Sunday, October 30, 2005

Illustration Friday - Broken

This is a combination of two ideas - on Artwanted there's currently a contest requiring a skull or skeleton, and Illustration Friday's current topic is "broken". I combined the two in the image of the Demon Skull below. Its body might be broken but its spirit is kept alive by the magical symbols drawn by a shaman in its own blood and the ashes from its burnt body. Sorry. Got carried away. Must be listening too much to my son's blood thirsty stories. :-)

11 Comments:

Blogger carla said...

Oooh...this is wonderfully spooky! The darkness that surrounds the mask makes those very large and sharp teeth stand out. The detail on the mask is beautiful...it has such a feeling of ceremonial evil! Very nice, Sybille!

30/10/05  
Blogger Tony Sarrecchia said...

That's scary. Great job!

30/10/05  
Blogger andrea said...

Stuning. And to add a third dimension: appropriate for Hallowe'en (though I know you don't really celebrate it in England).

30/10/05  
Blogger Unknown said...

The color and design really make this illo stand out.
Great job

31/10/05  
Blogger Anonymous said...

I love the intricate design (magical symbols) and of course the overall atmosphere };-}

31/10/05  
Blogger The Unknown said...

OOOooo I love the mask!
love

31/10/05  
Blogger Todd DeWolf said...

Extremely spooky. Love it-great for Halloween.

31/10/05  
Blogger Unknown said...

WOW!! This is GREAT work!! love the scary and beautiful face! nice design!

31/10/05  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice one, Sybille!

31/10/05  
Blogger Gretel said...

Crumbs Sybille, that's made my skin crawl and my arm hairs stand on end...in a nice Halloweenish kind of way!

31/10/05  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

very spooky Sybille. great!

31/10/05  

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