Peter Mohrbacher

Legacy Print Voting - July 2018

Vote for whichever print you would most like to get a copy of!

Turiel, The Lonesome Hero - Color Phase

Things are moving fast for our hero atop the mountain.

I love doing blue skies and outdoor scenes. It feels like a fitting contrast the super warm interior moment that I made for him last time.

This piece is giving me an opportunity to play with large scale outdoor environments again. Which is something I've been looking forward to doing ASAP.

Still working out some of the creative elements with the design at this point. Ideas on what I want to do with the face keep getting experim...

Turiel, The Lonesome Hero - Value Phase

Starting in on Turiel, I really wanted to expand in the ideas behind him. Wealth and power are things that so many of us desire, and yet their corrupting influence is so evident. In stories, you see this contradiction brought to life with lonely kings and greedy dragons.

The mountain is a beautiful thing to behold, but always treacherous.

Ananiel, Angel of Storms (LE) - Early Notice

The prints for the new Ananiel piece are up on the store. I wanted to make sure you guys were the first to find out.

https://www.angelarium.net/store/ananiel-le 

Much love,

-Pete

Sathariel Digital Rewards - Now on Discord

All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for The Lament of Sathariel are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them and access the complete archive.

This month's Patreon exclusive 10% off promo code is MOTH10. It's good for anything on www.angelarium.net/store including prints, cards, playmats and even original art....

BONUS ART - Hollow Knight

As you might know, I'm heavily inspired by the aesthetics of games and shows from Japan in the 80s-90s. That means I also tend to enjoy the modern stuff that also calls back to that era, especially indie games.

Over and over again I've thought about making bits of fan art for my favorite games but I keep ignoring it in favor of more important work. The other night, I was messing around while I was on a long video chat and this ended up coming out. It's just a quick tribute to a game I abs...

The Lament of Sathariel

 As the second Watcher of the South, Sathariel stayed close to his master’s side. While Samyaza created the flax of truth, Sathariel would spin a thread and weave it into the very reality around him. Beyond his smoothly guided words and expressive gestures, his skin itself brought his tales to life. The patterns of his wings would flex and flow with his impersonations, driving the excitement of any congregation to rapt attention.

When his heart was pierced, no one saw it for what it was...

Chazaqiel, The Fading Dreamer

This piece was painted by the incredible Samuel Araya: https://www.arayaart.com/ 

Sam has been helping me get closer to finish The Book of Watchers by donating his time to making some awesome paintings for it. I loved this piece so much, I made a LE print run for it.

It's 50 copies only and I haven't told anybody it's on the store yet, so I wanted to let you guys know before I made a larger announcement.

Store L...

The Lament of Sathariel - Detail Phase

My wife said that it would take me an hour to get the digital version of this painting to the degree of finish I had gotten on the oil version. While I appreciate the optimism, this is a really involved piece.

Part of the original conceit behind directly paying homage to a classic painting was that it would allow me to more easily finish the dang thing. Instead, it's put me in a spot where I need to live up to Draper's immaculate work. It's fun, but it's not fast. Having the benefit of excelle...

Shateiel, Angel of Silence - June Legacy Print

This month, Shateiel ran away with the vote! That means it will be the Legacy Print for this month. Like all the other Legacy Prints, this piece is long sold out on the store and won't be returning. 

If you are interested in getting a print of this piece, make sure you are subscribed for the $30 tier or higher before the deadline of June 29th.

The Lament of Sathariel - Digital Color

This was as far as I took this painting digitally before transferring it down to a painting board. The goal was to try to answer a lot of the questions that were going to come up as I tried to paint it, before I committed any brush strokes.

The goal with the colors, was to break away from the Lament of Icarus painting and make something that incorporated much more of the palette from the original Sathariel piece. Not knowing much about paint mixing, I was hoping that if I resisted introducing ...

The Lament of Sathariel - Digital Values

This is a unique painting in the series because it was the first I tried to finish traditionally. The plan was to paint it in oils, a process I started over a year ago. That means what you are looking at here is actually a really old WIP. One that predates the whole Zodiac series.

When the progress stalled out on this, I kept thinking that I was always only a week or two away from getting back to work on it. Recently, as I started to take inventory of what pieces I needed to finish to comp...

Legacy Print Voting - June

It's time to vote on which piece you'd like to see offered as the Legacy Print for June!

Whichever piece gets the most votes will be the one all of the Legacy Print and True Emanation members will get one month from now. Pick whichever you'd like to own, even if you aren't a $30+ subscriber yet. 

-Pete 

Ananiel, The Singer of Dark Songs

One day as the sun began to set, the boats attempted to return to shore. Ananiel pleaded with them to stay. They ignored his words. So, in fit of anger he summoned the waves to do what his words could not. He wrenched their boats from shore until the land was lost to the horizon. In life, first seafarers had been his acolytes. In death, they were their own men. 

