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We all have them. Scars that define bravery, scars that define devotion. Marks of spirituality and amulets of protection.
We choose to wear them; even though we rather hide them.
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Inspired by Chinese tattoos. Originally it started to be an Elven woman walking in a forest but thinking it was too cliché I had it developed to include more oriental influences. Purely done in Photoshop with a Cintiq21ux and used a stock photo as a reference for the pose and body. I also used stock images as reference for the tattoos, and used stock brushes for the fabric's pattern.
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Here are some closeups:
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I hope you like it.
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We all have our share of secrets we try to keep hidden from the public, no matter how innocent we may try to be. Trying hard to keep them hidden could create our own personal jail and then will be too late for us setting anything free.
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I've developed this purely in Photoshop CS3, and used photo reference for the Angel's pose. I tried to keep the composition simple with not too many details to over-complicate things and keep the focus on the Angel.
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Here are some closeups:
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You can also see the step-by-step process at:
http://www.lorisarts.com/portfolio/hidden.htm
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I hope you like it.
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Loris_]]> Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:28:58 +0000 http://lorisarts.cgsociety.org/gallery/517206

I have always been inspired and fascinated by the fantasy women of Luis Royo, my favorite artist, and I always wanted to create a piece that draws those influences but is based on my own personal style. This work is my first approach for doing this.
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‘Aella’ is an Amazon warrior in Greek mythology slain by Heracles. Her name means "whirlwind". The only references I used from mythology about Aella were just her name. All clothes, weapon and style is my own interpretation of a modern Amazon warrior.
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This piece took me a lot of time and effort since the lighting and shadows where big challenge to get just right. It was done completely in Photoshop from scratch, and some partial photo references where used for the pose and anatomy.
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Here are some closeups:
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You can also see the step-by-step process at:
http://www.lorisarts.com/portfolio/aella.htm
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I hope you like it, and I'll really appreciate to read your comments.
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