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Published: 2006-05-08 12:20:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 6100; Favourites: 127; Downloads: 527
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Description Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Aegina challanged me to make a fantasy piece, but as you can see it came out looking very dark (don't ask me why) I think it still has some fantasy elements in it.

I dedicate this piece to =aegina Enjoy it dear.

Let's break this piece down:
After masking all the parts of the pics that i want to use..i added multiple textures to the horse. Some parts of the armor on the horse are made from scratch about 37%. After placing the model on the horse, it didn't seem to look quite right...so i decided to chop the model in half I changed most of the facial expression, and added alot of other elements to achive the desired effect. The head on the right is painted with some texture and again some other elements.
After alot of retouches/blending/paint work and couple of hours later....A new piece is born. Here you can see a bit of the process---> [link]


Model: Sarah (Ik wil je nogmaals bedanken voor alles)
I got some fantastic shots with this model, sadley out of the 100 pic we made only 20 are good enough to be used in future pieces. (This doesn't mean that model didn't do a good job, it just means i have to be a better photographer next time hehe)

For those who are interested to see a bit more detail ---> [link]

Thanks for viewing.


stock: [link] (All stock images i used, have no usage restrictions)
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Comments: 85

sevenofeleven [2011-03-21 23:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Looks great.

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ckt [2008-10-05 03:41:48 +0000 UTC]

So dark...♥ I love the composition in this.The whole concept.

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sulelikiz [2007-10-09 21:25:07 +0000 UTC]

very good work... take care of yourself!

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StepToMe [2007-07-25 09:05:44 +0000 UTC]

so amaziiiiiiiiiiiiing

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to StepToMe [2007-07-29 20:42:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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god-machine [2007-03-21 21:45:46 +0000 UTC]

I really adore this piece. It's like some faint bloodstained memory of a dream, a bit frightening and strangely familiar. Keep up the good work!

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MindTuber [2006-10-29 09:58:49 +0000 UTC]

h.. he .. hell machine cool

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to MindTuber [2006-10-30 13:37:06 +0000 UTC]

Hell machiene from future of hell hehe thanks man

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MindTuber In reply to SmxDeadlyDesignz [2006-11-02 06:55:57 +0000 UTC]

yeah thats cool! take care

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Lilyas [2006-06-30 23:04:16 +0000 UTC]

You have a great feeling for settings and colours! Amazing work!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to Lilyas [2006-07-01 00:17:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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dream4a13thhour [2006-06-23 03:34:27 +0000 UTC]

dude that is gorgeous work! how long have you been using photoshop?

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to dream4a13thhour [2006-06-23 14:38:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, well i've been using ps for about a year and a half now. Still new to the game

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dream4a13thhour In reply to SmxDeadlyDesignz [2006-06-23 15:25:27 +0000 UTC]

good stuff- keep it up man!

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PauloCunha [2006-05-19 17:10:49 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Your work never ceases to amaze me!

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WyrmRider [2006-05-17 12:39:03 +0000 UTC]

te ha quedado genial, great work amazing!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to WyrmRider [2006-05-17 22:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Merci!

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Sallow [2006-05-17 10:29:13 +0000 UTC]

wow, this made me stop and look closer. great works

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to Sallow [2006-05-17 22:09:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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CatsEye-Photography [2006-05-17 05:56:09 +0000 UTC]

This is spectacular... Your attention to detail is breathtaking or thats the bag around my head ...
Either way this is magnificent with a perfect execution! I am so Jealous

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to CatsEye-Photography [2006-05-17 22:09:03 +0000 UTC]

Hehe...i actualy made this one with a bag over my head lol Thank you for the compliment and fav too!

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CatsEye-Photography In reply to SmxDeadlyDesignz [2006-05-17 23:15:42 +0000 UTC]

You are so welcome! Bags are fun

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cyclonaut [2006-05-17 02:08:01 +0000 UTC]

cool!

