these are concept sketches for my new piece which is an illustration of a passage in the epic of sundiata a 13th century epic about sundiata keita the first emperor of the Mali empire. the scene takes place in the palace of samaoro the story's villain. and balla fassake sundiata's friend and griot (bard and recorder of history) who has been captured by samoaro is playing the balafon similar to a xylophone for him in his bed chamber. which is a room filled with weapons, skulls ,human skins statues a giant albino python and two owls. it is a very complex scene and i have many more concept sketches to do i have already started to iron out the composition in one of these sketches but i ha vent added in the balafon the weapons or the statues yet.
Don't forget the color studies!
ReplyDeletei want a crazier composition.
ReplyDeletethat is all.