Some of the assets I created for Chinese New Years above. A celebratory banner, rabbit terracotta warrior, a lantern bonsai tree, and a Chinese Airship. Select the images for the larger in-game sized version.
Since it was the Year of the Rabbit, I wanted to make a rabbit warrior based on the Terracotta army - historically made by artisans for the first emperor of China and found buried underground (in 1974 according to Wikipedia) - Yeah, I watched a documentary special a while back on the history of China.
Bonsai is a bit more Japanese although there is a Chinese equivalent. I found a gorgeous bonsai reference which made me so envious of the patience and talent to raise and care for such a tree, I entertained the thought for a moment. (I have cats, so it seemed overall an exercise in futility.) This was my ode to that tree. I added a little rabbit graphic on the base.
For the Chinese Airship, I combined the inspiration of the parade dragon floats along with my desire to create a floating ship. I actually designed similar wings for an old ship I'd drawn a long time ago. All the little details were fun to play around with creating.