Magpie Magic: texture

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Friday, July 12, 2013

You and Me

© Sybille Sterk

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

Another conceptual illustration of one of my poems using photographs, textures and the poem itself. The poem can be read here in full.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

The font is Amatic.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Forbidden Memory

© Sybille Sterk

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

This was an experiment with my Lensbaby soft focus lens last week on a 'camera walk'. The more I worked on it (in Photoshop) the more it reminded me of the trailer of The Walking Dead (one of my all time favourite series). The combination of the imagery (barbed wire, viewer hidden in the trees) and the textures and soft focus made me think of those memories we can't bear to look at directly, but only sideways and with a squint, hence the name.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Grunge and emotion added in with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

Available on Society6

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Ornamental

© Sybille Sterk

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

I took images of the gates at Cherry Hinton Hall park on the way out from my 'park shoot'. I have a thing about cast iron work, especially the Victorian kind with its total attention to detail and love for organic shapes. This speaks to me of Victorian England and Jack the Ripper. All that's missing is the fog and blood spatter. LOL

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

Note, Society6 currently has free shipping until Sunday.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Sorrow, Joy and Regrets

Sorrow

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Joy

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Regrets

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I feel so inspired by the wonderful autumn/winter light and the contrast of the bare branches and the little colour left in the remaining leaves and fruit against clear crisp sky.

Joy and Regrets are also available for licensing from my Arcangel-Images portfolio

All three images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

Friday, May 20, 2011

Flower Diptychs - Roses

This is my favourite Blue Moon rose. It doesn't only look fabulous it is also scented and grows like mad. It covers a whole fence panel in my garden and looks fantastic.

All my own images, except for:

Retro Actions (Rio) by Apples & Sisters
Mixed Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
Subtle White Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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This rose is actually called "Happy Birthday". It's a lovely simple rose (not many petals), with lots of colour - from the palest apricot to the deepest pink on the edge of the petals.

All my own images, except for:

Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
Entropy Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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This is the same rose as in Happy Birthday I however, I tried to show the wonderful swirls the petals and the deeper colour at the edges of the petals make in a couple of close-up shots. A sort of 'abstract idea' of a rose, rather than a rose image.
The two images together make the perfect set (available from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)

All images my own, except for:

Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
Assorted Paper T’s Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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Another of my rose images, this one so delicate and fragile in the palest of pink. :-)

All images my own, except for:
Freebie Actions (Retro Fiesta) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
Canvas & Paper Texture Set by Shadowhous

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This is a wild rose growing in my garden. It planted itself there and it's so beautiful that I don't have the heart to rip it out. This diptych shows the heart of one of the blossoms in full bloom and the other of one that is fading - the petals have fallen off and all that's left is its heart...

All my own images, except for:

Freebie Actions (Allegria) by Apples & Sisters
Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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This is another set of images from the wild rose in my garden. I love the simplicity of wild roses, they are so very beautiful in their own right. :-)

All my own images, except for:

Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse

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Yellow and Pink Roses in my garden. These are both tea roses with the most beautiful scent.

All images my own plus:
Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters

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All images are available as prints and cards from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Crow's Last Song - Photo Manipulation

Another mock book cover. :-)

Credits

Stock

Crow by Declan Carr

Texture

Entropy by Shadowhouse

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

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

This is why... - Photo Manipulation

This image was created originally to enter into the Still Life challenge in the Photo Manipulator's group on Redbubble.

I've recently been to a few Battle of Britain events (check out my previous entries in this blog for pictures: Muckleburgh Collection and Audley End) and I used some of the pictures I took at those events to create this still life. When I started I had no idea where it would lead me but it made me think what the Battle of Britain was all about and what the people fought for. Hope it all makes sense. :-)

Credits

Stock

Doll Head Image Pack by texurestockbyhjs
gothika-stock116 by gothika-stock
Art Medium 10 by texurestockbyhjs
Stock - Open Book by GothicBohemianStock
Drapery Pack by lockstock
Candle Smoke by wasd
fire textures by shin-rhys

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

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Soul Eater - Photo Manipulation

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My interpretation of Nicholas the Slide from the Sword of Truth series (Naked Empire)

I've always been fascinated by Nicholas the Slide because he seems such an evil character and at the same time he is utterly tragic because of the way he has been 'modified' and the pain it caused him then and until the end. His mantra in the story is "Hate to live, live to hate" which says it all as far as I am concerned.

Credits

Model

A5092S by arachnid5

Stock

and more birds by mimose-stock
Open Bird Wing by DawnAllynnStock
feather stock 6 by dark-dragon-stock
Crow Feather Wings Stock by RockStock
Emu Feathers Macro by kayne-stock

Brushes

Hair brush set by para-vine
Feather Brushes PS - 01 by silinias
Feather Brushes 02 - PS by silinias

All other brushes, textures, stock images my own.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Juliet

Illustration inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale."

I am one of those mad people who actually really like Shakespeare. I love the way he uses language and sometimes it totally takes my breath away. I remember reading it as a school girl and whilst all my class mates were complaining about having to read Shakespeare, I went to the library to read more. Mad, I know. :-)

Credits
Model