Haiyang Sun Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for High Priestess Illustration in Digital Art

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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Digital Art category for High Priestess Illustration by Haiyang Sun. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

About High Priestess Illustration

This digital portrait painting depicts a priestess wearing a coined headdress inspired by Turkish, Dagestani, and Armenian cultures. Incorporating elements of mysticism and royalty, the artwork invites viewers to explore ancient traditions. The painting is Inspired by the Alla prima painting style and recreates the feeling with modern digital painting tools. Through design and painterly brushwork, the painting suggests the elegance and power of the priestess. By blending various cultural influences, this piece offers a glimpse into an imaginative world.

About Haiyang Sun

Haiyang Sun is a character concept artist working in the video game industry. He is currently working at Tencent America, Timi Studio Group. He has previously contributed to multiple popular, critically acclaimed AAA game projects including Apex Legends, The Perfect Dark, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. His exceptional skills and expertise make him a valuable addition to any development team or project. Throughout the years, Haiyang has received recognition for his work internationally, his art has been featured in various competitions, art books, magazines, and websites.

Award Record

Haiyang Sun is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

About the A' Digital Art Award

The A' Digital Art Design Award is an international digital art competition recognizing good digital art by leading digital artists and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to digital art designers, digital artists, graphic designers and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include digital art, animations, illustrations, 3D models, digital paintings and vector artworks. The awarded digital art designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/digital-art

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

• Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/161778
• A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/161778
• Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!161778
• Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/355645
• Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.instagram.com/haiyangsun/

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