Sleeping Beauty

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From my very first photo shoot. The model is the beautiful Francesca.

I always wondered about Sleeping Beauty, what better way to escape all the frogs than to sleep for a hundred years and be woken up by Prince Charming? :-)

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0187

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Shelved - Photo Manipulation

All is not as it seems... this may look like a romantic image, however, it's actually a 'rant' against all the helpless heroines in fairyland who wait for 'true love's first kiss' and Prince Charming to rescue them from a situation they put themselves in.

For example, shouldn't Snow White have realised after the poisoned comb that maybe she shouldn't trust gifts from an old hag? Shouldn't Sleeping Beauty have listened to her parents and not run off to get herself into trouble? Shouldn't Rapunzel have worked out that she could cut her hair and climb down that tower all by herself? Not exactly the kind of role models girls need growing up. No get up and go and sort yourself out. Give me Sherazade any day...

Thing is, these role models shape the way we think of ourselves and the way we think we should live our lives. Girls as young as 11 go on diets to look 'thin and beautiful'...

How often do we put ourselves on a shelf, waiting for Prince Charming to make our life worth living, when we have the key to make it special and fulfilling all along...

Credits

Model

• Oldfashioned Stock 9 (currently in storage) by Eli-Stock

Stock

• frame 11 by Meltys
• Frame by lillyfly06-stock
• Old letter stock by rustymermaid-stock
• Stock 016 - Corset by senzostock
• STOCK IMAGE old child dummy by Lamollesse
• teacup01 by Holy-Win
• Nightstock 863 by Nightstock
• Key 1 by matazidah
• Braid by NiennaAlatariel
• STOCK PNG vines by MaureenOlder

Backgrounds and Textures

• wall frame shelf stock 8801 by Moon-WillowStock
• Copper Flower Paper by Siobhan68
• and it was my business by CKdailyplanet
• Fake Old by dazzle-textures
• Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• New Square Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Vintage Oil Painting Texture Set + Tutorial by Shadowhouse
• Chaos / Grunge Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Aged and Crackling Effects Texture Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Cloud Brushes HiRes Nr.1 of 5 by leboef
• Cloud Brushes HiRes Nr.2 of 5 by leboef
• Bird Brush Pack by Shadowhouse
• Foliage by spiritsighs-stock
• Foliage 2 by spiritsighs-stock
• Foliage 3 by spiritsighs-stock
• Waterstains Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock
• Spanish Moss Brushes by redheadstock
• Cobwebs Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock
• Ropes -n- Chains Brushes by redheadstock
• Valikva Action by Apples & Sisters

All other images/textures/stock/brushes my own.

MCN: CM79D-XYFL3-96VDU

Sleeping Beauty

 Illustration for my poem of the same name.

Detail 1: Tag - Do not disturb By the order of the Princess

Detail 2: Sleeping Beauty

Detail 3: Sky with geese

 

Credits

Model

• Sleeping Angel 9 by Sitara-LeotaStock

Stock

• Grunge Hang Tag by RapidYak
• Napoleon's Crown by xangelsxflightx
• Sunstone72-Stock 227 by Sunstone72-Stock

Brushes

• Brush Pack - Crowns by MouritsaDA-Stock
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Cloud Brushes HiRes Nr.2 of 5 by leboef

 All other textures/images my own.

The bokeh texture was created by using this handy tutorial:

How to make a Bokeh by whatsoeverprojects

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