Girl with Blackbird - Photo Manipulation

 

 

Another one in my "Girl with... " series.

I've used a blackbird this time (a baby one... but still!). Blackbirds in mythology are often thrown in with ravens, crows and magpies. Each of them has their own 'tasks' or association; tthe blackbird is associated with 'temptation' (often but not always of a sexual nature). Temptation often brings with it change and happens when we're unsettled already, hence the Autumn leaves, to symbolise the need for change, to move on.

Credits

Model

• Black Sadness 9 by Kechake-stock

Stock

• baby black-bird stock 5 by dark-dragon-stock
• STOCK Colourful Fall Leaves by sweetlilfly
• STOCK PNG leaf scatter by MaureenOlder

Backgrounds and Textures

• Dark Sky by raven2663
• Vintage Oil Painting Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Old Books and Papers Set by Shadowhouse
• Wind by CKdailyplanet

Brushes

• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set by Shadowhouse

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

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Girl with Moths - Photo Manipulation

 

 

 

Subtitle: Desire

Another in my Girl with... series.


A little bit about the new series:

I've set myself a goal

• to be inspired by old masters, 
• never to use more than three elements (one of which is the image of a girl) and 
• to tell a story with each one. 

Each image is 'framed' to look like it's been cut out of an old frame and made to look 'old' with crackles and lots of texture but with a modern twist in either the story telling or the way I use the three elements. It's far more complex than it looks as it takes forever to blend each element with the others and involves lots of adjustment layers to get the colour, depth and levels right to mix it all up. It also requires me to 'restrict' myself and to plan each image and its composition to the tiniest detail. 

There will be more, hopefully enough for another calendar. :-)

Credits

Model

• artemis by rammkitty-stock

Stock

• Fire by Mihaell
• Fire stock 7 by hatestock
• Fire-stock002 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire-stock001 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire Stock by thesuper
• Fire by Tortured-Raven-Stock
• Fire 1 by creativenature-stock
• Moth by karel
• Moth by amptone-stock
• Atlas Moth by asaph70
• moths and butterflies stock 3 by hatestock
• Mothera 3 by Dracoart-Stock
• Cecropia Moth by indimew
• Io moth female 2 by bugalirious-STOCK
• Dreamweaver 436 by dreamweaver69stock
• Old Moth by kayne-stock

Backgrounds and Textures

• Garden by SolStock
• what were you thinking by CKdailyplanet
• Vines Texture by SheisprettyStock
• Scratch The Surface Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Old Finds Texture Set by Shadowhouse

Brushes and Actions

• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set by Shadowhouse
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• photoshop actions - 67 by night-fate
• Perfect Portrait 3 by The Coffeeshop Blog

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

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