Sea Queen

© Sybille Sterk 

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This is another of my Vintage Times mix ups. I used public domain images from Graphics fairy and other sources and combined them with bought resources of textures and my own colour adjustments to create this. I love the sea. This is my whimsical interpretation of the queen of the sea. :D

Available on Redbubble, Society6, and all my other outlets. A few samples below. :D

A Sunday by the Seaside

I am so glad we went to the seaside on sunday. Got a lot of fresh air, and although it was quite bracing it was wonderful as we got a little sun and no rain until the drive home again.

Shingle Street. Probably one of my favourite beaches. I love the sound the waves make on the shingles and it's usually quite empty.

 Treasure. All the shells have perfect holes for hanging. The cats are very interested.

 The other side with the Beacons.

A soldier by the seaside - although this never happened. Apparently the Germans had planned an invasion here... but for some reason they didn't in the end. Just as well.

 Orford. One of my favourite places. Again, it's quiet but with a lovely cafe and a place to buy nice fish. :-)

The harbour.

Some photos shot with my camera and a Lensbaby lens. And below (just because) an American Horror Story version of the pictures. LOL

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where the sky touches the sea

© Sybille Sterk 

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There is something special about places where two elements or two opposites meet. They are a places where anything can happen, where anything is possible, they are magic and romantic, they may even transform us. I've always had a thing for mermaids. Maybe one day I will become a mermaid.

Font: Swallow Falls

Words: Jennifer Donnelly

All other 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). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

On Society6 below:

Longing

© Sybille Sterk 

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The words are from Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and they are so true for me. I love the sea and it always fills me with longing to watch the waves, but in some magic way the sea satisfies the longing as much as it creates it.

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

Font is Amatic.

On Society6

Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

© Sybille Sterk

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I took this image of the shells yesterday when I took some other still life images for photo manipulations I have planned. I've tried a few times to get the perfect combination of shells and the light falling on them just right and this time it worked (imho) perfectly.

The water and splashes were added. Below is the original image:

I like it and it's pretty but it lacks the drama of the eidted one. I added water reflections, textures, the splashes, colour adjustments and highlights/shadows to create the drama.

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). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

All available on Society6

Now for something different - The Tail

© Sybille Sterk

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This was an experiment. I recently bought a CD full of vintage images and found some more on the net (all public domain) and then I played with them all.

There is a photo of the beach in the background and I mixed up the vintage images to create the mermaid and coloured it in and added textures.

The image is inspired by one of my recent poems which I am not ready to show yet because I am considering entering it in a contest. :-)

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). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

 

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Horizon

© Sybille Sterk

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This was taken last summer. I love going to the seaside and could spend hours just sitting there watching the wave. I tried to pack that feeling into the picture. There's nothing quite like it but messing around at the beach (to paraphrase Ratty from The Wind in the Willows).

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Emotion and magic added with Photoshop.

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Available at Society6

I ♥ you more

© Sybille Sterk
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Poster created using True 2D font and shapes in Photoshop. I added colour and textures. The quote is by Paul Coelho from his book The Alchemist.

All images/textures/brushes my own, free 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). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

All available through Society6

 

Soirée

Soirée

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All three images were taken at Sheringham. I was so pleased with myself as I managed to get really close to the seagulls. The tide was just coming in and I got wet feet but it was so worth it. I love the reflections of the birds in the wet sand. There was also the most wonderful sunset (more picture coming) that evening.

All photographs my own, edited in Photoshop. Background texture from Shadowhouse, Darkworld.

Waiting for the Tide

© Sybille Sterk
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Photo I took a while back at the Suffolk Coast. It's one of my favourite shots, especially with the new curves I used on it to give it this almost (for me) ethereal feeling. I am so in love with this. :-) This is the kind of place I imagine when things are bad or I feel sad. I am sure you have a place like that, too, if not, you can share mine. :-)

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00267

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).

the things I allow myself to think

 

© Sybille Sterk
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Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00161

The image has been edited slightly from the original and my words from the poem the things I allow myself to think have been added:

the things I allow myself to think
are few and far between
like a necklace of islands in the ocean
never precise and harsh
like the cries of seagulls by the beach

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

 
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House by the Sea

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I've always wondered what it would be like to live by the sea, to smell the sea and feel the waves when it's stormy. This is what I came up with. :-) 

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0195

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

Mermaid

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Model: the beautiful Francesca again. :-)

From my very first photoshoot.

I've always loved Andersen fairy tales, although, most of them are very sad much more so than most of the other ones you find from this time. The Mermaid is one of the most tragic ones. The mermaid is so brave to leave her world behind for love and it makes it so much more tragic when she's then betrayed by her love and returns to the sea. I am not sure what the message is... I think it depends on your experiences what you take away from it. I tried to show the dual nature of the mermaid as a woman and her nature as a fantastical being, her sadness and her 'other'-ness.

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

This the Sea

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This is inspired by the wonderful model Jess Truscott and the song This is the Sea by The Waterboys. You can listen to it below.

I've always had a thing about the sea and water in general. :-) The sea always made me feel safe and free and I was always drawn to myths about the sea, especially the one about Tethys, Goddess of the Sea.

Credits

Model

Red silk9 by faestock

Brushes

Hair brush set by para-vine

Textures

Various textures from Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/brushes my own my own or bought.

  All my licensing 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).