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Lemonachi — Messengers of Gaia
Published: 2008-06-27 15:54:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1750; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 58
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FULLVIEW, everything looks really weird and mixed up otherwise.DOWNLOAD for 1600x1200 fullsize if you by so chance want to use it as your wallpaper. (I don't know why I do this? It freezes up the computer everytime I try something larger than 1000px.)
I made this Manipulation for =MonicaWeasley 's Angel's contest although it morphed into something else as well and I had quite fun making this except for when Paint Shop Pro froze every few minutes!
The concept I think is pretty straightforward, actually perhaps I shouldn't say that
. Anywho it was initially just supposed to be about Angels and their representation of purity blah, blah then it turned into something environmental ;D which works. Oh and the lady emerging from the clouds is Gaia and it's probably all mythologically wrong but whatever. Her angels are mourning the destruction due to waste and pollution. Well the rest you can figure out for yourself! 
CREDITS Thank you so much for sharing your stock photos, for artists like me to use!
Angel on the Left by ~angelcurioso
Angel on the Right/Tree Stump Thingy by ~Stock-gallery
Acid Rain Texture by ~Dandelion-lion-stock
Decorative Vines/Leaves by ~SheisprettyStock
FROM SXC.HU
Gaia/Woman in the Clouds
Background & Sky
Lightning
Factory Fumes
Garbage and Respirator (Lost the exact link but somewhere on sxc.hu!)
& Of course thanks to ~klaatu7 for his wonderful help and suggestions!
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Yeah she's not too happy about the way her planet is being treated right now ;D it kind of reminds me something from Captain Planet. Thank you so much and for the favorite
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Haha you're not the only one that thinks that ;D. Well I actually first thought when I did this that it would be cliche 
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Aw thank you muchly, but I am hoping that with every deviation I could improve a little bit more
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Thank you haha I agree manipulating is a great way to illustrate them ;D.
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the concept is straightforward now that the angel isn't smiling anymore! xDD
Uhm.. I.. have no critique xD You did well!
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You were so entranced in that woman's smile? ;D Wow she must be more seductive than I thought. Haha aw thanks Merlin!
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Heh thank you very much and for the 
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yur welcome!
i really love this i really envy your photomanip skills...
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Aww thank you well there's not much to it except making sure the colors are consistent and pasting stuff XD but I envy your vectoring skills too!
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arrow really to I'm flatterd!thanks you!
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Heh just wondering how did you get into illustrating/vector arts anyway? ;D
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i dunno but i have always been fasinated by it so i think it started cos i wanted explore a range or new techniques and then i found one and ive been using it since, all i really did was search for tutorialls and went with them and then gradually started my own...
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Ah yeah that's basically how I started on this ;D.
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haha wow!!
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Oh,I see what you`ve done to the asian girl...
And...Where`s the sick illusion in the sky??And the shadowy figure on the field?? T_T
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"...done to the asian girl" haha you make it sound like I tortured her!
Aww well I did try that shadowy figure but it didn't quite work since it just looked like a black blob in the distance for it to be proportionate and I got rid of the illusion 'cause it was taking up too much space it wasn't quite balanced.
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tsk tsk,cheerin` up,eh....And ppimp helped ya??XD
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XD erm not particularly as you said he is kind of serious.
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Yeah you know that guy that we were talking about that you didn't like ;D. You were like "I still don't like him".
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haha I know who he is,but "he is serious??"
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You said it yourself! Haha yes he is serious (arg now I'm paranoid that he's reading this
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Then I would mark him as a perfect being\(warrior)..>XD I always wanted to e emotionless !!EMOtionless!!XDD
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Haha EMOtionless yes! Wouldn't that mean you're stoic? But, but I want you to have emotions or else you could feel sad for me ;D when erm my cat died or something like that.
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You say!My 1st language aint Eng.!
Well,I could make an exception,??XD
Speaking of which,I was on a trip around Serbia few days ago,went back to NS for 2hrs and Ive seen my kitties,theyre pretty big now...Haha Im calling one of them:Stagger Lee!XD
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XD can you still call them kittens then? Oh their innocence will just be flushed after you call them Stagger Lee *runs away* they might come and get me.
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HAHA I named him like that `cause of his hunter temper!And his arrogance and power!Awww masters little boy muahahaha!
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Cool concept, very emotional.
I like the colors and the rain effect too
Great job
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Aww thank you heh I talked to some other people and they neither got the concept nor liked it ;D. Ah and I loved playing around with the colors one day perhaps when I am more skilled I'll even do a B/W piece
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Good luck with that
BTW, it's not so hard to get the concept especially in the world we live in today. pollution is #1 priority....well poverty should be taken care of first
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Haha it's true ;D I dunno I think some people saw my earlier version and they were a little freaked out that the angel on the left was smiling (didn't make sense) while pollution was destroying her land.
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well if you don't have money you don't have food
So hunger falls under poverty.
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XD that's true but I was thinking about those about those relief agencies that just ship food to the poor countries but don't really do anything to help the economy. Well I guess all we have to worry about is pollution and hurting the environment
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Yeah I wish they invest more in making the places more appropriate for living. Food is not the only problem these people face.
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Yeah hmm... well perhaps one day we'll have a world where no one is starving or homeless but we'd probably have tons of other problems as well ;D. Haha one time I was at the church for one of the Holiday receptions/meals and I think some homeless people came to the reception just for the food.
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Well if I was homeless I would have done the same
Hey do you know how many students in my college go to some events just because there is free food? What's really funny is the fact that those who organize these events make sure that the flyers say: FREE FOOD AND DRINKS
Yeah it's capitalized, the font is even bigger than the font of the rest of the information, which might be even more useful
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Yeah that is true "FREE FOOD" does attract quite a crowd even if they are moochers ;D. Although when it comes to free food haha one time I went to this event and they served celery and other random health foods and I was kind of uninterested but I joined the club anyway since it was for a good cause. (I eat before going though, now!) That's sort of like when (older) people give out Halloween treats and instead of candy they give out apples and broccoli.
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That is so sad. In my college no one will give you celery; it's always pizza and soda. Although I'll be happy to take the celery, I major in Nutrition so I eat pizza once in two months, and last time I had a burger was 5 YEARS AGO! Believe it or not but I don't miss it. I forgot what it tastes like
I had no idea that in Halloween some people give out fruits and vegies
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Haha how is it sad tho'? There those nutritionists are telling us to eat more veggies. Actually I like most of the vegetables except celery haha because I hate how it gets stuck in your teeth -- all stringy ekke! Wow like any kind of burger? Haha I have all these Boca Burger patties and they're pretty good.
Well it depends what houses you hit up usually the old(er) people give out health foods
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Yeah I don't eat burgers of any kind
Mostly I eat rice, fish, poultry, fruits and vegies. I make sure my food does not contain too much fat; no deep fry. Oh yeah and I don't eat frech fries. I don't know if you are aware of it but most restaurants deep fry with lard (pig's fat that comes from around their kidneys), it is cheaper than the other fats so this is why they cook/fry with it (even burgers). So if you want healthy food either make it yourself or go to a good restaurant. I know it's expensive but health is more expensive than food. Anyway, if I'm out I eat more fish (healthier; less fat and more nutrients), salads or rice. By the way, do not let macaroni scare you, in fact it will not make you gain much weight. Once I had a macaroni diet; I had them everyday for a week and I lost weight 
I'm probably driving you crazy with this stuff but my professors brainwashed me
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Ah I see well I guess it is better to get started now than when we're diagnosed with like heart disease at the age of 40
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