Temple Loong
Fall 2025
Adobe Photoshop
This background photo was taken during my winter vacation in Beijing. The building you see is the Temple of Heaven, one of the spots I visited.
At the beginning, I was totally stuck for ideas until I looked at this photo. The first thing that popped into my head was a Loong(dragon). Dragons are deeply connected to mythology and have had a lasting impact on the emperors of every dynasty throughout history. The emperor’s clothes, his throne, even his title. Nobody’s ever seen Loong, but I’ve always believed they must exist somewhere.
I thought this project would be tough, but it was easier than I expected, and I actually learned a lot more than I thought I would. I really enjoyed the creative process—it was so engaging that I completely lost track of time!
For the text design, I used red and yellow. Red stands for the Temple of Heaven, and yellow for the Loong(dragon). The red pattern has lotus and peach blossom designs.
Image Cedit：
-Background from me
-“Majestic Golden Chinese Dragon”
CC BY 4.0
Created on 3/20/2024
Updated on 8/8/2025
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-“Lotus Beauty” By yeahbouyee
Uploaded on July 2, 2014
Filmed on June 30, 2014
-“Peach Flower” By Tevatron
Uploaded on May 3, 2006
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Published September 12, 2025
Categorized as Image
This looks awesome! The dragon looks so seamless to the image.
Thanks a lot! I was hoping the dragon would really blend in with the image, so I’m super happy you felt that way！！
This is so cool! The dragon fits so well, you did a good job picking it, and the story behind it is interesting.
Thanks you so much! I’m glad you liked the dragon and the story behind it. I had a lot of fun working on this piece.
Nice work, I like the text fill and the yellow background, that does does a good job to make the text stand out. The dragon image mask is done well, it gives it a sense of fantasy since it is fading in the background. I think a filter over the background image could be useful here, something like a noise grain or something to make it a bit darker would give it a bit more character.
Thank you so much for taking the time to give me this feedback! I really appreciate your thoughtful comments. I’m glad to hear that the text effect and the dragon mask stood out, because I wanted to create a sense of contrast and fantasy in this piece. It means a lot that you noticed those details, and I’m happy you enjoyed the overall look of the work.