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In Sweden, Easter is the holiday of witches, eggs and candy. This is when the witches fly to ”Blåkulla” on their brooms, for their Black Sabbath with the Devil. (funny note, my workplace is a large blue house on a hill and called just that. ) Children dress up as witches, or Påskgummor and Påskgubbar- they look more like old farmers than scary witches though. They go from house to house with hand painted Easter Cards, or Easter letters, and receive candy in return... kind of like Halloween


I wanted to make a witch image with horrible crones in the style of Goya... but they look more like old ladies in rain coats


Duskrumour- Easter edition made with G2F face and body morphs,V6, S6 and Creature Creator morphs

Hags - made with G2F face and body morphs,V6, S6 and Creature Creator morphs

Dresses made in MD2 and Hexagon

Chalice made in Hexagon.

Characters rendered in Poser

Trees made in Hexagon.

Background components rendered in Vue

Postwork in Photoshop.


Now children, gather round, it is time for a little story...

This is the story of a witch called, Duskrumour. She had made a potion that would grant her beauty, but it failed, so miserably... She turned into a hideous creature, so ugly her coven sisters couldn't look at her without screaming.

“You're so ugly, girl!!“ they all shouted as they ran away in horror. Poor Duskrumour was all alone for days and not even the starving wild animals in the forest dared to approach her- because her vanity had made her turn into a repulsive monstrosity. Eventually her coven managed to see beyond her horrifying exterior and learned to see her inner beauty – so children the moral of the story is: We are all pretty on the inside.


Happy Easter!!!!   

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Comments: 40

jonrea [2018-05-19 15:04:01 +0000 UTC]

Awesome stuff

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Ariel-X In reply to jonrea [2018-05-21 18:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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karibous-boutique [2018-04-21 00:52:59 +0000 UTC]

After reading this, I actually had to Google "Easter" and "Witches" because I wasn't quite sure I believed you.  I had no idea!! 

Anyway, I love everything about this -- composition, color, mood, and posing.  Just beautiful!

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Ariel-X In reply to karibous-boutique [2018-05-21 18:11:28 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Sweden is a strange country Thank you very much for your kind words.

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MarcoHerrera [2018-04-16 00:08:42 +0000 UTC]

E P I C

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Ariel-X In reply to MarcoHerrera [2018-04-17 18:53:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Marco!

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Dani-Owergoor [2018-04-06 12:16:19 +0000 UTC]

Amazingly done, love the creatures!!!

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Ariel-X In reply to Dani-Owergoor [2018-04-06 17:02:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Dani!  

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GhostRide-Media [2018-04-06 07:55:52 +0000 UTC]

Grymt fin!

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Ariel-X In reply to GhostRide-Media [2018-04-06 17:13:31 +0000 UTC]

Tack så mycket!

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GhostRide-Media In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-07 06:34:18 +0000 UTC]

DINA partiklar är fantastiska de åxå! Gjort dem "postwork" eller i ditt render-program?

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Ariel-X In reply to GhostRide-Media [2018-04-07 10:54:54 +0000 UTC]

Postwork jag gjorde en "stjärnpensel" som jag nu använder till allt möjligt

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GhostRide-Media In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-07 11:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Nice! me like.

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supersolidusnake [2018-04-05 00:21:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Fantastic!!

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Ariel-X In reply to supersolidusnake [2018-04-05 03:39:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Ulysses3DArt [2018-04-04 13:40:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness, this is quite spectacular, isn't it? I love the idea behind it, too. Kind of reminds me of the movie version of Stardust, even though in that one all the witches wanted to be pretty

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Ariel-X In reply to Ulysses3DArt [2018-04-04 17:43:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Raffael! I couldn't help myself, I had to add that as a joke, it is a stab towards the superficial youth-beauty dogma we are victims under- the moral of the story is still true.  

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KaanaMoonshadow [2018-04-04 10:04:02 +0000 UTC]

I just love the characters, clothes and set-up/special effects of this one. Very well done!

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Ariel-X In reply to KaanaMoonshadow [2018-04-04 17:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Susanne!

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Kachinadoll [2018-04-01 22:56:14 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I love your witch image!  She is awesome!  I love the creepy characters in the black hooded capes!  So scary!  Love your story too sweetie!  Happy Easter!

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Ariel-X In reply to Kachinadoll [2018-04-02 15:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Happy Easter!   ) I hope you had a lot of candy!    It was fun to make the crones, but I wanted them even more grotesque, like something from a Goya painting.  

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Kachinadoll In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-02 17:33:40 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha no candy but a bit of yummy cake! . Did you eat a lot of candy little bear?  I loved your crone character's.  They had just enough of your special magic to make them cool and creepy! Yay!  I like your style better than Goya anyway! He he .  Spring flower hugs!   

