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SelectYourself — The Gift of Imagination

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Published: 2014-12-14 21:43:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1957; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 0
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Description Ever since I was little I have always enjoyed reading. Anytime I was having a bad day I could open a book and escape into a world of wonder, excitement, and imagination. The gift of imagination has impacted my life in so many ways.  My drawing is and interpretation of what feels like to open a book and unlock the door of your imagination. What gift could be better?

Technique/Process:
First I sketched my picture by hand on 8x10 textured paper than scanned it to my computer and added the color, shading, lighting, background, and details using Photoshop and Sketchbook-Pro.

Comments are appreciated!
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Comments: 29

lilCuteThings [2014-12-19 17:30:43 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING "Gift"      
good luck  

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SelectYourself In reply to lilCuteThings [2014-12-19 18:54:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SO MUCH!!!

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Princess-Ni-Ni [2014-12-19 08:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Great job this will make at least the semi-finals for sure.

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SelectYourself In reply to Princess-Ni-Ni [2014-12-19 13:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SO much!!! I hope you're right..

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PoppaCritter [2014-12-16 20:08:17 +0000 UTC]

That's incredible! Really good job!

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SelectYourself In reply to PoppaCritter [2014-12-16 21:12:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you VERY much!!!

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CatitaRisonha [2014-12-15 19:03:24 +0000 UTC]

It's so beautiful and lovely  

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SelectYourself In reply to CatitaRisonha [2014-12-15 20:40:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! 

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snowycoma [2014-12-15 12:21:00 +0000 UTC]

 I love the concept and you style is just amazing omg

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SelectYourself In reply to snowycoma [2014-12-15 13:57:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you VERY much gingerbreadcoffins!!!
I appreciate it!

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snowycoma In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 23:06:06 +0000 UTC]

 No problem, its stunning!

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Smurfage [2014-12-15 00:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Seriously.

....

Seriously????

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Amazing in every way. It does feel like she's right there, and it's got that perfect enchanting feeling, especially the way the castle looks juuuust comic/fantasy enough, compared to her more realistic face. I just love this so much. You just amaze me !!

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SelectYourself In reply to Smurfage [2014-12-15 01:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!! I really tried to show how reading awesome books
makes me feel and I'm glad you like it. How have you been? It good to hear from
you. How's the weather up in New York?

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Smurfage In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 01:39:23 +0000 UTC]

You pretty much put into imagery exactly how it is!! It's an inspiring illustration.

Good to hear from you too! I don't get on FB often so I'm not up to date on peoples stuff . Nice to see some stuff from you again! I get excited when I see something from you pop up in my deviation stacks!

The weather is pretty...average... 3 weeks ago we got 6 feet of snow in 2 days! It was surreal! Then it warmed up for a few days and melted nearly all of it. It's cloudy... 30's... few inches of snow on the ground... definitely Christmas season! How's the weather down that way?

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SelectYourself In reply to Smurfage [2014-12-15 02:24:02 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!! That is a LOT of snow! We've just had a few snow flurries down here in North Carolina but nothing that sticks. It's gotten down to 16 degrees and my sisters are hoping for more snow by Christmas but no luck yet...

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Smurfage In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 05:08:19 +0000 UTC]

It was a record! It's the amount we usually get in an entire winter season!
16 Degrees? Yikes that's pretty nippy we've gotten down to 10-15 during that storm, but not since. Well you got 2 weeks! Maybe a nice dumping will come your way. Or I'll ship some down to you... though it may be a crate of water by then.

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SelectYourself In reply to Smurfage [2014-12-15 16:09:45 +0000 UTC]

Ha! It might work if you use overnight shipping-but that could
get a bit pricey..

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Smurfage In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 20:20:31 +0000 UTC]

True... very true ... well I could either put "refrigeration required" on the package , or, just go buy a snow gun and make your own! Maybe make a whole bunch of ice cubes first and throw them around the yard to cool it off so the snow sticks better if it's warm haha

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SelectYourself In reply to Smurfage [2014-12-15 20:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! That's perfect!! I think I'll go with your ice cube idea!

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Smurfage In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 22:14:41 +0000 UTC]

Bahaha pics please!!!

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SelectYourself In reply to Smurfage [2014-12-16 13:36:18 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely!

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AnyaBoz [2014-12-15 00:32:50 +0000 UTC]

Love her expression! 

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SelectYourself In reply to AnyaBoz [2014-12-15 00:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DreamWeaver51 [2014-12-14 22:59:43 +0000 UTC]

SOOOOOoo BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE IT!!!   

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SelectYourself In reply to DreamWeaver51 [2014-12-14 23:01:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I really appreciate it! 

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DreamWeaver51 In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-15 01:40:51 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure!

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face-painter321 [2014-12-14 22:27:31 +0000 UTC]

This is seriously AMAZING!!!
I am blown away! Great work!

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SelectYourself In reply to face-painter321 [2014-12-14 22:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thank you so much!

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face-painter321 In reply to SelectYourself [2014-12-14 22:56:34 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!!

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