Some of you might remember my garden witch illustration that I did in June last year. I'd planned on creating a series of illustrations of witchy folk with everyday hobbies. I wanted the hobbies to be things that people could relate to, but give it a magical twist.
It's been a while but I'm restarting that project with a hipsteresque wizard with a passion for knitting. His knitting likes to keep him company and is currently curled into a cat.
I created this illustration with a mixture of digital and traditional methods. I hand drew the lineart and added textures I'd made traditionally. I also have a collection of my own stock photos that I'm building up. I like to experiment with how these can add a more tactile feel to an illustration.
I am planning more in this series, and may even redo my garden witch in the same style/method.