Creation Details
| Sketch | Pencil on note paper |
| Original Sketch Format | 9x9cm |
| Line Art | Digital (vector), Inkscape |
| Shading | – |
| Color | Digital, Photoshop |
| Coloring Technique | Color fills on separate layers, layer effects |
| Graphics Tablet | Yes, Wacom Intuos Pro M |
| Notes | I’ve been training to create coats of arms |
This is a picture of Khimri, or the “urrkian lion”. Khimri is considered to be an animal from which all humanoid Urrkians have evolved. The ruby in the forehead of Khimri connotes his royal origin and is considered a symbol of enlightenment – an attribute of a true leader. Depicted above the head is a perfect triangle – a symbol of conscious existence, and is indicated by the color of gold. Gold is an important symbol of immortality.
To create this picture in the correct style, I had to revise a lot of heraldic emblems, after which I began to understand some of the principles, but I feel that I’ve touched only the surface level of this vast topic. Apparently, in heraldry there is a whole system of symbols and symbolic elements that carry a semantic load. I think I’ll go back to heraldry, but I don’t know when.
