Witches Brew
Making tea was never spookier!
Witches Brew was an incredibly fun piece that forced me to look at different design methods while I was at SCAD , and one that taught me that sometimes your first idea isn’t always the best.
Originally the piece was to be done in a vector based style. However, this just did not evoke the feeling I was trying to ascertain. I then moved to physically drawing out each asset present, done in ink and marker.
In the beginning, we follow a mad scientist mouse as he makes the tea seed begin to sprout, to which we see it break out of the ground. On its leaves rather than being small insects or other bugs, there are monsters and cities and pulsating crystals. We move to the top of the plant where a tentacle pops off the top leaf and we are quickly transferred to the drying process where we have the leaves being dried pan-fry style. The leaves are then thrown into a cauldron under the watchful eye of a black cat before we see the full moon and the tea canister itself with the presumed octopus enjoying a cup of tea.
The music used is by Daniel Rossen with his song is titled "Up on High".
