From the Artist
I did this piece for the Smart School portfolio review. The Art Director from Blizzard attended the class and gave us assignments with a style guide. We had one week to finish the piece, and then it was critiqued. I was pretty happy with the outcome, and a funny tidbit: those who know her, can see that my sister Sara makes a pretty good blood elf. Suzy rocked it as a imp too!
More About The Art
The blood elves (or sin’dorei, “children of the blood” in Thalassian — pronounced [ˈsiːndɔraɪ], [siːnˈdɔraɪ] or [siːndɔreɪ]) are high elves who changed their name after the Scourge invasion of Quel’Thalas.[5] Their new name is a dirge, referencing both the blood of their many brethren who fell during the Third War, and their royal lineage.[4][6]
For nearly 7,000 years, high elven society centered on the sacred Sunwell, a magical fount that was created using a vial of pure arcane energy from the first Well of Eternity. Nourished and strengthened by the Sunwell’s potent energies, the high elves’ enchanted kingdom of Quel’Thalas prospered within the verdant forests north of Lordaeron. During the Third War, however, the high elves were nearly scoured from Azeroth. Led by the death knight Arthas Menethil, a Scourge army stormed into Quel’Thalas, slaughtering almost ninety percent of the kingdom’s population. Arthas then used the mystical Sunwell to resurrect the fallen necromancer Kel’Thuzad, irrevocably tainting the fount in the process. Prince Kael’thas Sunstrider rushed to his homeland’s aid, and the survivors of the onslaught were renamed the “blood elves” in honor of their fallen people.[7] The tainted Sunwell was destroyed, but the elves had grown addicted to its energies over the years and were left weakened and despondent without them. Kael’thas assured his brethren that he would find them a cure, and left Quel’Thalas in the hands of his regent, Lor’themar Theron, while he traveled to avenge his people and find a way to sate their hunger for magic.
About Michael Bielaczyc
Michael Bielaczyc has been working professionally in the art field since 2001 when he founded Aradani Studios with his brother Paul. Together they have exhibited across America selling both their artwork and costuming. He works in many mediums from oil paint to latex prosthetics, video to graphite.
In 2012, Michael started Lone Wanderer Entertainment with his long time friend Dane Clark Collins to publish books based in their dark fantasy world – Atheles. Since then he has authored 4 books and created the SagaBorn RPG system.
