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zeromylesperhour · 4 months

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another commission I loved working on from my latest batch, commissions are open right now!

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milisnie · 2 months

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My 2nd entry for the Magic Moon Week 2024 🌙 The prompt for today is Spellbound Forest. 🌳

For this piece I had a more open (read: imagination went wild😂) approach with acompanying research. The first image I had in my mind was that of the Forest Spirit Shishigami from the Ghibli's movie Princess Mononoke.

While that was my initial inpsiration, the stag-like creature as the symbol of the forest, I imagined that the forest and a magical castle itself should be nested in the antlers of the stag. Existing in a spiritual yet tangible dimension.

Back to the Forest Spirit Shishigami: as a continuation to Lunar Medicine prompt, I thought of the spirit's abilities. "It is implied that Forest Spirit repeatedly dies and reincarnates especially on new moons and full moons."

There are 12 tiny moon-like pearls under the stag's neck to symbolise 12 lunar months of the lunar calendar. "It is based on the cycles of the Moon, which is approximately 29.5 days long. As a result, most lunar calendars have 12 months, each consisting of either 29 or 30 days, for a total of 354 or 355 days in a year." The real cool part of the lunar calendar for me is its appearance in various cultures across the globe which I didn't want to share here but if you're interested, I advise you to google about it. 🌛

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"In Japanese mythology, the Forest Spirit is called Yatsukamizuomitsuno, who is worshipped in Nagahama, Shiga. His origin is from buddhism script The Kasuga Deer Mandala, where it is seen as a deer with a tree on his head. It is the power that forms a planet."

Hence the inspiration of the nested forest.

Hope you like!

Acrylics, watercolours and ink.

Edited in Photopea.

#traditional art #illustration #watercolour #traditional illustration #acrylpainting #acrylart #art challenge #deer #stag #illustrator #forest #book illustration

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bettykwong · 6 years

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Forest Stroll doodle! Colours inpsired by ghibli backgrounds! Posted this on twitter a couple weeks ago. Decided to upload it here too!

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suprabug · 5 years

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Quick post: Forest Stroll doodle 🌱 colours inpsired by ghibli backgrounds! #SmashBros #SmashBrosUltimate https://t.co/SSfl0rVDvt By @Betty_Kwong (http://twitter.com/Betty_Kwong/status/1031210379756486656)

#twitter #like #quick post

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