The myth that stood out to me and what I became most interested in was the chinese myth of Chang’e and the moon rabbit.

I decided to use digital illustration to create my poster on Chang’e.

I initally started by drawing the Female character. From my research I had taken into consideration her outfits in terms of colours, details and general style.

Chang’e is always presented in a flowing, traditional Chinese dress. The colours seem to range from yellows, blues and reds. She always has an outer shawl/gown.
Her hair is always black, long and flowing. With a hair bun that looks like bunny ears. Always with ornamental flowers in the hair.
Chang’e is always accompanied by a rabbit, the moon rabbit. This animal is portrayed in many ways for instance a white rabbit, a brown rabbit, a hare etc.
The moon is always in the art of Chang’e, of course.

Here is a draft version with alternate colours (above)

Here is my version of the character Chang’e with her rabbit, in a poster form.
I created a decorated cool toned dress with blue and purples, with a cooler yellow coloured shawl above the dress with a decorative collar. I added the long, black hair with flowers the same colour as the shawl to tie the outfit together. I added highlights to create a shining, silky and reflective fabric. This is to enhance the idea of the bright moon, and also typical Chinese fabrics.  I added this reflective effect onto the face of Chang’e as well. I did this by using a lighter colour, such as a light purple, blending this out and then adding a hard line of white over the top.
I drew a rabbit on her lap, and I made the two characters face each other lovingly to create the idea of a bond.