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Fiery-Fire — Inside the portrait of Dorian
Published: 2010-08-30 05:37:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 4348; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 0
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Photoshop + manipulation +digital painting !!!
agggrrrrrrrrrrrrr ...full title of the piece is
"Inside the foggy portrait of Dorian Gray"
Inspired by most provocative & soulful story "The Portrait of Dorian Gray":[link] by Oscar Wilde at the turn of the century.
When I was a kid, and then a teen of 14-15 I have read....everything & all what interested me, or made me think
One of the books, which was recommended to me (I think by my literature teacher) was "The Portrait of Dorian Gray"Took me no time, to finish the book, as the story is surprising, entertaining - and highly dramatic.
The picture painted by 'dear-friend', holds the awful secrets of once's soul ....
Must read !!!
To reflect upon, what mr.Wilde has had offered in his novel - one, must realize the values of 'today's' society ...the decline of emotions, morality - all to behold 'fake, dieted beauty', money ...and sex, the dream of staying young & care free forever - but at what price?
If you never read the novel, I advise you - you should, maybe ...you will see something, you don't like in your own present ....hmmm
Stock used in the manipulation (99% deviantart.com) :
Front Lady: model from hat-design website (her hair,face and torso is digitally painted in photoshop, the hat remains & the hands
)Hour-glass: from *IRISHWSDM stock
Front Lady corset: from ~AnnFrost-stock stock
Front Lady bottom of dress: from ~GothicMoon-stock
Front Lady jewelry: from *LilyStox
Books: from *GothicBohemianStock
Candelabra: from ~Linzee777
Lady in the back: from ~FroweMinahildStock
Ivy & tree brunches PS brushes: from *midnightstouch (the best brushes you can get ever !! )
Star brushes: from =Moondustdreams
Amazingly haunting scene background: from *phatpuppy
Big thank you to All those amazing Artists for making
the resources !!!
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Comments: 42
From the first glance, ‘Inside the portrait of Dorian’ is mysterious and intriguing. Two ladies stand in a misty, shadowed woodland with only candles and lanterns as a light source. The immediate impression is that this piece has something more to offer than your average photo-manipulation, a story behind it which you haven’t heard before.
The foremost model plays an important role in this piece, her positioning, lighting, and the hour-glass in her hand grabbing browser’s attentions for the first time. She is definitely captivating in historical-style clothing of striking red and black. However, a few flaws deduct from her overall influence. Her skirt, which seems to have been added fails to convincingly meld with the corset. It creates a shadow around her hip and appears too wide. Maybe adjusting the dimensions could remedy this? And adjusting the colour so it matches the corset’s red more accurately might help to unite them better as well. One more (very minor) point about the front model is about the lighting. The necklace and gloves seem to reflect slightly more light than the surroundings seem to offer. They could be dulled slightly.
Moving onto the book stack and candles. To be honest, this is the main let-down in the piece. While I can see the merits of having a light source in the foreground to light up the front model, and the symbolic effect of the books, skull and candles (which certainly contribute to the mystical effect of the piece), the physical ‘look’ of the objects needs improvement. The left edge of the books has a distinctive border which detaches them from the steps upon which they are meant to reside. Even though the lighting is well done and I like how they gradually blend into the darkness, this well-crafted effect is dominated and concealed by the ill-fitting border.
The rearmost model is very well done. Her direction and placement complements the foremost model perfectly, in a mutually emphasising way. The style of her clothes and her stance also fits well with the piece. When I imagine the artwork without her, the result is a strong imbalance between the background and foreground. So, apart from contributing to the overall atmosphere of the piece, she also plays an important balancing role. The only suggestion I would make is this: Considering she is in the background and surrounded by a haze of mist, I think it would look better if her edges were more indistinct. Her rather solid edges somewhat counter the concealing, mysterious effect of the fog. This isn’t a major issue though.
I also really like how you’ve enhanced the background from the original stock image so it has a more mystical effect with lighting to better match the atmosphere you have created. The addition of sparkles and extra tree branches works very well with the piece as well.
Overall, a very striking piece with the potential to be something different from the average dA manip. Any problems are more due to the need to work on ‘technical’ skills than any lack of creativity or imagination, which is quite understandable from one who is still relatively new to the art of photo-manipulation. Well done! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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Yes, the story it's hard to tell - without words attached to it, like doing a mini-walk thru the painting ...hmmmm...
The front model - symbolizes the passing of time, well illustrated by the hour-glass she is holding .....as in the book, the beauty lasts for the main character since he is drawing his energy from the painting of himself 
Her jewelery, her clothing, as well as her posture - demand attention, same as the class of people Dorian belong too
Hmmm...yes the model is assembled from many pieces & merges of painting & photography - I could not find the right out fit for her, so I made one 
Could have done more on blending & details (the skills are there) ...I just got lazy & wanted to post my masterpiece 
The books - are education & knowledge ...fading & holding the 'skull-candelabra'. which by any means should spook - the symbol of dying
The lady in background I really wanted her to have a 'ghostly' feel - melting to the mist and you right her edges should have been softened or maybe even I should have added some more mist wrapping around her to give her more eerie feeling
Wow, you noticed a lot, with you critiquing my work, I will not be able to slack of much, will I Michelle
Thank you - you know, I might find sometime to repolish this piece
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I just watched the movie - I think this story isn't only a warning but also his way of breaking the temple of the dream to be forever young - Every decision has a price... the only thing you will never be able to pay is life... because Gifts like these have a value far from what people are able to grasp....
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the movie is old ...at least I know only one version, from 50-tys,
the book is way way better
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Ehehe no the Movie I have here is from uhh 2009 the english title is "Dorian Gray" over here it got very good critiques maybe you should try to get it (:
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I have the movie laying around here but didn't watch it by now - but the story sounds interesting
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ahhh.....forget the movie - get the book
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Well I already have the movie so I can even watch it
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That was/is one of my favourite books, still have it. Was in my mom's bookcase/library and read it when very young too.
It's still in my own favs library
Your illustration is very good too, both as a manipulation and description of some of the interesting points
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Isn't it true - how things from the childhood we do remember the most
I think I should make a series based on what have read
fill-in my gallery nicely
Thnkies Marthy 
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Great idea Iwona
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Soooooo...you like it
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Needs more sharp (sorry for the english) and more integration betwen the lady and the background, but, its still a pretty good job ^^
There are several ways to darker and luminate a picture to create better contrast. (crap my english sucks!!)
The painting its good men, just need to improve some details
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ahhh..yes, maybe a bit - actually I did wanted a 'hazy' look for the mood of the picture
Plus there is a canvas texture on the whole thing, to make it look like a painting
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The image is really really wicked, just like the story of Dorian Grey, that I read in my 11th grade, english class, and found it to be frightening. :laugh: I do enjoy the colours, the simple but well conjugated colours. The assembling of the piece is also very well made. I see a lot of effort and that effort paid off. Congrats and keep up!
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It's the portrait - you read the book, and almost till the end
you don't realize ....the toll of things until you read what
happened with the 'portrait'
Many thanks for your wonderful comments
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Awesome! I love that book. I think you have captured the concept really well. Great job!
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Thank you 
It's nice to take a break from fractals from time to time
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I agree, but the magic of fractals cannot be ignore for long.
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