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cryingsorceress — aim high, shoot low

Published: 2006-11-01 02:37:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 2874; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 14
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Am I scared to be held back by chains? Who knows.


This is my... "big" piece, I guess.
And it is, obviously, highly conceptual. I hope that I won't have to explain the concept with the chains, anchor and upside-down world.

I hope that this doesn't offend anyone... but I've seen so many of photomanips that look the same. This is, like, my stupid attempt to speak out against it, haha.

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I started this with a width of 2550px and after I've placed the pictures and did some minor adjustments and then shrunk the file 'cause it wasn't very manageable. I actually painted in handles where the chains ended as small details and little random stuff from here and there but most of them don't show on the shrunk version and they're not interesting enough for me to post details, haha. I don't know how much stock I used... So many pictures, so many textures.

I tried with lighting, and I still suck at it. Someone helped me with it and it looks a lot better but I have a feeling that I'll never get the hang of it.


~sweetcarlotta whose stock picture inspired the whole photomanip
=resurgere | *Madam-NatasStock | =gladly | ~AzurylipfesStock

I would really, really appreciate feedback. I worked pretty hard on this.

I wonder how many of you actually read the description

I give permission to *Manipulators to post this in their gallery
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Comments: 58

cryingsorceress In reply to ??? [2007-09-23 23:25:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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ElevenOrchids [2007-03-02 19:02:35 +0000 UTC]

Love the tones, wonderful concept!

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cryingsorceress In reply to ElevenOrchids [2007-03-04 04:18:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks again!

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ACrazyCharade-Stock [2007-02-14 14:01:19 +0000 UTC]

lovely. your colors and style are very painterly, remind me a lot of Watteau [link]
Didnt expect that would translate well into Photo/Manip but you did a great job

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cryingsorceress In reply to ACrazyCharade-Stock [2007-02-15 01:53:00 +0000 UTC]

wow, thanks. i spent a lot of time on this :] but i know that my pieces are nothing compared to watteau's
...ah, one day... just kidding.

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estella [2007-01-11 02:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful concept and stunningly executed. This is marvelous.

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cryingsorceress In reply to estella [2007-01-12 10:48:59 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much

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Love-is-evoL [2006-12-29 07:27:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is absolutley brilliant. It's the most perfect conceptual picture I've seen in a long time, and I don't know anything about photo manips, but I think you did a great job ( =

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cryingsorceress In reply to Love-is-evoL [2006-12-31 05:10:33 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you

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Love-is-evoL In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-12-31 20:06:00 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome = D

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Tevekinhell [2006-12-21 17:38:16 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous piece, the concept feels really abstract but it works so well!

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cryingsorceress In reply to Tevekinhell [2006-12-31 05:19:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you i try hard with the concepts.

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Serenidade [2006-12-19 16:21:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for helping making *Manipulators such a special club filled with great artists and tons of creativity !!

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cryingsorceress In reply to Serenidade [2006-12-31 05:22:11 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you

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jeannie64 [2006-12-04 14:21:42 +0000 UTC]

awesome artwork my friend i love this its a def fav babe xxj

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cryingsorceress In reply to jeannie64 [2006-12-04 23:16:35 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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jeannie64 In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-12-04 23:49:25 +0000 UTC]

never a prob my friend your welcome xxj

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ichizora [2006-11-27 06:48:48 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's impressive! I like the concept.

...and you live in the same suburb as my uncle! OMGlolx

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cryingsorceress In reply to ichizora [2006-11-27 07:32:43 +0000 UTC]

mhm, thanks
O_o your uncle lives in Arcadia?

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ichizora In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-11-27 07:46:29 +0000 UTC]

uhh yeah, recently visited him for his wedding at Holy Angels church. I liked SF more though... everything's so far apart in LA...lol

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cryingsorceress In reply to ichizora [2006-11-27 23:37:31 +0000 UTC]

ooh... that place
you're right; we need a car 24/7 over here.

