White Spirits | Mixed Media Project

Stars twinkled, then dimmed as the moon streaked across the sky. It shattered the quiet of the night and easily sliced through the sparse clouds. Suddenly, two white figures came in to view and plunged into the landscape. One settled in the dense woods behind the river's edge blanketed with snow. The other eased into the cold, murky waters causing ripples to run in the opposite direction. All lifeforms nearby followed suit as they couldn't decipher the intentions of the unfamiliar being deposited among them.

Giant gargoyles they resembled, one of animal nature; one, non-human in life form. Each formidable, with blood eyes sunken deep and twisting as though scourging for prey. The lifeforms defied gravity as their bodies hovered in place.

The landscape fell quiet in anxious anticipation. Branches stood quiet as small mammals ceased their activity, else be noticed.

What manner of man and beast is this? they whispered, then huddled close.

A flock of birds overhead moved in closer. One either foolish or brave enough to maneuver in sight hoped his white cover would go undetected. He watched as the dire wolf effortlessly broke the plane of the wood's highest tree as if treading on fine moss. He joined his master and followed her command.

Crimson spewed from his mouth into the river's waters, ensuring all within come under his control.

I want none of that, the bird decided, then swiftly lifted his wings and took flight toward the darkness of the heavens.

For my current mixed media project, I ventured away from the recent heavily colorized designs. A night view in stark black and white would suffice for this spirit theme.

Taking the stable diffusion image I retrieved from StarryAI of a female with a skull head, I added several other elements to look as if she dropped from the sky. I love the red eyes of the skull. The skull is encased in a shell that is partially cracked.

Below are my steps in which I utilized Canva, my design program, to blend the different type images.

I leave with you my procedures which began with a blank, white canvas. I then added layers of elements.

^{Wolf ~ Crow on a rock - Contributed to the #LIL by @redheadpei ~ Purple lighting - Contributed to the #LIL by @edgarafernandezp ~ Moon and moonlight ~ Forest and trees ~ Pure Fractal titled "Platform Red"}