Jason Chan
|Drawing from anime and fantasy art from the past half-century of graphic design and illustration, Jason Chan’s images appeal to the role-playing geek in us all. Chan renders beautiful pixie women and expressive children with bright eyes and remarkable dragon-riding abilities — their zombie-slaying skills ain’t too shabby either.
Tagged: anime, fantasy art
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autumn said | 6 January, 2011
i love the drawing up above with the gilrl riding a animal