The continuing heinous actions of Putin and his country have inspired me to paint yet another depiction of his nature and of an unbroken Ukraine. 

Considering that the Russian Empire loves to rewrite history and present distorted facts to its children in schools, I decided to stylize this illustration as a children's book.

I have spoken and will continue to speak the truth and support the victim side. 

Therefore, Putin is depicted as an old disgusting snake, while Ukraine and its people are illustrated as a beautiful and strong castle. 

The castle is inspired by a real building in Lviv.

A bit of the process - from the sketch to the final illustration.

Color matching is always tricky, but I give myself a lot of different options to choose from thanks to these quick, raw color sketches.

Another source of inspiration and help in choosing different color combinations is the Color Balance and Hue-Saturation-Brightness tools in Procreate in the Adjustments section.

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