Transformation [monotyping] An artwork inspired by Ukrainian folklore, the figures are: a girl who i

Transformation [monotyping]

An artwork inspired by Ukrainian folklore, the figures are: a girl who is transforming into a mermaid and her father.

Monotyping is a technique where paint is spread on the paper to form random blobs which are then used as a silhouette for lining.

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An artwork and three closer shots of it showing details. Watercolor monotyping using yellow, green and pale red. Lines are done digitally in black. Cell shading is done digitally in purple. There is two floating human figures wearing traditional Ukrainian attire. One is an old man with dark curly hair, bushy eyebrows and a moustache. He has prominent cheekbones and a big curved nose. His wears a hat called kuchma, a coat with a belt, an embroidered shirt called vyshyvanka underneath, wide pants called sharovary and black boots. The other figure is a young woman with long wavy hair that floats upwards, bushy eyebrows and thick lip hair. She has a flower crown made with poppies and wheat with multiple ribbons at the bottom. She wears a vyshyvanka with an elaborate geometrical ornament on the collar and both sleeves, a skirt with plahta and boots. Behind one of the legs there is a shape reminiscent of a mermaid fish tail. Both of the figures have ear jewelry. The man reassuringly holds the woman’s hands in his own. There is a sun between their faces and a few strangely shaped water droplets in the air around them.

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