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07-01-2007, 02:05 AM
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Title: Heaven Slain
Name: Lauren K. Cannon
Country: USA
Software: Painter, Photoshop
If the clouds are your embrace, then I shall fall into your arms
and rip your heart from the sky
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http://navate.com/images/heaven2.jpg
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Ihkhoshjaa of the Khua'thr, who aimed to dethrone the gods.
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Well, this took me entirely too long to finish. First all sorts of nonsense kept popping up, and then my hard drive imploded. I saved everything I really needed to save and finally had an excuse to get a better machine, but still. What a headache.
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Photoshop 7.0…and a slight touch of Painter in the sky, but I painted over most of it back in Photoshop, so I'm not sure it counts… the program is still too foreign to me. I can’t handle anything polished in it yet.
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The palette is one I have never attempted before, and her skin was particularly challenging. It is remarkable how much more complex dark skin is to paint than light skin. The treatment of highlights and shadows is completely different.
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Early sketch stages of this image are featured in this month’s IFX cover article, “100 New Ways to Paint”, which I helped co-author. :)
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Critiques are welcomed. Thanks for looking!
Title: Heaven Slain
Name: Lauren K. Cannon
Country: USA
Software: Painter, Photoshop
If the clouds are your embrace, then I shall fall into your arms
and rip your heart from the sky
.
http://navate.com/images/heaven2.jpg
.
Ihkhoshjaa of the Khua'thr, who aimed to dethrone the gods.
.
.
Well, this took me entirely too long to finish. First all sorts of nonsense kept popping up, and then my hard drive imploded. I saved everything I really needed to save and finally had an excuse to get a better machine, but still. What a headache.
.
Photoshop 7.0…and a slight touch of Painter in the sky, but I painted over most of it back in Photoshop, so I'm not sure it counts… the program is still too foreign to me. I can’t handle anything polished in it yet.
.
The palette is one I have never attempted before, and her skin was particularly challenging. It is remarkable how much more complex dark skin is to paint than light skin. The treatment of highlights and shadows is completely different.
.
Early sketch stages of this image are featured in this month’s IFX cover article, “100 New Ways to Paint”, which I helped co-author. :)
.
Critiques are welcomed. Thanks for looking!