Lizard City

This was used in AEG's Legend of the Burning Sands CCG. The underground city was supposed to be the same one seen in another artist's illustration in this game. I had to capture the feel of the other illustrator's piece, but show the city from a different vantage point. It was an interesting challenge.

I enjoyed putting the scales on this creature. He seemed to be slowly emerging from out of the darkness as I painted them in. Instead of putting in all the scales, as I approached the shadow area I only suggested them, and just let them be implied in the full shadow, casting that part of the body in a murky shade.

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