A Witch and her familiars

I wanted to create a witch character concept for a personal project. I liked the background colors and the composition of the sketch, so I had to turn it into an illustration. The story is that in game you would go to her to learn the power to summon familiars. The player would be able to choose their animal companions colors and would receive a familiar stone from the witch with the matching color (hers is yellow!). I had a lot of fun developing the character while painting and adding story telling elements such as the stones and her ribbons. I will make actual concept art of her, i.e turnarounds and the such so I can bring her into 3D. But I really enjoyed painting her, and the illustration process as a whole. Painted in Krita, using a Wacom Intous tablet. Thanks for looking!

Final painting done in Krita, of a character concept I had the idea of an npc witch character you would seek to learn familiars.

Final painting done in Krita, of a character concept I had the idea of an npc witch character you would seek to learn familiars.

Face & hair detail zoom. I enjoy creating the flow of the hair and painting the strands.

Face & hair detail zoom. I enjoy creating the flow of the hair and painting the strands.

Zoom-in of the hat, crystal & background clouds. It's really fun to paint the little details!

Zoom-in of the hat, crystal & background clouds. It's really fun to paint the little details!

detail zoom-in background plants, wolf fur & dress details.

detail zoom-in background plants, wolf fur & dress details.

Process Gif showing from sketch to final render.

Process Gif showing from sketch to final render.