The Sea Serpent Of Feng Huang

[Faewyn]

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The Sea Serpent of Feng Huang​

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Link to larger version​

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Credit to various artists for the lightning, water, and cloud brushes used in this drawing.​

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My very first attempt at a monster/creature type thing, here is my interpretation of the Sea Serpent that Empress Mikuni summoned during the Battle of Feng Huang, at the end of the Chrysant Wars. You can read more about it on the human lore page.

So, this picture was way outside my comfort zone, but I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. There were suppose to be a few ships as well, but after working on this for a few days, I decided to stop it here. I might go back and try painting some ships, but, gah. They're so intricate.

But overall, a-yup. You can see, in the enlarged version, that it is actually still rather messy and unrefined. But at my stage of art skill, my goal was to at least get the impression of the vision in my head using colors and shading, which I did. So I'm happy with the result~

 

[Ironhippy]

I think that this is fantastic, I like how you got the image of what goes on in my mind when I hear the word Serpent, but the thing that I like the most is how you made the background/landscape of the creatures location. Keep up all of the good work!

 

[shetlandj]

That's really neat- what medium do you use to make these?

 

[Faewyn]

That's really neat- what medium do you use to make these?

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This was entirely done in Photoshop. I started with a basic, faint sketch for the serpent, and then basically shaded it away as I started putting in details and more colors. It's one of the few instances where I didn't use any true lineart to make the drawing, which is what I'm trying to work towards.

 

[Mecharic]

Epic. Just... epic.

 

[Skull_man]

Can you put it in a file format, I can't see Imgur.

 

[HydraLana]

Yes, yes, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, RISE DESTROYER OF SHIPS, BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!