She | multifandom artict | Language: Russian, English (with difficulties). You can call me Morra. Is alternative pronunciation for the name Mörcö. I don't paint works to order, because drawing is just my hobby.
"Don't just believe in what you see. What really matters is what is invisible".
I've finally finished this illustration. In a way, this was my first experience of watercolor painting: I even created a color palette for this, which you can see at the bottom of the post. I'll probably come back to Columbine's story later, because right now I didn't have enough time to go through the plot to the end. Enjoy it :)
My illustration with the characters of the comic book "Hladnye Vraty" ("Cold Gate") by artist Mystical Buttons. I was also inspired to create this illustration by Crowley's tarot cards, including The Hermit and The Knight of Cups.
The plot of the comic tells about a princely ancient Russian family, which has been served by the vampire Vladislav for several centuries. But since the plot of the comic is not finished yet, when creating the illustration, I had to turn to Nikolai Gogol's story "A terrible Vergeanse". At first glance, Gogol's story has nothing in common with the vampire stories we know, but if you delve into Romanian and Slavik folklore, you will find many similarities.
For example, most often in legends vampires are the cursed relatives of the one they come to. In Gogol's story, we encounter just such a plot, the father of the main character, Sorcener, becomes the undead. We see how this hero commits many crimes throughout the story; wanting to get the love of his daughter, Katerina, the sorcener kills her husband and child. But Nikolai Gogol not only describes the sorcerer as a great sinner, but also shows why this hero became like this.
We will learn the story of the sorcener's curse through the story of bandurist-storyteller who tells the legend of "terrible revenge". "Once upon a time, there were two cossacks, Ivan and Petro, and they lived like brother to brother: they always divided all their wealth in half. But one day Ivan received a rich reward from the king of the capture of the Turkish pasha, and the king gave Ivan land and money. Ivan divided his reward between himself and Petro, but Petro harbored revenge deep in his soul: he became jealous that Ivan received such honours from the king. When the cossacks were travelling to the land granred by king, Petro took reverge on Ivan, he pushed his brother along with his child in the hole and appropriated all the wealth for himself.
When Petro died, God called the two brothers to him and told Ivan to come up with a punishment for Petro. Ivan said that there would be no more pease for his brother, he would not receive the kingdom of heaven, and the last decendant of his family would forever be gnawed by the dead. "You created a terrible execution, man", God replied, and said that Ivan would forever look at the execution he had created for his cruelty.
This "last descendant" was the Sorcerer, but even during his lifetime he had no pease: he was always pursued by a black horseman from the Carpathians, who was the restless brother Ivan.
I’ll have to re-start this blog, starting by re-posting the cast and crew interviews, which I want to have associated with this blog (for obvious reasons). These will be my posts for the next few days (or even weeks), but folks are welcome to send their usual asks about the film and related topics.
The goal of this blog remains unchanged: to uphold Robert Eggers vision for his adaptation of “Nosferatu”, and to expand on the topics present on my essays on my main blog.
This is mostly a Art analysis blog, but fandom content is welcomed, and Lilac fang nation has a safe space here, afar from the misinterpretations of the mainstream.
That being said, and I fear this wasn’t clear on my previous blog (nosferatu-eggers); I don’t have any quarrels against fandom headcanons nor fanon interpretations of the film. I’m not against fanartists creating whatever they want on their fan creations. I think it’s important to make this distinction. Canon and fanon are different things, and we roll with canon here. To me, this is of relevance since Robert Eggers was silenced on the mainstream and his creative vision was replaced by that of film critics and influencers.
As such, my goal has always been to create a space where Eggers voice and vision matter, and I hope folks can understand that.🪻🖤
I just found out today that you were hacked by scammers. I was terribly scared when I couldn't find your account in my subscriber feed. I will make this reblog specifically in case one of your subscribers lost your blog the same way I lost it.
I would like to read a fanfic featuring Ellen, Orlok and the other characters, styled as a winter’s magic story. And I already have one in my mind! I bet you don’t know it 😉 It’s called “The Twelve Months”, by Samuil Marshak.
A capricious queen demands snowdrops in December, for her New Year’s table. She promises a basket of gold to whoever brings them to her. Tempted by the reward, a stepmother sends her stepdaughter out into a snowstorm, in the dead of winter, to look for snowdrops. The girl nearly freezes to death, but stumbles upon a fire where personified forces of nature are sitting: the twelve months themselves. They help her obtain the snowdrops.
I have an idea how it could be styled, even have a cast, haha 😁 It could be AU, or the afterlife, or whatever. A capricious countess demands lilacs in winter, because she’s melancholic. The count promises a reward to whoever brings them to the castle. The role of the stepdaughter can be taken by Thomasin from “The VVitch”. The plot can be twisted interesting ways. Who might she meet in the forest? Zalmoxis? 😆 In the original tale the main heroine had romantic interactions with April.
I don’t even know if I’ll take on this project. Just sharing the idea 👐
In the heart of the forest. Illustration and analysis of the episode from the anime "The ancient magus' bride"
Painted with gouache, ink pencils (Derwent Inktense)
My new illustration. While working on it, I had a lot of thoughts and ideas that made up an entire article. I invite you under the cat if you want to read.
