Cupid's Crossing is an original illustration inspired by a chapter from The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley. I sketched the scene on paper first then coloured it in Adobe Photoshop. To finish the piece, I added a rough layer of texture to it. Self-directed work.
The sea is powerful enough without a storm.
I felt its deep-running currents,
the whole vast world of it,
shuddering with life.
Dawn had brought a silver sheen to the surface,
mercury floating on fathoms of night.
It's extraordinary when you think of it,
sailing on those infinite waves
with just a thin layer of wood
between you and the world beneath.
—The Folk Keeper
