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Published: 2009-09-03 12:34:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1265; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 57
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This image is totally lost unless you’ve seen a full view. To really see it, press download for a larger version.From a pose by the wonderful Valentine.
This is the second a stand alone picture of an individual figure from my much larger Doaine Sidh image [link] , - my interpretation of the daoine sídhe, pronounced deena shee. The daoine sídhe are fairy races under the hollow hills, the people of the mounds. For more information on the sídhe please see the original pic. The idea of a sídhe in rags wielding bone weapons is all my own imagination but to me it fits the primitive and wild nature of some of the stories.
CREDITS
Model - [link]
The background is a somewhat re-worked version of a another wonderful texture from the extremely talented and prolific [link]
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Comments: 39
Lovely, Judy! 
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Great work!
Do you intend to participate of the =artistsunknow contest?
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Thankyou so much. I am supporting the contest - I'm just sorry I am not in a position to offer any prizes 
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Wanna hear my opinion? This is one of your best. It looks very professional. 
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Many, many thanks. I liked the background I found, thats a compromise between photorealism and abstract. The tree realyl works
To be honest it's much less complex than the Carly as sidhe pic
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Beauty is a simple thing 
The mixture of realism and the surreal back is very promising. Do try it more!
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I will, but I will also keep doing the photorealism stuff. It's something not a lot of other people do, and it has it's own kind of power as well. But it's good to have more than one style to play with
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It good ro find your style. realism is nice, but in needs a touch of fantasy
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I have a slightly different opnion about what makes fantasy - I like to see characters like elves who have the features of elves but are set in realistic backgrounds. It's just me - the way i like to work.
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I dont disagree- I just say that varation in yourr work is nice
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I think some of my Farseer pics will be semiabstract backgrounds
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I'll tell you a nice tip. Use multiple abstract backgrounds , to different opacity and layer types and you may get a wonderful image. Like first- forest. Second- mist. Third- clouds. You get the idea
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I know what you mean - thats how I got the background in my Yavanna pic - real branches and trees, plus a couple of other real life textures overlaid on top then lots of playin gwith different styles of layer and blurring.
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Thanks for the link back to see how you used my Stock. Perfect once again, job well done.
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Definitely chocolates for you today
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Hehe,thank you.Really love your work.
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Very cool background selection once again! and I love how the tree blends into the back at the bottom, as opposed to the original. It makes it stand on the same plane as the figure
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woohoo - you noticed 
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Aww, well, it's a very important change even if no one else notices it really helps with the picture! 
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Small things can make a huge difference! The rays of light I painted in an overlay are only at 10% opacity - but they still make a difference!
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Yeah! Although that one I didn't notice til you just mentioned it
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That just means I got it right. I was trying to get it to look as though the very strong light and shadow on the figure was ok, without doing anything obvious
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