High Priestess Duab Kos by Haiyang Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Tooj in Kev Kos Duab Digital Competition Category.

ToojKev Kos Duab Digital· 2025

High Priestess Duab Kos

by Haiyang Sun

Client: Haiyang Sun

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Kev Kos Duab Digital Category

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The Design

About High Priestess Duab Kos

Daim digital portrait painting no qhia txog ib tug pov thawj poj niam hnav lub kaus mom dai npib nyiaj uas tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm Turkish, Dagestani, thiab Armenian kab lis kev cai. Nrog rau cov ntsiab lus ntawm kev yam ntxwv thiab kev ua vaj ntxwv, cov duab kos no caw cov neeg saib los tshawb nrhiav cov kev lis kev cai thaum ub. Daim duab no tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm Alla prima painting style thiab rov tsim qhov kev xav nrog cov cuab yeej digital painting niaj hnub. Los ntawm kev tsim thiab txoj kev txhuam duab zoo nkauj, daim duab qhia txog kev zoo nkauj thiab hwj chim ntawm tus pov thawj poj niam. Los ntawm kev sib xyaw ntau yam kev cuam tshuam kab lis kev cai, daim duab no muab ib qho pom rau hauv lub ntiaj teb ntawm kev xav txog.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

High Priestess Duab Kos yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. High Priestess Duab Kos xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. High Priestess Duab Kos ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.