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It seems to be a very deep rooted aspect of many if not most human societies to want to own what we admire, to capture that which captivates us. Admire the Fae for their fierce sense of freedom, capture them for it if you can. This Irony is not without obvious consequence. Often, as Artists, we ourselves are enslaved by the efforts to capture what we admire. This piece is a meta-reference meditating on reflecting that.

___About________________________________________________________________

I’ve been friends with ~Izile on face book and DA for some time now.
She continues to create and post images of her wonderful “Magic Vials”,
which she also sells on her Etsy account .
She herself has a very Celtic Fae presence about her, which,
until recently I only witnessed through her posted photos.

Her “Magic Vials” are small parcels of her Herbology, Geomancy and Oil Works.
Each one having it’s own characteristics suited toward individual ends.
The craft and care she puts into her work inspired me to want to combine
her image with her work. As an artist myself I gained great personal
satisfaction from this. I hope you enjoy seeing it as much as she and I
enjoyed making it.

___Credits______________________________________________________________

Model: ~Izile Magic Vials by: ~Izile :thumb166489085:

Primary Photography, Photomanipulation, Digital paint and costume by ~JayelDraco

Additional reference photography by ~Blackscarab333

___Tip_________________________________________________________________

Glass and light refraction:
When compositing an object into or behind rounded glass, it’s important to keep in mind
what glass does to light and how that effects the object within. A helpful technique, is to
decide upon your end compositions lighting ahead of time so that you can take
appropriate reference images. Even if you’re not a photographer and thus not shooting
your own stock, a set of low quality reference images can be quite helpful. I this case, I
was shooting my own stock, so I was able to make the lighting setup that I used on my
model a larger version of the lighting setup that I used on the tiny “Magic Vials”.
However, I used a very even lighting scheme and still had to dodge and burn lighting and
shadow in post.

Example:

I photographed ~Izile , the model, in various poses which I later cutup and combined
into a pose appropriate for the piece.

I then photographed the finished “Magic Vial” that I would be placing her in.

Then I had photographed an empty glass vial in front of a black backdrop.

In photoshop, I placed my composite of ~Izile infront of a finished vial which I had
set to “Linear Dodge”

In front of the ~Izile composite, I placed the empty glass vial also set to
“Linear Dodge” and burned the areas where the highlights were too strong.

While studying the reference photos that I had taken of the “Magic Vials” that
contained objects, I dodged and burned light refraction onto the model.

Light refraction however does not just effect highlight and shadow, but also shape.
I also applied a very subtle fish-eye effect to the image of ~Izile not just with a filter,
but also by enlarging and warping her hands and feet as they are further from the
center of the glass.

The wire and cork not being inside the glass needed to be cutout and put on their
own layer in front of everything. To which I also applied a slight inner and outer glow
further separating them from the inside of the vial as well as adding a hint of magic
to the image.

I hope this brief tip serves as helpful food for thought
as you continue your artistic journey.

___Respect______________________________________________________________

As always, your questions comments and critiques are more than welcome, but please,
Respect the Model or you might just find your self hanging in a bottle somewhere.

___Thanks_______________________________________________________________

Thanks so much for checking this out!
Keep Rockin. . .
=j=

Description
It seems to be a very deep rooted aspect of many if not most human societies to want to own what we admire, to capture that which captivates us. Admire the Fae for their fierce sense of freedom, capture them for it if you can. This Irony is not without obvious consequence. Often, as Artists, we ourselves are enslaved by the efforts to capture what we admire. This piece is a meta-reference meditating on reflecting that.

___About________________________________________________________________

I’ve been friends with ~Izile on face book and DA for some time now.
She continues to create and post images of her wonderful “Magic Vials”,
which she also sells on her Etsy account .
She herself has a very Celtic Fae presence about her, which,
until recently I only witnessed through her posted photos.

Her “Magic Vials” are small parcels of her Herbology, Geomancy and Oil Works.
Each one having it’s own characteristics suited toward individual ends.
The craft and care she puts into her work inspired me to want to combine
her image with her work. As an artist myself I gained great personal
satisfaction from this. I hope you enjoy seeing it as much as she and I
enjoyed making it.

___Credits______________________________________________________________

Model: ~Izile Magic Vials by: ~Izile :thumb166489085:

Primary Photography, Photomanipulation, Digital paint and costume by ~JayelDraco

Additional reference photography by ~Blackscarab333

___Tip_________________________________________________________________

Glass and light refraction:
When compositing an object into or behind rounded glass, it’s important to keep in mind
what glass does to light and how that effects the object within. A helpful technique, is to
decide upon your end compositions lighting ahead of time so that you can take
appropriate reference images. Even if you’re not a photographer and thus not shooting
your own stock, a set of low quality reference images can be quite helpful. I this case, I
was shooting my own stock, so I was able to make the lighting setup that I used on my
model a larger version of the lighting setup that I used on the tiny “Magic Vials”.
However, I used a very even lighting scheme and still had to dodge and burn lighting and
shadow in post.

Example:

I photographed ~Izile , the model, in various poses which I later cutup and combined
into a pose appropriate for the piece.

I then photographed the finished “Magic Vial” that I would be placing her in.

Then I had photographed an empty glass vial in front of a black backdrop.

In photoshop, I placed my composite of ~Izile infront of a finished vial which I had
set to “Linear Dodge”

In front of the ~Izile composite, I placed the empty glass vial also set to
“Linear Dodge” and burned the areas where the highlights were too strong.

While studying the reference photos that I had taken of the “Magic Vials” that
contained objects, I dodged and burned light refraction onto the model.

Light refraction however does not just effect highlight and shadow, but also shape.
I also applied a very subtle fish-eye effect to the image of ~Izile not just with a filter,
but also by enlarging and warping her hands and feet as they are further from the
center of the glass.

The wire and cork not being inside the glass needed to be cutout and put on their
own layer in front of everything. To which I also applied a slight inner and outer glow
further separating them from the inside of the vial as well as adding a hint of magic
to the image.

I hope this brief tip serves as helpful food for thought
as you continue your artistic journey.

___Respect______________________________________________________________

As always, your questions comments and critiques are more than welcome, but please,
Respect the Model or you might just find your self hanging in a bottle somewhere.

___Thanks_______________________________________________________________

Thanks so much for checking this out!
Keep Rockin. . .
=j=