HOME | DD
#basilisk #cave #dragon #illustration #scales #serpent #snake #imugi #koreandragon #chinesedragon
Published: 2017-04-29 19:28:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 455411; Favourites: 4449; Downloads: 922
Redirect to original
Description
Last year I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to work on a dragon book for Scholastic by way of Becker&Mayer Books. I got to take a crack at designing 16 different mythical dragons from all over the world for a book called Sink Your Teeth Into Dragons.As described to me, the Imugi, a monster of Korean origin, were giant serpents that should they survive to one thousand years old would be transformed into a dragon. When going into this design I wanted to take inspiration from gaboon vipers as they are incredibly dangerous if you agitate them but are fairly benign when left alone. Thats sort of how I saw the Imugi. An ordinarily pleasant creature, however it does possess great venomous fangs if you take one of his french fries(very popular in Korean mythology). Anyways, this is probably completely different than what you imagine when someone says hairy serpent.
Others from this Project
Photoshop CC: 8 hours
Illustration©Becker&Mayer Books
| INSTAGRAM | TUMBLR | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TWITCH | STORE |
Related content
Comments: 128
fdebghm [2023-05-09 04:28:48 +0000 UTC]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
DuchessKitsune [2022-06-17 07:36:58 +0000 UTC]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
HammerinInkminer [2022-04-01 18:37:39 +0000 UTC]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
AluminumFox [2021-02-07 07:42:32 +0000 UTC]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Exempdent [2018-09-07 10:18:25 +0000 UTC]
I'm starving, so I kick your ass for this french fry, I don't even care!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Luspear-Soram [2018-05-14 19:13:57 +0000 UTC]
This is a very cool picture. The creature is interesting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Zousha [2017-06-13 03:38:28 +0000 UTC]
Heh. This dragon looks like it's trolling us!
"PROBLEM, MERE HUMANS?"
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Krystal-Dragon17 [2017-06-05 23:29:50 +0000 UTC]
I remember they made a bad movie out of this creature called Dragon Wars. There was one dragon and the imugi turned into it during the last 2 minutes of film.
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
Luspear-Soram In reply to Krystal-Dragon17 [2018-05-14 19:10:32 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah I forgot about that movie. I don't remember much. I just imagine a giant snake turning into a dragon and having fights in a city. There was something that particularly impressed me. I have seen CG dragons before in movies. This case is unique for having the oriental kind, as opposed to the European kind. That is very interesting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
TheWatcherofWorlds In reply to Krystal-Dragon17 [2017-06-16 08:20:42 +0000 UTC]
It was an okay movie
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
ropen7789 [2017-05-10 14:00:40 +0000 UTC]
try doing a dragon with humanoid characteristics like ao guang or the draconian aliens in ufology
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
theFallenSENTIENT18 In reply to angaturama2 [2017-05-10 00:58:07 +0000 UTC]
Can you do the four Chinese dragon gods next?
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
SaryTheWolf [2017-05-09 15:28:41 +0000 UTC]
I need to show this to my brother. A fluffy snake? He's going to love it.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Mr--Jack [2017-05-08 23:13:51 +0000 UTC]
Daaaamn, definitely one of my favourites from this group!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Mmkaay [2017-05-06 20:31:08 +0000 UTC]
Dude your work is epic. This is one of my favorite paintings of all time
I can't believe you paint these by hand
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
NestieBot [2017-05-01 23:20:27 +0000 UTC]
Godzilla and Transformers VS Imugi! XD
nice pic though.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
SammyW28 [2017-05-01 20:25:39 +0000 UTC]
As seen in the movie "D-Wars/Dragon Wars" (though they prefer people forget)
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Flameal15k [2017-04-30 23:23:38 +0000 UTC]
Once again, awesome.
And for the record, I prefer your design to the one used in Dragon Wars.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Teasealot In reply to Revelery [2017-04-30 20:10:36 +0000 UTC]
It's called Dragon Wars or D-Wars.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
UndercityIV [2017-04-30 17:31:04 +0000 UTC]
It looks only partially finished, where is the rest of him?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
AplReach [2017-04-30 17:03:45 +0000 UTC]
Nice work!
Too bad I had painful experience with Imugis.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
| Next =>






















