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Submitted: November 3, 2012
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Delicaciesby =Ashe-Art

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Dark

© Ivy Ashe 2012. This image may not be modified or redistributed in whole or in part.

I originally started this for "The Gift" contest at #DarkArt-Challenges and/or "The Familiar" contest at #ManipulateThis - but I didn't finish in time.

I had a hard time coming up with a title, finally decided on "Delicacies" as the eyeballs are a treat, a delicacy for her familiar.

Stock Credits

Model by `faestock here [link]
BG by *TwilitesMuse here [link]
Crow by =zememz here [link]
Skulls by ~das-gretel here [link]
Candles by =zememz here [link]
Bloody Eyeballs by *pranilestock here [link]

Glossy blood brush by =dennytang here [link]

Thanks for looking!

Critique by *ajCorza Jan 15, 2013, 5:04:42 PM

First impressions are that I like the idea behind it very much. That said, the first thing that definitely stands out to me as needing work are the candles. They just really look like they're not so much a part of the picture as on top of it.

The way to fix the candles is always lightest around the base where the wick is (which you did a bit but not extreme enough) and then shadow the grooves of the wax, deepest:darkest and the highest lighter. A bit of work but it really makes a difference.

The skulls need shadowing also. That close to the candles they're going to have harsh differences in the shadow tones. I actually look online for actual pictures of whatever I'm trying to shadow so I can get an idea of how the shadows and light should fall cause lets be honest not everyone has a skull bumping around their house on such occasions!

The raven needs light on his right side reflecting the candle light and the girl needs light on her as well. If you look at her face the highlight is showing to the left side of her face but the candles are on the right so that needs to be corrected. Also I think she could definitely use some contrasting on her dress and skin. Again, think about where she is in relation to the candles and how the night would probably be pretty dark so the candle light is going to make a kind of glow to her skin and then throw harsh shadows as well.

Again as I said, I really like this one. I think she just needs some final touches to be perfect.

Hope this helped.

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Critique by =Beholdentolove Dec 2, 2012, 6:36:32 PM

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The lighting in this picture is very nice on the model herself, however I feel like it is a bit off on the raven and skulls around the candles. With the raven standing so close I would think some of the candlelight would reflect on his feathers a little (kind of how you have it on her cloak). Also the raven seems to be two different colors which far away made it hard for me to distinguish what creature it was at first.

I would have liked to see wax melting on the skulls as this would have integrated those objects together in a more concrete manner. Or maybe even add webs to just piece them together.

Overall I think it is a very nice piece. Great job!!!

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~SpecialOne May 27, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

The concept is a great one. The images you chose to merge together were not very good to start with. The quality of the images were too different from the start. In order to get them to come together correctly you would have had to distress and work the cartoonish luster of the skulls and candles out. The issue of lighting and the issues with the too perfect cropping around the edges are pretty minor but do play a role. I like the idea you had here. I suggest you keep going with this though. Next time try looking at the images closely to see if they have the same surface quality and light texture before you put them together. Sometimes it is easy to get so wrapped up in what we want it to look like that we don't see what it actually looks like. Take a step back, put it away for a day or three then pull it back out again. Grab a flashlight and some random objects around the house and flip the light off and on and look at how the light falls across things, see how grainy it looks during certain times of day. Then try to bring that consistency into your manips. Keep on truckin!

=Ashe-Art Jun 2, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you so much for your feedback!

You're right, it is easy to get wrapped up in what we want it to look like. Unfortunately, I've gotten so frustrated with my works never coming out how I see them in my head that I've just quit doing manips all together. I've tried, just can't seem to get past it. But thanks again, I'm sure eventually I'll start up again (I hope so anyway) and I'll definitely keep your advice in mind