Mountain Druid

Annnd done...ish!  Ok, I cheated by doing the satyr and sheep in their own layers, however I may want to do some simple playing around with puppet tools in After Effects. This seemed the best route, and they may be applicable elsewhere.

 

Now the druid was not feelin' it, so he moved down to a comfy rock below. Much more a part of the festivities!

This piece, "Mountain Druid" was influenced I'm guessing by two sources: one, the birth of a daughter by a friend, and two: the re-reading of "Leaf by Niggle" by J.R.R. Tolkien. The actual size is 11x14 portrait, done in Photoshop with a brief pencil sketch (linked in previous post). In the valley, seemingly hidden away in the mist is the small village. Candles adorn the windows, and the dwellers listen calmly to the mountain top - where the mountain druid and flocks of sheep play and dance in the moonlight.