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WindsweptSpirit — Leviathan

Published: 2013-10-02 02:45:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 528; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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Description I have no idea how to categorize this

Originally a pen and pencil drawing, heavily edited in Word. This is so edited that I don't even know if I can call it mixed media.

Night sky texture: fav.me/d2gbqqx by

This is vastly different from my usual fare.

This started out as a thumbnail of a sea serpent I drew during my Nutrition class. Seen here: fav.me/d6ovsne
I liked him, so I went home, took a photo, threw it in Word for editing, and played with the contrast, sharpness, saturation, temperature, and the artistic effects until I came up with this. I was annoyed at how most of the head detail was left out, but I still really liked how it kept the fin and body outlines while making a cool background, so I decided to keep working with him. I think I can say that this is my favorite piece in my gallery.

Edit: Tweaked the image so that most of the head detail was kept and the colors were more vibrant. Looks much better now.
Edit 2: I found the transparency tool in Word and those results *flail*
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Comments: 9

KageTheNightfury [2014-08-05 04:46:45 +0000 UTC]

This is epic. The contrast is amazing.

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JoyfulJ [2013-10-17 23:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Breath taking!
I love the way the creature looks like it's moveing thought the stars.

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WindsweptSpirit In reply to JoyfulJ [2013-10-18 03:34:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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aliendroid [2013-10-15 22:11:44 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful! I love how you've captured the idea of a night sky, but it also feels like a negative of a photo. Nice combo. 

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WindsweptSpirit In reply to aliendroid [2013-10-18 03:35:31 +0000 UTC]

Originally, I just wanted the photo-negative look. Then I found the texture and was like, "MUST. USE." 

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aliendroid In reply to WindsweptSpirit [2013-10-18 16:04:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you did, this is great.

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HanaFa732 [2013-10-11 00:20:46 +0000 UTC]

Love the background, very cosmic.

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together-we-fall [2013-10-05 03:35:26 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT!!!


 i do a lot of work with similar 'over-editing' techniques, check out my gallery if you want.

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WindsweptSpirit In reply to together-we-fall [2013-10-05 03:42:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And I think I will.

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