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CovenOfZodiac: Second Array

As I advanced to the second array of this war (won the second place with Hecate, so celebration!), it's time for new entry.

The prompt is horror/thriller cover with the theme "bring me back to life" and cemetery background. As it can be seen, I'm back to my blue palette. I didn't really notice how much blue I use until someone asked me what is the color I instinctively go to when I don't have some set palette beforehand.

What is your default color?

Wattpad blurred it a bit.

And yes, I'm aware that this is the most generic interpretation of this prompt.

The idea behind this was the classic zombie type of manipulation. My attempted twist is that a hand and maybe consequentially whole human growing from the grave like a plant. Could have I done a better job at making it? Probably but I got lost in all the blending and lights and not knowing what are the sources of light or how many of them there are, that I didn't conceptualize this better.

This is one of the few instances when there is no reason behind any of my decisions other than I thought it will be nicer that way.

Honestly, I added so many things that I'm not even sure whether I showed all the resources. I know I added the most prominent ones.

I think that's all I have to say about this. It took me around 7 hours to make and I'm exhausted. I don't often make horror covers or manipulations so it was an interesting deviation from my usual design routine.