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'Caledonian Forest'

" Written by Titus Ursus, Primus pilus of Legiō IX Hispana, in the third year of Hadrian's reign (* 120 AD). This will probably be the last entry in my diary. Our legion was ambushed in the wild realm called Caledonian Forest and was almost completely annihilated. Half of my first cohort is all that was left of the IX legiō. We were pushed into the marsh and we will probably die here, fighting bravely to the end in the name of Rome and the Emperor. We were attacked by a demonic pack of the barbaric Picts. They looked more like wild beasts than humans. Some of them were dressed in animal furs, painted with strange runic signs... others seemed to be two-legged wild beasts. They tore us apart as if we were made of paper! I saw our legatus and my brothers in arms being eaten alive, I will never forget their screams. The barbarians attacked us unnoticed, quickly and with wild fury, then disappeared in the fog. Mainly at night. Our shields, swords and armor were no use here. The enemy we face seems to be the ancient wrath of some dark gods we have awakened. We should never invade these lands. I hear demonic howls, they're coming! They're coming! "

Scrap of the papyrus written by Centurion Titus Ursus. Found in October 120AD in the Caledonian Forest. Taken to Rome, where it was presented to the emperor and then burned. Two years later, Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall on the border of the land called Caledonia, in north Britannia. Coincidence? I don't think so :)) work process: https://jrozalski.com/projects/Ke94zG

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‘Fireworks’

Edward felt that he had definitely drunk too much that evening, he was completely drunk! As usual, this state increased his courage and the will to seek strange adventures. Together with Thomas, his best friend from the days of the military academy, they decided to sneak out of the party and light a few fireworks, certainly to the satisfaction of all the ladies gathered at the New Year's party. In the middle of the field, despite the alcohol, Edward just remembered about a strange farmer neighboring their residence, who asked them not to light the fireworks that night because they scare his animals. Old fool! - he thought. Thomas, barely standing on his feet, had just fired the first fireworks. Edward staggered from the explosion, felt dizzy and fell to the ground. "All right, all good, don't be afraid!" He said, picking up the bottle of champagne they had taken with them. He slowly got up from the ground and what he saw made him immediately sobered! Thomas was lying on the ground, covered in blood with horror on his face, and a strange giant bear stood over him. Edward at first thought it was alcohol, but it had to be the bear. What else?! Suddenly, the bear spoke to them, with a strangely Scottish accent - "I asked you idiots, to not light these damn fireworks tonight!" Thomas started screaming. Edward started to run. The next day, Edward woke up in his bed. With a terrible hangover and a headache. He remembered nothing, did not even remember how he get back home. But slowly he remembered the strange dream, with Thomas and the talking bear that had attacked them. He smiled to himself. Started looking for Thomas to laugh at it together, but he was nowhere to be found... weird. Edward never met Thomas again, and his body was never found. He also never fired fireworks on New Year's Eve again. Happy new 2022 everyone! Thank you for your amazing support which is even more valuable to me in these difficult and strange times. I wish you all the best and that this new year will finally surprise us... in a good way   And don't be like Thomas. Skip the fireworks! For animals and, for example, people affected by lycanthropy, it is a real nightmare and enormous stress! Cheers! work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B3kWnD

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‘Brothers in arms - Shaman’ "What do you mean it was your last arrow?"  Continuation and another part of the story from the 'Brothers in arms' series. Stories about William, a young hospital knight who lost his faith, disappointed with the crusades, and at the end of the 13th century, with a merchant caravan set off to Asia. After years of travel and extraordinary adventures, ended up in Japan, where he became a friend of a Samurai named Sukesada.Together they faced the Mongol invasion and had many extraordinary adventures. William wrote down his adventures in his personal journal. It is hard to say what of the stories he describes is true and what is just colored fiction. The reason for that is the fact that William had a tendency to exaggerate and very fanciful descriptions of his adventures. "The young girl who begged us for help came from a nearby village tormented by a sadistic Shaman. She told us stories about some dark rituals and demons. Without thinking we set out to help these poor people. The road to the village was marked by a line of trees, on which massacred people hung. There was a strange smell of sulfur in the air, it was quiet, unnaturally quiet. I saw focus and tension on my companion's face, but no fear. And then, I saw him, screaming, hitting the drum, in a mad dance, like he was casting some dark spell. Suddenly, the tree behind him turned into a huge, demonic monster. The monster appeared to be some sort of a demonic servant and guardian of this Shaman. This task turned out to be much more difficult than I initially assumed” Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Xnqe8n