Ananiel Rewards + Discount Code

 All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Ananiel, The Singer of Dark Songs are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them and access the complete archive.

This month's Patreon exclusive 10% off promo code is SINGER10. It's good for anything on www.angelarium.net/store including prints, cards, playmats and ...

Reviving Ananiel - Details

I like to spend a while with each painting if I can afford it. It gives me time to explore a few extra options and also lets me stumble across new inspiration.

As I spent some time with this one, instead of just polishing it up as is, I decided to play around with a few subtle elements of the composition. The waves ended up taking a really different shape at this step and I feel like I wouldn't have done that if I hadn't gotten a few days away from it.

The main drawback to spending...

Reviving Ananiel - Colors (again)

Now we're back in color and things feel a lot more solid.

I wanted to keep the greens and browns from the first attempt at colorizing this piece, but the shift in values has moved them to different elements. This is the thing I don't think people realize about my process. The way I colorize my work forces a strong tie between the pattern light and where the colors fall within the piece. There is a tool in Photoshop called a "gradient map", which allows me to create a sort of "color grade" thro...

Reviving Ananiel - Values

It's not uncommon for me to peel back some progress on a painting to jump back off from an earlier state. It's one of my favorite freedoms afforded by working digitally. This might be one of the first times I've actually shown myself doing it. In the past, I've covered up this back and forth progress by being more selective in WHEN I reveal my process. I'm making a push to be less self-conscious about showing my creative hesitations.

The mountain in the background was actually in an early vers...

Reviving Ananiel - Colors

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

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I think this is good?

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There has been a lot of times I've been in this position. The early value study for this piece totally works for me and I think I understand the piece. In my mind and when I look at the sketch, I see the mood very clearly. But trying to actually push the piece forwards, I get stuck.

Getting stuck on a piece halfway through is always uncomfortable, but it's also been an experience that has preceded some of...

Asmodel, Angel of Taurus - On Sale Early

Hey Patrons,

Last month, Malahidael, Angel of Aries sold out crazy fast.

I wanted let you know that I'm releasing the final Limited Edition Zodiac print tomorrow and give you early access. It's live on the site now but I won't be telling anyone until tomorrow morning.

https://www.angelarium.net/store/taurus-le

Thanks for all the support!

Much love,

-Pete

Reviving Ananiel - Sketch

The Angel of Storms is coming back. This time it's personal.

There is another side to the themes from Ananiel I want to approach with this piece. The original one was about the feeling of starting something you don't have the power to stop. For a lot of people that resonated with feelings of addiction. While the original was more centered on the powerlessness of that feeling, I want this one to be more of the false power that comes with it. 

Legacy Print Survey - May

It's time to vote on which piece you'd like to see offered as the Legacy Print for May!

I'm working on alternate art for the Watchers, so I've weighted the choices really heavily towards them. Some of my favorite pieces are available to choose from this time. Pick which ever you'd like.

-Pete

Baraqiel Rewards + Discount Code

All wallpapers, works in progress, high res finals and PSDs for Baraqiel, The Living Vessel are now on their respective Discord channels. Log into the Angelarium Discord channel to download them and access the complete archive.

This month's Patreon exclusive 10% off promo code is BATTERY10. It's good for anything on www.angelarium.net/store including prints, cards, playmats and even origin...

Baraqiel, The Living Vessel

The rituals Baraqiel performed were an object of fascination for both men and Angels alike. He brought to them the gift of tamed lightning. Despite the widespread appreciation for the fruits of this work, few volunteered to assist. Baraqiel was known not only for the power he commanded, but also his lack of respect for it. His fall was the first to prove that Watchers were not complete in their wisdom or their immortality. 

Baraqiel Revival - Detail Phase

I normally start with the background and work my way forwards. That's an easy way to make clear progress when you are trying to finish a clean painting.

For this piece, I wanted to make everything less clean. It's almost easier to do with physical paint, but I've been known to fake it in the past. It's something I've been wanting to do again for a while.

There is still a lot of elements that will get cleaned up, but you can see the more textural finish of the skin coming together. I thin...

Baraqiel Revival - Color Phase

This thing is coming together fast.

One of the things that probably jumps out at you is how different this piece is from the Zodiac series I just finished. That's really not an accident. Every time I switch from one series within Angelarium to another, it's my goal to make them as distinct as possible. Part of that is simply just a part of the creative intent but another part is more personal. Every time things change in my life, I want to take my art in a slightly different direction. There h...

Raziel, Angel of Mysteries - Legacy Print

The voting was closer than it has ever been, but the winner is clear. Raziel is this month's legacy print.

If you'd like one, just make sure you are subscribed at the $30 or higher tiers before the deadline of April 29th ($40+ if you live outside the US).

This is a piece that is close to my heart, as you might have guessed by the fact that I recently paid for a 20' wide banner for the Angelarium booth. It's exciting to be getting a chance to offer it this month!

Much love,

-P...