High Priestess Darluniad by Haiyang Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award in Celf Ddigidol Competition Category.

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High Priestess Darluniad

by Haiyang Sun

Client: Haiyang Sun

Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award Winner in Celf Ddigidol Category

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The Design

About High Priestess Darluniad

Mae'r paentiad portread digidol hwn yn darlunio offeiriadeg yn gwisgo penwisg darnau arian wedi'i hysbrydoli gan ddiwylliannau Twrcaidd, Dagestanaidd ac Armenaidd. Gan ymgorffori elfennau o fystigiaeth a brenhinoliaeth, mae'r gwaith celf yn gwahodd gwylwyr i archwilio traddodiadau hynafol. Mae'r paentiad wedi'i ysbrydoli gan arddull paentio Alla prima ac yn ail-greu'r teimlad gydag offer paentio digidol modern. Trwy ddylunio a gwaith brws paentiadol, mae'r paentiad yn awgrymu gosgeiddirwydd a grym yr offeiriadeg. Trwy gyfuno dylanwadau diwylliannol amrywiol, mae'r darn hwn yn cynnig cipolwg ar fyd dychmygol.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award

Mae High Priestess Darluniad yn enillydd Gwobr Efydd A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau rhagorol sydd yn nodedig am greadigrwydd, dyfeisgarwch a chraffter. Mae enillwyr Efydd yn arteffactau medrus iawn a thrawiadol o greadigol sydd yn dilysu profiad helaeth, dychymyg a dyfeisgarwch eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i High Priestess Darluniad fod yn wrthrych uchel ei fri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Efydd A' Design Award yn ymgorffori arferion gorau mewn celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg, ac yn rhagorol am ei sylw i fanylion. Mae High Priestess Darluniad yn bodloni anghenion yn odidog, yn cyffwrdd â dyheadau, yn swyno teimladau ac yn apelio at chwilfrydedd.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a digital portrait Painting featuring a high priestess in a coined headdress, inspired by Turkish, Dagestani, and Armenian cultures. Merging mysticism and royalty, the painting invites viewers into ancient traditions. With meticulous detail and expressive brush strokes, it captures the priestess's power, urging viewers to unravel its layers of meaning. This artwork fuses diverse cultures, offering a glimpse into an imaginative realm.
Dimensions & Packaging: The original dimension is 3450*4465 px, 300dpi
Tags: Digital Painting, Digital Arts, Character Design, Fantasy, History
Production Technology: The painting process starts with preliminary sketches using pencil and paper, which are then transferred and painted digitally using Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge lies in balancing each culture and integrating the alla prima style with digital painting tools like Photoshop. Additionally, overcoming the limitations of digital software was also a major challenge.
Research: Alongside the design process, research was conducted into different painting approaches and costume designs from various eras of the three cultures intended for fusion. This involved exploring diverse visual sources to improve the creation of the fantasy civilization.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this piece stems from the alla prima painting style and the utilization of modern digital tools. this work explores fantasy civilizations influenced by Turkish, Dagestani, and Armenian cultures. It blends history and fantasy, and reimagines a lost civilization within the digital realm.
Project Duration: 1 month, April 2024, Los Angeles
Operation Flow: This project aims to create a new fantasy civilization by combining existing cultures through a fusion of imagination and diligent research from photos and paintings. By integrating diverse visual references, the design goal is to craft a unique and refreshing new culture.
Image Credits: Haiyang Sun, 2024.