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Description Edit: I'm fed up with rips off. Watermark, copyright, lower resolution... I'm sorry. Please note that the print version is beautiful and has anything on the image itself!

Some days ago ~Amalthee talked about the upcoming Nightwish album on my forum. It reminded me how much Nightwish's music has influenced me, in many domains. This image is a kind of tribute to Nightwish and to one of their best song, "Passion and the Opera". I also wanted to work on ~ladymorgana 's face, for I have always thought that she has a gorgeous and noble face, as though she had be a queen in another life. Concerning the background, it's a stock from ~antipodean-stock which I adore, because it looks very similar to a nightmare I made long ago. The star brushes come from *aleksandra and ~ trulysarah . The rays of light are made with Photoshop and no brush.
This deviation reminds me of *nightfaery 's graphic universe, which I really worship and respect.

Once upon a century...

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Copyright (c)2004 Kreestal
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Comments: 227

Drachenfuerst [2004-02-08 22:00:29 +0000 UTC]

great pic!!!o_O

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magneta In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 21:07:20 +0000 UTC]

Poetic, scarry, beuatiful... all in one!

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seyLA [2004-02-08 21:03:48 +0000 UTC]

beautifull work

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Dark-Renaissance [2004-02-08 21:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Very nice this one is. I'm impressed Not that impressing me really means anything much. I'm into the soft contrast of this piece. Its not quite crisp and not quite unclear, like a dream I imagine might look like if I could remember what those look like Anyway, again, good work and I hope you might come by and have a look at my gallery when you have a chance. Thanks alot for the eyecandy, I'm off.

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PrincessArwen [2004-02-08 20:45:00 +0000 UTC]

wow this is really lovely.. great work.

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bLiNd- [2004-02-08 20:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow. It's beautiful

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mozy [2004-02-08 20:28:21 +0000 UTC]

amazing work. i love how the eye is dialated and blended. wow

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anaon In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 20:22:13 +0000 UTC]

J'ai vraiment celui-ci, il me rappelle certains artworks du groupe Lacrimosa... Allez savoir pourquoi...

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missmisery [2004-02-08 20:15:00 +0000 UTC]

I think you really portrayed what you were wanting too.
The intense majesty of her face against this background is very interesting and beautiful.
Great work, keep it up.

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TormentedAlice [2004-02-08 20:14:53 +0000 UTC]

simply brilliant.so beatutiful.

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drainoutmylungs [2004-02-08 20:03:13 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work..again!

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moonduster [2004-02-08 19:59:08 +0000 UTC]

This is really beautiful! I love the depth perspective. Very nice work!

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nightwhispers [2004-02-08 19:58:37 +0000 UTC]

beautiful. I love nightwish.

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sweetlildevil [2004-02-08 19:57:15 +0000 UTC]

It's so dark, I adore it. I can't take my eyes off of it! Great job!

-Jenny

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RoseBleedingBlack In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 19:46:13 +0000 UTC]

that's pretty. You did a good job on that. very good work.

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terrabolt In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 19:43:47 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work and really fits into the Nightwish mood.

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knightcomix [2004-02-08 19:32:19 +0000 UTC]

Very cool image. I've never heard of nightwish, what type of music is that? If it moves you the way you were writing about I would like to hear there music.
Again great work.

J.Scott

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woodelf In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 19:27:23 +0000 UTC]

This is ... For lack of a better word, incredible. I especially love the icey-looking pathway. I've never heard of Nightwish... I listen only to - you guessed it - System of a Down. *points to ava* But they must b incredible to have inspired this.

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systemic [2004-02-08 19:22:29 +0000 UTC]

I love what you've done with that. Beautiful work indeed.

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pantsdontdance [2004-02-08 19:22:21 +0000 UTC]

The picture looks very...Wintery. Like a dark winter or something like that.

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morphindel [2004-02-08 19:04:32 +0000 UTC]

wonderful pic, cant see a thing wrong with it. beautiful model too.... is it you?

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alyn [2004-02-08 19:00:34 +0000 UTC]

pretty manip work, the bg is definately a nice addition, good job

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Vycksta [2004-02-08 19:00:29 +0000 UTC]

Truly beautiful...

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kadenfukuyama In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 18:41:02 +0000 UTC]

absolutely stunning! I love the light on her face and the milky eye looks so great! The photo in the BG is also stunning bravo!

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moonduster In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 18:35:59 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous! I love the tone. Very nice work!

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fallenangelchaos In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 18:32:16 +0000 UTC]

Very, very beautiful...