#samurai #knight #dark fantasy #dark #Illustration #painting #art #jakub rozalski #mr.werewolf #brothers in arms #storytelling

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'Bore to death'

On the hot summer evenings like this one in L.A , Celeste often recalled the times when she was hunting Vikings, during a beautiful autumn near Paris. She missed that thrill, the smell of fear, and how they bravely fought for their lives. And Napoleonic times, oh, that was a feast! Of course, modern times had their pros, but the search for victims through Tinder has long lost its charm for her. Although, it was convenient.

For today's meeting, she wore a white dress, which usually made them feel more confident and bold, losing vigilance. A simple trick. Celeste was in good mood and intrigued, at first. She even promised herself that if the conversation will be interesting enough, she would refrain from consuming, at least for this one evening. It was like that until she heard "You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen". Nothing irritated her more that this banal sentence that he has had to listen to for hundreds of years. Really, I mean, really?! During all these centuries it was really impossible to come up with something more interesting, more original way to start a conversation? She was bored.

Modern day Celeste the Vampire (which you may remember from my early painting). With a help of our beautiful friend, Mary, as a model.

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‘Lucky day‘ " Torke will never forget that encounter with the furry demon. Together with his daughter and son they were making their way to the other end of the glade in search of food. It was a chilly early spring day. Torke had always been very careful and everything seemed to be under control and that the expedition will end without any problems. Suddenly he, furry demon, appeared! Emerging from behind the hill. Torke froze ... then he saw that the demon was already carrying two hunted mice in its mouth... hope! The demon stared at them for a moment, then ran to his lair to consume his victims..." * The painting is entirely based on and inspired by the real life event A few days ago I met one of our wild cats in front of the house. There were two field mice in his mouth 0__o Terrifying and fascinating! The idea for this painting immediately came to my mind. Full story on my instagram! :) Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAYy6O

#cat #cats #gnomes #winter #nature #painting #digital painting #illustratoin #jakub rozalki #mr.werewolf #art #storytelling #fantasy #folk stories

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'Strange construction’

"February 16, 1925. After very exhausting weeks, we finally arrived at the northern research base. The base seems deserted, with no sign of Doctor Tarkowski's expedition. Monumental, strange construction, reminiscent towering over the base. It's hard to say what its purpose was, why it was built. Is this a transmitter or some kind of temple? Tomorrow we'll start searching the base.” New painting from the new project and new storyline set in my 1920+ world. The Expedition. Work process:https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8eVqBR

#the expedition #World of 1920+ #1920+ #jakub rozalski #mr.werewolf #storytelling #story #dark #game art #scythe #scythe game #iron harvest game #painting #Illustration #horror

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‘Buka’ (Groke) A few days ago the first "real" snow fell in our mountains. In such moments, I always think back to The Moomins. TV series that I loved to watch and which has had a huge impact on me! Moomins have a very special place in my heart, right next door to the Studio Ghibli productions. Everyone who watched this series, about the Moomin Valley, as a child knows how traumatic, terrifying and tense was the episode about Buka (The Groke). I think it touched the imagination more than Alien and The Thing combined!  This year again I felt the need to paint Groke and to open a portal to the fantastic world of the Moomin Valley , to pay the tribute to this fantastic charactes and stories created by Tove Jansson, which had such a huge impact on me as an artist and human! Cheers! Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKYz1r

