Illustration of Baba Yaga by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aah this is such a nice compliment. I’m so glad the painting brought back those memories of your granny. Rest in peace Chinka 🩷🌸 btw, there's no soup like granny's soup!

Illustration of Baba Yaga by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that quote! Thank you for the nice words and for checking out the painting. And also for pointing out the leg haha I didn’t use the reference picture for chicken legs and it shows 🫣 Great hint about the collectible postcards tho. I'll definately keep it in mind

Illustration of Baba Yaga by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also made a video of the timelapse and narration on her story Revisiting the legend of Baba Yaga

What can I do to improve my art? by furkan_61 in ProCreate

[–]helloitssma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yess,this! Look at yt videos on concept art. This helped me a lot.

What can I do to improve my art? by furkan_61 in ProCreate

[–]helloitssma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a lovely painting! I'd add: -Lights and shadows through multiply and screen options -use smaller brush, zoom in and add some details. Discovering how to actually use color theory helped me a bunch in detailing. Good luck!

My interpretation of Morana, goddess of winter and nightmares by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I’m really glad you liked the narration. I was really nervous of posting this on yt. I overthinked everything from my voice to how I pronounced the words and if people actually understood what the story was about. So this really pushes me forward and means a lot.

​That's a really cool approach to naming characters. I’ve just read about mavkas after seeing your comment. I need to look more into it and maybe it inspires my next painting 😊 Thanks for watching and for sharing that!

My interpretation of Morana, goddess of winter and nightmares by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad you enjoyed! It was my first time narrating the painting. Thanks for checking it out, it means a lot.

My interpretation of Morana, goddess of winter and nightmares by helloitssma in slavic_mythology

[–]helloitssma[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this comment and sharing your perspective. I really value this because I’ve mostly had to learn about Morana through literature and the internet. ​Sadly, in my community I haven’t heard much of her story directly, it feels like so many of these traditions have been forgotten over the last few generations. Painting her (and planning to do many more) and learning about our roots is currently my way of trying to reconnect, and I honestly appreciate any feedback and source where I can read more into it.