Splinterlands Art Contest // Week 170 // Uul

Our entry for the Week 170 Art Contest is a speed painting in Procreate. Took about an hour. Inspired by the short story War Begins from the Tome of Chaos.

On the horizon, the sky above Praetoria broiled with dark clouds lit by green flashes of lightning. Massive shadows moved in and out of them. Some looked like dragons. Others looked like nothing he’d ever seen before. From Praetoria itself radiated a beam of blue light, rising from Mount Praetorius and vanishing into the clouds. Silhouetted by the light, writhing tentacles rose from the Mountain of Ash and flailed at the sky. Visible even at this distance, whatever creature they belonged to dwarfed anything native to the Splinterlands. An Old God? Whatever it was, if it managed to force its way through the volcano, there would be no stopping it.

Video of how it was done:

Artist: Stephanie Shimerdla
Website: www.stephanieshimerdla.com