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sergiofx — Wayfaring Stranger - Part 3
Published: 2006-12-28 00:19:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 2653; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 134
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"...As he reached the waterfall, he stopped to rest, admiring the mystical land he had reached...then mounted back on his horse and continued the journey, hoping to find the path home..."------------------
Third in the series.
Part I: [link]
Part II: [link]
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Well, another piece made from scratch, This one really grew on me as I was working on it. It's one of those pieces where you just want to keep working on, making it perfect as much as you can. I don't know why, but I felt a great deal of connection with this piece. The mystery, the lonesome, the search and the wonder... All of which are feelings I have longed lived. This is without a doubt one of the most profound and personal pictures I ever made.
Enjoy.
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so dream like ... and the colors are breathtaking . it drove me into another world. therefore, it is utterly a fantastic image. ican feel the extreme creativity that compelled you into this wonderful achievement. great job serge
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Thanks 
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That's lovely, very atmospheric. Purple is an intimate colour in itself, and I like how it's monochromatic with contrasts of values keeping all the elements quite clear. Teh composition works very nicely. I see you put photoshop brushes to good use. The leaves on the trees look like birds themselves, taking flight, because they're "floating" on the branches. It's quite a nice result in itself, but if you didn't mean them to do that you can just add a low-opacity layer of full foliage or two underneath them. The shadows of the trees, and to a lesser degree that of the bridge, should be much lighter because the mist would not allow so much light to reach the ground. Also be careful, in some places the trees' shadows make it look like they are floating above the ground. They should be darkest where they touch the roots and then get lighter. I like the blurred effect of the water, but the bridge's reflection doesn't seem to correspond, and the shadow actually looks wider than the bridge. I wouldn't blur the shadow so much, either, but given the mist the reflection should be more prominent than the shade (it could turn out to be redundant).
Finally, I see you used the grass brush to create that vegetation wall. On the right side of the picture it works very nicely, though I would again reduce the contrast so the shadows aren't so dark – they bring too much attention to themselves and clash with the absence of bright light. On the left side it looks a bit too regular in places – maybe all you need to do is break the way they are aligned horizontally in places. You also have a blob of mist there that's a bit weird, as the rest of it hovers subtly and horizontally over the rest of the picture – this attracts the eye in a place you don't want it to stay so long.
The grass in the foreground has too much contrast as well within itself, it makes it look too textured compared to the flatness of the trees and their leaves. We don't need to see every blade of grass
I hope that wasn't too much nitpicking!
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Beautiful! It's like an illustration to a fairytale!
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I can see why you connected with this piece. It's gorgeous!
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I am amazed by the color scheme and textures of this work. Very nice.
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lol, I understood something about colors, and that you liked it. Thanks
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i adore the trees!!!!
i adore the birds!!! the waterfall!!!!
Sergio!!!! its amazing!!!
maybe what makes this amazing is the fact that YOU made this out of nothing!!! wow...
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btw, did you notice he was smoking?
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hehe!!!
yep i did notice that he was smoking
guess it did give it a down to earth feeling
amazing work baby!!!
AMAZING
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lol, I love your reaction 
It makes my whole work worth it 
I'm glad you loved it baby.
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i kindda feel the same way... its like ur reaction to my work means so much to me that all id be looking for on the page is YOUR comment...
wov you
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wow... just wow...
baby this is amawing...
when i learn photoshop, im so going to kick ur tiny butt 
hehe....
i adore it
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oh wow, i'm totally in love with this one! maybe coz of my obsession with purple lately but thats beside the point! I love the whole mystic about it, its very calm
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Thank you
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wow! this is a step away from your usual work... it's beautiful man!
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Ok Serg I have seen your work for a long time now and in the photomanip dept you are good but average if you know what I mean. Please dont take this comment in the wrong way.
I think what Im trying to say here is that this is just fantastic. I think this is where your talent really lies. This is the art form that you should excel in. This is just fantastic work, something that one would see in a book as a story Illustration.
This just blows me away my friend.
Id like to know how you created the walls next to the waterfall.
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lol, yea I know what you're talking about.
I always think that my manipulation lack that extra edge you know? That something that will finally take me to the next step, I always search for it. But I won't give up on that, I'll keep working on myself, what is life if we are not learning right? And even if it takes me longer than other artists, I know I'll get there if I put my head into it.
As for this style, it kinda surprises me what I can come up, especially that I didn't do so much of this stuff a whole lot you know? Just a few pieces, maybe 5 or 6, and yet, when I start coming up with something, I can't seem to let it go, and I just find myself lost in the world of fantasy. It's such a great feeling, to step away from the dark emotions and go running free in fantasy land you know?
I know I'll be more of these, every time I create something new, I discover new techniques and I have the time of my life.
Thanks
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It looks amazing! It's so so so i can't find the word damn it!
I love it
great work 
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It's VERY pretty! I love how it seems like everything is kinda made out of glass.
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