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brennennn [2006-11-26 03:33:50 +0000 UTC]

wow, how do i love this! the concept shines so bright to me! the way the angel hangs from the world by chains and can't 'move-on'. but beside the concept, the image is brilliant. the textures (especially the cracked paper in the background) add to the effect and concept so well. i also like the anchor and how the sky is darker towards the bottom of the image. adds a dark effect and makes you feel her pain.

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cryingsorceress In reply to brennennn [2006-11-26 07:19:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you!
i'm always glad when someone understands what i try to convey
your comments always make me feel like it's really worth doing these pieces (=lazybutt forseniormember)

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brennennn In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-11-26 14:31:39 +0000 UTC]


(i don't know if that's needed, haha.)

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munkymp3 [2006-11-18 23:46:50 +0000 UTC]

This look so sadddd [cries] but tis shinyyy <3 Great job !

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cryingsorceress In reply to munkymp3 [2006-11-19 03:28:55 +0000 UTC]

aww. thanks

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Aimelle [2006-11-17 02:25:39 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant ! creative and so harmonious feel from the color scheme.
I like the softness and the simplicity of the composition with a few elements.
Good work

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cryingsorceress In reply to Aimelle [2006-11-17 07:50:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you especially for the elaborate comments :]

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Aimelle In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-11-18 07:10:51 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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ashy-stock [2006-11-14 10:43:56 +0000 UTC]

wow this is a great piece of art!

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cryingsorceress In reply to ashy-stock [2006-11-15 07:31:31 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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xyai [2006-11-03 02:44:57 +0000 UTC]

I like thisss a lot

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cryingsorceress In reply to xyai [2006-11-05 17:32:28 +0000 UTC]

yay

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cynlee [2006-11-02 07:21:49 +0000 UTC]

caught my eye.. i like it.. much to see~

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cryingsorceress In reply to cynlee [2006-11-03 02:33:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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DarknessBlueIce [2006-11-02 01:37:19 +0000 UTC]

You know that I won't bother to read the whole thing... Just read it... diagonally.

Nice stuff. Colors might be less.. red? It's kinda monotone. But you can't always color everything right when you have 16150182 bajillion stocks in it right?

Huzzah for technologically retarded computers XD

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cryingsorceress In reply to DarknessBlueIce [2006-11-02 04:53:34 +0000 UTC]

haha, yeah. i wrote that description in like 3 days.
the red's sort of on purpose. i didn't mean it to be that red but the texture did that and it made it look more chaotic, which was like... where i was aiming at

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DarknessBlueIce In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-11-02 16:24:18 +0000 UTC]

Lol
Chaotic life habits FTW....

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Sinfuljoy [2006-11-01 13:50:20 +0000 UTC]

This is so ethereal and luminous, but full of strong emotion at the same time. Remarkable piece!!

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cryingsorceress In reply to Sinfuljoy [2006-11-02 04:51:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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sweetcarlotta [2006-11-01 12:56:58 +0000 UTC]

wow so complex and great! thanks for using my stock!

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cryingsorceress In reply to sweetcarlotta [2006-11-02 04:50:40 +0000 UTC]

no problems

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reshichan [2006-11-01 10:03:29 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic!

I love the way that it seems the angel is trapped between worlds, while everything is falling apart around her.

It's a beautiful concept that you've depicted

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cryingsorceress In reply to reshichan [2006-11-02 04:50:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you i'm glad that you understand it.

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reshichan In reply to cryingsorceress [2006-11-02 08:45:19 +0000 UTC]


you're so lucky to be talented and have a wonderful imagination. It makes for beautiful conceptual art

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cryingsorceress In reply to reshichan [2006-11-03 02:34:38 +0000 UTC]

thank you. everyone has a wonderful imagination, some just don't know how to explore it.

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Renilicious [2006-11-01 08:47:46 +0000 UTC]

This is just spectacular. You are so talented!

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cryingsorceress In reply to Renilicious [2006-11-01 08:49:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks, so much
i hope that'll translate onto our collab too

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dancer-from-the-dark [2006-11-01 08:01:51 +0000 UTC]

there is something very powerful and moving about this piece i love it

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cryingsorceress In reply to dancer-from-the-dark [2006-11-01 08:29:05 +0000 UTC]

many thanks

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