#moomin #moomins #groke #buka #muminki #Illustration #painting #jakub rozalski #art #mr.werewolf #storytelling #winter

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‘Welcome to New London’ As you probably know, I very rarely decide to work on projects other than my own, except for my friends and people whose work I respect very much. This is exactly the case of ‘Frostpunk The Boardgame’ created by awesome people, and my friends, from the Glass Cannon Unplugged. So, this is not, as usual, my personal work but part of the Frostpunk universe and official poster of the KS campaign! :)

This painting will be available for purchase exclusively only during the Frostpunk campaign on Kickstarter! So, if you like this painting, or the awesome Frostpunk universe, or perhaps both :) grab it!

Kickstarter - Frostpunk: The Board Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glasscannonunplugged/frostpunk-the-board-game

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‘1920 - in the middle of the storm ‘ As many of you probably have noticed, this painting appeared at the end of the amazing cinematic trailer for the Iron Harvest (RTS game, based and set on my 1920+ universe)! So, here is the painting itself! :) *The image has slightly different proportions than the final version used in the cinematic. Well, this is because we decided about this super-cool-zoom-out-effect, later. So, I simply overpainted everything, to make a composition more interesting and added the missing space on the edges. Hope you like it!💪🐻 Time-lapse video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Z2RYFvP24&t=55s  

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‘Brothers in arms - Invasion’ No, I haven't played Ghost of Tsushima... yet, hehe :) but I can't wait to try it! I'm very excited about this game!

So, I have never been a big supporter of the theory that the knights of medieval Europe had no contact with the Samurai. I mean, of course, probably not on a scale worth noting by historians of the period, sure! But, knowing human nature and curiosity about the world, I simply do not believe that no knight or some mercenary working for a merchant, did not made it to Japan :) This is a story of William, a young hospital knight who lost his faith, disappointed with the crusades, at the end of the 13th century, with a merchant caravan set off to Asia. After years of travel and extraordinary adventures, he ended up in Japan, where he becomes a friend of a Samurai named Sukesada. Together they face the Mongol invasion. William wrote down his adventures in his personal journal, as you can see he liked to embellish some parts...  ;) Time-lapse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQvBfu0OWk

#samurai #the cursed knight #knight #crusader #mongols #dark fantasy #dark #storytelling #Illustration #painting #jakub rozalski #mr.werewolf #art

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‘Midsummer night's dream’ "Every year, on the Midsummer Night, Magdalena came alone to the river, in a place where a few years ago the fragments of clothes of her beloved Johan, were found. That night, he disappeared without a trace. She still has hope that maybe someday she would meet him there. Johan always observes her from a distance, afraid to show her his true nature... He still loves her but knows that they can not be together... " Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8elzGx

#werewolf #werewolves #dark #dark fantasy #storytelling #love story #midsummer #noc kupały #mr.werewolf #jakub rozalski #art #painting #Illustration #noc kupaly #slavic

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‘ Unchained ‘ A story about one beautiful summer night, during which the group of Teutonic knights returning from the crusade, understood the great mistake they had made by taking in captivity some brave Saracen... From my "The Cursed Knight" world/project. * Present times and affairs do not inspire me as an artist. But, I can not find anything that can raise my pressure higher and upset me more than racism and all this my skin is better than yours, bullshit! It is unbelievable that in 2020, the world is still struggling with this problem and people are hating each other and being persecuted because of different skin color or gender! This, somehow, can be accepted as the reality of the Dark Ages, but in 2020 it's something that I can not understand and accept as the reality in which we live. In recent years, these moods, hatred, and divisions have become more acute, also in my country. It is very sad that in a country where Poles themselves were treated as second-class citizens for 123 years of partitions, in a country that suffered so much under the oppression of the Nazis and communists, racism is doing better than ever in 2020... this is a drama! Let's stay strong and together. work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Nxwba1

