Baba Yaga

I wanted to show post something special tonight since I haven't posted anything in a few days, so I decided that it was time to share Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga is a character in Slavic folklore who is known for stealing children, although sometimes she is also known for giving advice to people who seek her out. She is generally portrayed as living in a house with chicken legs and traveling in a giant kettle or mortar.

Gaiman included Baba Yaga in the story "The Hunt" which appears in Fables And Reflections, in which Vassily goes out in search of a beautiful maiden he sees in a locket and encounters several people on his journey including Baba Yaga. In the story, Baba Yaga takes Vassily to the home of the Duke and his daughter in exchange for the heart of Koschei The Deathless.

Scott did a wonderful job with Baba Yaga.

First, is a rejected drawing of the character. He wasn't pleased with how it was going and so he abandoned it at the pencil stage.



He then redrew the character and was happy with it and here is the inked version.



Finally, here is the fully painted version.