Christmas Miracle
“If the gods accept their offering, the eggs will open”
said Doña Mari.
Her old ailments keep her bedridden on her aluminum cot. Wrapped in sarapes, she dangles her legs over the edge, and her eyes, misty from birth, sweep across the room, pockmarked by the cold.
An ancient and forbidden ritual practiced on the coldest nights of the year, when the moon hides and the stars grow faint.
Those who perform it seek the favor of the gods to conceive a child, for they have been cursed with sterility.
What price must we pay to continue the family line?
The family line of whom?..
or what?..
The final illustration i made, compositing all the passes from Blender into Clip Studio Paint.
I really like ths short descriptions of items on the souls games, so i tried to imitate that feel of enigma and intrige they produce on me.
the gray boxes in blender, i started modeling everyting until I realized just pasting png images was faster
a quick preview on Eevee. There you can see the rough textures I later overpainted.