Jun the Swan

Jun, also known as the Swan, is the electronics and demolitions expert of the Science Ninja Team, Gatchaman.

Jun and Gatchaman characters were created by Tatsuo Yoshida and appear in anime produced by Tatsunoko Productions.  Since their original appearance, Gatchaman has been through several incarnations and adaptations; the characters and the team itself have been given several different names each; Jun has also been known as Princess, Agatha June and Kelly Jennar the Dove and the team has also been known as G-Force and Eagle Riders.

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I started this Jun fanart soon after Ken Washio the Eagle. It wouldn't be a snap, but I felt inspired, steps were fresh in my mind and Jun could borrow & mod similar accessories from Ken (perhaps Barbie had these opportunites with her Ken?).

Well, I liked how the background turned out thanks to a couple of Victoria Goodman's images (see below) I composited & tweaked to make the weird sky. It's helped this image become somewhat an homage to Alex Ross and his amazing Battle of the Planets paintings .

Copyright:
- Gatchaman concept, characters and designs are copyright (c) Tatsunoko Productions

Pose:
- Do an image search on the net for "gatchaman" or "jun the swan" and you're bound to see several instances of the awesome drawn & painted artwork that I've (with some effort) based this rendered pose & camera angle off.  Most of the found instances accompany articles with references to the game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, so I presume that's where the artwork originated from; though I'd love to hear from anyone who knows who created it & who it actually belongs to.

Software:
- Carrara 7 & 8 Pro
- Photoshop: Compositing, resizing, colour-adjustment, touch-up & signaturing

Models:
- Figure: Daz 3D's Victoria with Iori-Chan morph by Thorne and Sarsa
- Dress: Modified from 'Pharaohs of the Sun' dress by DAZ 3D & Ravenhair
- Gloves: Aiko 3.0 Clothing Pack by DAZ 3D
- Boots: Modified from 'Phantasie' boots by Orion1167
- Modeled & textured by me: Helmet & design, chest symbol, cape, belt buckle & yo-yo (which you can see in her right hand if you squint)

Backdrop:
Tweaked & composited from a couple of images from superb collections, '30 Sky Backgrounds' & '30 More Sky Backgrounds' by Victoria Goodman

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A couple of her accessories.