-Kohtalo-

Painting \ Figure | 04/06/04 @820 | BlacKeri | critiques (85) | views (34650)

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Two lovers set apart by the God's enviousy, who trapped the boy for eternity in the misty forest. Lead by delusive hope, the girl begged the Gods to let her into the forest to find her beloved. For the girl's sadness and desperair were so overwhelming, the Royal Spirits agreed.
Without sleep or rest she has been searching for him throughout day and night.
Soon, as the months passed by, out of loneliness and obsession, the girl began to lose her mind. She is now speaking with trees and flowers, hearing her lover's voice in the nightingale's song, seeing his shape in blades of grass.
Her once great love turned into hatred, as in her madness, she has blamed the boy for the whole misery she was going through. She is now therefore hunting him, seeking revenge for her disastrous fate.

***
I'm searching for you - where are you my dear?
Is it your warmth I felt in the wind's morning breath?
And if this riven thunder was your cry of fear,
Was it me you were calling in the face of death?

I'm waiting for you - where are you my dear?
I loved you so badly you tore me apart!
But did you see my bitter tears,
when with starlit madness you have crowned my heart?

I cannot find you - where are you my dear?
You whipped me with sin and shattered my skies!
But my entity's rememberance will find you here,
and rusted cry will burn in your stoppered ears
Howling lullabies

So uhm yeah, I present my newest work

It took me a long long time to finish, but at the end I am very proud of it. You will also be able to buy a printout of it (as well as some otherartworks)

Technical info: ~50hrs for the drawing process, ~3hours for the poem&story, bg is mainly manipulated (using custom textures as well) ^_^

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malphator

04/06/04 @825

Damn. Just .. Damn. ~blinks~ Something about her face bothers me, but I can't quite put my finger on what. ~frowns~ But even despite that, this is very good. ~nodnod~

ElectronicMonk

04/06/04 @834

The dress and the forest are insanely good

GoTo

04/06/04 @841

Very good work, especially on the dress indeed. I like her expression and the bird very much. the incrustation on the background could be better I think. Very nice though

Javerh

04/06/04 @857

Destiny.. lookin' great!

lorien

04/06/04 @867

uuuuuuuf *_* wonderful! looks like Enayla's style %)
i like her dress.. i like her hair.. i like her bird.. i like everything in this pic!! %)

Hybridos

04/06/04 @874

The pic is amazing, my only problems is that is so Enayla.
If this pic doesnt reminds me that much Enayla i would give it a flawless.
But who im to judge anything?

BlacKeri

04/06/04 @889

_quote:
Hybridos wrote on 04/06Â @874nThe pic is amazing, my only problems is that is so Enayla.
If this pic doesnt reminds me that much Enayla i would give it a flawless.
But who im to judge anything?n

n

Well I can't help I am attracted to the same things she is. And I don't quite thing it's a flaw. She is my idol, yes, BUT I am not copying her style (her faces are way more candy-like than mine just for a note).

Mila-22

04/06/04 @899

Amazing! I love it!!!

Mirwen

04/06/04 @925

Wow. wow. WOW! It is... ehm... yeah, that's it
Malujes velmi pekne. Povedla se ti hlavne ta draperie. Muj prvni dojem - Uchvatne, vinikajici, perfektni... ehm. Na druhem dojmu nesejde. - I just thought that, you know, czech language is very simillar with poland.

Velaes

04/06/04 @934

go for elite!!!! +8

Aragos

04/07/04 @977

hm, yeah, really good.

But I can't bring myself to like tohe ground... so, it's just +7/8 ^^

akasha

04/07/04 @099

This is stunning...it does have a small Enayla resemblance but that is a definate compliment..this should get you Elite (i hope). Really wonderful. +9

SeraFin

04/07/04 @106

seriously gorgeous piece.. i'd be tempted to add a bit more muscle strain in her biscep since that bird cant be light, but its gorgous just like it is

yerffej

04/07/04 @110

Wow!I see this going straight to the top.

silentstudio

04/07/04 @123

awesome details on the gown.

Metrini

04/07/04 @124

Beautiful job!! Defintiely very enyalaish but I love her work!! Incredible image!

augustopatino

04/07/04 @159

Erm... yeah, I like it too, but there is too much of a cutout feel in the whole piece, particularly regarding the bird, which is not integrated in atmosphere to the surroundings. The figure and the soil don`t look integrated either (yet). Having said that, it`s obvious you have some serious talent and taht you enjoy doing this works, so please check those (important) details so this piece can really be perfect!

