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Published: 2006-04-28 07:47:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1826; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 105
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Description It's a little big, so it might be better to full view to see everything.

Anyway, I started this piece back in late 2004. After about a month or so of doing it bit by bit, I finally "finished" around mid november, clocking in at over 200 layers. I tried out a new technique of CGing my drawings, which paid off in the end and made it stand out more than I thought it would. It was all done in Photoshop, just using flats, gradients, the polygon and pen tool, and pattern brushes I created myself.
Since then I've re-edited the image alot, playing with colours and lighting mostly - this recent version featuring quite a few changes from the original with more lighting depth.

Credit once again goes to Lady Serendipity ( [link] ) for the concept.

The pencil sketch/layout for this can be seen @ [link]

Thanks for looking.
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Comments: 38

Angela-Song-Art [2008-10-11 07:23:46 +0000 UTC]

I know I've commented on this piece either at SO or here a long time ago, but looking at it again a few years later doesn't diminish my awe for it. One of my favorite artworks! Very inspiring, awesome job!!

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sketch-m In reply to Angela-Song-Art [2008-11-09 05:15:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! It's the one I'm the most proud of so far, I think.

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crimson89 [2008-01-01 13:16:58 +0000 UTC]

God, the colors and the lighting for this is ridiculously good. It's very magical-looking. Beautiful work! :3

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sketch-m In reply to crimson89 [2008-01-01 14:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Call me crazy but I want to re-do it sometime...

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yanimator [2007-07-26 04:41:13 +0000 UTC]

i have to say this is very nicely done and deserves a lot more favs than it currently has.

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sketch-m In reply to yanimator [2007-07-26 09:14:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That means alot.

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Kyntio [2007-04-16 10:59:13 +0000 UTC]

love the coloring, great job

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sketch-m In reply to Kyntio [2007-04-20 11:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! So many layers *_*

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keowyn [2007-01-26 14:02:44 +0000 UTC]

She's so.. sad. ;_; +fav <3

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sketch-m In reply to keowyn [2007-01-26 14:19:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... but I'd like to think there's still hope for her yet.
Thanks Kari~! <3

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kragen [2006-11-13 02:21:23 +0000 UTC]

thats very cool nice work

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sketch-m In reply to kragen [2006-11-13 14:05:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks dude.

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Suriasys [2006-08-13 16:50:33 +0000 UTC]

I don't ever remember seeing this version. The coloring is incredibly well done. The trees, and the way you did the leaves up top are awesome. Only thing that bothers me is that tiny circle of light up top in the middle of all the black leaves, I can't stop looking at it.

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sketch-m In reply to Suriasys [2006-08-14 05:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Hello!

Tiny circle eh? I cna't see the image at the moment, but it's most likely a firefly/wisp I put in, which are littered throughout the image (though not too many).

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Stapic [2006-08-11 00:54:06 +0000 UTC]

thats beautiful! i love all the lights

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sketch-m In reply to Stapic [2006-08-11 09:04:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It took so long to get it all right! *_*

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Pain-bearer [2006-06-30 15:18:04 +0000 UTC]

Well... that's really fraggin' good! These light effects are so uncany... ^,^

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sketch-m In reply to Pain-bearer [2006-06-30 18:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Took me a long while to get them all right.

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sazukaChan [2006-06-26 00:02:30 +0000 UTC]

Quite well done. I like it alot

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sketch-m In reply to sazukaChan [2006-06-26 09:12:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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ForbiddenSorrow [2006-06-25 18:45:56 +0000 UTC]

This is some awesome work -I'm really amazed! Everything is in perfect harmony; the colours, the lightning! Great work!

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sketch-m In reply to ForbiddenSorrow [2006-06-25 19:09:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot!
It'll be hard for me to top it, that's for sure.

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str4yk1tt3n [2006-05-30 11:05:05 +0000 UTC]

beautiful.

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sketch-m In reply to str4yk1tt3n [2006-05-31 13:58:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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WhoAgain [2006-05-04 10:51:55 +0000 UTC]

that's an eye-catching style
the mood
the dimensions
the way the eyes are drawn from the tall trees to the single teardrop
all great

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sketch-m In reply to WhoAgain [2006-05-04 13:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Cheers, thanks for checking it out

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LittleBlackSquirrel [2006-04-29 21:16:34 +0000 UTC]

Aw, so cute! I like the shading and the light

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sketch-m In reply to LittleBlackSquirrel [2006-04-30 05:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
Thank you for the too!

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magnolia-thunder [2006-04-29 19:16:49 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful work and particularly breathtaking when full viewed. Although I love the contrast of the simple innocent look of the girl in the center with the layers of dark shading and darkness, the background itself is the part which I think is the most beautiful. You can clearly see how much time you have put into this and it has really paid off to give such a gorgeous final piece. Congratulations!

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sketch-m In reply to magnolia-thunder [2006-04-29 19:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I'm pretty proud of it, to tell the truth.
Cheers.

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hulksmash25 [2006-04-29 19:00:23 +0000 UTC]

Thats hot!Good job goog effort.But is it really nessesary to use that many layers?

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sketch-m In reply to hulksmash25 [2006-04-29 19:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha... I... don't know.
It just worked out that way. I was doing bit by bit over the space of a month or so, so it was hard to know where I was at without the help of all these seperate layers for seperate items. For example, take a rock. There'd be a shadow layer masked to that, a light layer, a texture layer, etc. Then times that by every object in the pic and you've got yourself quite a few layers.
Thanks for checking it out!

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hulksmash25 In reply to sketch-m [2006-04-30 23:46:02 +0000 UTC]

yup, keep up the good work.

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sketch-m In reply to hulksmash25 [2006-05-01 07:14:36 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!

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ladyChanta [2006-04-28 20:08:25 +0000 UTC]

O.O wow i like that. It describes how i feel sometimes. well done!

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sketch-m In reply to ladyChanta [2006-04-28 20:15:08 +0000 UTC]

Aw. :hugs: for you
Thanks for your comment.

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lounge-acting [2006-04-28 14:21:51 +0000 UTC]

i like that glow

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sketch-m In reply to lounge-acting [2006-04-28 14:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Spanx. :]

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