This weeks Illustration Friday subject, 'Dragon' was a fun one. I like dragons, everybody likes dragons. I did want to just straight out draw a dragon, so I did, however before this I did explore some alternative and less obvious ideas.
Subjects that I associate with 'Dragon' are; mythical beasts, Mahjong, old women, mum, teeth, dinosaurs, birds, caves, Monty Python, vikings, triads, Tolkien, Game of Thrones, monsters, aliens, eggs, baby dragons, gold.
The very simple subject of Drawing a mythical beast left me wanting to make up for it with the craft. Again I experimented with collage, cutting all of the separate pieces and assembling them like Lino Lego. I made variants with coloured backdrops and more complex textures, one breathing fire, however I prefer the bold and simple composition on white.
I had considered applying the stamp like Lino cuts to things before, but until now hadn't got around to it. The simple t-shirt mock up looks alright, maybe a cut with simpler some shapes and less texture would be more effective, a thought for PPP.
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