CE: Prophecies of Light [Third Prologue]

This was a Contest Entry for the Last Witch Hunter Illustration Contest

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Oh my goodness I didn't think I was going to make it in time considering how brief the deadline was but I made it! With just a couple days to spare as well. I'm just so.. Literally proud of myself right now because ordinarily this would have taken me at least over a month to do.. I say this because I've never actually made a full blown illustration like this before in my life with so many bodies and things going on. I'm startled but in a good way if that makes any sense.

I almost didn't enter this contest. It was.. A lot of tossing around and pacing about as to whether or not I had the time. I'm well aware of my own limits and capabilities but in the end I'm glad I took this on. It proved to me what I was capable of achieving under a deadline if I worked really hard at it. Not only that I've discovered all sorts of new techniques along the way and got to challenge myself with something completely new.

So you know, I've taken the liberty of fashioning alternative version of Kaulder's clothing from the movie as sadly I having the worst imaginable time finding any sort of reference other than the top half of his garments. The sword is a bit different as well from what's ordinarily in the movie as well due to its glow but I thought a more fantasy approach to it would be alright. Give it an even more magical quality that I thought suited the piece a bit more.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

..Now for an explanation for the piece as to what exactly is going on here.. This was based off of the script for Third Prologue that was provided for the contest. The Premise being the following prompt.

Interior Scene in a darkened cave. Kaulder does swift battle, flaming sword in hand, with the murky enemies surrounding him. Slashing through the dark humanoid figures, shrieking all around him, his eyes wide with rage, the essences of each Witch Lord escapes their ruptured carcasses and enters the cave walls around Kaulder, frozen in time as if cave paintings.

I can only hope that I managed to capture that successfully.  What I've written below is what I wished to illustrate in my concept of the premise.

As you can see, the nature of the piece is quite chaotic in itself due to the intensity of the blind rage of a man out for nothing but vengeance. One by one the Witch Lords are struck down by his sword and with each death; the essence of the very enemies he slaughtered expand from them to form images onto the cavern walls of things that were, things that are, and things that are to come.

I suppose you could say that in a way, I tried to incorporate all four prologues into my piece by my own interpretation of them. As the Witch Lord's magical energies become infused into the walls. Images of barren trees appear to streak themselves into a pattern. Images of witch folk standing together conjuring spells while men carrying swords, axes, and spears come marching in towards them.

Butterflies fill the room as the energy disperses much likes the ones that Kaulder will soon face in the future as they manifest between the streetlights but this is something that he does not yet realize and yet soon will become all too familiar with. His destiny was laid out before him since the beginning. He just didn't know it yet.

Thank you for viewing and best of luck to all the other entries!
Full Resolution can be downloaded if needed at 3300×2000.

Alternative version of the clothing created by myself.

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• Art & Coloring By Lurockia
• Concept © The Last Witch Hunter
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