Cajun Magic : Grisgris

by frisket17

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Feb 26th 2005
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For the first time, I used layers.

The problem with it is the fact what you do in photoshop is SO much lighter than what is seen -out- of the program. It's odd. C_c;

Eitherway. I originally wasn't gonna finish nor develop this character. Courtney, Hellcorpceo of DA, had made a character named Voodoo. Well I was so taken with the name I wanted my own cajun themed horse.

When she had created her "Season of the Witch" picture, was further reluctant. But after showing Courtney the sketches of Grisgris (which is a term for a good luck charm in creole/cajun voodoo), she poked me until I agreed to finish her.

Courtney also have me some colorin' tips. So I applied'em n' tried to see if I couldn't create a decent picture. Am very disappointed at how dark this is opposed to how it is. Grisgris is inspired by a lot of voodoo dolls and relects I did when I did research (bones in the skin inspired by Spawn's creator's "Voodoo Queen" sculpture/toy.

Grisgris(c)Melissa O'Brien 2005

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Wursu Says:

Oh my, what an awesome character design! Love the colour combination of her body and hair. I loe all the little creepy acessories, and actually, I think it doesn't matte rif it came otu dark - It looks good. :3 Damnit, stop drawing horses so well

Tyu Utamara Says:

"The problem with it is the fact what you do in photoshop is SO much lighter than what is seen -out- of the program. It's odd. C_c; "

Your photoshop is calibrated wrong then ; It's not supposed to do that.

kenly Says:

i think it looks great. the darkness of it adds to the atmosphere of the image. Grisgris is an awsome horse. i love the bones in the skin thing. creepy. and all the dolls and relics hanging in the trees add a lot to the image. just the horse wouldn't have nearly the same effect as it does with all the other elements of the picture. great job.

kayaookami Says:

Well done i like the way it came out... ^ ^" i think how dark it is gives it a hair standing feeling ^ ^"

kumoables Says:

Cajuns deserve muchlove :')

Astraea Says:

Oh wow awesome character! Very creepy ^^ I think it looks great, doesn't seem too dark or too light.

Yajjia Says:

Wow, it is very awsome. Nice job!

white sage Says:

I like how it came out. I have a lap top, so everything I see is lighter than it is on a regular computer, so... uhh... yeah. It doesn't look TOO dark here.

Love it. The name makes me giggle, but then again, I read Anita Blake and her first adventure story contained a GrisGris, so I know what they are.

H Clover Says:

MyGod how awesome this is. It's got a very orginal design and background, and goodness, you must have taken quite a while with the mane and tail because it's uber-awesome. Great job as always!!!

ryoko Says:

it could be your monitors contrast settings. everyones settings are a bit different so its going to look diff to everyone