The Witching Hour by dark-spider

Commissioned artwork for the cover of the book "La mujer en la sombra" (translated as "The woman in the shadow") for the X International Festival of Fantastic and Horror Cinema of Estepona (Spain). Info about the book here: [link]

Done in Photoshop, don't know how many hours since I was working on other projects at the same time

. Close-ups here: [link]

Edit: Wow, what a surprise to find this was selected as DD

. Thanks so very much to ~ihaque for suggest it and to ^JunkbyJen for feature it!! And thanks to all of you for your support, you always make me want to keep working

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Artwork (c) Cris Ortega

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-09-08

The Witching Hour by *dark-spider ( Suggested by ihaque and Featured by JunkbyJen )

EmmitS Featured By Owner Oct 10, 2018

Fantastic work... just gorgeous!

Forcedlactationlover Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2017 Hobbyist Writer

A beautiful young woman, strikingly drawn and coloured!

jbrosque Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2017 Hobbyist Photographer

Very nice

TwoColorDream Featured By Owner Sep 18, 2016 Hobbyist Photographer

You can feel the 19th century vibe! great work!

CapnDeek373 Featured By Owner Aug 6, 2016 Professional General Artist

Fearured… things than go bump in the night part six

courtneycashon Featured By Owner Apr 27, 2016 Professional Digital Artist

I love the soft beauty and mysterious mood.

CreaLyn001 Featured By Owner Apr 9, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

I love this picture and the meaning of the title. This girl's eyes, this dress... Everything is just so beautiful...

DragonoSaurus-Rex Featured By Owner Oct 12, 2015 Student General Artist

cool a dd and also so many comments!

AppleSara Featured By Owner May 8, 2015

Magic... The light, the colors... Perfect... And the black cat is sooo cute Heart

AnastasiyaKosenko Featured By Owner Jan 28, 2015 Professional Traditional Artist

Magic...

Virus-Tormentor Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

Es preciosa!

AngeshaArt Featured By Owner Apr 28, 2014 Student General Artist

No conocía tu trabajo, pero hace unos días ví una de tus ilustraciones desde un escaparate de una librería usada en un puzzle y me puse a buscar por la web. Me declaro como una reciente admiradora de tus obras Love

y confieso que me encantaría llegar a ese nivel algún día.

WyldAngelDesignz Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

One of my all-time favorites, though all of your work is amazing. ->---

autumnlit Featured By Owner Sep 30, 2013

Your beautiful work has been featured here: fav.me/d6omy3q

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

Abygaellee Featured By Owner Jun 27, 2013

how you can attempt a so beautiful and real look to your digital painting..so you have a advice for a novice person

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

josegoncalo Featured By Owner Jun 16, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

saritaangel07 Featured By Owner Jun 3, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

so beautiful

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

Burning2Heart Featured By Owner Apr 20, 2013

Your paintings are amazing. This picture has great Edgar Allan Poe style. I read on your profil that he is one of your favorite writhers. I can understand why...^^

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

783468734863 Featured By Owner Mar 23, 2013

Impressive! Very!

artmusiccw Featured By Owner Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

love this one! very beautiful and spooky at the same time!

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

DonCabanza Featured By Owner Jan 13, 2013 Professional General Artist

Omg. this one is very nice!

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

DarkWinterRose620 Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2012 Professional Writer

beautiful!

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

bossie-boots Featured By Owner Dec 19, 2012 Hobbyist

I remember this one amazing

BiBiARTs Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

wonderful work... send you a request of my group

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

profutur1971 Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2012 Professional General Artist

Beautiful image ! Beauty, originality, and more ! Good job ![link]

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

Jocik Featured By Owner Nov 7, 2012

My first thought was: Cover to Letters from nowhere. Great work, great all Your works!

rendered-stock Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2013

You should take some time to know the sad and ugly truth about person you admire so much ~dark-spider - Cris Ortega:
fakeortega.blogspot.com/

rmazox Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2012

Awesome

everfae Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2012

So spooky, so elegant, so in love

LadyofGaerdon Featured By Owner Oct 6, 2012 Professional Writer

Hi! Your piece has been featured in #Lit-Visual-Alliance's Autumn Alliance Contest article! Please

the article to bring more attention to the features and the contest. Thanks!

hiraku-kun Featured By Owner Sep 12, 2012 Professional General Artist

marvelous!

JKLionHeart Featured By Owner Aug 25, 2012 Hobbyist

So this one comes from you! I've been having a fragment of this picture on my computer for more than a year without knowing the author. And today, by pure chance, having seen some of your works in the Favourite's folder of one of my Deviant Watchers, I couldn't resist and took a trip to your gallery. And I am so glad! Your manner of painting clothes, hair, light, jewelry, is magic. Wish you inspiration for further artworks. Your gallery is splendid all around.