From a series of paintings embodying the four elements as human(ish) characters: the Spirit of Air and Freedom.
(I’ve been asked repeatedly why the spirit of freedom is chained up. I shall leave that to your consideration.)
Acrylics, gesso, liquid gold, and 22k gold leaf on paper; size A3 (30×42 cms or 12×17 inches.)
Created for Perna Studios (to be printed as a basecard) for their trading card set ‘Elementals’.
Prints and shiny things available here.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Tuesday 7, November, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/11/07/elemental-of-air-freedom/
From a series of paintings embodying the four elements as human(ish) characters: the Spirit of Earth and Protection
(with baby foxes, a little deer, and apparently *the* most fascinating plant anyone’s ever seen. :3 )
Acrylics, gesso, and liquid gold on paper; size A3 (30×42 cms or 12×17 inches.)
Created for Perna Studios (to be printed as a basecard) for their trading card set ‘Elementals’.
Prints and shiny things available here.
(Work in progress gallery) :
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Sunday 5, November, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/11/05/elemental-of-earth-protection/
From a series of paintings embodying the four elements as human(ish) characters: Fire, the Spirit of Revenge.
Acrylics, gesso, and liquid gold on paper; size A3 (30×42 cms or 12×17 inches.)
Created for Perna Studios (to be printed as a basecard) for their trading card set ‘Elementals’.
Prints and shiny things available here.
(Gallery of work in progress) :
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Friday 3, November, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/11/03/elemental-of-fire-revenge/
For the Penny Dreadful trading card set, Cryptozoic Entertainment asked me to draw the 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot in a way that fitted the feel of the show – but without using actor likenesses. So I took the traits of the main characters, blended them with the Major Arcana archetypes, mirrored the compositions of the original Rider Waite tarot cards (included below for reference), and lavished them with a heady mix of Penny Dreadful themes and symbols.
Everything I put in the cards has a Penny Dreadful reason, and a Tarot reason, for being there. Everything. o.O
Inks, acrylics, gold medium, and 22k gold leaf. Everything except the lettering of the card names and numbers is hand-drawn or painted.
Official info about this set release here: http://www.cryptozoic.com/trading-cards/penny-dreadful-trading-cards-season-1
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 1, November, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/11/01/penny-dreadful-tarot-sketch-cards/
A test drawing for a #Rohan painting idea to get a feel for the landscape. I wanted to do a golden landscape under a cold, blue sky, (got the idea from living in Scotland) because even the grassiest places aren’t green all the time – however, my go-to Tolkien expert siad Rohan must be green; so this is as far as this version will ever get. I still like it though. :)
Rohan landscape sketch
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Saturday 21, October, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/10/21/rohan-sketch/
Brought to life with a little animated light and the influences of creation and destruction.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Thursday 27, July, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/07/27/feanor-spirit-of-fire/
Lots of experimentation went into these tiny Middle-earth landscapes. All of them have handmade borders made from pieces of filigree, and then gilded in gold or silver with a few tiny crystals.
All cards measure 2.5×3.5 inches. Stickers, cards and shiny things of them can be found here. :)
For the ‘Shire’ card I went back to a technique I tried for the first time with a Star Wars set (for Topps here) but made even shinier with all the bright colours of Hobbiton. Crystal flakes, sequins, and individual bits of glitter were pressed into glass glaze.
Shire stained-glass effect gilded sketch card
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 3, May, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/05/03/lotr-gilded-landscape-sketch-cards/
Each one measures 2.5×3.5 inches and is a mixture of acrylics and pencils, except for ‘Arwen’ which is heavily gilded in Dutch leaf and 22k gold leaf.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Saturday 29, April, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/04/29/lotr-sepia-sketch-cards-2017/
I drew this Hogwarts-inspired diagram years ago, as an aide for English classes to help students learn the names of rooms in a house. …And of course all houses have turrets and potion cupboards… But I like the drawing, so I gave it a sepia tint and put it on RedBubble for anyone who’d like a copy. Might also be fun for people who like colouring-in. ;)
Prints and other shiny things can be found here.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Tuesday 25, April, 2017
https://bohemianweasel.com/2017/04/25/magic-school/
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