Aerial Diplomacy – Cover Illustration
Final Illustration

Final Illustration

Dragon Zoom

Dragon Zoom

Griffon Zoom

Griffon Zoom

Process Gif

Process Gif

Compositional Sketches

Compositional Sketches

Dragon Concept

Dragon Concept

Griffon Concepts

Griffon Concepts

Aerial Diplomacy – Cover Illustration

I wanted to challenge myself with this cover-art commission by implementing a more foreshortened perspective. As you can see from the process gif, this piece went through several changes, and I had to revise my approach towards the background in order to better capture the intensity of this chase scene. I referenced jet planes flying over water to capture the dragon quickly gaining on the griffon. The final 10% of details, such as those within the water reflections and mists on the creatures' wings, were indulgently fun to paint.

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