DragonWorld: Amazing Dragons, Advice and Inspiration from by Pamela Wissman, Sarah Laichas

By Pamela Wissman, Sarah Laichas

A tribute to dragonkind

120 dragons with suggestion and thought from forty nine overseas artists
From fire-breathing to pleasant, dragons pretty well rule the myth global. devoted to the best of mythological beasts, DragonWorld is a show off of a few of today's most sensible, so much innovative dragon artwork. a few persist with the preferred concept of what a dragon is, whereas others supply extra unforeseen interpretations. at the back of this fiercely artistic paintings is a various workforce of younger overseas artists who've built unswerving fan followings at the well known on-line exhibit, deviantART.com.

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120 creations from forty nine state-of-the-art dragon artists all on deviantART.com
Represents a large choice of mediums —b oth conventional and electronic — and a good wider number of stylistic interpretations from vintage to futuristic
Q&A-style profiles supply attention-grabbing insights at the artists' thoughts and inspirations

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They are mythological creatures, so there’s creative freedom on so many levels. What materials did you use to make these pieces of art? For both illustrations, I used Photoshop CS2 and Wacom Intuos3. Is there a story behind your pieces? The Dragon King Ao-Kuang is my representation of the king of dragons. I tried to portray how this magnificent creature would move in the skies he rules. Dragon Tribes: The Calling was a personal work. I imagined how a tribe would live among dragons. They would be mountain people, for sure.

These are both series in my book Monsters! that I completed for my senior thesis while I was in school. They both have a legend behind them. The Ryujin is a Japanese water god and the Dragon of Marduk is a hybrid dragon that guards the entrance to a Babylonian tomb. Do your dragons incorporate qualities of other animals? The Dragon of Marduk, most certainly! He has a chameleon or lizardlike head and cheeks, and lion front paws with bird back legs. A scorpion tail completes his crazy look. What personality traits do your dragons possess?

Indd 57 57 4/5/11 9:22:03 AM Tiago da Silva | Grafik What qualities do dragons exemplify that inspire you? Strength, fearlessness and wisdom. What personality traits does your dragon possess? The Dragon King Ao-Kuang is strong, fearless and wise. What creative license do dragons provide that other subjects don’t? Dragons are not bound by earth and human rules. They are mythological creatures, so there’s creative freedom on so many levels. What materials did you use to make these pieces of art? For both illustrations, I used Photoshop CS2 and Wacom Intuos3.

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