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Jessi9999 — Forbidden Love 2
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Published: 2009-07-07 20:57:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 12321; Favourites: 136; Downloads: 0
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This is remake of my original Forbidden Love . I had used brushes for the bottles on the first one and different models, but found these great stock photos which worked out much better.Thanks go to these great artists for their wonderful resources.
Girl: Kime-stock
Boy: Tigg-Stock
Wings: Shoofly-Stock
Bottle: Timewizardstock
Bottle: Everydaystock
Brushes: Exotika-brushes
rL-Brushes
Aragwen-stock
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Comments: 25
Love is the perfect subject for a discussion. It's so complex and at the same time astonishing, that one could never finish analyzing it.
"Forbidden love" treats an idea often found in our modern society, it's not only a matter of the past, even if things have evolved very much. We all go through difficulties, even if they come from the outside world, or from within.
The characters from this artwork are trapped in bottles. If the title would have been different, I might have thought that they have both their own mysterious fragrance surrounding them, their way of loving being the difference between the essences. But in this case, it's very clear that something is keeping them away from each other, against their will.
What's very interesting is that no matter how far they are from one another, their love manages to get out, to free itself, and their feelings combine, uniting themselves and becoming stronger. It is a common concept, but in this particular situation, it becomes pretty distinct.
I really like the lovers' attitude. They are very expressive. The man is mesmerized, is contemplating at her, knowing time and their growing love will prevail against the odds. On the other hand, the woman is impatient, being frail, she constantly needs protection, and tries to escape the uncomfortable situation, pushing the glass away.
Another captivating detail is that they aren't trapped in rooms with stone walls, they aren't chained, and they are both eager to meet each other. We all know how fragile glass may be. So, their love is not impossible to fulfill. Someday, the glass will break, someday their will and unchanging longing will be too much for the boundaries to bear, and these two will have what they so much desired.
Also, the wings are a nice touch. They are human, but still, very different from the others. Love can give you wings. That's a very nice concept, a very dear one to me.
Regarding the technique, I can state it can be improved a little. The lovers would have a stronger impact upon the viewer if they shone. They must have some light and brightness inside their souls, right? And the background would be perfect with a night theme. Love can save lives, I have always believed it, and they would suggest that, by being the only light in a dark world, in a black surrounding.
All in all, this is a wonderful artwork, which clearly suggests: people who are deeply in love should never give up, no matter the cost, because it can't never be too high, when in the end, they will have each other.
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This is so gorgeous, the idea is absolutely genius!
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Thank you for the 
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Very nice, worked out well.
I think it might benefit from some more specular highlights, there's a bright one on the left bottle, that's not on the right one, I'd think about matching it, and maybe adding some in the same general area, you could probably get some on top of the girls wing, which would help locate them inside the bottle, without obscuring the guy since he's crouched.
Looks great though, wd.
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Thanks, i'm glad you like it! Yeah, i'm still pretty terrible with lighting. just can't get the hang of it. 
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I know the feeling, lighting's a pain, good tutorial here, [link] 
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Whoa. Lotsa info there. But it is a really good tutorial, especially to help grasp the concept of good lighting. Thanks for the link!
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Np, that site's awesome for tutorials, although it's more painting they don't really do manips. You should check out the link to the art e-books in that guys sig too, it's an awesome collection.
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Thank you! And thanks for the
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Oh I like that, great idea and very well done!
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Thank you! And thanks for the
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OH!!! I'm so glad that the photo's I took for you worked out!!! This is beautiful~~ I love the heart and the sparkles!!
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it! I thought you might have forgotten about those! lol. But they were absolutely perfect, exactly what i wanted!
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