There is a new challenge at Haunted Design House - Macabre Monday and the theme was quite intriguing for me:
We were to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece that depicts a Succubus in one form or another.
Just what is a Succubus you may ask?
In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a female demon or supernatural being appearing in dreams, who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus. Religious traditions hold that repeated intercourse with a succubus may result in the deterioration of health or even death.
In modern fictional representations, a succubus may or may not appear in dreams and is often depicted as a highly attractive seductress or enchantress; whereas, in the past, succubi were generally depicted as frightening and demonic.
Interesting! Here is my creation:
Used Distress Inks to create the background: Black Sooth, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed. Stamped the image from a Tim Holtz stamp set using Archival Ink.
To create that glossy finish, I covered the entire surface with embossing ink and clear embossing powder, and applied heat with the heat gun. That's it, really easy.
I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges:
