Deer Dreams

© Sybille Sterk

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

Inspired by Hannibal the TV series. I have a thing about antlers, so the dream like sequences in Hannibal impressed me greatly. 

This is a composite of free and bought resources, and my own images combined and mixed up in Photoshop.

Check it out on Society6.

Please note there is a special (dark) edition of this image only available here on Redbubble. I will only sell 20 of that version:

This one is only available as a print/poster.

Angels and Demons

© Sybille Sterk

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

More Vintage magic... a combination of bought and (found) public domain resources, combined as always in Photoshop. I love mannequins and wings and clouds and fire. You can't go wrong with them, they always go together. :D

The quote is by Christopher Poindexter. The full quote is:

I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels, but for the way the sound of her name could silence my demons

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Latest Images

© Sybille Sterk

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

My latest images available for licensing through Arcangel-Images.com

I went for a magical, fantastical theme this time. Not quite finished with it yet. It's great fun coming up with simple ways of telling a complex story. :-) 

Angels and Demons

I was sent an image by the model and asked if I could create something similar to my Dissembling - Welcome to the Dark side image (see below) and this is what I came up with. :-)

We always have a bit of both inside us... 

Credits

Model Kirsty Childs

Backgrounds and Textures

• FIRE IN THE SKY STOCK by ArwenArts
• Fire by Tortured-Raven-Stock

Brushes

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

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

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Wonderland III: Desire

 

 

 

Part III of my Wonderland mini series (see the accompanying poem)

This may seem like a fetish image, but it is actually about how desire can consume and shackle you. Ever felt that way?

Credits

Model

• Stock Photo - Diss 59 by dead-stock

Stock

• Veil Stock Package 1 by almudena-stock
• Fire-stock001 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire-stock002 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire Stock 100 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire Stock 101 by tirasco-madawa
• Fire Stock 103 by tirasco-madawa

Backgrounds and Textures

• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 (Not a Clue) by Shadowhouse
• Photo Tints Overlay Set (Lichen and Burnt Bronze) by Shadowhouse
• Slightly Delicate Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Grunge Wall Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• glitter bokeh by Seraphic--Stock

Brushes and Actions

• Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Ropes -n- Chains Brushes by redheadstock
• Lace mix by NadinePau-stock

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

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Wonderland I: Nightmare

 

 

 

 

This is the first illustration in a mini series to accompany my poem Wonderland.

The poem is about dreams and this is the depiction of nightmares. I've tried to pack in as many of the fears most people encounter in their nightmares as I could think of. LOL 

There'll be another one or two to follow.

Credits

Model

• Stock Photo - Diss 53 by dead-stock

Stock

• Fire Stock 001 by tirascao-madawa
• Fire Stock 002 by tirascao-madawa

Background and Textures

• DarkWorld Textures Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 (Bloodshead & Soft-n-Gray) by Shadowhouse

Brushes,Actions and Gradients

• Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog
• 50 Photoshop Postwork Actions (21 Ghost Glow) by Manicho
• Teardrop Brush Set by Cynthetic
• Tears by nemo-stock
• Hair brush set by para-vine
• Nature's Beauty Gradient by Liasmani

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

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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

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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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Fire - Triptych - Photo Manipulation

 

 

 

Inspired by the song Fire by Augustana (and the fire goddess in Sharra's Exile by Marion Zimmer-Bradley with a hint of the Stephen King) :-)

See the song on Youtube, Fire

Credits

Model 

• Violet21 (no longer available) by faestock

Stock

• dead tree by LuckyStock
• Tower by Fairiegoodmother
• Fire Stock by Zuziza
• Fire textures (no longer available) by Shin-Rhys

Backgrounds and Textures

• Hell Fire by Storms-Stock
• Sparkles 09 by PandoraLore-Stock
• Smoke textures by mysnapz
• InertiaStock7 by InertiaK
• too bad by CKdailyplanet
• That Seem A Little Absurd by Smoko-Stock
• Textured Overlay Set by Shadowhouse
• Coffee Paper Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Set 4 by Shadowhouse

Brushes

• Hair brush set by para-vine

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

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Fallen Angel - Photo Manipulation

 

 

 

An image both about the social, political, and historical framework women work within since Eve, but also the personal feeling of being 'flung from grace' when a mistake seems to rock your world and we have to pull ourselves out of the mire and re-invent ourselves.
See the poem here.

Credits
Model

• Butt Dimples by mjranum-stock
• Photographer: Marcus Ranum
• Model: Amber Gangi

Stock

• Fire Stock by Zuziza
• and more birds by mimose-stock

Backgrounds and Textures

• CLOUDY SKY STOCK by ArwenArts
• Dark Sky by raven2663
• Blue Clouds by ashlee7307-stock
• sky 8 by night-fate-stock
• Fish Bite Moonbeams by Smoko-Stock
• Texture set 4 by anamcr
• Square64 by Shadowhouse
• Crow Feather Wings Stock by RockStock

Brushes

• Angel Wings by bazzabent-stock
• czchagas decorative curlys by caiojosechagas
• Lightening by spiritsighs-stock

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

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