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Fungal Dragon

Personal work
2020
A faux-Magic: The Gathering card illustration. The idea was to create a dragon with an uncommon design. I had never seen a dragon based around fungus before so I gave it a try. I landed on a bark-skin design, where it's body is tree-like, it's claws and teeth are roots, with fungus growing all over. This creature could lay camouflaged on the forest floor and attract prey animals that eat mushrooms.
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Special thanks to Bronwyn, Lexi, and Will for your helpful feedback throughout the process!
Bronwyn : https://www.instagram.com/cosmic.nocturne/
Lexi: https : //www.instagram.com/ly0ness/
Will : https://www.instagram.com/will.p.paul/

Final Illustration

Final Illustration

Thumbnail sketches

Thumbnail sketches

Selected concepts that showed promise

Selected concepts that showed promise

Sketch options

Sketch options

Maquette process.  This was my first time using this process and I definitely went overboard.  I went beyond a simple "maquette" and made a complete sculpture.  The next one can be roughly half the size, and the base doesn't need to be so elaborate.

Maquette process. This was my first time using this process and I definitely went overboard. I went beyond a simple "maquette" and made a complete sculpture. The next one can be roughly half the size, and the base doesn't need to be so elaborate.

GIF  -  rotating view of final sculpture.  Fits within a 10x10 inch cube

GIF - rotating view of final sculpture. Fits within a 10x10 inch cube

Final painting process

Final painting process