In the Woods Tonight

© Sybille Sterk 

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

Created using both Illustrator and Photoshop, bought resources and my own illustrations and photography. 

I can never decide if I like the woods better or the sea, so here's a mix of both in on of my favourite colour combos. :D And, don't forget the cool raven. :D 

More to come... So watch this space.

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Italy - Panorama

 

 

 

 

 My one and only panoramic shot (taken with my phone camera) and edited with textures.

Text by Dante Aligheri, The Divine Comedy. 

It reads:

When I had journeyed half of our life's way,

I found myself within a shadowed forest,

for I had lost the path that does not stray.

Or in the original (Italian):

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita,
Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
Che la diritta via era smarrita.

Credits

• toe overhead lift by CKdailyplanet
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse
• Polaroid Overlay Set by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 1-2-3-4, Set 3 by Shadowhouse

All other images my own.

MCN: CXWNH-GSS1G-LMR5Y

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

Trips Number 3: Granchester Meadows

Just after Christmas and before the new year we had a little outing to Granchester Meadows which is round the corner from where I live (well, almost). It's very pretty there (even Pink Floyd thought so as they wrote a song about it). It's especially lovely in the Summer when you can sit either by the river or in the Orchard - a lovely place to drink tea and eat homemade scones with clotted cream and strawberries.

However, it was too cold to sit outside, although we did go for a walk and, of course, I had my camera with me. Here are a few of the snap shots I took:


This is a few up the river towards Cambridge, so is the one below. The light was really beautiful and golden.

I am fascinated by trees and I love willows. They're probably my favourite trees (next to birches).

The reflection of this willow in the water is particularly clear.

Then I went on to grasses and reeds.


The drops on the grass were so large and pronounced. Not like diamonds at all, they are far too round and organic! Here you can see how muddy it was. Muddy with a capital 'M'.

The sun set really early and it began to get dark at 3 in the afternoon. This is a view over the trees towards the sunset.

Here, a similar view of the river as the ones at the beginning but with light fading fast.

I couldn't resist playing with the next lot and applied several filters including a Sumi-E filter. I think it works really well.


The last two are of reflections in the water. The bottom one looks almost like some secret writing - hieroglyphs maybe...