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:iconserephita:

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As she looked down into the water,
she wondered...would she ever be able to be
the reflection that she saw, deep in her heart?

~me


My second photo manipulation!! As proud as I was of my first one, I think that this one...does look a bit better. I'll be honest, I am still very very new to this whole area of PhotoShop and of graphic design, but practice makes perfect! If you are going to write a rude comment, please don't bother. I know my work isn't top-notch, but that's alright, its better than now than when I started! Critique is appreciated, just please be polite.

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I would like to dedicate this image to :iconimaginedmoments: who is one of my favorite artists on here, and who's images I find inspiring and breath-taking. No seriously -- her artwork is amazing! She's also been such a wonderful source of support for me and my artwork, and I can never thank her enough. I consider her a very dear friend here on DA, and have a great deal of respect and love for her. There are only so many ways to say "thank you" for being a great friend, and I feel that dedicating this to her is really the best way for me to show it. (Words kind of fail me a lot lol) :hug: :heart:


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Stock used:

Model ---> :iconnanfe-stock: [link]

Wings ---> :iconmadam-natasstock: [link]

Hair wreath ---> :iconchristian-stock: [link]

Background ---> :iconkbstock: [link]

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Time: 3+ hours
Layers: Lots. (It looks like its not, but really there are upwards of about 20 layers on here)
Program: PhotoShop CS2



Edit: added some more shadowing to the image and tried to fix the wings a little, make their contrast a little more obvious, and pulled them closer to her body. I also brightened up the background a little, and fixed how the hair wreath is positioned on her head and the shadowing around it -- semi-minor changes.

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:iconcamigwen:
That's really beautiful, hun. :3

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"People need stories more than bread itself. They teach us how to live and why."
- SCHEHERAZADE
:iconrageofthematrix:
I think you did a wonderful job on this!

But to make it even better, if you look at the wings, they are at a different angle than the girl. If you fix that and the lighting of the wings and her hair wreath, I think it would look a lot awesome-er! :D

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:batman: durdurduuuur [Link]
:iconserephita:
XD Yeah,I also found a couple of other places where I want to add in a shadow or two for her...I'll try fixing the lighting on the wings and wreath, and see what happens. :heart:
:iconrageofthematrix:
Awesome, go to it! :D

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:batman: durdurduuuur [Link]
:iconrageofthematrix:
The hair wreath looks a lot better :D Good job!

The wings also look much better, but I think you can still push it a bit to be even more believable. :)

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:batman: durdurduuuur [Link]
:iconserephita:
Yeah...I like the wings a lot more now, actually :P (translation: I'm a slacker who doesn't want to bother with it anymore at the moment)
:iconrageofthematrix:
Well it's pretty good :)

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:batman: durdurduuuur [Link]

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July 28, 2008
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