Aleksis Shi
Illustration & Comics
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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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Historical art
 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 |
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 Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the Zhenwulingyin-painting |  Han Dynasty War-drummer, based on a terracotta figurine from the Han-era. |  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. |
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 |
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 |  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 |  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. |