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Enayla · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 8:51 am

Left me behind.

These wings,
These wings, they slip and fall.
These wings they cannot fly.

Why did you leave me behind?

These woods are dark.

These trees,
These trees, they loom around me.
These trees they smell of blood.

Why did you leave me behind?

Dedicated to Blitz - because he rocks. End of story.

=)

[ March 09, 2002: Message edited by: Enayla ]

Liser Studios · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 9:12 am

wowzers.... this is nice.
the only thing that i see is her left hip. i don't know how the costume should look, but it comes to a point out there, like it goes out away from her hip. i dunno how to explain what i mean.
the anatomy is quite nice
nice feathery effect
nice bloody breast
what's the picture about? when i look at it i think of a woman who's in pain, and it's kind of thinking about her childhood (like maybe she was a dancer). Is there a story to it or is it open to interpretation?

do you have a site? when i go to it it's just a message board, which i can't get on to... as you probably know.
very nice. keep it up and maybe i'll send you a cookie through snail mail.

itchi · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 10:11 am

wow your work always amazes me. all i can say is BEAUTIFUL! it's all digital right? love the richness and mood. great atmosphere!

ZakatH · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 10:51 am

Great stuff as usual Enayla =)
But there seems to be something wrong with the shape of her face. Can't put my finger on it but I think her left eye might be a bit off.. and also something about the jawbone.. Bah! I don't know.. hmmz ok
If you cut her face into 3 pieces

1 Lips and down
2 Nose
3 Eyebrows

Her nose is turned more to the left then it should.. compared to the eye/eyebrow region.
And and her right nostril might be placed a few pixels to low.

Well actually *Blargh*
whatever.. Im way to picky when Im bored..

*edit* Forgot about her hips.. something there to

[ March 09, 2002: Message edited by: ZakatH ]

lel · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 1:42 pm

IMHO your best picture I've seen. Really interesting to look at and think of. Can't imagine the story leading up to this pose.

My only minor crit would be the cropping. The finger is almost touching the left border. I think she would stand out more if there was more space. Now it looks a bit like she's reaching for the doorframe.

Atomic Urine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2002 Posts: 71

Gorgeous as usual, Enayla.

I have one tiny, itty-bitty little crit. The highlight on the tree bark. I understand that that's a beautifully bright little sun back there, but I've never seen tree bark shine like that.

kad · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 1:51 pm

awesome pic. i looked through your gallery too .. great stuff.

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 2:42 pm

I like the painting.

When I read the poem and look at the painting for a little while I only come to one conclusion.....

She's dead.

She's died and she doesn't know it.

That's why she thinks everyone left her behind, that's why the blood is on her breast and that is why she smells blood on the trees. And for some reason, I think her cause of death was a stab wound to the hart.

Am I even remotely close?

Anyways........
Good stuff, got me to think for a second.

Take it easy,
M

Gil Agud�n · member Member # Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 103

i don't agree malachi... she's not dead... she has been really hurt... but not stabbed... it is a love wound... her heart and her sex are bleeding... but there is always a light of hope in the distance...

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dontfallin · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 10:35 pm

you two are crack headed!!!!

Gil Agud�n · member Member # Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 103

yes i am, btw who is the other??

maceface · Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2002 11:56 pm

how on earth do you do those feathers? its fantastic! great work!

Gil Agud�n · member Member # Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 103

sweet image... i wouldn't change a thing, i love everything just as it is... her face, the forest, the atmosphere, that light far away, the blood, that tear, the makeup, the feeling, the general sense of uncertainty of the whole image it's telling so many different stories... congratulations!!!

The Magic Pen · member Member # Joined: 05 Dec 2001 Posts: 321

Friggen beutiful !!

[edit : as a side note I dont agree with anything zahkat said ..she is very well preportioned the face is very well done, I think some people need to not hit the bong before they go on message boards.

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n8 · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 4:20 am

hehehe...isnt wonderfull how you can make stories to fit the image...very nice as usual enayla. *clapclap*

Enayla · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 7:32 am

*smiles* Thank you everyone - for crits and comments alike.

I'm not going to go into the story behind the picture. I'd much rather see that people make up their own story, because the picture will mean more to them then =)

Anyway, I thought I'd share three closeups with you:

Oh, and I'm afraid that - at the moment - enayla.epilogue.net is the only page I have =( I suck.

[ March 10, 2002: Message edited by: Enayla ]

ken · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 8:39 am

erg. some people have all the talent. thanks for the close-ups, i'll be a-studyin' them. it looks to me like you put a faint texture

malachi, that's a nice deduction. people who don't know they're dead are creepy. but dead chicks rock the house.

-Ken

maceface · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 10:32 am

cue "living dead girl"

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2002 3:25 pm

I just watched what dreams may come with my chick last week and seeing the girl in this painting kind of reminds me of the wife in that movie and how she's gone to hell, but she doesn't know she's there.

Anyways.......
It's a nice painting to look at regardless of the story one takes from it.

Take it easy,
M

CyberLink · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 7:05 am

Dear Enayla, that's the most cool picture I've seen here for about a month :-) I very like your art. It always has a kind of story behind. Very impressive and inspiring. Gives quite strong feeling that the image is charged with some emotional power :-)

cheney · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 8:35 am

Enayla is a super hero

gArGOyLe^^ · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 7:35 pm

wow.. I love the lighting a lot!!

roundeye · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2002 7:59 pm

thats soooooooooooo o o beautifull!

Rob M · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:33 am

*creams his pants*

Enayla, I've been following your work since you arrived at Sijun and I dare say that you've developed yourself quite a fan club.
Your work is just plain incredible. This piece is creepy yet elegant.

Keep churning out these incredible images.

Enayla · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 1:53 am

*blushes* aw, hush... there's tons of flaws in it that I can't seem to fix =|

But thanks, everyone =] In spite of flaws, I think it might be the best picture I've done so far (though I know for a fact that I see tons of MUCH nicer pictures on Sijun on a quite regular basis ;] )

For those who are interested... this will be my first picture that will be available for print sometime soon...

RATBAT · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 2:12 am

wow, let me just say, i love your colores. i went to your site and saw the gothic things your into. are you influenced by chiaroescuro? artemisia gentileski by any chance?

Enayla · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 2:19 am

RATBAT: Thanks =] Wish I could say 'yes' and sound very intelligent while doing it... but I have no idea of who any of those two are, I'm afraid =( Got any links?

(biggest inspirations would be Tim Burton actually)

Hyptosis · member Member # Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Posts: 507

Geeze, this is gorgeous! mkaes me think of Alice. Urm. american McGee's work I think.

Mr. T · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2002 3:09 pm

great stuff Enayla
i find the lighting a bit confusing, but hey

p.s. Tim burton kicks mad monkey ass!

Gordillo · Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2002 3:01 am

Beautiful... as usual