Folklore and Fantasy You Can Make

Alquatica is my studio for recipes, rituals, costumes, crafts and otherworldly images, always with the meaning behind the magic. Come in and stay a while.

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RocĂ­o in a white dress sitting on a mossy rock in a summer forest, holding a lantern

Folklore and Fantasy You Can Make

Alquatica is my studio for recipes, rituals, costumes, crafts and otherworldly images, always with the meaning behind the magic. Come in and stay a while.

Explore Courses
Before: RocĂ­o's elf self-portrait straight from the camera, in front of a plain black backdrop. After: the same portrait with a glowing circle of symbols behind her, drifting teal smoke and one unified color grade.

From Plain Portrait to Fantasy Scene

The Otherworldly Edit is my fantasy Photoshop course. I walk you through, step by step, how to turn a plain portrait into a fantasy scene, so you can do it with your own photos.

About an hour and twenty minutes, and beginner-friendly.

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RocĂ­o among golden pampas grass

Hello, I'm Ro

For years I photographed fashion, lifestyle and products for other people's brands. When that work went quiet due to worldly events, I turned the camera on myself, and those self-portraits became Alquatica: I'm the one in the ears, the wig and the paint, and the one behind the edit.

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The Merch Shop

Fantasy goods and kits for costumes, crafts and little bits of everyday enchantment.

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Black-and-white silhouette of RocĂ­o wearing curved horns under a stormy sky, framed by bare trees

Letters From the Woods

Now and then I send a letter with a story, something to make, and news from the studio. Come wander along.

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