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Artist's commentary
Nyongpa (Dragon Lilpa)
I am working on a copy practice study for my art academy assignment.
I drew Nyongpa to match the Hanbok of the original character I used as a reference.
I replaced the original horns with Eastern-style dragon horns.
Left: Original Costume / Right: Pose Reference
My goal this time was to combine the two images above into one drawing.
Originally, it was supposed to be a tiger character,
but I told my teacher, "I want to draw a dragon instead of a tiger...!"
and ended up drawing Nyongpa.
Process
Jan 2024 / July 2025
I also drew Nyongpa back in 2024.
Since 2024 was the Year of the Blue Dragon, I drew a 'Blue Nyongpa' back then, and I brought the horn design from there.
