Decoding Daily Deviations: The Cordyceps King

Share with readers the details of how this piece came into being. Did you have a clear story idea/inspiration from the beginning?  

I recently started playing around with my own intellectual property, a world set in the 16th century, where fallen angels, the biblical lost tribes, and grand empires have an emphasis. This particular piece is a remnant of one of these lost tribes, ''the Scythians,'' having been corrupted by a fallen angel (see story for more details)."

In “The Cordyceps King” you manage to achieve a high level of detail and many characters without overwhelming the scenery. Please, take us through your creative process on the painting and the choices you made with respect to colour and composition. 

It was pretty hard to keep the image readable, but I managed to do it through the following:

1. Rule of thirds (compositional points of an image where the eyes tend to linger): The focal point of the image is placed on one of these.
2. Value Hierarchy: The largest amount of contrast is in the focal point.
3. Detail: While the entire piece is detailed, that made me obliged to do even more details at the focal point.
4. Color: While the entire piece has a blueish hue, I gave the main character at the focal point a red bandanna to make that area pop even more. If one of these 4 aspects was missing I think that the piece would be pretty unstable and more chaotic."