🎨 New painting, an epic battle between an irda sorceress, her companion, a lich and some ghasts. Commissioned for the 3rd book of “Childrens of Hell” by Steven Weber aka Winterhawk.
“While the Battle for the continent of Anchorome rages in the fields, Fawn, a High Ogre abandoned on the world Toril when she was a teen, casts a spell to pull the consciousness of Tiamat from her mortal avatar Fade Nightsmith in a valley just beyond. Her husband Randyl defends her from the lich of the valley and his ghast minions.” (Winterhawk)
Fawn discovered she’s not an half-elf, but an irda – a member of a beautiful, powerful and almost forgotten race, also called “high-ogre.” She’s about to cast an all-powerful spell to fight Tiamat herself – but the minions of the Dark Queen are on the hunt. Fawn’s husband, Randyl, a sorcerer blessed with dragon wings as a gift by a god, fights with magic and steel to protect her.
Fawn sustained a major wound some time ago, but the goddess Selune chose to save her, sealing each wound with liquid moonlight – the scars look like tattos representing animals (and, if you look closely, you’ll spot Selune’s stars, too).
Details
Work in progress
Managing a scene this complex was not simple: I wanted Fawn to have a lot of space, to be the first character you would notice – yet there are other things happening there, and the need to tell this story drove me to make a lot of preparatory sketches, before deciding how to place each character.
A small detail – Randyll’s hand
Studying carefully references, I learned an important lesson about holding “properly” a rapier.
At first, I thought it was to be held like any other medieval sword, with the hand closed around like it was a stick… then I noticed that, in real rapier holding pictures, the index finger has to be put above the cross, so to have more point-control. so… that’s going to be a very little detail in the whole painting, but it’s going to be there! Proper rapier-holding. I was glad to receive confirmation by people used to fencing ❤
Children of Hell
Painting commissioned for “Children of Hell,” a novel by Steven D. Weber aka Winterhawk. You can read their story: Children of Hell Desperation Book I. Dungeons and Dragons setting (Forgotten Realms, fanmade).
We already met Randyl and Fawn in other paintings I created for Childrens of Hell: Randyl appears in “The Twins”, while arguing with his sister; Fawn is aboard a Flying ship together with Miwa – even if, here, Fawn appears to be an half-elf, her true irda heritage still unknown.
Testimony
Winterhawk – Irda sorceress
“Elena created the scene that fits perfectly with the section from the book I am working on: Children of Hell III (Resolution). I have come to depend upon her insightful illustrations to add flavor to my books and characters over the years. I thank her for the illustration. I think it the best of all her work thus far included in my novels. While the Battle for the continent of Anchorome rages in the fields,…
Art reveal video
Work in progress video
Coming soon 😅📹
Use of this artwork
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Created on 28/10/2023
“The irda sorceress” – Copyright 2023 Elena Greenedera Zambelli, all rights reserved #noai
Page last edit: 31/10/2023
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