Iron Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2020
Legendary Beast Illustration
by Daybreak Li
- A' Design Award 2020 Iron Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: TagDesign
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 10,432
- Verification code 48CBF75673 · Verify this award
About Legendary Beast Illustration
Legendary Beast is a series of traditional style illustrations. Each image intertwines the eyes of two animals to express the opposition and coexistence of contrasting forces. The Chinese dragon and the tiger stand for the strong male side, while the phoenix and the crane stand for the gentle female side. Flowers and rocks add a decorative quality. The drawings are made with digital painting software and printed with high quality techniques on handmade paper, measuring 31 cm high and 45 cm wide. The form is based on the traditional Chinese folding fan, combined with modern methods.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This is a group of traditional style illustrations, using the twining of two kinds of animals' eyes to express the opposition and coexistence of different contradictions. Chinese dragon and tiger represent the strong male side, Phoenix and crane represent the feminine female side. With some flowers and rocks, it is more decorative.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The finished products are handmade paper. It's high 31cm, wide 45cm.
- Tags
- Illustration, Graphics Design, computer paintings, traditional
- Production Technology
- The series of illustrations and expressions are drawn by the photoshop. It is produced by high level printing and manufacturing technologies to show the details of beautiful and exquisite illustrations.
- Design Challenge
- In the process of creating these illustrations, the main creative challenge is how to add interesting elements to the usual pictures to make the audience feel.
- Project Duration
- The project was developed between the years of 2018 and 2019, in BeiJing and GuangZhou, China. It started in July 2018 and finished in October 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Illustration attracts the public with strong color contrast and picture tension, and attracts people's aesthetic interest with interesting detail effect.
- Research
- On the basis of Chinese traditional folding fan, combined with the pictures created by modern techniques, it innovates in the retro.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from Chinese words and sentences: 'dragon leaps and tiger leaps', 'iron bird flies to Phoenix and crane returns'.
- Image Credits
- Daybreak Li
- Patents
- Illustrator Daybreak Li, 2020