Faculty of Design
Illustration
Qi Zhang
Spirit of White Tiger
Illustration
2024
digital painting
5100 x 6600px
The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. The White Tiger is the god of war and killing. He has the divine power to ward off evil spirits, avoid disasters, pray for abundance punish evil, and promote good.I have modeled the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise as four warriors with different personalities and abilities.In my imagination, the White Tiger is a cold warrior. He comes from an ordinary background and had a tragic experience in his childhood. He has a strong body and excellent kung fu, and his alloy armor makes him invincible.The Azure Dragon and White Tiger were brothers, but their different beliefs led them to go their separate ways. White Tiger believes that all evil should be punished, and the most direct way to do so is to destroy it. Azure Dragon does not think so, he thinks that all people possess good and evil and that evil can be purified.
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