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Published: 2008-09-23 01:16:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 5641; Favourites: 106; Downloads: 0
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View closeups here: [link]Alrighty. So I'm hoping I can enter this in two contests. They both presented themselves nearly simultaneously. The first contest I ran across (I think it was through another entry) is being hosted by =eshkenazi . The prompt was a story her son came up with: Once there was a girl who was born from a stone and she had star for a heart. One day she met a boy and put her heart in his hands. And it was magic.
As I was putting together ideas for that contest, and trying to think of something unique, the idea of a mermaid and a starfish came to mind. So while I was looking for a good mermaid pose, I ran across a special stock image of `darkgoth . She is holding a contest to turn her into a mermaid or Ophelia.
So here's what I ended up with. Please, if you have any suggestions or constructive critique I would be happy to hear it. This is the most in-depth piece I've done in awhile.
Credits:
~ Mermaid [link]
~ Tail [link]
~ Hand Holding Seastar [link]
~ Heart in seastar [link]
~ Man [link]
~ Boat [link]
~ Fish [link]
~ Sky [link]
~ Background [link]
~ Background [link]
~ Texture [link]
~ Hair [link]
~ Birds [link]
[link] ~ Waterline [link]
[link] ~ Rock in foreground [link]
[link] ~ Distant Background [link]
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This is beautiful. So often manips are just about the pretty, rather than having any kind of point or story, and it's really refreshing to see a full (and brilliantly executed) scene like this.
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Thank you so much! I find my best works are those that have a story or meaning behind them. It really helps me focus. I'm glad you like it
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*snorts* the curly mustache gets me every time lol
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Your beautiful work has been featured in my journal here: [link]
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Beautiful!
And I must say the man is quite a fox!
No really it is lovely.
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It's amazing! I love that little story the boy came up with ~ sweet, and in a nutshell
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Thank you! I ran across this contest through someone else's entry, and immediately thought I'd like to do something with it. I wanted to be unique though, and I think I'm the only one that's interpreted the story using a mermaid
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You did great job here
Good luck in contests
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Oh my GOD.
I love it - you just ran wild with the concept~
Most of the other people in the Mermaid/Ophelia contest -just- manipulated a photo;
But you took it, and made it into an actual standing art piece.
:>
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Thanks so much! 
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Really neat idea, love it. Some of the images look a bit too "put on" though.
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Thank you! I'm always looking for ways to improve, and this piece in particular I'm planning on doing some more tweaking. Can you be more specific in the areas you think need work?
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The darker areas look very good, but some areas where lighter and darker objects meet look too sharp and have a "cut-out" look to them. It's one of my problems as well, which is why I pay close attention to it. It helps if you make the color of the background reflect on the objects.
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Thank you so much for your suggestions. I do believe you're right. I'm not sure I'll have the chance immediately to try and correct the issues, but it's really helpful that you could give some pointers. I think it's sometimes easier to see the improvements that could be made in someone else's art than in your own, because for me at least I think I'm too close to it by the end and tired of working on it (lol) to be able to figure out what doesn't fit quite right.
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I know, it's the same for me. I always swear I'll fix my works up but I almost never do, because I'm so tried of staring at them for several hours straight so I just give up on trying to improve them.
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holy mother of god this is cool..wowowowowowowowowow
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As well you should be, welcome Allison
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