Silviya Yordanova
Morteque
aka Angel of Death
Apocalyspse Rider
The Witching Hour
The art of Morteque is definitely not just another pretty face. If attempting to produce such a piece, the recipe would read something like this: “In a large cauldron, use well-executed digital painting as a base, stir in a generous portion of seductive vixens, add dark symbolism of your choice, a dash of fear, a pinch of whimsy, season with broken hearts to desired taste, bring to a boil — be careful not to breathe fumes too deeply.” That’s definitely a lot of work with intuitive measuring and attention to detail; the chances of creating your very own Morteque-like piece are not likely... unless, of course, you’re Morteque herself. So save yourself the slicing, dicing, coloring, and blending — just visit Morteque’s DeviantArt page and contact her to get your very own copy of a Morteque original. Silviya Yordanova, better known as Morteque found herself drawn to the art of digital painting through the works of other artists, “I was amazed to see the stunning beauty you can create just by using different images/tools and I wanted to know how it is done!” From there, she set to work, developing her knowledge and technique “with lots of hard work, practice and patience.” Which resulted in her creations becoming “... my favorite past-time — a way to express myself, my feelings, my thoughts.” Mostly self-taught, Morteque chose digital painting and imaging over other mediums because, “I really love the digital finish and also the quality, it’s always good to get back to the old fashion pen and paper but digital art is my passion and nothing can compare to it.” Describing her style as “a mixture of concept, emotion and a drop of darkness,” her “inspiration comes from my own life experience, movies, videos, music and the most powerful one of all — my own imagination!”
Awaiting the Night
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™• October 2011 • Volume 2
Her imagination is expressed in redefining classic fairy-tales, such as in her piece “Snow White Strikes Back” in which the awakening of this character is twisted with vampiric lore and promises the princess