Since a young age, I’ve always had a special taste for the dark, gothic and dramatic aesthetics of art,” says Ana Cruz, a Portuguese designer and artist. “My biggest inspirations are secret realms and my passion for themes such as death, macabre beauty and deeply romantic emotions.”
Ana is an artist drawn to the darkness in art, but for this picture, Ana chose to mix darkness with a light of light, bright colours and natural effects such as foliage. The finished result is something that feels very much rooted in this fantasy genre, but it has a mysterious undertone to it. “In my personal art, I always aim to achieve a mixture of dark fantasy and dramatic romance, occasionally with a surreal twist,” Ana says. “I always aim to portray…
