The Cage

© Sybille Sterk

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

Another in the Vintage Times Series. :-) I love goldfish and birdcages. They seem to go together. In my head. LOL

Bought stock photographs/vectors/textures, my own photographs, vintage public domain line drawings and lots of hard work in Photoshop. 

On Society6:

Wonderland II: Dream

 

 

 Part II in my mini series to accompany my poem Wonderland

Credits

Model

• Stock Photo - Diss 57 by dead-stock

Stock

• 232 by kartoffel-stock
• Goldfish 02 by ashy-stock
• Goldfish 04 by ashy-stock

Textures

• Odds & Ends II by Shadowhouse
• Another Mixed Bag by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Space Water Brushes by Kikariz
• My own Cloud brush by MagpieMagic

All other images/textures etc my own.

MCN: C2RQ1-G3R5S-HBVUS

La Mer - Or the Power of the Imagination - Photo Manipulation

La Mer or the Power of the Imagination

Another diptych, this time both images have been created by me.

When you are a child there's something so malleable about reality. It's not just what you see, but also what you can imagine, and just as you imagine it, sometimes it becomes real, even if it's just for a game of make-believe. How much better does it get?

 

 

 Credits

Model

• bubble by Tracie76Stock

Stock

• 232 by kartoffel-stock
• Goldfish 02 by ashy-stock
• Goldfish 04 by ashy-stock

Backgrounds and Textures

• Square 60 by Shadowhouse
• Square 62 by Shadowhouse
• Worn Thin 1 by Shadowhouse
• Fish Bite Moonbeams by Smoko-Stock

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

CEX89-52VPB-UXXRR

Love at the Bottom of the Sea

 

 

 Illustration to go with my poem of the same name.

Credits
Model

• Erisa29 by faestock

Stock

• Orange Ghiribaldi Fish by Della-Stock
• Coral - 2 by LunaNYXstock
• shell 12: coral by cyborgsuzystock
• shell stock 55 by hatestock
• shell stock 54 by hatestock
• shell stock 57 by hatestock

Textures

• dragon scales texture by GlamourousAcid-Stock
• Dead Trees by TexelGirl-Stock
• Stock - Ice 2 by Divided-Unity
• Texture 111 by Sirius-sdz
• Backblech 01 by sundel
• texture015 by buzillo-stock
• Bubbles 2 by Nystagmuz-stock

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine

All other images/textures are my own.

MCN: C7JXB-8MPNH-1WMK4

Naiad - Photo Manipulation

I have a thing about mythological creatures.... this is the river nymph to go with Dryad (tree nymph)

 

Credits
Model

• Galadriel?  by BloodofAkasha

Stock

• Leaves PNG by Sammykaye1sStamps
• Leaves 4 by Sammykaye1sStamps
• Creeper_vine2  by Goblin-stock
• Fern_2_cutout  by Goblin-stock
• Dragonfly stock 7 by hatestock
• Orange Ghiribaldi Fish by Della-Stock
• Lake6 by Uzelena

Textures/Backgrounds

• Oceanside  by dazzle-textures
• Water Ripples_1 by Goblin-stock
• Backblech 01 by sundel

Brushes

• Photoshop Bubble Brush+PSD by DigitalPhenom

All other image/textures my own.

MCN: CMUCA-YYVAU-845CB

Trapped - Photo Manipulation

This was inspired by a set of photos sent to me by my friend Alison Ashwell. She takes fantastic photos and two of them inspired me to create this.

You can buy prints and postcards on Redbubble (or DeviantArt).

Credits:

• Model, Crack. by NikxStock:
• Spider web by Alison Ashwell
• Bubbles by Alison Ashwell
• psychosomatic texture by Princess-of-Shadows
• Texture 117 by Sirius-SDZ
• Texture 103V2 by Sirius-SDZ - part of a collection
• Light Textures by AmorosaBlack

All other textures and images are my own.

 MCN: CR6X4-4F2QF-MUMB6

What Heart Are You? No. 1: Hermit Crab Heart - Competition

This is from my new series - What heart are you?

Each heart is based on an archetype and each is different.

For each heart I start off with a sketch of an anatomically correct (more or less) heart and then develop a 'personality' for it.

 

Are you hiding your true feelings behind a shell? 

Are you scared of being vulnerable? 

Then the hermit crab heart is the perfect heart for you.

 

Tip: Check out the waters now and again. You might find them warm and pleasant. 

How to Take Part in the Competition:

Download a copy of the heart sketch to create your very own heart and maybe win a prize.

Click on the image above and it will take you to a large version of the image. Right-click on it and on Save as. Print it and colour it in, decoupage it, digitally enhance it, just make it yours and send me a picture or a picture location on your blog/website of your own heart and make sure to leave a comment to be entered into the prize draw.

At the end of the year (31st of December 2009) I'll use a random number generator to select one winner who will  win a nice prize. :-) The winner will also be displayed here on the blog. If you have a blog/website I will link back to that.

For the hermit crab heart, the first in a series of twelve I've used serveral textures by Sirius-SDZ, my own fishie pattern and a photograph of some trees and reflections of same trees in the Cam at Granchester, Cambridgeshire, UK. Once all twelve hearts are finished they'll be compiled into a Redbubble calendar, however, each heart will be available as a greeting card, print, framed print and poster as and when it's published. So make sure you check my Redbubble account or use the link on the left to buy your heart. :-)

This post will stay at the top of the blog until 31st December. So please scroll down to see the rest of the posts.

Here's a list of the entrants (will be updated daily) for you to check out the competition:

Valzart
Earthmonster

At the Bottom of the Sea

My latest photo collage - number 8.

It has been inspired by the lyrics to the song 'At the Bottom of the Sea' by The Thermals.

I've used lots of my own pictures and textures, including:

- 2 pictures of the sea, both from the Suffolk coast,
- a picture of part of the Collosseum in Rome,
- a picture of some moss/clay soil on the Devil's Dyke in Reach, Cambridgeshire,

and the following textures from kind people on DeviantArt:

- Buzillo Grunge Textures
- Absynthium Stock Flame Textures
- Freaky665 Victorian Grunge

The jellyfish has been hand painted, and, although it's mostly anatomically correct, I've taken artistic license with it's colour. This particular jellyfish isn't normally red, but it works better with the rest of the collages and as they're all going to be used in the same calendar.... The bubbles have also been hand painted.

The image will be available on my RedBubble and DeviantArt pages as a print (and in various other forms) plus it will also be included in my soon to be released 'Soulscapes' calendar on Redbubble. I'll announce it here when it's ready. :-)