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astraldreamer — Sunset Rapture

Published: 2008-12-21 04:21:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 983; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 18
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Description Oh my God! Could it be? A new artwork from astraldreamer, after ages and ages.

Anyway this artwork was inspired by, and used for reference the lovely stock photo;
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I truly am a one trick pony, using the same techniques as always, watercolour background with plastic wrapping texture, coloured pencil on the figure and outlined in black. Some people might call it a style I guess.

When I finished the background I knew it had to be a sunset and I was reminded of the amazing silhouettes that trees make on the skyline as the light had faded almost completely. So I've created a figure to represent that moment.

I hope you enjoy my work. Lets hope it's not another long span between artworks.
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Comments: 26

kskerr [2009-01-24 08:04:52 +0000 UTC]

I love the background too, the whole thing is definitely more bold than your past paintings but it definitely works.

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orafaerygirl [2008-12-31 21:01:01 +0000 UTC]

Very inspiring and delightfully unique, would love to see you paint more often!

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astraldreamer In reply to orafaerygirl [2009-01-07 03:05:45 +0000 UTC]

thankyou, yes i really should do it more often!

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jenely [2008-12-29 17:22:57 +0000 UTC]

She's lovely and I like the art nouveau feel to it!!

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astraldreamer In reply to jenely [2009-01-07 03:06:13 +0000 UTC]

It does have a bit of a Nouveau feel to it, my next work has a definite Mucha flavour

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mollygrace [2008-12-23 21:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty effects!

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astraldreamer In reply to mollygrace [2008-12-27 02:32:30 +0000 UTC]

thankyou very much

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stardancer1 [2008-12-22 08:11:49 +0000 UTC]

She's beautiful. I love the colours and the way the dress falls to look almost like butterfly wings.

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astraldreamer In reply to stardancer1 [2008-12-23 02:51:04 +0000 UTC]

I thought that too, when I looked at it upside down. LOL

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RocCenere [2008-12-21 21:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's really beautiful. I love her dress and the way you have the pattern folding (:

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astraldreamer In reply to RocCenere [2008-12-21 22:01:11 +0000 UTC]

thankyou, the dress kind of evolved, but I do like to do the pattern fold ... something I learnt to do years ago to add a realistic edge to the dress.

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RocCenere In reply to astraldreamer [2008-12-24 04:55:25 +0000 UTC]

It looks beautiful, if I saw that dress in a shop (and had enough money ) I would probably buy it (:

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astraldreamer In reply to RocCenere [2008-12-27 02:32:52 +0000 UTC]

LOL, maybe I should go into fashion design.

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RocCenere In reply to astraldreamer [2008-12-27 05:47:16 +0000 UTC]

Yes. I would buy it

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astraldreamer In reply to RocCenere [2009-01-07 03:07:38 +0000 UTC]

If you are interested in reading my Nano novel, I'm putting it up at Fanstory
here:
[link]

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RocCenere In reply to astraldreamer [2009-01-10 01:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the link. Would you mind if I sent you mine in...5K chunks or soemthing? it might motivate me to work.

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Katerina-Art [2008-12-21 18:39:40 +0000 UTC]

i love that background you have a fantastic technic to get those effects wonderful pose too and so good to see new art from you!!

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astraldreamer In reply to Katerina-Art [2008-12-21 20:41:22 +0000 UTC]

LOL, yeah it was about time.
The pose was thanks to wonderful stock. I found it so inspiring.
I guess that kind of background is my style now.
Thanks so much for your lovely comments.

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Raakone [2008-12-21 05:22:00 +0000 UTC]

She's beautiful. Interesting dress design!

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astraldreamer In reply to Raakone [2008-12-21 05:28:56 +0000 UTC]

LOL, It kind of grew as I went along. I wan't sure if it would work, but I like it now.

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Tammara [2008-12-21 05:09:12 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. I love the bright colors.

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astraldreamer In reply to Tammara [2008-12-21 05:16:29 +0000 UTC]

thankyou so much - it's a departure from my usual soft tones

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Tammara In reply to astraldreamer [2008-12-21 05:24:38 +0000 UTC]

I really like it a lot. You're welcome.

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astraldreamer In reply to Tammara [2008-12-21 05:29:52 +0000 UTC]

That's wonderful to hear. There's nothing like a stroking to the ego to make me want to create more. LOL

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Tw1stedTruth-stock [2008-12-21 05:08:33 +0000 UTC]

Lovely job!
Thank you for using my stock as a reference

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astraldreamer In reply to Tw1stedTruth-stock [2008-12-21 05:16:58 +0000 UTC]

and thankyou for providing such an inspiring image.

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