Looks good!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to cyclonaut [2006-05-17 22:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Vryce1 [2006-05-14 18:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Well dude! This rocks. Your art shows alot of details and complexity and imaginitve thought. Awesome work

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to Vryce1 [2006-05-14 23:18:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much bro!

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sensory-ghost [2006-05-13 11:53:40 +0000 UTC]

The details is awesome!! Very delicate! how did you do that??

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to sensory-ghost [2006-05-14 23:22:26 +0000 UTC]

How i did this? If i explained this in this comment i would be as long as the bible lol Thank you for your compliment :hugz:

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O-Uaglione [2006-05-13 11:11:48 +0000 UTC]

stunning workd as always bro. impecable blending. i really love your palette and it's very consistent in all your works.

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to O-Uaglione [2006-05-14 23:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind words bro

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anaasel [2006-05-12 13:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Looks fantastic

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to anaasel [2006-05-14 23:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Your awesome Ana, thank you :hugz:

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takuminanashi-stock [2006-05-11 03:41:38 +0000 UTC]

That's insanely cool, I love how well it all blends, you rock.

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to takuminanashi-stock [2006-05-14 23:20:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the compliment! You rock

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invayne666 [2006-05-10 22:54:48 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! Theres something about horses, that I've always found to be very dark, and you definately let that shine in this piece. I've been longing to use a horse in one of my pieces but I've never found the right way to do so. Congrats!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to invayne666 [2006-05-11 01:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, i would like to put more animal elements in my pieces...but as you say it's always a problem to do it in a right way.

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mercurius11 [2006-05-10 21:14:31 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic work, you can see how much effort and time has gone into creating it

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to mercurius11 [2006-05-11 02:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, if it whas up to me i would spend even more time on these works...only other obligations prevent me from doing this.

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rabidbribri [2006-05-09 16:40:25 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! Very nice. Your detail is phenomonal (sp?)!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to rabidbribri [2006-05-11 02:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you rabidbribri! btw what is sp? or do you mean ps?

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rabidbribri In reply to SmxDeadlyDesignz [2006-05-11 15:38:10 +0000 UTC]

sp = spelling? I wasn't sure if I spelled it right.

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fensterer [2006-05-09 16:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work as always bud! I love the horse! I always look forward to seeing your work! Good job bud!

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StygianDeath [2006-05-09 09:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Damn...

What'd that take ya? Five minutes?
Love it! Everything about it!
Great work

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to StygianDeath [2006-05-09 12:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you SD, man if it whas up to me i would make it in 5 min, the only thing is photoshop can't keep up with me lol

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StygianDeath In reply to SmxDeadlyDesignz [2006-05-09 12:48:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I know the feeling!

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Deborah-Valentine [2006-05-09 07:42:26 +0000 UTC]

wish it were bigger! it is gorgeous!

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to Deborah-Valentine [2006-05-09 12:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, i want to post my works bigger, but then you would get this big watermark logo on it....and that would just distroy the piece imo.

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rwwingsfan19 [2006-05-09 03:56:46 +0000 UTC]

woah very cool
awesome work and textures

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SoulCatcher78 [2006-05-09 03:53:23 +0000 UTC]

Stoopid power outage made me loose a great comment so I will try this again...

That's my kind of fantasy image...no wuss evles or faeries, jus some good old "Brothers Grimm" kind of fantasy. Something like this should grace the cover of a classic like Dante's Inferno. Detail work is fantastic as always and the balance of darkness is impressive. My favourite parts are the mask like faces feeding each other lies while they rest by the lamp/signpost *which is gorgeous btw*. Beautiful work my friend.

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SmxDeadlyDesignz In reply to SoulCatcher78 [2006-05-09 12:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Jon, i wish i could write comment like you bro! I realy started off making a fantasy piece, but it became darker and darker by the minute hehe but that whasn't the only thing that came out different.....i set the canvas size at 4950x4950 (to get a perfect square) and when i finaly finished...checked the canvas size again it is 5100x4950! how can this be? I guess the piece grew *scary moment there* Thank you again my friend, i always look forward to your words

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