Drawing a dragon head is like drawing a fancy car—there's a lot going on, and it's easy to mess up the perspective. I feel pretty good about how these turned out, but with distance I'm starting to see the flaws. pic.twitter.com/7EumBsNg0h
— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) July 7, 2021
Oh, I’m only sharing it because I was alerted this morning that Wizards is sharing it themselves. My favorite part of this painting is the white head. I imagined a frost dragon might have a constant fog around her head, and in the right lighting you'd get a rainbow.
That's what happens when you hire children's book illustrators to paint your dragon—pretty rainbows. pic.twitter.com/FwzNKZt5d2— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) July 7, 2021
No one who looks at the printed card will ever see that rainbow, of course. Nor will they see the adventurers.
These people are definitely going to die. y other favorite part of the painting is just this section right here. It's funny what you end up latching on to. pic.twitter.com/KeacZvODqo— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) July 7, 2021
Anyway: sketches! I sent Wizards of the Coast three rough versions early in the process.
Wizards of the Coast is a company. Not just some coastal wizards. They picked the one I most wanted to do, so that was nice. Here are a few of its steps. pic.twitter.com/xicq1BjPLQ— Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex) July 7, 2021