![]() The most important part here was that I wanted to see what it looked like to have the blue turn greener towards the bottom. ![]() I do not want to be forced to guess much when I start painting. i print out a grey version and make a colour comp on top to get the light and colours right. Also I knew that I wanted the background to be bare open water close to the surface, as if to show that the capturing of the wizard had just took place and they only dived under seconds ago.Īs always I ink the whole drawing up on watercolour board and add grey tone for values. After I was happy with the sketch I scanned it and added some colours and value for mood. I did a small test on her face and the wizard before drawing it all out. So this crude thumb sketch I turned into a real sketch. I Hope I am not the only one who can see what it is? The wizard is turned upside down – so we know he is not the main character – she is more or less facing us, the pose showing the pull AND the bubble rope, and even if she is also upside down she would still be turning the torso as if she is twisting on her way up to the surface again. So the first one in the bottom of the spread was the one where I knew I was on the right track. But she also seemed very much bigger than the wizard and if I was to make him bigger I would have the trouble again of who was the main character, especially with him facing us the spectator. They were looking at each other, she was in front, the bubble rope was clear. The last one in the second spread had most of what I liked. Like when you try to hold a ball under water and it tried to float back up to the surface. She was looking at him and the strain and pose showed that the dragging down was an action calling for strength and pull. It is a very traditional angle of mine and the reason why I did not use it, was because I had painted creatures like this a 1000 times, where they come out at you in a slightly forced perspective, and I have grown a bit tired of drawing the same thing again and again. The last one I think would have been a cool painting. Middle bottom: I think has a great movement, but the interaction between the 2 is not really there, and I imagined that she would be looking at him to check that he was still alive. The first one I liked, but I felt it was putting too much attention to the wizard, and the Merfolk was the main character. The first spread of thumbs show you the ideas I started with. ![]() I liked the idea that the wizard was able to breathe and would be able to see his predicament but with no way out. She is not drowning him, but allows him to breathe in a big bubble around his head. The description was really inspiring: A female Merfolk dragging down a wizard under water but in a chain of bubbles. ( I play a Merfolk-themed deck a lot and am secretly even more happy when I get assigned to do cards that I can play with myself). I was really excited to start working on the set and even more happy when I was asked to do a Merfolk Illustration. It is an old setting in magic and it celebrates the 25 anniversary of the game. The newest set of Magic the gathering is called Dominaria. ![]()
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