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john93 In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 18:24:45 +0000 UTC]

this is one for my favourites box


it is great



from john93

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3rr0rc0d3 [2004-02-08 18:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Stunning

+fav

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UntamedWings [2004-02-08 18:17:51 +0000 UTC]

this is gorgeous. i love it. your works are all so beautiful. anyways i love the blue tint you put on this one, fits great and the model is very beautiful aswell.

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schmee [2004-02-08 18:11:22 +0000 UTC]

beautiful. i love how the cathedrial looks like ice, and i love her expression, nice job.

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Amalthee [2004-02-08 18:10:46 +0000 UTC]

L'une de mes chansons favorites de Nightwish également... Les tons de bleu donnent vraiment une ambiance particuliè re à ce couloir, froide et mystérieuse. Et la demoiselle ne fait qu'ajouter une touche de mystère...

Naked limbs reflecting from the moon
I'll be there for you soon
First wish for this night:
Let me be your delight...

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virtualdesign [2004-02-08 17:56:36 +0000 UTC]

A new album from Nightwish? That rocks... . Nice to hear that. I like this manip. Somehow does reminds me of Nightwish, but that can be because you were talking about it. . Nice colors and blending. Just a very nice work.

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flood [2004-02-08 17:29:18 +0000 UTC]

this one is really great, usually I am not completly fond of your style as it is to dark for me (all my friends say that I am the darkest person in the world but I think they don't know people like you )
the work on the eye is wonderful and the general color tones are very appealing.
well, c bien ça déchire

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kReEsTaL In reply to flood [2004-02-09 09:57:48 +0000 UTC]

Je pense que si tu me croisais dans la rue tu ne me remarquerais pas pour ce côté 'sombre' (et encore, il est à relativiser), bien que, c'est sûr, mon esprit et mon imagination le soient beaucoup plus que mon apparence. J'ai toujours réussi à trouver la Beauté dans les Ténèbres... alors j'expérimente, je cherche, et j'espère un jour trouver ma propre voie...

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flood In reply to kReEsTaL [2004-02-09 15:51:26 +0000 UTC]

je parlais du côté sombre que je vois dans ton travail, mais je comprends ta dé marche étant donné que pour moi les choses sombres sont toujours plus belles. cela n'empêche pas pour autant d'apprécier la vie et de faire montre de joie de vivre.

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davampire [2004-02-08 17:27:24 +0000 UTC]

very very very beautiful!!!!

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Iruku [2004-02-08 17:20:21 +0000 UTC]

Nothing but awesome, excellent, astonishing, and great I agree with you. Morgana does have a noble perfection to her, doesn't she?

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livingindarkness In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 17:10:00 +0000 UTC]

This is very beautiful. I love it.

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blindpoet In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 16:54:14 +0000 UTC]

mysterious. .

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klassic [2004-02-08 16:52:45 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work

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miss-devil [2004-02-08 16:51:06 +0000 UTC]

GREAT WORK !!

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stormclouds [2004-02-08 16:43:40 +0000 UTC]

The blue tones in this are absolutely beautiful, but what I really like about this is the perspective that it has. That hallway keeps pulling my eye into the back of the picture and I wonder what's back there....


Very nice work, very beautiful.

~Emm

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AshlieNelson [2004-02-08 16:42:50 +0000 UTC]


You know when you see somethig so fucking amazing it almost hurts to look at it? Well.... that is happening right now staring at this.
1- love the colors
2- Lady Morgana is so fucking to die for!
3- The background is such a cool effect and the sun rays coming in kick ass!
4- I adore the glittery twinkle effect you have going on through out the whole image.
5- The Border and signature is very elegant setting off the whole thing!


Everyone is making the borders and signatures and editing submissions now. I want to come up with my own little thing, but I don't want to feel like a copy cat though either. Hmmm.. what do you think?

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kReEsTaL In reply to AshlieNelson [2004-02-09 09:47:19 +0000 UTC]

Awww baby, your comment let a large, large smile on my face... You're so lovely... * Well, I don't understand what you're asking me (sorry my english still sucks in 2004 lol)* - you want to make an icon with it? That's no problem!

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AshlieNelson In reply to kReEsTaL [2004-02-09 17:54:46 +0000 UTC]

you made it a print. I gotta get some money togther


No, I was just bragging at how much i loved it, but hell yes!!! I would love to make a icon from it!

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crestfallenheart In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 16:30:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Amazing work! loveeee it!

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WindBurned In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 16:16:58 +0000 UTC]

looks awesome!!! i love your style of work

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alorelei In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 16:13:59 +0000 UTC]

me like

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dead-silence In reply to ??? [2004-02-08 16:02:28 +0000 UTC]

C'est elle! Very expressive,~kreestal

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WatchingRaven [2004-02-08 15:59:47 +0000 UTC]

I agree with everybody!

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