When I was working on this painting, I was inspired by Warwick Goble's illustration of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast." Warwick Goble is a British illustrator, known primarily for his fairy-tale stories. His illustrated book of fairy tales would not be complete without the myth of Beauty and the Beast. But why does this myth attract us so much, like a bright and mysterious flower in a dark forest?
There are much more similarities between the fairy tale we know and the plot of the anime "The ancient Magu's Bride" than it seems at first glance. The images of Beauty and the Beast are easily recognizable in the main characters of the film, but the anime's similarity to the fairy tale is evident not only in their appearance, but also in their relationship. The painting by Warwick Goble depicts an episode in which a Beauty, after spending too much time with her father, returns to the monster and finds him lying on the ground, the monster dies of despair: he did not think that Beauty would return to him. We see a similar scene in the ninth episode of the film, when Chise and Ruth, her familiar, search for Elias throughout the forest, and eventually find him in a dark swamp. But why is Elias leaving Chise? What is the reason for his desire to hide and leave?
Before Elias disappears into the woods, a completely different scene takes place, which everyone who has ever analyzed the plot of this anime likes to keep silent about. After turning into a monster, it is difficult for Elias to return to human form, he locks himself in his bedroom and does not let anyone in, communicating with the servants through the door. Chise decides to overcome her fear and open this door, she is worried about Elias and wants to find out why he is hiding from her. (The door is an artistic detail that refers us to another fairy tale about Bluebeard). Breaking the prohibition and opening the door, the heroine saw Elias the way he did not want to show himself: a creature with the appearance of a beast, wild and vulnerable. Despite her fright, Chise stays with Elias overnight to help him calm down.
In the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast," the main character is afraid of a monster not only because she considers it dangerous and capable of harm. The bestial appearance of a Monster, as Gustav Jung said in his book "Man and his Symbols", is inherently erotic, fearing a monster, a Beauty subconsciously rejects her secret desire, does not accept her sexual nature. It is not possible to achieve full acceptance, true caring towards oneself and another person, without accepting one's own sensuality and the sensuality of another. Therefore, the Beauty overcomes herself and comforts the dying monster, completely forgetting that his appearance once seemed terrible to her. And it is this acceptance that brings the monster back to life. In the scene I described, Chise overcomes the same contradiction as the beauty, which is why this scene seems so mysterious and attractive to the viewer, despite the fact that Elias' passion for Chise is only briefly shown to us.
Upon waking up, Chise remembers what happened, but that doesn't stop her from looking for Elias. She finds him lying in a swamp, in the very heart of the forest, where Elias has taken refuge from prying eyes. (The swamp is also a symbol, like the door, it represents a safe haven from contradictions. I built the composition of the drawing in such a way that the swamp seemed hidden from the whole world). Chise wants to know why Elias left so suddenly, and he answers her questions by saying, "I haven't told anyone about myself in a very long time. Give me time to collect my thoughts." He admits that the real reason for his departure was the fear of his own vulnerability. Elias is afraid of being loved. The Beast, just like Elias, has to get into a vulnerable position in order to let the Beauty go to her father, because she might not return. But the Beast gives the beauty the opportunity to choose, the right to make an independent decision to return to him of her own free will. The same situation happens with Elias: no one forced Chise to look for Elias, she comes to him at will.
Revealing the theme of vulnerability is the reason why the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" attracts the attention of the reader or listener so much. This tale tells us that not every monster hides just because it is terrible. Most often, "monsters" want to hide their real, human feelings, and they don't let anyone near them. Then it's really worth disobeying and opening the door.
It's my honor to bring a little surprise to all the Mahoyome fans out there.
The Ancient Magus' Bride Official Complete Book (HIGH QUALITY, DOWNLOAD)
160-pages of visual materials (setting images, copyright illustrations, original drawings) from the TV anime and OADs, also feauring interviews from the author, cast and staff.
Contents of the Book
Chapter 1: Character Introduction
Chapter 2: Story Introduction SEASON 1
Chapter 3: Original Creator & Staff Interview
Chapter 4: Story Introduction SEASON 2
Chapter 5: Cast Interview
Chapter 6: Settings & Art Corner
Chapter 7: Art Gallery
This painting is a fantasy about how Wednesday will be able to find her aunt Ophelia, who will undoubtedly be the most striking character of the next season. I paited this picture slowly, because it was a very long process. I used pencils, gouache and pastels.
The very last shot in season 2 is the one-eyed raven flying towards the camera:
And there has been some speculation that this raven has some connection with Lurch:
Because of the weird right eye:
What do we think?
Was this just put in for dramatic effect? Is that one raven Lurch's way of keeping an eye on Wednesday? (Probably not, since it was at the scene of the first murder in episode 1.) Will we be seeing it again in season 3?
We know Judi's dead, so she's not controlling it anymore, but that doesn't mean all the birds died.
Painted with acrylic on oval canvas (40cm×50cm). I was inspired to do this work by Robert Egger's film "The Lighthouse" and Tove Janson's original book.
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