i'll start blunt about 2 things.

1. my request may cost more than i currently have. (i have no idea how to price this stuff out) if such is the case, i'll prevent from posting further and gather more fg before continuing.
i am currently offering 3k fg. if i look short, be blunt so i'm not wasting everyone's time.
2. if you don't comprehend the meaning behind my avatar, it's going to be increasingly difficult to explain what i'm after.


i really prefer hand-drawn pieces, but that's not a requirement. however, there are not stock photos of some of what i'm after.
Hollow Knight is generally a darker theme and i expect that mood to stick.

the characters
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Knight
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Jinn

this is largely a symbolic picture. it will mostly be an altercation between "The Knight" and "Steel Soul Jinn". however, i am looking for the shadow of a third character, the "Pale King".
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Pale_King

doing what?
i need "the knight" perfectly centered at the bottom, using a specific picture(or drawn equivalent). (linked below)
i want "Jinn" on the right side of "the knight", staring blankly at where "the knight's" heart would be. i want these eyes to give a faint beam of light to shine on it's target, to signify staring into it's soul.
i want the shadow of the "pale king" reaching out from "the knight". preferably in a way that is accenting from "jinn's" glaring eyes. i would like this shadow not to be super apparent, but blend into the rest of the picture that i''ll describe next.

the complicated background blending to the foreground
a pop-out style might help accent this, but i'll leave that decision to you.
what i want is a blend of 3 powers, technically 4 if we count the light beam coming from "Jinn's" eyes. it's also less of a blend than it is 3 powers competing to consume the picture,

1. the left side will be the "Abyss Creature". the color representing it is a form of black and blue that's shown in the wiki.
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Abyss_Creature
2. the middle will be the "Void" and perturbing from the chest of "the knight". this is represented with black and purple. the "void" generally lacks form and is more seen as a liquid or mist.
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Void
3. the right side will be the "Nightmare's Heart". it's color is represented by black and red. it is the opposing twin of the "abyss creature".
https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Nightmare%E2%80%99s_Heart


the idea is to highlight "the knight" and "jinn", with "jinn" identifying "the knight's" hidden form that is shown only through shadow.
the rest of the picture, are the other different entities trying to consume each other to become the 1 dominent entity.

this "consuming matrix", would make a great place for the "pale king's" shadow to blend into. identifiable if you look. but easily missed if you only give it a glance.


examples
this is generally how i'd like to see "the knight" posed. the "void" and "soul" leaving his body, can help inspire the "consuming matrix", but is not a mandatory style.


here is an extremely rough draft of what i'm attempting to say. note that i'm not looking for such contrasting colors, i'm using such contrast to show different points of interest.


i've tried to clarify the best i can, but if you have questions lmk.
again, if i appear to be on the short side for this request... please inform me that i need deeper pockets asap.

This post was edited by tagged4nothing on Oct 2 2023 10:39pm

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no hassle experience. outside of asking how i'd like to see a few minor details early off, this was largely a "pay and forget" experience.
work was done on time predicted, and finished product closely represented the request.