The unique style of artwork from the far east has inspired creatives around the world. One of the popular figures from Chinese mythology that has become a symbol of the culture is the Chinese Dragon. Unlike the winged reptilian dragon creatures from Western mythology, the East Asian dragons have more of an animal-like appearance with long, slender bodies, four large legs and bearded heads. In today’s inspiration showcase I roundup 30 brilliant illustrations and paintings of Chinese Dragons from a range of talented artists.
Shenlong Fan Art by Sceko Soriano C
Chinese Dragon by Annie Hryshchenko
Dragon Hexagrams by Ofen Hu
Chinese Dragon by Gregory Moreira
L’Etiquette Cover Illustration by Bene Rohlmann
Chinese New Year City of Sydney by Chrissy Lau
China Dragon Illustration by Vetalik Chepelnikov
Season Dragons by Maria Sergunina
Jade Dragon by Lydia Praamsma
Air Canada Dragon by Shingo Shimizu
Feng Shui by K. Schiavone
Dragon by Kelvin Kane
The Dragon by Snowcrashed
Japanese Dragon Speed Painting by JimJaz
Chinese Dragon by Drachenmagier
Chinese Dragon by Brokenpuppet86
Year of the Dragon by Artstain
Dragon Design by Brokenpuppet86
Swirling Lung by Douglas Carrel
Chinese Dragon by Suzanne Adamson
Chinese Dragon Design by Wei Guan
Mist Dragon by Nicolas Lorente
Chinese Dragon by Concept J
Big Dragon by Artforgame
A Whole Chinese Dragon by Keii
Dragon King by Rahadil Hermana
A Happy New Year 2012 by Born To Raise Hell
2014 Drawing by Hailin Fu
Descending Dragon by David Tevenal
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Fine pictures like the way of picturing.
You are managing an interesting websites, Henk
Dang! These artists are so imaginative! Dragons are cool! LOL
I saw a show on Discovery or History tv where they told the story of one Western dragon and how he lived, etc. It was all CGI, but, the story offered explanations for how they fly and shoot flames from their mouths! It was awesome! Here’s a link to the trailer – https://youtu.be/dA1eI4UOonI
Thanks for all the cool art!
Su
These are wonderful!
I don’t know what it is about the first one, that is green and orange. But it is magnificent!
WOW! These are all fantastic illustrations!
Great compilation, amazing inspiration!
Amazing design.
Really a wonderful art.
Hi just thought i would tell you something.. This is twice now i’ve landed on your blog in the last 2 days looking for completely unrelated things. Spooky or what?
All are killer designs!
These are amazing!
Outstanding work….Your work make me your fan!!
Hello! Thanks for a nice site! I ran across the site by luck and think it looks great! How long did it take to create it?
gorgeous
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