mariana pohrebelna

Villain Within is a surreal stippling drawing depicting the shameful darkness of human who looks for villain everywhere but not inside one.

Created entirely with traditional pen and ink, this artwork is built from thousands of individual dots. Every shadow, texture, and gradient was carefully developed by hand to create a dark psychological narrative about inner conflict, hidden instincts, and the parts of ourselves we do not always want to face.

Rotring Isograph 0.1 mm
Ink on Arches Hot Pressed, 300g
Drawing\Paper size: 25.4 × 25.3 cm

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀.