Murder Board

© Sybille Sterk 

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

I just got Ripper Street on DVD and I love it. This is inspired by the amazing title sequence. :D Public domain and personal/bought resources mixed together in Photoshop. The font is GL Steak Brush. I added drips and an FX effect.

The quote is by Aldous Huxley: It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their throats cut, as the cut-throats are born to be hanged. 

Available as posters, t-shirts, mugs, bedding, framed prints, canvas prints, cases for phones, laptops and ipads, clocks, rugs, travel mugs in all my various outlets. :D Some samples below.

On Society6:

On Redbubble:

More Freebies: MM Moody Gradients Preset for Photoshop

The last one (purple/blue) is perfect for that vintage/hipster feel. Use the Exclusion blendmode - a play with the opacity might be necessary - and add a cool grungy texture. :-) Or use one of the colourful gradients with Screen blendmode over the top to create light leaks like in a polaroid. 

Download them here.

Have fun!

Story

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Scrabble tiles on a 'found' wall of wood. That's all a story really is, isn't it? A beginning, a middle and an end? What makes a story? What makes a good story?

Here's my poem Fairy Tales Are Lies to go with the image.

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

A Bowl Of Summer

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A bowl of wild roses in my garden. View large (click on the image).

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Almost Rock, Paper, Scissors

Almost Rock, Paper, Scissors

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A  variation on my rock, paper, scissors theme. There is something magical and almost occult about this game. The feather seemed the perfect addition. I wonder how it would fit into the game? Would it beat all the others, sort of like a joker? When could you use it? Why would you use it? For really important issues, sort of get one win in a hundred free? :-)

What do you think? I'd love to hear your ideas. :-) ♥

All my own images except for polaroid frames which are courtesy of fuzzimo

Rock, Paper, Scissors

 

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Rock, Paper Scissors is one of those things that have always fascinated me, but until I looked it up just now, I didn't realise how truly old it is: the first mention dates back to the time of the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). This is my interpretation of the game.

Check it out here

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Waiting in the Shadows

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My image and words from my poem Sadness

The taste of absinthe on my tongue
The sound of raindrops on the window pane
The scent of burnt leaves in Autumn
The feel of a cold draught on my skin

Darkness
Descends
Quietly

 
All my 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).

Summer Garden and Rockabilly

 

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A broken rake in my garden. I couldn't resist the wonderful rusty texture nor the beautiful shapes.

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Marguerites in a meadow. It was sooo hot that day and the light almost blinding.

Both 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).

Some Rockabilly fimo I made a little while ago and now finally managed to bake and glossify. :-) Soon to be made into bracelets and necklaces. Watch this space.

Love Me, Do

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Picture of one of my necklaces. When I first saw this in a shop on Etsy I couldn't resist the whimsy of it. :-)

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Perfume

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I love perfume and like books it's something I find hard to resist. There are bottles all over the house, partly because often the bottles themselves are so pretty, partly because I am a nose person.... There is something so sensual about perfume...

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

Spring at the Allotment

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Spring Onions from the Allotment.

Before and after a proper wash. :-)

All images my own. Edited with Photoshop.

Bound

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One of four images. I'll upload the other 3 over the next few days.

No one was hurt during the taking of these images. :-) The rope was loose and all the effects (including the barcode) were added in Photoshop.

Although it's a 'scary' picture with all it implies, to me it also has a strange beauty. In a way reconising you are bound is the first step to freedom. The barcode is to indicate how much we are bound nowadays by brands and labels (not just the marketing kind either). We all seem to be held fast by the labels people attach to us to make it easier to put us into a drawer and forget about us.

All images my own or stock. Edited in Photoshop.

Welcome to the Jungle

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Not quite the jungle but a clematis in my front garden just thinking about blossoms and a little bit of trickery in Photoshop. :-)

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

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This was an experiment. I overlayed three images taken in quick succession to create this blurred effect that - to me - feels almost like a video still, as if you could see the movement out of the corner of your eye; a song caught between movements. I added textures, a vignette and colour adjustment layers to get to this and love the ethereal feel of it.

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Murder with a Kiss

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I thought Christmas was the perfect time to post this. ;-)
With all the family together, I am sure we all have thoughts like that now and again. Especially, with the usual stress and disasters over the holidays...!
Sorry, I just couldn't resist a little 'tongue-in-cheek'

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

New Prints and iPhone Case

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I've uploaded my images Midsummer Night and Paper Boats to Redbubble, so now it cannot only be licensed from Arcangel-Images, you can also get yourself a greeting card, poster or high quality print (framed, mounted or just the print) from Redbubble.

All images my own, now stock used.

The Midsummer Night image made the front page on Arcangel-Images today. :-) I am so in love with this image, especially as someone watched me take the photo of the hawthorn and just couldn’t see why I’d want to take a picture of it! I hope this picture shows why the shot was definitely worth it. LOL


I spent ages folding the Paper Boats and was surprised that I still remembered how. Haven’t done that in years. It’s another of my all time favourites. I love the peaceful and serene feeling that emanates from the image.

I also created a new iPhone case from one of my existing images - Pure Love. This was by special request, and I am so glad as it looks so pretty, see for yourself:

Redbubbles iPhone cases (currently only available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s) are very special, to quote Redbubble:

• Long life, super-bright colors embedded directly into the case
• Extremely durable one-piece, shatterproof plastic casing
• Full-wrap printing
• Allows access to all device features; iPhone charges while in case
• Special keyhole ring keeps photos completely unobstructed
• Available in 1000s of unique designs
• Fits all mobile providers, including AT&T and Verizon

I am still extremely busy creating more art for Arcangel-Images and textures for the TextureVault. 

Love's Labour's Lost - I & II

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I can spell...honestly! This is the title of the play in my version of it (quite an old edition from 1905). I love old books and I've got three teeny editions of Shakespeare's plays (Love's Labour's Lost, MacBeth and the Taming of the Shrew).

The pictures were taken outside in my garden and edited with my own textures. No stock materials used.

More images with books to come... 

Dodge Fluid Drive

For the RB Weekend Project

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Image taken a couple of weekends ago. Thought it'd be perfect for the project.
 

The image is as is with a little enhancement to bring out the details, some textures and colour adjustments. I also removed the numbers from the number plate and changed them for the "Fluid Drive", which was originally located at the back of the car. I wanted to give it a vintage feel because of the age of the car. A black and white version with just the car in red might have been good too. Maybe I'll have a play with that one day. :-)

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Credits - all by Shadowhouse:

• NF Texture Set
• You'd Be Surprised texture
• 17 Grunge Border Bars Brush Set

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A Very Special Cat

One of our two cats died last weekend and I still have a 'Mayberry-shaped hole'. Unfortunately, I never took many photos of her (she never sat still long enough) and those I took aren't very good. I decided not to make the same mistake with our other cat.

He's the sweetest little thing, a little dopey, very cuddly and not a mean bone in his body. He's a very special cat indeed.

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Credits

• Freebie Actions (Veruca Salt) by Apples & Sisters
• Polaroid Overlay Set by Shadowhouse

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The Beach - *NEW* Series

I still remember seeing the sea the first time each summer and how it made me feel. It was magic.

All my own photographs plus

B and W Scratch by pareeerica

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I saw these two bikes lying at the beach just as I was walking back to the car. Couldn't resist. :-)

All my own photographs plus

B and W Scratch by pareeerica

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Another of the walking away images. I loved the seagull on the top of the mast; it is sitting there like a lookout and the red and black flag at the bottom. :-)

All my own photographs plus

• B and W Scratch by pareeerica
• Photo Tints Overlay Set (Harvest) by Shadowhouse

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As always, all images are available on Redbubble, DeviantArt, Bluecanvas and Artflakes. Also available as skins for laptops, Macbooks, Blackberry, iPhone and Droid on Bluecanvas. :-) 

Just click on any of the link buttons along the right-hand side. :-)