As I stated in Flickr, "When I took my SP, my vision was for me to be a fairy lulling a unicorn.
Life changed that, and my new motivation was to have it reflect something symbolic to my situation. I appreciate how art provides us the medium to express in subtle and cryptic ways ... :)"
Anyway, my costume was created using 4 different images via Photoshop and the tiger was from a photo I took while at the zoo. Below are some of the the images I used.
Me before I added Snow White garb:
Luckily I had the presence of mind to think of landscape. I pieced this to the photo above to give me room to insert the tiger:
White Bengal Tiger shot I took at the Miami Zoo. Unfortunately, the tiger was profiled, looking straight ahead instead of slightly to the rear (which would've suited the image better), but I had to make do. Since my eyes were not focused from a fully profiled standpoint, I had to place the tiger where my line of vision was, but it still looked off, so I changed the perspective a touch.
In general, I copied and masked everything into place. And then I added rays of light using the white to transparent linear gradient tool, with feathering. I also used the spotlight and omni light found in the rendering option.
Lastly, I used Mulletgod's Retouch Bonanza action to give it cohesion and contrast.
I love it! I have no clue how you were able to get the skirt into that position. I think it looks amazing! I'm having a hard time just putting clothes in a straight, standing position, let alone sitting on the ground in a profile! That is great work!
ReplyDeleteI love the "clashing worlds" theme going on here too. And you look like you are showing strength, courage and a sense of calm as the tiger approaches. Great use of symbolism!
Awesome work my friend!I love that tiger!! Your creativity is wonderful, change yourself as often as you like, til you find out who you are at the moment, it will always change I hope.
ReplyDeleteYou might find this amazing, I have a pet white tiger in a world called second life, you may have heard of it, It's a digital reality world.
A flickr friend Carlotta showed me the way. If you think flicker is addictive don't go there lol!
Well in my search for beauty I ended up here. Have a wonderful weekend dear friend! LostRunes