[u]Photoshop CS6: Painting, Illustration and Post-processing.[/u] Working hours: 18 hrs

This artwork is part of Game-Art-HQ Game-Art-HQ Link's Blacklist Art Project: www.game-art-hq.com/links-blac…

ARTISTIC POINTERS:
Bullet; Blue

I draw attention to the rapier with warm light to emphasize how the sword is handled in a symbolical manner: Upside-down. In cultural and religious belief is that when a sacred or emblematic item is positioned upside down it portrays antagonistic sentiment in a way it associates with evil, malignant or malevolent forces.

Bullet; Blue

Body posture inspired by Japanese horror movies; looking contorted, twitchy, decrepit and 'creaking', like those ghost in The Ring and The Grudge.

Bullet; Blue

The warmth emanate from the rapier somewhat portrays that it retains purity and it 'weeps' for it handler and begs for her to wake up, hence the 'snowy' looking 'tears'.

Bullet; Blue

The colour palette attempts to depict tonal atmosphere of evil and haunting possession, it has this washed-out monotonal feel of ambiguity.

Bullet; Blue

Exaggerated and dramatized gown is to give this 'ghostly' effect.

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CREDITS:

• Nintendo for Zelda: Twilight Princess.