Faebruary: Spunkies, Glaistig, Sluagh & Wulver

So I decided to just upload a whole batch of the Faebruary drawings in one go, since I've got a rather large backlog of other things to show as well. I've been really bad recently at uploading my art online, I suppose it's just not been the priority whilst I've been job hunting.

Kin to the Will o' Wisp, Spunkies appear as a linkboy (someone paid to show you the way in the dark) instead of as a glowing ball of light. However their role is the same: To lead their victims deep into the marshes as they follow the source of light to then be lost forever.
They have also been known to mimic lighthouses, luring ships onto the rocks.

I quite like this one actually: having the contrast of the glowing torch, the curve of the land and the overall composition. 

I think I could have done much better making the water seem like water though, added a few ripples or something. I just didn't think it through properly before penning it in, had that problem with a few of them. 

I quite like experimenting with crosshatching, It's something I've never really used before this series. Having the light fade out like that reminds me of a manga technique I've seen sometimes used on ghosts... I suppose the glow around the Bean Nighe would be a better example of how they use it.

It gives the light source a more spluttering look to it, not the steady even gradient glow of a candle... if that makes sense?