ABSTRACT
Baba Yaga was created for a Character of the Week activity at conceptart.org. I didn't know about Slavic folklore at that time and so spent a bit of time reading up on the background history of the tale. It's a rather dark tale about an old witch (hag) who flies around in a giant mortar preying on small children! I was instantly drawn to the story and wanted to create a really sinister witch. A quick search online turned up a large collection of previously created Baba Yaga interpretations by other artists, which worked as a huge inspiration for me, and I hastily started drawing up my initial designs of the old hag. Throughout this account, I will try and summarize my working methods and share my thoughts during the process.
“Composition Is Something We Often Overlook, Maybe Because There'S No Black And White Answer But It Has The Power To Make The Picture Work Or To Turn It Into A Very Boring Image”