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Ariel-X In reply to Kachinadoll [2018-04-02 17:53:54 +0000 UTC]

 Yay, yummy cake!!!   Yes! I ate it all the candy !!! ... and then I got all feverish and a nasty cold. Booo! It is not fair, when we finally get some days off work I get sick. Typical. Oh well, I got to be lazy I hope all is well with you! Hugs and Kisses to the doll!   

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Kachinadoll In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-02 18:09:56 +0000 UTC]

Aww, I'm sorry you ended up with a nasty cold! boo!  That sucks!  Is it still cold and winter like there?  We have been up in the 90's so I'm already tan! lol    I'm glad you got to just be lazy and rest though.  Sometimes that does a body good!  All is well out here in the desert! ha ha  Playing a lot of golf and we celebrated Lisa's 55th birthday on Saturday.   Painting with a twist on Friday and golf and sushi on Saturday! ha ha  Had lots of fun but ate too much.  Sunday I just took a long 6 1/2 mile walk and did laundry! ha ha   I'm going to Spain in May.  We are taking a walking tour of the "Basque" country.  We will be walking from village to village all along the west coast of Spain!  So I have been trying to get lots of walking in so I don't poop out on the trip! ha ha   Big fluffy hugs sweetie!

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Ariel-X In reply to Kachinadoll [2018-04-03 16:58:04 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, Happy Birthday, Lisa!   Spring is starting here so it can be cold one day and warmer-ish the next It is still cold, but I like it like that OOOH Spain!! What a fun adventure for you and you don't worry,I am sure there are places to rest and have a drink or four on the  way.    

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Kachinadoll In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-04 21:20:23 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks sweetie!  I know, right!  I can't wait!  It will be a fun adventure.  Lots of new sights and tastes! . I'm glad things are staying cool for you, it's almost too hot here. Boo! Hugs sweet bear!

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pchef [2018-04-01 22:16:01 +0000 UTC]

wonderful image, I like the atmosphere and environment  around the characters, beautiful witch

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Ariel-X In reply to pchef [2018-04-02 14:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I hope you had a nice Easter!

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ThierryCravatte [2018-04-01 20:00:43 +0000 UTC]

Superb one ! 

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Ariel-X In reply to ThierryCravatte [2018-04-02 14:41:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Thierry!

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ThierryCravatte In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-02 21:03:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome !

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naomipappin [2018-04-01 15:42:35 +0000 UTC]

Omg this is absolutely gorgeous!

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Ariel-X In reply to naomipappin [2018-04-02 14:56:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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faroutsider [2018-04-01 07:32:25 +0000 UTC]

Spooky and beautiful. Happy (?) Easter

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Ariel-X In reply to faroutsider [2018-04-01 09:23:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Craig! Our folklore is dark and bizarre.

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leroysquab [2018-04-01 01:09:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I love this! What a special Easter treat!   I love the hags and their rumpled cloaks! Their creepy ugly style is a perfect counterpoint to Duskrumour's stunning beauty! Of course, the FX and mood resonate perfectly too!

It's funny, I must be looking at your pictures too much! ...because I've been starting to come up with similar themes. Like my last 2 were monster pics and I swear, I had just giving serious thought to doing DC comic's "Witching Hour" witches, Mordred, Matilda and Cynthia. (2 hags and one sexy witch) before seeing this.

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Ariel-X In reply to leroysquab [2018-04-01 07:27:34 +0000 UTC]

OMG! You have to!!! That would be awesome! Perhaps our creativity force is starting to sync up, because I have been thinking of making a fan art- image, fearuring Black Canary- late 70s edition, and it is all because of you. Thank you so much for your kind words, Lance, and Happy Easter!

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leroysquab In reply to Ariel-X [2018-04-02 02:19:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think I'll give it a try! OMG, I would LOVE to see your take on a 70's style Black Canary!! YOU have to do it too!! You're most welcome, Björn and as always, thank you for sharing your amazing work! A happy Easter to you as well, my friend.

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jrmalone [2018-03-31 21:42:33 +0000 UTC]

OMG it's beautiful!!! Wow! I love the strange and funny customs of your folklore and holidays. It's like Easter and Halloween mashed up into a super awesome holiday! And what a sweet little story. But let's return to this image -- amazing! The hags are amazing and kinda creepy, but softened by the beautiful Duskrumour. The depth is so awesome too. Love love love this!

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Ariel-X In reply to jrmalone [2018-03-31 22:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Ryan! You know I love witches and I have told you some of our weird folklores, I forget how crazy they are, but I love them.  

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