Happy Wednesday all those who have wandered over to this blog!
Today, I've spontaneously decided to share some paintings and sketches that I've done for a project that began last year. The project is currently on hold, so I thought it would be nice to post up some of the work.
For the most part, I was working on the fantasy characters in the story our team was developing. They were all hybrid creatures, based on the species of animals found in Scandinavian countries. I won't be revealing all of the illustrations done thus far, just a few.
First up, there's The West Wind. I've shared a few teaser close ups of him a few months ago {here}
He is a forest dwelling spirit. He can't quite fly like a bird but he can leap distances and glide on the wind because he is a hybrid of a lynx and a flying squirrel.
And now we have "The Snowy Fowls". They're hybrids of snowy owls and foxes - get it? Kind of cute, no? *Don't look at me like that*
Anyhow, these guys were once an arctic fox and a snowy owl who were subjected to a witch's experimental spell. Now their task is to figure out whether this mishap is a gift or a curse, and whether to seek her out in the hopes of getting changed back.
Painted with waterproof coloured inks, watercolour, and gouache on Bristol Smooth paper.
I still have to figure out the names for each of these fowls. Maybe one day they'll come to me in a dream, or something. :)
Thanks for visiting!
All images are ©Mariya Olshevska and may not be used or re-purposed without the artist's consent.
Today, I've spontaneously decided to share some paintings and sketches that I've done for a project that began last year. The project is currently on hold, so I thought it would be nice to post up some of the work.
For the most part, I was working on the fantasy characters in the story our team was developing. They were all hybrid creatures, based on the species of animals found in Scandinavian countries. I won't be revealing all of the illustrations done thus far, just a few.
First up, there's The West Wind. I've shared a few teaser close ups of him a few months ago {here}
He is a forest dwelling spirit. He can't quite fly like a bird but he can leap distances and glide on the wind because he is a hybrid of a lynx and a flying squirrel.
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| Here he is surrounded by some 'action' sketches. |
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| And here he is all by himself, enjoying his walk in the woods. He might look peaceful, but he can kick butt, I assure you. |
(Click to see a larger)
And now we have "The Snowy Fowls". They're hybrids of snowy owls and foxes - get it? Kind of cute, no? *Don't look at me like that*
Anyhow, these guys were once an arctic fox and a snowy owl who were subjected to a witch's experimental spell. Now their task is to figure out whether this mishap is a gift or a curse, and whether to seek her out in the hopes of getting changed back.
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| Character painting with some of my favourite exploratory sketches. |
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| Character painting with some of my favourite exploratory sketches. |
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| Snowy Fowl 1 |
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Here are what the sketches looked like, if you were curious.
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| Snowy Fowl 2 |
(Click to see a larger)
Painted with waterproof coloured inks, watercolour, and gouache on Bristol Smooth paper.
I still have to figure out the names for each of these fowls. Maybe one day they'll come to me in a dream, or something. :)
Thanks for visiting!
All images are ©Mariya Olshevska and may not be used or re-purposed without the artist's consent.
Please give credit if you share the images. :)
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