what you saw at the top of the page was actually the second version of my interpretation of Slender Man, a supernatural entity created online in the early 2000s. legend says he creeps around deep in the forest and abducts people - it’s what he’s known for, and somehow none of that crossed my mind when i developed this first version.

i found myself dissatisfied with the first version of The Slender Man as he appeared way too friendly, mainly due to his proportions making him look like a normal person. no amount of texturing or posing could stop someone from assuming he got lost in the forest on his way to a halloween party.

for my second approach to The Slender Man, i prioritized uncanniness by experimenting with proportions and storytelling. i imagined him as part of a predatory forest species that evolved to lurk amongst the trees, with trunk-like arms and legs helping them blend in the horizon.