Making of Nihal from the Land of the Wind

“The inspiration for this image came from the protagonist of the Licia Troisi’s novels, Nihal from the Land of the Wind, a young half-elf female warrior. A very popular Italian illustrator, and friend of mine, Paolo Barbieri had created the illustrations for the novels’ covers and an illustrated book about the characters in the saga and so it was his image that I used as a starting concept.”