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Spirit guide Discover how this month’s winning artist wrestled with his portrayal of a Native American’s encounter with the spirit world…

Tyl Destoop’s forum-winning creation isn’t quite as he’d originally envisaged it. “The concept I had in mind didn’t turn out the way I wanted,” the Belgian artist explains of his work. “It was quite dark and macabre, and suddenly I didn’t like it anymore. So the concept lost direction early on in the painting process.”

But Tyl stuck at it, and eventually completed what is a beautiful and emotive piece; the character designer, digital artist and illustrator from Petegem showing skills in mood and expression.

“The character had a good pose,” Tyl says, “but no interesting characteristics, so I kept him and experimented on the background with a big brush. The brush’s size prevented me from losing myself in details and helped me focus on colour and larger shapes.”

MYFX title: Reborn Winner: Tyl Destoop (Tyl) Gallery: http://ifxm.ag/tyl-destoop

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