Haniel M - artwork

[hanomrno]

Daughter of Darkness (2020)

Entry for the "Create Fan Art for the DC FanDome Event". Digital illustration depicting Raven and Trigon, both based on their Justice League vs. Teen Titans designs.

[hanomrno]

Undead Bride (2020)

This piece evokes that dark and tragic feeling of longing for someone, or something, and knowing that you'll never have them again.

[hanomrno]

The Courtyard ( 2020)

"In one there had once been a fountain. A great stone monster with wide-spread wings stood with its mouth open [...] Under it was a wide stone basin to hold the water, but it was dry as a bone."
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
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Illustration depicting the moment when Diggory and Polly are exploring the ruins of what was once the Citadelle of Charn, in chapter 4.

[hanomrno]

The Great Hall (2020)

"Oh but don't you see it's no good!" said Digory. "We can't get out of it now. We shall always be wondering what else would have happened if we had struck the bell. I'm not going home to be driven mad by always thinking of that. No fear!"
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
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Moments before Digory, against Polly's better judgment, strikes the bell and unleashes a quite catastrophic chain of events. This occurs in chapter 4, a few pages after the "The Courtyard" piece.

[hanomrno]

El Charro Negro (2020)

Bound by a devilish deal, el Charro roams the streets at night in search for those who have a debt with the devil. He carries with him a pouch of coins which he offers to those who may encounter him. Legend has it that he who accepts the pouch will take el Charro's place as the messenger of the devil until another unfortunate soul accepts it.
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Illustration based on the mexican legend of El Charro Negro

[hanomrno]

The Alluring Maidens (2020)

Half-birds, half-beautiful maidens, the sirens were singing enchantresses capable of luring passing sailors to their islands, and, subsequently, to their doom. It was said that the sirens' dwelling place was a ghastly sight to behold; a great heap of bones lay all around them, and a copious amounts of shipwrecks surrounding them. Their most notable mentions are in "The Odyssey" by Homer, and the story about the abduction of Persephone.
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Digital illustration depicting the beautiful and gracefull, yet decieving sirens. Inspiration for this piece came from the common misconception that the sirens and the mermaids are the same creatures, so I wanted to shed a light on that very notorious difference.

[sergio.strano.013]

great work man! I would advise you to focus more on the hard/soft edges, your works would improve a lot!

[hanomrno]

Thanks for the advise! I’m working on it 😁

[hanomrno]

Sugar Plum Fairy (2020)

Ruler of the Land of Sweets, the Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara and the Nutcracker at their arrival. While her dance is elegant and full of grace, a dark feeling lingers within herself, as this Land of Sweets is frigidly cold, hardening her sugary skin evermore, seemingly like frostbite.
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First illustration inspired by "The Nutcracker". I wanted to contrast the elegance and beauty of the Sugar Plum Fairy (character from the second act of the ballet), and the music, with the darker feeling of cold and eerieness.

[hanomrno]

Rat King (2020)

An oppressive ruler seeking to gain control over a magical kingdom. He became successful by transforming the prince into a wooden nutcracker, thus overthrowing him. His plan became foiled when the prince rebels with an army against his dominion, waging into battle against each other.
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Second piece inspired by "The Nutcracker". This time exploring the Rat King through a darker and more sinister design.

[hanomrno]

The Nutcracker (2020)

Once a prince, he was turned into a toy nutcracker by the Rat King. Later he got injured by Fritz, breaking his toy jaw. After a heated battle against the Rat King, he ultimately regained contorl of his kingdom and turned back into his human form... although some injuries didn't go away in the process.
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Third Christmas piece for this season (2020). I wanted the Nutcracker to be darker as well while avoiding the way-too-monster-like look.

[hanomrno]

Clara Stahlbaum (2020)

The little Clara received a beautiful nutcracker as a Christmas present. Later that very night, she found herself in a dramatic and magical adventure, in the middle of a battle for a kingdom, and traveled to a land of sweets... or did she? Perhaps it was all the fantasies of a poor delusional girl and her severe condition.
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Fourth and last piece for the 2020 Christmas season. It was slightly hard to land on a darker take but ultimately decided for a mental angle. Plus, the other characters from this season make a small cameo in this illustration.

[hanomrno]

@cedricgo thanks so much for all the likes

[hanomrno]

WandaVision ❤️ (2021)

I really loved Wandavision so much that I had to paint something about it.
How was House of M adapted as sitcoms, the attention to detail in replicating each era through costume, set design, camera work, acting and gestures, her griefing proccess and of course her final look are all things I absolutely loved, and I couldn't get enough of it

[cedricgo]

thanks so much for all the likes

I am a tiny bit late, but you are welcome! Keep on creating

[hanomrno]

ArtWar V | Cuāuhpilli (2021)

The cuāuhpilli was entrusted by Huitzilopochtli, major deity for the Aztecs, as guardian of the Texcoco Lake, sacred place once chosen by the god himself as the grounds for the now fallen city of Tenochtitlan.
This fearsome warrior was brought back from the dead thanks to Huitzilopochtli’s flame as a divine gift, as it grants unprecedented power and life energy to the bearer. But with the stench of death, the cuāuhpilli embraced the curse that came with his divine task, for he is to guard the lake even past the fall and demise of the city he once was resurrected to protect.

This was my entry for the ArtWar V contest. I wanted to share this here as well, just to have all my artwork together hehe

[hanomrno]

Charon (2021)

Charon was a well-known entity in greek mythology, responsible for ferrying deceased souls across the river Styx and into the underworld. The deceased must pay the ferryman's fee of a single obol for them to be carried by Charon; otherwise they would have to wander the banks of the Styx for 100 years. Charon was not one to judge the souls he transported, as long as they could pay the fee he would ferry them into their eternal rest.

[hanomrno]

Nyx (2021)

The very embodiment of the night, Nyx was a primordial goddess in Greek mythology who emerged at the dawn of creation. Her veil of dark mist drawn across the skies to obscure the light, thus bringing night upon the mortals. Nyx had this peaceful yet somber feel to her, as the darkness of the night is reminiscent of the darkest moments of our lives.

[hanomrno]

The Erinyes (2021)

Also known as the Furies, these vengeful spirits brought curses and torment to those mortals who committed crimes against the natural order or didn't keep an oath. The sisters, Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone, were particularly concerned with homicide, unethical conduct, offenses against the gods, and perjury. These foul creatures were servants to Hades and Persephone, who entrusted them as well with the punishment of the souls trapped in the Dungeon of the Damned.

[hanomrno]

Hypnos and Thanatos

Hypnos, the personification of sleep, was a primordial god who could allow mortals to forget all of their worldly worries by putting them to sleep while enabling them to have pleasant dreams. His twin brother Thanatos, the very incarnation of peaceful death, would come to collect and make sure the souls of the deceased were safely transported to the Underworld. The twins lived in a secluded cave palace where the River Lethe was said to flow across.