Visual exploration for Crafting. Unifying 2D and 3D contrasts within a cohesive visual language.Visual exploration for Crafting. Unifying 2D and 3D contrasts within a cohesive visual language.
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This is so clean! Love how you're blending 2D and 3D - that contrast between classical elements (the column) and modern motion for Feeling / Inspiration / Creation is such a nice touch. Super cohesive visual language indeed! ✨
The New Book of Beasts
A Medieval Bestiary of Modern Human Nature
What if medieval bestiaries described the habits of modern people instead of mythical creatures?
For the Recraft × Contra Styles Challenge, I created Illuminated Bestiary, a custom Recraft Style inspired by public-domain illustrations from 13th–15th-century manuscripts.
I used historical references from the Public Domain Image Archive to explore medieval animal anatomy, ornamental details, ink drawings, and muted natural pigments.
Then I applied the style to eight imaginary beasts, each representing a familiar modern behavior: overthinking, people-pleasing, doomscrolling, procrastination, ghosting, perfectionism, attention-seeking, and impostor syndrome.
The result is a collection of creatures that look like they belong in a centuries-old manuscript, even though their habits are very much our own.