Tess Brownson
Illustrator & Concept Artist
Sumi Dragon
The Sumi Dragon is themed after a Japanese painting style referred to as "Sumie-E". This Dragon is for Dragonvale World's 'Zen' trait. Game designers noted that they would be using a special shader on the dragon, essentially something that would give the 3D model a thick black outline. This was considered while designing and coloring this particular dragon.
I tried several ideas fir this dragon. Maybe she is a lofty dragon that mimics a landscape painting? or maybe she is one single brush stroke? etc. We landed on the far left middle idea: the dragon with a brush for a tail.
A second rarer color for the Sumi Dragon