The Making of “WITCHES” — A Coloring Book by Ink & Omen
This book started with a simple idea: I wanted to create a complete series of illustrations, something cohesive and personal.
At the time, I was working on fantasy-themed artwork and contributing to a small online magazine. I enjoyed the freedom of fantasy as a genre — the way it lets you make things up, explore symbolism, and stretch reality a little. It gave me room to experiment, and ink felt like the right tool for that: direct, accessible, and honest.
But the deeper inspiration for this book came from another place entirely — museums.
I’ve always found something captivating in the galleries of Old Master paintings — rooms filled with dramatic scenes, mythological symbols, and moral fables. Much of that work was created for entertainment, and often reused the same themes: zodiac signs, saints, tarot cards, allegories of life and death.
It was never just decoration — it was a way to retell shared stories, again and again, through the lens of each new artist.
I wanted to do something similar.
So instead of saints or gods, I imagined twelve witches — each with their own familiar, a symbolic jewel, and a certain mood. Some feel ancient. Some are modern. One, for example, is drawn as a barista — someone you might pass by every day, unaware of the magic she holds behind the scenes.
That’s a theme throughout the book: that there’s often more depth behind what we see.
We move through the world quickly. But when we slow down, when we look closer, we notice small wonders — symbols, stories, little fragments of meaning. That’s where magic lives.
The book also includes a short story titled “What It Means to Be a Witch”, written by a friend and former collaborator whose work I had previously illustrated. This time, I invited her to write in response to my drawings. The result is a text that blurs the line between fiction and reflection — a quiet commentary on the witch as a symbol, and what she might mean today.
✧ About the Book
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50-page hand-drawn coloring book
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12 witches
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12 familiars
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12 symbolic jewels
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A short story spread over 5 illustrated pages
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1 bonus creature — a small surprise
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Drawn entirely in black ink
This is a limited signed edition, each copy including a bookmark and sticker.
Some books have minor imperfections from the printing process, which are reflected in their price.
This book isn’t just something to color — it’s a collection of small, strange stories.
A chance to look twice.
And maybe to wonder what’s hiding behind the everyday.