DrInker

04/07/04 @462

I agree with augutopatino.

Malaczarna

04/07/04 @465

wow great work!

BlacKeri

04/07/04 @467

_quote:
augustopatino wrote on 04/07Â @159nErm... yeah, I like it too, but there is too much of a cutout feel in the whole piece, particularly regarding the bird, which is not integrated in atmosphere to the surroundings. The figure and the soil don`t look integrated either (yet). Having said that, it`s obvious you have some serious talent and taht you enjoy doing this works, so please check those (important) details so this piece can really be perfect!

I'm still learning hehe! But I think I know what you mean... I need to practice a lot :/
Thank you so much for the crit

emarts

04/07/04 @600

I agree with augustopatino. Particularly the shadows. The shadows on the ground should be at least as dark if not darker than the shadows on her gown. I am really impressed with the gown. Good job. A little more work to make the whole piece come together and this is perfect.

Janaia

04/07/04 @734

I agree too. I still love it though! Work on the shading so the picture will be perfect!

Mauritius

04/07/04 @767

hey, pretty cool!

glanda

04/07/04 @803

wow, one of the best ive seen

manantai

04/07/04 @806

very good, but the face is somewhat disturbing ><

ziyad

04/07/04 @857

looking at it and reading it reminded me of enayla, U have done a brilliant job at this one. This is ur best work yet. The story fits like a glove, It explains the source of her facial expression. the birds tail is marvelous and oh that dress, that dress, sign. love it

Martin

04/07/04 @861

I agree with the critiques about the blending of the characters with the background. The dress came out exceptionally well. Very well done.

keiiii

04/07/04 @886

Wonderful artwork. That dress is beautiful, both the design and how you rendered it.

As for the integrating the characters with the BG, you might want to consider adding a touch of backlighting? Especially since there's some bright light going on in the back.

BlacKeri

04/07/04 @892

_quote:
keiiii wrote on 04/07Â @886nWonderful artwork. That dress is beautiful, both the design and how you rendered it.

As for the integrating the characters with the BG, you might want to consider adding a touch of backlighting? Especially since there's some bright light going on in the back.

Yeah, thanks for the pointer! I will try that ^^

kittyfox

04/08/04 @085

Great dress; all my comments have been already said...After some more practice with lighting you will be friggin phenomonal.

CityRose

04/08/04 @239

Her outstretched arm looks like a bit of a dead pose, (someone's already commented about the bicep) but this is being extremely picky. My first impression was that this was Enayla inspired, but that's perfectly all right. You show a lot of your own original creativity in this piece. It's very well done.
People aren't wrong when they say you deserve elite status- you've got excellent talent. Keep up the great work!

+9

Kalathis

04/08/04 @524

*scratches head* +7
I need to practise more.

arenhaus

04/08/04 @665

Nice color overall (though the bird could indeed be more integrated into the color scheme), good textures, especially the cloth - but there's something odd about the exposed body; face and arms and shoulders. As if it were a Poser model or the like. Stiff shape. Un-flesh-like folds. Strange.

Sully

04/08/04 @931

first thing i thought of when i saw this was, DAMN, thats a big bird! and she is effortlessly holding it up. maybe show some effort in her holding this bird.

still cool though

adamfrancuzik

04/09/04 @113

I like it! There looks like theres a tiny outline in front of the face, and I wish I could see a larger version to to make out what it is, but it actually looks pretty neat like that! Good work! Lots of detail! Post up a larger version if you can.

Macayla

04/09/04 @129

Eeeks!! I can't see it!! =(

rosereddragoon

04/09/04 @138

*cries* I keep checking it, but it's still a red x......

elvendil

04/09/04 @533

big red X

HaNdSy44

04/09/04 @745

i like the clean cut edges. Great work on the skin , and that left hand rocks

HaNdSy44

04/09/04 @746

i like the clean cut edges. Great work on the skin , and that left hand rocks

rosereddragoon

04/09/04 @875

Weee, I can see it! Tis very lovely! I especially love the sheen you got into the dress. Very realistic, something hard to pull off. Only thing is that she has long legs, but that seems to be the thing to do these days, so it's not a big problem. keep up the good work!

