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Published: 2009-04-24 16:47:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 29379; Favourites: 1248; Downloads: 730
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for karenmelancholia's secret garden contest -[link]
some of my favorite places are like this - quiet, dark, and green. There's also a story in here about a boy who can talk to animals, and a magical fish, but I'm not much of a storyteller I'll just stick to the visuals
ref used from 3d.sk for anatomy, Photoshop CS2
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thanks for your comments. Yes, that rear foot has been an issue - I've played around with it a bit and nothing looks quite right. I see what you mean about the background, will look into defining it some more, as well as tweaking the composition slightly. Thanks for taking the time to look and write a critique on this!
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Incredible artwork! The anatomy of the man is so perfect and realistic that when I saw the thumbnail of this I thought it was a photomanipulation using a stock image of someone. What I really enjoy is the way the fish and the man/elf are looking at each others, it's really a deep look, as if there's a link between the two. I wouldn't change a single thing in this work, everything seems great to me, the pose of the men, the pose of the fish and even the transparency of the water. Even the background that's somehow abstract, or at least less realistic then the rest seems to fit well, as it helps not to get distracted by details that aren't necessary. If you accept my humble opinion, I'd leave this work the way it is now!
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thanks very much, I appreciate you taking the time to critique this and thanks for the wonderful comments!
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You're welcome. It's a pure pleasure to browse your gallery!
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great artwork!
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I wish that could have been me......love the picture
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Great job. I like his posture and the details.
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I can't stop looking at your works, amazing!
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Absolutely PERFECT. From his figure to the background, congratulation!
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oohh...remind me with Legolas the Prince of Mirkwood
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Hello! Your beautiful artwork has been featured in my journal. 
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The detail on this is incredible! You have a great gift.
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thank you very much! love your work as well!
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Wow. This is so lovely and just amazing. I love the entire thing but for some reason I am especially drawn to how he's balancing right on his toes so effortlessly. I also love his hair and the lighting and just everything. It makes me wonder what he's wishing for.
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This is breath taking artwork. How beautiful!
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I love all your work. Life is like this for me. I live in a fantasy world. I have looked for a connection for your paintings. I am so glad that I found you.
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Why can't I find an elf in the woods?
This is beautiful! I'm even gonna call it a masterpiece...
LOVE!!
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this.is.beatiful. I really hope you won the contest! I specially love the shadows and reflects in green *.* I can't define it better, I'm too amazed XD
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Gorgeous colors and great anatomy. The light is beautiful as well.
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Hmm... reminds me of the myth of the Salmon of Wisdom. I believe that's Celtic mythology?
Don't know if that's what you're going for here, but you certainly managed to convey it well. :3 I love the art.
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thanks very much! I did not have a particular mythology in mind, just various fairy tales I have read about wise old fish that grant wishes... Glad you like it!
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I saw your new version for this painting, I love this one too.. I love both of them.. great work!
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Absolutely breathtaking...an instant favorite!
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ohemgeeiloveeverythinghere
and i love the fish especially. he sticks out in a good way.
aand
do you mind that I used a part of the image in an influence meme of mine? (it was the boy's ear): [link] if you do i'll take it down straight away.
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[link] This has been Featured in my Journal this week 
~Ellen
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This is gorgeous! You created a magical atmosphere here.
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I'm absolutely in awe of your ability! What a beautiful image!
Gary
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Oh pretty. It seems like they are chetting. As if they would be good friends and the elf sometimes comes over to have a bit of a conversation. Curious about what people ask fro and stuff.
Oh he has a golden coinin his hand? He does!
Amazing work. I like every little detail xD But I think the fish is my favorite
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This is amazingly done, and looks strikingly like my best friend. I can't stop coming back to it since I found it, thank you so much for sharing!
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this is really awe-inspiring. The colour tones and expression and everything... you're very talented
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I stand in awe of your beautiful images! Just survived my first computer crash and you have totally inspired me!
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That's gorgeous. I love it, it's very well done.
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Wow I love the softness and quiet aura of this picture. He is beautiful, and his hair is stunning in color especially with the light shinning in it. I also like his expression, and the soft smile on this face.
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Its really beautiful, I love it. The colours the boy the everything. Perfect.
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WOW!
The skin tones are life like painted! Your work with lights and shadows are outstanding! The green reflections and ambient light influence is like GI (Global Illumination) in my 3D-software...
Pose, Expression and your love to details are stunning and truly "out-of-this-world"
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thanks! I do 3D lighting (as my day job) so I think the things I deal with at work spill over into what I paint, as I'm always thinking about lighting and color
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WOW!
Is there any chance to view some of your 3d works.
I do 3d rendering (as my day job to)... Check my gallery if you want.
I just did my first rendering of a human...
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cool stuff in your gallery! All Cinema 4D?
I do 3d for broadcast TV. The company I work for legally owns all the the work I do for them, so I would need special permission to show it online. If you lived in the States I could tell you what channels to watch
We use Maya and the mental ray renderer for most of our work. A lot of it is very quick turnaround, so we can't go crazy with render times, but we do ambient occlusion passes for most everything, sometimes GI based setups, sometimes regular old lighting setups (my favorite kind
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I hpe you dont mind my contribution to the group!
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