High Priestess Setshwantsho by Haiyang Sun

High Priestess Setshwantsho by Haiyang Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Bonono ba Dijithale Competition Category.

BoronseBonono ba Dijithale· 2025

High Priestess Setshwantsho

by Haiyang Sun

Client: Haiyang Sun

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Bonono ba Dijithale Category

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The Design

About High Priestess Setshwantsho

Pente ena ya dijithale ya sefahleho e bontsha moprista wa mosadi a apere seaparo sa hlooho se hlophisitsweng ka ditshepe, se ileng sa tlohlwa ke ditso tsa Maturuki, Dagestan le Armenia. Ka ho kenyelletsa dikarolo tsa boitshetlehelo le bokhosi, mosebetsi ona wa bonono o mema babogi hore ba hlahlobe ditso tsa bohologolo. Pente ena e tlohlilwe ke mokgwa wa ho penta wa Alla prima mme e hlabolola maikutlo ka dithulusi tsa sejoalejoale tsa ho penta ka dijithale. Ka moralo le mosebetsi wa borashe, pente ena e bontsha bontle le matla a moprista. Ka ho kopanya ditshusumetso tsa ditso tse fapaneng, mosebetsi ona o fana ka pono ya lefatshe la boqapi.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

High Priestess Setshwantsho ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. High Priestess Setshwantsho e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. High Priestess Setshwantsho e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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.