Lojza

04/09/04 @955

The picture is wonderful, can't disagree

But it's a bit aut of concept, don't you think? I mean, you said that she is sad and in despair, but she looks more like upset or angry to me. The clothes are stunnig. Which paradoxicaly bothers me too. You say she is searching for her lover in the wood. Months has passed... Hmmmmmm, I don't know, but this dress seems to me like laundered lately. What about some rips and tears? She's been months in the woods!

Well, enough of this pointless crits

You did great job.

oomphgirl16

04/10/04 @869

yeah definitely Enayla-esque, but infortunately talent and genius are missing. This looks like a mixture of different elements of Enayla's works that wouldn't fit together!each element seems to have its own lighting and overall it makes the painting look like a big collage.

Bougal

04/10/04 @871

Beautifully rendered! I love the choice of color, the expression, and especially the bottom part of the dress. Some parts of the foreground that should be crisp are a bit fuzzy, but that is unimportant really because it isn't your focal point. Great job overall!

ocean1009

04/10/04 @882

Hm, agree with stuff that has been said before.. the elements don't quite fit together for some reason. Either you used a very diverse selection of photo reference or you worked on the entire piece one object at a time. This isn't bad, but maybe you should rethink your working method a bit.

Also, there is something strange about the structure in her skull, on the right side. I'm not exactly sure what it is since I don't draw people much myself.

Velaes

04/11/04 @682

ok i dont mean to make it seem like im looking for a reason to say n e thing bad about this, but the left arm (one not holding the bird) seems to be a bit more masculan than need me, seems a bit out of proportion to the rest of the body, but still +8 even with this small detail

Grafiker

04/11/04 @920

good...

Angelkat

04/11/04 @928

LOVELY! "D

cupcake

04/12/04 @941

The backround sets off the girl beautifully.

FWO

04/13/04 @014

..........!!!! I love this! +8

BNI

04/13/04 @331

Nice atmosphere and colors. well done on the dress too!
The body and face does not look real though.

mutantmonkey

04/13/04 @578

wow, incredible the texture on the dress is amazing, great job

kriegs

04/13/04 @777

simply mindblowing! the look is sooo photo realistic! amazing detail and texture work. Great job!

Miss-Psycho

04/14/04 @582

im really impressed, but her dress is awesome!!! you're so talented.

Kantov

04/14/04 @737

Ahh...I particularly like the flow and patterns of her dress and her cool hairstyle though I definitely can see some ways you can improve. Firstly, her chest looks kinda flat. You might wanna add a little more curve to her body to make her look a little moreâ€¦should I say, natural [I am NOT a fetish person though]. And her facial expression isnâ€™t exactly sad. She looks as though sheâ€™s posing for a photo with an aggressive, huntress-look upon her faceâ€”but thatâ€™s kind of a personal opinion, so whatever. And the birdâ€™s talons sort of bug me. You can make the talons a bit biggerâ€”you know a giant bird like this will find it hard to stand itself upright with tiny talons. But other than that, good job. Oohâ€¦lovelyâ€¦*runs after those tiny wisps*.

vprivat

04/15/04 @121

Congratulations..

i see a big future for u...

i specially like the dress and the bird

the hair is AWESOME too..

one more time.. congratulations
+8/8

RazorBlade456

04/20/04 @223

You are my idol...I dream of one day being as good as you are...flawless...absolutely...flawless...

Fantastic

*bows down to digital art god*

Heather

LadyHydralisk

04/23/04 @575

I don't get why she's wearing a prom dress and has a bird on her arm...doesn't match the story. She looks really stiff and plasticky, too. The background suffers from photographic resemblance. There are some odd discrepancies in the floor, too, as if they were cut out and then repasted with a different hue setting. Nice shading and decoration work on the dress.

Watereey

05/02/04 @624

Woooow!!

Juro

05/05/04 @561

Great work, nicley executed. +8

jOXEP

05/07/04 @615

excellent detail in face and bird. love colors. the fabric of the dress seams very real. good work.

Grafiker

05/12/04 @806

waov absolutnie dobry praca +9

vIxEn

05/30/04 @071

very nice!But i fink she is too...flat..if u c wot i mean..she's got hardly a bust
Fink also that the left arm has not been well detailed..
Except from thoz mistakes, it a great wrk!

mustafahaydar

05/30/04 @371

magical..+7

RCU2

07/14/04 @583

Very nice....!

