Genius Loci: Nightly Traveller by Ranarh on DeviantArt

"When their son was rescued from the Nightly Travellers, he threw back spells like a mirror and could not be healed nor harmed; the king and queen never spoke how they broke that condition or what it was, only that it was broken."
— Nigiin, historian

The Nightly Travellers are an order from my world Genius Loci that steals children, babbles nonsense when caught, and has an uncanny understanding of travelling through the Area. This one is in the process of opening a door to there. I felt I recently made some progress in my painting technique and wanted to use it all.

An article details the Nightly Travellers at starmakersgaze.blogspot.de/201…
Find out more about Genius Loci in the Genius Loci blog, Starmaker's Gaze.

JericaWinters Featured By Owner Nov 29, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I like the colour choices of orange, red and turqouise. She looks like she's up to no good.

Excellent painting!

Ranarh Featured By Owner Nov 30, 2018 Professional Digital Artist

She certainly isn't. Or at least that is what all guards in every civilized country think; well, with them stealing children and all that.
Thank you!

AquaticJM Featured By Owner Nov 28, 2018 General Artist

This looks pretty good! The attention to detail is great and the intensity is well conveyed~

Ranarh Featured By Owner Nov 30, 2018 Professional Digital Artist

I love coming up with details on peples' costume, like this cool feathered neck ring - I got the idea from East African tribes.
Thanks a lot!

jmb200960 Featured By Owner Jun 23, 2017

Great picture and painting. Great character expression.

Ranarh Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2017 Professional Digital Artist

Thank you. Often when painting for my world Genius Loci, characters' expressions come naturally as I put myself into their shoes - Nightly Travellers are not dangerous per se, but so weird one can never tell what they're up to (they might fill you head with daydreams so strong you forget how to talk for a month - but in a friendly way

). What they definitely do not like, is being found when making doors to the otherworld of the Area.

jmb200960 Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2017

This explain the suspicious and attentive expression then. Well done !

Joudrey Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2017

This is excellent. I love your use of colours. Well done

Ranarh Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2017 Professional Digital Artist

Thanks! The colour accents were a bit of a headache - I wanted the colours to tbe tropical, but not so distracting, and tried a few ideas before I landed on the blue gemstones and purple feathers. I still think her bejewelled sashes look a tiny bit like a Mexican pistolero's bullet bands, but hey, it underlines her being dangerous

(My world Genius Loci doesn't have gunpowder weapons except for cannons - magically supported archers are so vastly superior nobody bothers with hand-held explosives)