#werewolf #werewolves #teutonic order #teutonic knights #the cursed knight #art #Illustration #painting #dark fantasy #fantasy #mr.werewolf #jakub rozalski #storytelling #blacklivesmatter

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‘Pointed hat’ Tatra Gnomes vs furry demon strikes back! " Hunting chickens, in the territory of a furry demon, has always been associated with great danger, but Torke was an experienced hunter. This time he decided to take his youngest son Yoke with him on the hunt. Before leaving, he warned him many times to never rest or fall asleep with a hat on his head, because it is easy to attract the attention of predators. Unfortunately, Yoke was so excited about the trip and weary of the long walk that he completely forgot about this rule. The furry demon appeared unexpectedly and out of nowhere, by the time Torke realized that his son had fallen asleep, it was too late... " 🐈👹 Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QzdJ64

#gnomes #gnome #tatra gnome #skrzaty #jakub rozalski #art #mr.werewolf #Illustration #storytelling #painting #cat #furry demon #fantasy

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‘ 1920 - laundry day ‘ July 20, 1926 We got to the town near which Dr. Tarkovsky aircraft emergency landed. The surrounding fields are evidence of the many battles that took place here and full of wrecked of the mechs. The people are very friendly and helpful. We'll start by searching the wreck of the airship and we'll try to determine the causes of the disaster. Locals can know a lot about the causes of the disaster and Tarkowski's fate. New painting from my 1920+ world. Something about ~10 hours of work, time-lapse video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkxPStaxHuE&feature=emb_title

#jakub rozalski #art #Illustration #painting #mr.werewolf #scythe #iron harvest #game art #digital painting #procreate #mecha #1920 #World of 1920+

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‘1920 - the expedition’

December 12, 1925. Traveling north we arrived at the strange Inuit settlement. Unlike the natives we encountered so far, they seemed hostile and aggressive. The village was full of primitive, strange, cocoon-like structures. According to our guide, this is a tribe of the black stone followers. I believe the tribe has a piece of the comet.  Is it possible that the stone has some effect on them? Still no trace of the Tarkovsky expedition. We will try to investigate the situation, I hope that there will be no fight... New painting and storyline from my 1920+ world. Hope you like it! Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qAa3gR

#the expedition #tunguska #scythe game #world of 1920 #World of 1920+ #jakub rozalski #art #tunguska event #Game Art #Illustration #painting #storytelling #mr.werewolf

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‘1920 - advanced harvest’

August 7, 1925 We reached an isolated settlement, whose inhabitants, however, had access to strangely advanced technology and machines. I suspect that one of the engineers working for Tesla is hiding in the village... New painting and storyline from my 1920+ world. Stay safe and healthy everyone! Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1neyeK

#World of 1920+ #world of 1920 #scythe #scythe game #iron harvest #jakub rozalski #art #painting #Illustration #countryside #storytelling #mecha #alternative history #1920+ #Game Art

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‘Mothers’ The story of a meeting of two single mothers, during the Ice Age, when our problems and a daily struggle for survival were not so different from the wolf ones :) Who knows, maybe this meeting has just led to mutual cooperation, understanding and initiated a species bond that survived to today. As you know in my work, wild nature, especially wolves, has always been very important and was an infinite source of inspiration for me. I decided to finally thank them for these years of inspiration. For some time, together with my wife, we are supporting The Association for Nature "Wolf". People who work there, headed by dr hab. Sabina Nowak, are one of the best specialists in this field in the world, full of passion, knowledge and positive energy, I admire them very much! All profit from the sale of this painting will be transferred to the account of The Association for Nature "Wolf". So, if you like this painting and want to support Polish/Europen wolves, I will be very grateful! Prints: https://society6.com/mrwerewolf Work process: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ybwoeO

#wolfpack #wolf #winter #ice age #jakub rozalski #art #mr.werewolf #Illustration #homo sapiens #storytelling #history #digital painting #concept art #nature