u/Mando_a98

This painting started as an exercise in painting a face from imagination. In the beginning I was not sure what I was going to do with it, but somewhere in the middle I decided to turn it into a baroque, chiaroscuro-style portrait.

Fiddler is hands down one of my favorite characters from Malazan Book of the Fallen. I have been meaning to do a piece like this for YEARS, and I'm glad that I finally got to do it. Keep in mind that all of the armor, clothing, facial features, etc. are a combination of my imagination and the flow of the painting. I decided to portray him holding a crossbow with a specialized explosive quarrel.

I hope you enjoy this piece. I'm not sure if Reddit will keep the quality of the original image or not, but please let me know if you want a higher-resolution version and I can upload it somewhere and share the link!

Cheers,

Mando.

Shin, by me (No AI)

Portrait of Fiddler by me (No AI)