Community Kreator Medal, in Arsenical Bronze
This medal is minted and awarded to participants of Kreate’s Community Events. Its inaugural mint was for Kreate’s inaugural community event, the 1st Community Art Fest on 2023 June 1.
Price
0 ₳
Minted
36/36
Format
PNG
Dimensions
908 × 908
File Size
1.56 MB
- Artist: Wheels of Heaven 天気輪
- Date of Design: 2023.07.11
- Artist’s Comment: I initially went through numerous designs for the Community Kreator token, all very different from each other. I looked at Japanese resin art, pretty medical badge holders (I used to work in a hospital), and finally, silver coins (issued by the government; legal tender) and decorative silver rounds (private mint; not useable as currency). In all drafts and designs, I included hydrangea flowers. The English ivy, placement of the girl, and general crescent moon framing on the outer rims of the design are after Alfons Mucha. The girl, hair, clothing, and the decorative infill from the hydrangea flowers into the centre are all original. One of the pieces I referenced was a Nijijourney digigraph I prompted some months ago: that inspired the overall shape of the forelock in front of the girl’s face.
- Inspiration for the Design: When I finally settled on an Art Nouveau design, I initially thought the badge would be like one of Alfons Mucha’s prints. I very rapidly changed my mind after admiring the silver pieces I mentioned above: a particular inspiration was the Cook Islands『Silver Burst』series, both 2021 and 2022 coins legal tender; you can use these to buy milk. It’s an extremely modern and *beautiful* design in ultra-high relief, and I thought to myself: “Blessed land this is *Art*.” I really do recommend looking it up when you get the chance. And I thought, “Well if people can use something so beautiful to buy milk, we ought to award something just as beautiful to our Artists who make our community.”
- About the Creative Process: I’ve drawn Art Nouveau works before, or at least, tried; Alfons Mucha was a great inspiration to me as a child, I loved his works when I first discovered them on Wikipedia; my favourite art museum is still the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum in Orlando, Florida, which houses many Art Nouveau works, including those by Mucha. But I’ve never tried to render something as if it were *sculptural*, really sculptural, as if it were an actual ultra-high relief coin. So that was a challenge. First, I drew the contours, as if it were a poster, like usual… Then, making this painting look like metal—I started with the English ivy leaves at the top of her hair, then jumped between going down those leaves, to her dress, to her face and so on. I know some parts aren’t super realistic metal, like perhaps her neck is too matte… But overall I’m very happy with how it all turned out. And creating all the different sorts of layers and effects to make the different kinds of metals, too! That was careful work, it was very fun, I enjoyed myself a lot.
- Software: Clip Studio Paint Pro
- Hardware: Wacom MobileStudio Pro
