Since before the dawn of recorded history, Barong has battled Rangda. But why would I want to depict her with a mask of her eternal foe? Or am I suggesting that Barong doesn’t exist at all and is simply a mask?
Of course, Rangda herself is just another mask…
Rough sketch
First iteration
This isn't the final pose, I just wanted to get the two of them together so I could get a head start on their settings and get an idea of what sort of postwork techniques I'd most likely be using...
Now that I know the woman is actually Rangda, I need to give her white hair. That's good to know.