be my north star

© Sybille Sterk
Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission

New typography poster painted with a few free and bought textures The font is Abigail. Who doesn't need someone to lead them home?

Edited and mixed up in Photoshop. :D

Available as prints, phone and tablet cases, T-shirts, hoodies, mugs and travel mugs, wall hangings and shower curtains, cushions and bags, duvet covers and stationary cards. Oh and mouse mats. :D Have a ball. Have a set. :D

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and various others.

Dissembling - Welcome to the Dark Side

 

 

 

Third in my new series called Dissembling

dis·sem·ble  (d-smbl)

v. dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling, dis·sem·bles
1. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
2. To make a false show of; feign.
To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.

From The Free Dictionary

The series is about the different guises and masks we wear.

This particular image is about the dark side we often hide even from ourselves. The more images I create in this series the more I realise that dissembling is about balance, or rather imbalance. The more we hide from ourselves the less balance we achieve and that leaves us less control over who we are and what we do. The dark side is there in all of us, but life becomes ever more politically correct and although anger can be a negative and destructive force if it is out of control, it can also be a freeing and constructive emotion if balanced with consideration and rationality. We need to accept our dark side and use it in the right way which is impossible if we negate the fact that it's there in the first place, hence the name of the image.

Credits

Model

• Portrait by Blair-W

Stock

• Fire by Mihaell
• Fire Stock by thesuper:http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Fire-Stock-67132129

Textures

• Odds & Ends Texture Set by Shadowhouse

Actions

• Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog

Brushes

• Eyelashes Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock

All others images/textures/brushes my own

MCN: C5637-T7AF7-5BLKG

Girl With Ribbon - Girl With... Series

 

 

 

Sub Title: Entanglements

Again, a deceptively romantic and sensual picture with a totally different message. This is about the traps we set ourselves and the traps we're caught in - from self perception to role models we find ourselves tangled up in sometimes barely visible constraints - the way we look, the way we behave, what we're supposed to do and what we want to do - signified both by the (outer restraints) spiderwebs and the (inner restraints) ribbons and bow. The sky and clouds can be seen two ways - the striving for 'enlightenment' and the freedom from the restraints we seek, or maybe it's just about the way we often walk around with our heads in the clouds, totally unaware of the constraints that hold us back? There are fragments of fairy tale princesses in there as well - I can see Rapunzel and he hair, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White both asleep and all of them waiting for Prince Charming. However, in real life there rarely is a Prince Charming to rescue us and, personally, I'd rather rescue myself. LOL

You can see the whole series here:

Credits

Model

• Shampoo Commercial 1 by AimeeStock

Stock

• Bows PNG by AWorldOfMagic by aworldofmagic
• Spider webs - my own

Backgrounds and Textures

• mr youngstrom by CKdailyplanet
• Wind by CKdailyplanet
• All Hallow's Eve Texture Set (Ghost Matter) by Shadowhouse
• Damaged Goods by Shadowhouse
• Grungesque Texture Set (Soft Turbulence) by Shadowhouse
• Worn Thin Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Sky - my own textures

Brushes and Actions

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set by Shadowhouse
• Cloud Brush - my own brush set
• Retro Actions by Apples & Sisters
• Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog

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

 MCN: C394Q-QCMVS-56H1G

Chaos Butterfly

My latest photo collage.



This includes several of my photos, of filters and one hand painted purple hairstreak butterfly (female).

I have also used the textures by

- Khaosdog: Blood Splatter textures
- Bombay101: Splatters 01

The picture is based on the Chaos Effect theory the flutter of a butterfly's wing tip can cause a typhoon at the other end of the world. However, to me this also means that one tiny thing can change your world.

Here's the drawing of the Purple Hairstreak butterfly by itself:

Lost at Sea - Photo Collage

My latest photo collage. The photos are of the sea and the sky at the Suffolk Coast. I've also used a texture by One Cold Canadian (Abused Floor) and several filters and other editing magic. The image is available as a print from my RedBubble site.

Late Afternoon in the Park

Last week, when I needed a break from all the rushing around, knitting, wrapping presents and organising Christmas, I went for a walk in the park with my camera. I took lots of photographs for a new project, but also a few just for fun which I then played around with in Photoshop (TM).

This one was through the branches of a willow tree at the late afternoon sky:


This was through the branches of a different tree. I like the almost Rackham quality of the image.


This is the sunset all in peaches and apricots with a few dashes of vanilla. Looks almost edible to me:


This one reminds me of a horror movie. Maybe the view out of a frosty window.


This one was another picture of the early evening sky but I changed it so much that it now looks like a print on silk. I love the 'Japanese' quality of it.


Finally, the willow tree. I love willows and the rustling of their leaves in the wind. The original photo looked dreary and grey - like a proper English winter - but this now looks like a woodcut where you see the lovely lines made by the tree trunk and the branches. You can also just see the birches in the background.