DtSDylooT

07/19/04 @668

Brilliant ^^ Love the pose and gesture.

dohertes

08/13/04 @265

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well if more than 70% of a pic are just parts of differents photos togehter with some colourmaps its simply a photomanipulation and not a painting.
if i rise my gamma settings i can easily see that:

1. the tree is a photo
2. the whole background is a photo (using dust&scratch filter on it dont helps to hide it much)
3. the clothing consist of 2 photos
4... and last (but sure not least) the whole chick is a photo (as easily can spotted on the right arm,... smuding around abit on the left arm cant hide it). seems pretty much as you have used a photo of yourself.

so plz dont try to pretend that you can paint and release your future stuff as that what it is... a photo manipulation.

thx

flay

08/15/04 @773

dohertes: I see big envy in your post, it you could write about a lot of paiting...

Spiffy

09/12/04 @305

I don't care what anyone [Dohertes] says... I think this painting is beautiful! +7/7!

tomkoff

09/27/04 @564

love it

Toltec

01/03/05 @332

Amazing!

blackholes

01/03/05 @696

great!!!

Cinnamon

01/16/05 @495

I saw this one on epilouge and I absolutly adore it! 8/8

csmalls

01/20/05 @902

This is beautifully done and definitely going in my favorite artworks! Your style is so awesome. I love the colors you use and how realistic you make the fabric look. I wish you would add more lighting to the piece though like reflecting on her skin or something...might add a bit more of a fantasical/mythical feeling to it...just an opinion though..honestly it's gorgeous as it is. I like the little glowing fairies...and the bird...dang I just like it all.

jet-kman

02/02/05 @680

This is a great example of a High-level photo manipulation, It looks great, in spite of the obvious "paste marks" which can easily corrected with a bit of air-brushing/smudge-blending. ...
Some hues could've been corrected before making the collage, as it is too time consuming doing it at this stage..
Great job all around, I couldn't do better ...

Keep 'em coming

Regards
____
Jet

Falcrum

02/13/05 @368

OMG!! Amazing !!

xunling

06/03/05 @675

fuc©1n unlogical theme ... you think she will dirt her dress out there?, she need to get a shorter skirt, or do you feel ashame of painting legs?, HEY its no problem, show the to me - on the otherhand she need a weapong or item to surfwive, She is a fairy or something isnt she?, can the bird bake bread or hat?... Do be so unrealistic, i understand if you dont paint a ford pickup to the background, but you could give her a bike!!!

I hope you understand that,

my good wishes, good luck for you ....can you give me her adress?,
dont show her my posting, just tell her that i want to know her, may i give you my email?, plz send me an message

regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¯L¯

xunling

06/03/05 @675

J U S T D O I T ! ! ! ! ! !

illiachenvar

06/18/05 @508

nice to see u here and u're great works
pozdro :0

Unknown visitor

06/20/05 @456

simply amazing!
btw the dress is the best 2d clothing i have ever seen!!!

Pereculum

07/26/05 @115

Words cannot properly describ how this picture makes me feel. Aside from obvious jealous of the craftsmenship, i get a feeling of giddy mischeviousness. I believe that is partly cause of her expression which says to me "An you are?" To me, the straplessness of the gown suggest vulnerability while the mistic bird perched so offhandedly on her arm suggest protection. The choice of color helps to give this picture a sence of mystic. I dont think i've conveyed my feelings right, but its as close as i can get. Never the less, this peice is well done and worth a high rate. You did beautifully. thanks for sharing.

tom

Rita

05/17/06 @674

just fantastic - you get such an expression in your artwork!

JustLiveLife823

07/17/06 @438

Wow. This is truly amazing. I happened to be scrolling through some pictures when i came across this one. This picture made me join the site just so i could leave you a comment. I almost cried it was so amazing. Her face is gorgeous. If you could somehow put a little more wanting into her eyes. But I can almost see the maddness and sterness building up in the sturcture of her face. This is truly a beautiful picture.

TormentaNegra

07/20/06 @835

Very interesting work.
But i must say the face remember me to Natalie Portman.

Am i right?
Anyway, i love the dress and the color selection.

(Excuse my english, not my mother language)

Jokinen

01/07/07 @977

I love the image and the name of it since it's finnish

how did you come up with the name?

I love your work and this is a great image!

Juhani

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