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Exploring the Witch
Exploring the Witch
The art series created as an almost scientific research
along with 20 amazing artists from all the World for the 3dtotal's book
"The Field Guide to Witches:
An artist’s grimoire of 20 witches and their worlds".
July/August 2022
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■ Every artist here acts as a witch researcher: collects data and legends of local folklore about her, weaving them together, interviews locals, watches from hiding, or makes direct contact with a witch, risking themselves.
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Here you find out that witches are very different:
beautiful girls, disgusting hags, creepy monsters and awe-inspiring deities. 🧟♀️🧛♀️
■ My point of interest was the horrible and dangerous witch Black Annis from rural Leicestershire Dane Hills. Living in the sandstone cave near old giant oak, she hunts people or steals children to eat them. No one can tell if she's a human being or not, does she have a human mind. They also say she can change her appearance.
Location, where Annis is said to live in rural Leicestershire, in the Dane Hills,
a large area to the west of the English city of Leicester:
Done in Procreate. For the painting I entirely used "The Perfect Oils" brush set,
imitating impasto (thick relief oil paint) effect:
imitating impasto (thick relief oil paint) effect:
The pencil-work sketch, the final art, and close-ups:
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🎃 Now the book's available now for pre-order.
Shipping starts in November 2022.
👉store.3dtotal.com 👈
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The 3dtotal team also releases a charity update this week:
they plant a tree for every book sold and donate 50% of our profits to charity! 🌳
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Thanks for watching!
