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Whimsical enchanted witch stands with an owl familiar, potion bottles — AI art by @CaylaCatz

@CaylaCatz · 10/29/2026

Entry in the Halloween Costume Party theme on BudgetPixel.

The Curator of Lost Stories I'm the Curator. I collect stories that have fallen out of other people's fairy tales. @panos is a Stormforged Alchemist and he quoted Sealine's (the enigmatic and very glamorous witch) advice: "Ask your favorite AI 'based what you know about me, choose my Halloween costume and describe it' @Sealine : https://budgetpixel.com/p/100482 panos: https://budgetpixel.com/p/100573 Copilot explained to me: "It fits because so much of what you enjoy revolves around folklore, strange fiction, art history, witches, cats, vampires, ravens, old books, and whimsical impossible jobs. It's less a costume and more a walking museum of all your favorite things." I did change a few things. I swapped out the doll on my shoulder for an owl. I changed the pocket cats from just black to include calicos and white cats. I changed it from a Euro-centric female to a PacificTropicalIsland-Scandanavian female. 1. Grok 2. GPT 2.5 Sunburst 3. Seedream 5 Pro 4. GPT 2.5 Flare 5. Muse 1.0

Whimsical enchanted witch stands with an owl familiar, potion bottles, cats, and ghosts in an overgrown magical library
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Tags: witch art, dark fantasy, cottagecore magic, enchanted library, owl familiar, potion bottles, spooky cute, halloween art, vintage fantasy illustration, black cat, calico cat, floating ghosts, magical aesthetic, whimsical witch,

Young cottage witch stands in an enchanted overgrown library with an owl on her shoulder and cats peeking from her robe
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Tags: cozy witch art, fantasy illustration, enchanted library, hedge witch, animal familiars, owl familiar, black cat, magical sprites, potion bottles, cottagecore fantasy, whimsical art, vintage witch aesthetic, dark academia fantasy, autumnal fantasy, golden hour art

Whimsical hedge witch stands surrounded by familiars, potions, and enchanted library elements
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Tags: hedge witch art, cottagecore witch, cozy fantasy illustration, enchanted library, apothecary witch, animal familiars, owl familiar, cat familiar, spooky cute, magical academia, witchy decor, autumnal aesthetic, potion art, dark cottagecore, fantasy character art

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Comments

CaylaCatz

lol, maybe they are from a parallel universe and this is what they might have become. The stormforged alchemist and the curator instead of the wizard and the librarian

CaylaCatz

thank you Suga for the cool comment. It was fun to make. Thank you also for the award!

panos

...Something tells me Takkis & Cat have just met their counterparts!!!!

Sealine

These came out amazing! This costume definitely feels like you!

TTRPG_Player

Great! I love the little wizard hat for the owl!

suga2309

Welcome to the world of Magic ! 🤩✨

legion

All are great my friend

CaylaCatz

Thank you! The AI suggested a little cloth doll on the shoulder but I just wasn't feeling it. Truth to tell, dolls are a little spooky to me. So i changed it to an owl and added the hat. So I'm very happy you liked that detail.

CaylaCatz

Thank you! I love having pocket cats. Have cats, will travel, lol. Thank you for the award!

panos

That is one version. I have posted another... 🙂