r/DarkFantasy

I wanted to experiment and do something that is recognizable as my art but something in a very different style!, the black and white combo turned out amazing!!.

As you see it’s explicitly Manga based but the specific Manga in particular is “Berserk”, I really want to sold that Dark Fantasy feel in a more Primal Setting!!.

A painting inspired by MtG, about a priestess spirit who is chained to her sacred duty even in undeath.

We fight to the end, but only for ruin

Come down son!

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​Medinis – The Prussian God of Forests.

Artist: Andrzej Masianis

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 60x80 cm

​Prussian Mythology – A Forgotten World.

The Prussians, who once inhabited the areas of today's Masuria, Warmia, and the Kaliningrad Oblast, lived in deep symbiosis with nature. Their pantheon was full of deities associated with the elements.

The figure of Medinis reminds us of a time when forests were sacred groves, and every whisper of the leaves held meaning. The painting is an attempt to capture the spirit of ancient beliefs in a modern, expressive form.

​More works inspired by mythology:

www.masianis.pl

#Medinis #PrussianMythology #Painting #Pagan #ForestGoddess

How did such a thing end up in the underground ruins of a frontier town, nearly a continent away? It was likely brought as an egg by poachers looking to sell such a specimen on black markets. Somehow, the egg made its way into the ruins and hatched. The creature that emerged found itself in a foreign land, where the very air it breathed was poison. Trapped in its underground prison, it grew malformed and soft, a far cry from the wondrous, angelic beings of its homeland.

A dying creature from a holy place. It longs for a home it never knew. Now, it seems only death can release it from its suffering. Although…if kept alive, who knows what miracles it may produce in time?

Beasts of Paradise

This text is printed in Azhmasūk and contains compilations of first and second accounts of expeditions into the land of “Paradise”. The accounts are compiled by Ēkutma Taefzhat-na, a renowned scholar of natural history in Umerea. Most of the texts appear to be ravings of madmen, recounting sightings of beasts that appear to be composed of features from many animals, especially reptiles, insects, fish, and even humans.

Excerpt 1

Beyond the blasted and desolate waste of the Great Interior, Paradise awaits. But what of those who dwell in Paradise? They are formless and beautiful, shifting and changing as if on a whim. They seem to melt and twist into the very land itself, which itself is warped and appears ever-changing. I do not understand it. No one can. It is terrifying and beautiful, and it haunts my dreams. But I cannot go back, or I will surely lose myself.

Excerpt 2

As we came upon the height of a great ridge of glassy, blackened rock, our ears were met with a disturbing sound coming from below on the other side. A wet, slithering sound, that seemed to pull the very earth along with it. We approached the ridge’s zenith with caution, and as we looked down into what was more or less a giant canyon our hearts stopped. There, crawling along the base was a massive worm-like creature. Or perhaps it was like some great serpent with large bands of glittering scales?

That was not the worst of it though, for as we looked on in horror, we could see it was propelled by many small legs like a millipede. But these were more like arms. Arms with human hands. We were certain that is what we saw, but we dared not look any more and risk being spotted. The creature continued on its way, and we fled back down the other side of the ridge.

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If you're interested in reading the other two excerpts from Beasts of Paradise, check them out on on Patreon for free: https://www.patreon.com/GlimlightScribes/posts/beast-of-far-162802897?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Lastly, if you want to see some closeups and sketches of this creature, you can find them on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaVfXfwkZDG/?img_index=1

The azure sky of this world, so pure and tranquil, felt alien to Drakarth.

The Dark Elf lord cast a cold gaze over the blossoming valleys. On the horizon, foreign dragons already circled, sensing the intruder, but his wyvern only gripped the granite peak tighter with its talons.

Pulling the leather reins, he awaited the moment to dive and paint this flawless day in shades of crimson.

does bare ass need a nsfw tag? I dunno. He's kinda got clothes on lol

Concept art I made for the Carnival of Saints warband :)

Except for:

• Souls series

• Fear & Hunger

• Lords of the Fallen 2023