Mazu – Mythopedia
The parts of Mazu’s character I noted was that she doesn’t speak, doesn’t marry, has 2 demon protectors whom she bested in combat and the ability to predict weather. She also tried to kill herself after failing to save her father from a storm which is what caused her to become a goddess.
Composition one, I wanted to find a god of nature or something on that line but most of the ones in the site had gods focusing on people. I decided to go for the next best thing, a god that protects fishermans from China. Once again, I wished to focus on the environment which is why many of my sketches had the goddess herself quite small. That caused me to worry she would be overshadowed due to the small size of the illustration. The first composition I’ve selected has her looking out into the ocean. The border would be very thick clouds on the top, with the ocean on the bottom, and her demon protectors on each of the sides. This composition would focus much more on the border itself than the actual illustration. The actual illustration would involve a rendition of her after she lost her father and became a goddess. Glowing and floaty
The second sketch I chose I wished to focus on the character more. The top of the border would be thick clouds with her demon protectors. The sides would be typhoon winds and the bottom would have rushing waves. The character would stand beside a boat looking into the sky.