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Published: 2005-05-04 21:14:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 37096; Favourites: 1894; Downloads: 6349
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I drew this for one of my closest friends and I really hope it makes her smile. She inspired it with her words and ideas and spirit. I'm going to order her a huge print for her wall to show my eternal gratitude.
I was trying to capture that moment when someone suddenly appears in your field of vision and you can really only see their silhouette because your eyes haven't dark-adapted yet. That kind of mysterious, disorienting feeling when you want to see more, but your eyes just won't let you.
I made this in oc and photoshop, mostly photoshop though. Making it so that I could have a print was the most challenging. I was working w/o a ref so that I wouldn't have to deal with getting clearance for a reference photo. And I was working on it spliced into pieces in separate .psds, head in one file, hands in another, etc, since my computer was lagging when I tried to work on it all in one canvas. This piece took a lot of tinkering, to get the peices to configure back together and to get the anatomy right.
This was also in the most recent Raster chapter [link]
edit 5/21/07 - refined some things to make a better print
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Comments: 258
the light in this paint...is....is...is just INSANE!!
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the light in this paint...is....is...is just INSANE!!
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Love the colours, the background, the glow of the fruits - basically everything. Great work!
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This has to be one of the most beautiful pieces here on DA!
I love the colour use in this, the idea, the details....
Amazing!
Simply bloody brilliant!!
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wow....so celestial till it lit up her face eh? ^^ i wish u put a bakground instead of darkness like grass or sumthin..den it wud b relly nice..
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there are so many levels to this painting. thank you for drawing this.
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Beautiful! She reminds me of an earth goddess. It is really interesting how you chose to use the back lighting with the combination of the glow of the fruit in the bowl which is reminicent of ovaries and a womb. She is sad looking yet the light kind of changes this feeling. It is just this wonderful vision of hope among sadness.
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Gorgeous! 
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this is really cool excellent work, its really prudy lol
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this is seriously one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen.
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This is absolutely gorgeous. I love your use of colors and shadowing. ~jennie
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This is just so beautiful and peaceful. Truly an amazing image.
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I like the hot glow... Makes it seem like a photoshoot, with awsome lighting and such, that isn't exactly apperant.
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Enchanting picture! Truly wonderful! Excellent work!
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I love this peice and your exp of it is perfect, you capture that moment
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omg 
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This is really nice! The glowing fruit is wonderful!
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i remember seeing this earlier in my deviantart days (before i learned how to fave....) saying, Hot Damn. this is amazing. i love the purples and the golds, and how everything is just flawlessly drawn. I also wondered if u knew the greek ledgend of atlas, and these three women who had these golden apples... ya, i probably sound like nonsense to you, but that myth reminds me of this. definate :Fave:
~ashleighb.
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your skills always amazed me.
love the lighting and her expression. wonderful!
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She looks so majestic. Truly a queen of painting you are. It sings peace and quiet, and simultaneously seems to demand respect. It's truly well done!
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Beautiful piece - the lighting is fantastic in this.
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Awww, wow! I really love the glowing fruit. The sky is amazing and I love her hair. You pulled off the silhouette really well~
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how beautiful.. i love the purple glow! it looks fantastic.. the clouds in the bg are so beautiful 2.. despite the dark colors and dramatic elements it feels so serene... absolutely wonderful picture
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this is gorgeous. I love the colors and the glow coming from the fruit. Your talent is astounding.
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So pretty, such a beautiful range of purples and yellows. And I love the bowl, the reflections in it are so amazing.
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beautiful use of purples, shadow and lighting.
you passed your message well, love. well done on this.
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wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
it's ammusing! so beautiful!! i love it!!!
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Well so much people have said so much , and it really deserves it , I really dont know what to say , it has such mesmirizing beauty in it that I cannot explain , the touch on the face , really catches my eye
Fahim.
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