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Enayla · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 1:59 pm

Surrender.

pale like the first snow.
cold as the tempting, tentative touch,
of the shivering frost.

dim like the early morning -
smooth, and sugary,
like the lingering taste of chocolate.

warm, as only a spring morning can be,
delicate like a child's fingers.

surrender.

surrender me.

cool like the blade of a dagger.

Aaanyway, about the picture: trying out more, new stuff again. After a few very quick, fun pictures, I decided to do something a little more serious. It's far from perfect, and there's something odd with her pose, but I'm leaving it like this.

Thanks for your time =D
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Osto · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 2:05 pm

As wonderful as ever!

Du �r verkligen en av mina favorit artister genom tiderna, du kommer att st� i historieb�cker i framtiden som en av v�r tids stora konstn�rer. Im sure of it. Very Happy

Matthew · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 2:15 pm

Sure super nice Smile

and you are cool with these poems attached. Smile

The transparent cloth on her is totally amazing, is that drawn from fantasy or do you use reference? There�s magic in this piece and I�m charmed...hehe Smile

Matthew

sleepwalker · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 2:24 pm

Crazy good!

Daniel Lieske · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 2:40 pm

I like the mood and the colors. The painting would be perfect if You had made the perspektive right. The Viewer is on one Level with her shoulder. In this case the edge of the rope touching the ground would have to be more rounded because we see it from above.
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william willette · member Member # Joined: 15 Aug 2002 Posts: 119

man i suck at painting
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Chuckles · junior member Member # Joined: 31 May 2002 Posts: 15

great work, one thing is bothering me thou, the girl's hand is a alittle off.

ZeeWire · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 5:41 pm

Amazing work!! incredible rendering with a classical touch.
Besides the minor proportion / perspective issues already mentioned I would like to see the man's dagger more obvious. If the woman wasn't holding one, I would've a hard time to realize that he was holding another. Maybe he could be holding it behind her, as he seams a little passive with both hands behind.

Anyhow, your rendering skills are breathtaking, keep it up!
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paranoid? · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 6:12 pm

O_O! I bow to your ingeniosity Shocked

Chuckles is kinda right though....she has "manly hands"

any great work keep it coming =)
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Lunatique · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 6:41 pm

Great as always.

For a second there, she seemed to be repulsed by him? Maybe it's the slight frown she looks like she's got on, or the way her face is tilted slightly away from him?

Groady · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 8:05 pm

This is fantastic! You are the one who does the awesome fairy pics right? (if I'm wrong forgive me). You're site doesn't seem to work so I can't confirm. Either way this is a great painting, great work Smile

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Fafnir · Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 8:11 pm

cool.
the expression on both their faces are great, is he holding a blade as well?
some portions of the people look different from the rest of the piece though.
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RONIN SIX · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 3:17 am

Awesome ....

You have captured the true essience of "SOME" Women I know...............
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Matthew · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 3:44 am

Hello again, Just wanted to say that this image looks magical on my screen, it is now my background.
The Fog is totally cool, I want to be in that place....hehe Smile

Sorry for my two posting, hope it is ok. Smile

gfsap · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 4:31 am

lol omg NICE !! Surprised

I have a question, for all of you good painters Razz

how do you make the skin so uhmm smooth? do you smudge or something? I really want to know Smile

btw keep up the good work Razz

ZeeWire · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 6:05 am

In Photoshop I use a combination of Hard & Soft Brushes at very low opacity to build the colors on.
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Max · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 2:40 pm

This is wonderful, just wonderful!

Andromeda · Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2003 3:33 pm

..... im always a big fan of enayla's work ...
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Enayla · Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 8:04 am

I posted this at my forums, so I might as well post it here =) Closeup on the faces and the lace:

Osto: Thank you =) Och... tack s� j�ttemycket =) Verkligen smickrande, �ven om jag sj�lv inte riktigt k�nner mig som n�gon stor konstn�r ;]

Matthew: Thanks =) I spent a lot of time on her clothes. They're mostly painted from a combination of my own mind and reference from curtains and different dresses I have at home - though the bottom lace was inspired by a wedding dress I once sawa =)

Sleepwalker: Glad you like it =D

Daniel Lieske: Ah, perspective - I always screw it up ;] Thankee.

William Wilette: I'm sure you don't =)

Chuckles: I knooooow.... her hand looks muchly screwed up. I'll see if I can do something about it later. Thanks =)

ZeeWire: I actually didn't want his dagger to be seen ;] A lot of people look at the painting and don't even notice the fact that he's holding a dagger - something that I fully intended. Some seem to think he's a victim, and if that's how they want to interpret it - I don't mind at all. I placed both daggers very close to the edge of the painting for a reason =) Their bodylanguage is... pretty much exactly like I wanted it, too - minus anatomical issues =) There's a conversation and interaction going on in there - that's why their poses look like they do.

Paranoid?: Yesh, very evil hands ;] I'll see if I can fix it. Thankee =D

Lunatique: Mmmm... take a look at his expression on the closeup =) I say nothing, but there's stuff going on between the two of them =) Thanks!

Groady: Hahah, don't know if they're awesome, but, yes, I do fairy pictures - I love fae. Thankee.

Fafnir: Yes, he's holding a blade. Thankee =)

RONIN SIX: Thanks ;] How about the true essence of some |men|?

Matthew: Aw, I'm flattered =D

gfsap: How do I make the skin so smooth? Er, well... um... I paint in adobe photoshop - with a wacom pen. If you paint with very light strokes on top of each other, repeatedly, you get a rather soft appearance to the picture. I occasionally use very light smudging, too, but I'm trying to get away from that =) Thanks =)

Max Kulich: Thanks =)

Andromeda: Aw, thank you =}
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Awetopsy · Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 8:24 am

noooo!!!! I cant see the image!!! Sad

Max · Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 11:47 am

I can. Thanks, it looks fabulous!

Spooky · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 7:48 pm

Still the best detailist on the board! Very Happy

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dontfallin · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 11:40 pm

everyone will hate me for this but whatever, your work is always spectactular but your so damned limited to making everything "pretty" of course your an incredible artist .... its just that Ive lost interest in your work because I already know what to expect from you not that you should care because everyone has the right to do what they love to do. I dunno....keep up the pretty I guess because you make it look ...pretty