	A drawing of Legend of Calamity Jane, a cartoon from the 90s	Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.	Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.
Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.	Nemesis the Warlorck	A work that was done for fun, crossing over two overlapping properties.	Samus Aran, interpreted by me.

Logo

Sticker/logo design for Maarakennus Kamara OY	Logo for Demi & Ace, a audio drama published by WSOY	Logo for Righteous Kicks, a podcast series.

Go! Android Hero Rescue Knight

Legionary Extraordinary

Sample of my Legionary Extraordinary comic

Cover art of my 70-page indie fantasy comic Legionary Extraordinary, a sequel to my previous one

Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary"

Architectural experiment trying to mix a Roman style Insulae with elements of Han/Late-Antiquity Chinese architecture

misc. panels from my second LE comic

Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary"

Design concepts , based on late antiquity Chinese and Roman cultures

A senator, ancient Roman + ancient Chinese clothes combination experiment for my fantasy worldbuilding project.

Thinking process for hats

Meeting of two different cultures

Various other design ideas, based roughly on old "barbarian" tribes + steppe cultures

An aquatic knight, mixing various ancient Greco-Roman elements

Northern Suibi from my second comic, based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures

A character design mixing Roman gladiator and a Tang-dynasty style Heavenly King

Ouddicia, another important character for the second comic. Based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures

Historical art

Xun Guan / 荀灌 (1/2) Born 303 CE, of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Descendant of Xún Yù, since little she liked riding horses, practised archery & martial skills. At age 13, she led a battalion of men to break through a siege to save her father.

Xun Guan / 荀灌 (2/2)

A Han Dynasty Chinese Mansion/(楼阁)(202 BC–220 AD), along with horse carriage. Based on various pottery buildings & other artworks of the Han era.

A warrior-general based on the Chinese Ming period "Departure Herald" painting

Ming dynasty military-official based on Departure Herald.

Ming dynasty official, based on other sources.

Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the paintings found in Baoning Temple

Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the Zhenwulingyin-painting

My interpretation on Jiang Wei, a famous historical general from the Three Kingdoms period who served the Shu-Han state. Partially inspired by his appearance from the Koei's Sangokushi series, but with more historically accurate regalia.

Han Dynasty War-drummer, based on a terracotta figurine from the Han-era.

Miscellaneous drawings

Kansikuva, Satumetsä-lehti no. 5 (1/2022)

For my own amusement, style experimentation by trying to imitate the style of 90s anime, by designing a cast based on Minguo/Republican era Shanghai, China.

Character profiles in english

Inspired by scans of old anime magazines.

Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, the character Yue Ying stands next to her mecha.

Yue Ying with some expressions (and a new haircut)

Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, Qi Dandan and Mo Xiaocang

Digital painting of Kamen Rider 1971

A commission I’ve done for Daniel Kwan for his “Asians Represent!“- Dungeons and Dragons podcast, which the illustration features characters from.

Shera done for fun in the style of certain anime cutaways

A drawing of Legend of Calamity Jane, a cartoon from the 90s

Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.

Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.

Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on.

Nemesis the Warlorck

A work that was done for fun, crossing over two overlapping properties.

Samus Aran, interpreted by me.

Logo

Sticker/logo design for Maarakennus Kamara OY

Logo for Demi & Ace, a audio drama published by WSOY

Logo for Righteous Kicks, a podcast series.