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''are you brave enough to snuff the last candle?..''

My entry for Onmyoji Fanart Contest.

''During the Edo period, a popular summertime activity among the aristocratic classes was to gather and tell ghost stories, hoping the chill of fear would stave off the intense midsummer heat. These ghost story telling parties were called hyakumonogatari kaidankai – a gathering of one hundred ghost stories. During these gatherings, one hundred candles would be lit and placed inside of blue paper lanterns, called andon, in order to create an eerie atmosphere suitable for storytelling. Throughout the night, guests would take turns telling progressively scarier stories about yokai, demons, ghosts, and other strange things. After each story, one candle would be snuffed out, until finally only the hundredth candle remained, its dim blue light casting long, creepy shadows, struggling to fill the dark room.

According to superstition, as the final candle was snuffed, a real ghost would appear out of the darkness to attack the participants, created out of the heightened emotional state and fears of guests. This ghost was called the ao andon.''

Aoandon is one of my favorite designs and I like her background story very much - while it's very short and basic, the concept itself in my belief, has potential for great expansion.

Painting Process Video: youtu.be/ayeC2vxDZgk

For more content, you can follow me on:
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Signed Prints Available at:
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Description
''are you brave enough to snuff the last candle?..''

My entry for Onmyoji Fanart Contest.

''During the Edo period, a popular summertime activity among the aristocratic classes was to gather and tell ghost stories, hoping the chill of fear would stave off the intense midsummer heat. These ghost story telling parties were called hyakumonogatari kaidankai – a gathering of one hundred ghost stories. During these gatherings, one hundred candles would be lit and placed inside of blue paper lanterns, called andon, in order to create an eerie atmosphere suitable for storytelling. Throughout the night, guests would take turns telling progressively scarier stories about yokai, demons, ghosts, and other strange things. After each story, one candle would be snuffed out, until finally only the hundredth candle remained, its dim blue light casting long, creepy shadows, struggling to fill the dark room.

According to superstition, as the final candle was snuffed, a real ghost would appear out of the darkness to attack the participants, created out of the heightened emotional state and fears of guests. This ghost was called the ao andon.''

Aoandon is one of my favorite designs and I like her background story very much - while it's very short and basic, the concept itself in my belief, has potential for great expansion.

Painting Process Video: youtu.be/ayeC2vxDZgk

For more content, you can follow me on:
Twitter
Instagram
Youtube
to see some wip's, process and updates! <3

Signed Prints Available at:
   Etsy

Other Art: