This landscape is supposed to be the Altana Sandsea, a massive desert in the continent of Altana enclosed by rocky mountain ranges in my fantasy story The Aether and Radisrol. Cloaked in sandstorms, it is nearly impossible to set foot upon its sands, let alone traverse its dunes. It is said by locals that the sandstorms are caused by the sand serpent Ahlra-Tani, who treats the entire desert as her domain.
During the Aquila-Evrae War, when the Wyrmidons--half-human and half-dragons--were being slaughtered en masse by the Ehn-Gu, some of them were said to have fled to this desert in search of refuge from their pursuers. Ahlra-Tani pitied the Wyrmidons and welcomed them into her territory. To prevent the Ehn-Gu from chasing after them, she summoned the sandstorms that ravage the desert sands to the present day, save for the sanctuary she provided to the Wyrmidons somewhere out of reach from the outside world.
I still can't believe it. I've attempted to draw like this before when I made the concept art for the Aether back in January, but it didn't bring the same kind of satisfaction I felt with this painting. This is my first time properly creating a landscape in this style*; whenever I tried to draw landscapes in the past it has always felt so aimless. I didn't really know how or where to begin, and this is the first time I've actually gone into it with a sense of direction.
If you've been following me for a long time, you know then that I rarely ever do something like this. Creating landscapes always felt so confusing and impossible for me... Until now.
I've said it before on my stream and I'll say it again: anything is possible, guys. You just need to know where to begin, and actually start and work on it. 💕
*I've mentioned in some communities that this was my first time drawing a landscape when I remembered it wasn't. If you read that and you stumbled upon this post, I'm really sorry for the confusion. 😅
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