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TheFantaSim — Golden Fae Of The Lake
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Published: 2013-09-15 06:40:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 2516; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 14
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Edit 8-29-18: Deviation is being entered in the digital competition at CGTrader www.cgtrader.com
My first entry into the "Long Lovely Ladies" challenge at ManipulateThis .
Required Stock:
Other Stock:
frozenstocks Background frozenstocks.deviantart.com/ar…
fa-stock Chess Board fa-stock.deviantart.com/art/Ch…
YBsilon-Stock Lilly Pads ybsilon-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Alegion-stock Grass alegion-stock.deviantart.com/a…
88-Lawstock Flying Heron 88-lawstock.deviantart.com/art…
Momotte2stocks Standing Heron momotte2stocks.deviantart.com/…
CindysArt Hair cindysart.deviantart.com/art/H…
remittancegirl Butterfly remittancegirl.deviantart.com/…
Sarytah Texture sarytah.deviantart.com/art/10-…
cloaks Texture cloaks.deviantart.com/art/Rust…
GRANNYSATTICSTOCK Crown (no longer at site)
Shoofly58 Wings (no longer at site)
sd-stock Sky (exclusive stock)
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Comments: 38
This is an older piece. I'm surprised you haven't seen it before now!
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I have seen it. Years ago.
I guess I appreciate it finally!
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This is a really lovely piece! I love how the lilies meet with the surface she's on. It looks very natural. The wings match perfectly with her dress and the background is really lovely! I also like the way the light shines on the flying bird in the background.
I only have two critique points for you and they are: I'm not so sure if the black and white chequered floor really fits the scene here. Everything seems very natural and that sort of seems a little out of place. Or was that for some deliberate contrast? This may just be my personal preference speaking here. 
The second thing is the differing quality of the images. Some seem really high quality and sharp, while others, like the model, have some slightly distorted colours. On her arm you can see patches of different skin-tones. I know it's often very difficult to find stock images with consistent quality, having had this problem, myself. What I usually do, especially when it comes to uneven skin-tones, is use the smudge tool in photoshop to even it out and sometimes use a brush to sharpen lines. It could also be that I'm just seeing the texture overlay. In that case, I'd usually erase some of it off of the skin.
Aside from those two points, I really like the composition and the way the birds and butterfly sort of form a triangle around the main subject. The lily on her dress is also a really nice touch. All-in-all its a beautiful piece of art that included some nice elements that you don't often see in other photomanips. Well done!
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Thank you so much for the comment. I know what you mean about the arm, that's really from texture. I should have done a better job with that. I really appreciate you noticing that, and giving me your opinion on the checkered board.
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Your wonderful work is featured in my journal : momotte2stocks.deviantart.com/…
Thank you soo much for using my stock ! 
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Congrats! Your artwork has been featured here: anne-wipf.deviantart.com/journ… and here: montvalentstock.deviantart.com…
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Greeting~!
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Very beautiful work! Glad you find my stock useful
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Thank you! You have some great hair extension stock.
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She is lovely. Really like the wings and how the stock works together.
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Thank you! I decided to put a lot of effort on this one instead of doing something quickly. I'm really happy with the way it came out.
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It reminds me more of a painting!
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Thank you so much! You would not believe how long it took to create this!
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Oh, thank you! I always appreciate your comments.
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Thank you! I was very happy when I found your lily pads and couldn't wait to use them. This was a perfect time.
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