The Clearing

An ancient forest, a few spirits, and a moment of quiet between them. I wanted the Princess Mononoke inspired environment to feel as alive and important as the characters, while keeping the whole scene graphic and restrained. Built entirely in Adobe Illustrator.

Princess Mononoke illustration of San beside a forest stream with a wolf, Forest Spirit and kodama surrounded by a dense green forest.
Close-up illustration of San sitting beside the forest stream, wearing her wolf fur cloak and traditional face markings.
Close-up of the wolf Moro standing beside the forest stream, with kodama visible in the background.
Kodama sitting among moss-covered tree roots and vegetation beside the forest stream.
spirit-detail.png Close-up of the Forest Spirit standing on a moss-covered hillside with a kodama below.
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