❗️CW // mild horror Rin!!! congrats on 1k ^-^ and thank u for hosting this contest!! it's a v cool theme :0 一 use space/arrows for different versions 一 click to zoom in (code by colorsnatch) 一 press "s" for some process pics, and "d" to go back to the finished piece 一ABOUT. this piece is based on an ungaikyō (雲外鏡/うんがいきょう) or "mirror beyond the clouds". looking into an ungaikyō might reflect back a monstrous version of oneself. i spent a little too long on this, i think, and ended up overpainting in a futile attempt to make it look cleaner lmnvbkvk so i'm settling for this messier version! also i started painting it on a 4:3 canvas, but once i was done, i was like hmmm this would look nice in 16:9.....!! or maybe i'm just a sucker for widescreen. i'm probably not gonna be writing a backstory/bio unless i somehow find time outside of school lol the process pics show, in order: super rough sketch -> rough lines -> figuring out the lighting -> painted skin + background -> base hair + clothes -> applying the lighting -> refining -> final piece (i color corrected + added a couple blending mode layers on low opacity + slight chromatic aberration for final touches) additionally !! i thought it might be useful for some people to see what kind of refs/inspos i used for the piece, so i have them listed here! i also used a pic of myself to get the pose right but i won't be showing that one dkhjfjk - this is the main thing that inspired this art piece: https://twitter.com/for__infinity/status/1003999775283470336?s=20 - and various others: http://yokai.com/ungaikyou/ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/1f/9c/d71f9c3190a07131cc67fe9161de0c94.jpg https://pin.it/7slNqc4 https://pin.it/5zBBhIg https://pin.it/5unNRia https://pin.it/5Dlq4jw https://pin.it/3i29rYL 一CREDITS. art: mine program: procreate music: Mares of the Night - Glen Gabriel contest host: @-_Rin_- - 一
