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Every night, when the bright globe of the moonlight illuminates the sky, she waits by the window eagerly awaiting and helplessly hoping to see him only one more time. She longs to feel his breath on her lips again, his warm touch on her body...but instead cold shivers and emptiness surround her heart and soul.

"Oh, how I yearn to touch you. I sense your presence in the moonlight's glimmer... Come, weave your threads around me, and we shall both be one again."

Excitement, thrill, romance and a dash of suspense. I am in the gothic mode right now. Not sure how long it will last but for now, this is the latest.

Enjoy!

Here are some close-ups:
]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:11:28 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/791445

I haven't done many Mithology inspired illustrations throughout my painting years. The story about Perseus and Andromeda has however, left my mind reeling with ideas.

Most of the visual nudge came from the Charles Napier's painting with the same title. Although, I wanted to illustrate more movement and convey urgency in my painting by positioning Perseus in the action pose rather than having him motionless. His character was the one who took the most time to paint.The lack of male models with the accurate position is very hard to find, so I had to paint and repaint arms and legs many times over.

Well, that's pretty much all. It took about 2 weeks to complete (not sure of the hours, since I work on couple of things at the same time).
Photoshop+Intous3

All in all, I hope you like it. Feedback is very much appreciated.

Thanx to Yang Xueguo for the wonderful splash brush.

Here are some details:


]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:59:01 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/762840

I've painted this as a short break from doing vector designs.
I wanted to include a wide spectrum of colors, bright and vivid. Happy and peaceful environment. There is not too much of a story in here. She fell asleep waiting for her man as he comes from the battle. He just stared there and couldn't make himself to wake her up. Girl was tightly referenced (pose from the model book). The male pose was little difficult, so I had to use my husband as a model.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 12:12:02 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/743744

Hi all! I haven't posted anything in awhile so it's about time to fill up my porftolio with something fresh.

This illustration was inspired by the sickly character of Marguerite Gautier from Alexandre Dumas book with the same title.
Originally I wanted to paint her very sick (almost at the end of her strentgh) but then decided to go with the look at the peack of her courtisan career. I actually still may want to do that at some point.
As usual, coments are appreciated!
Here are some details

]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:44:42 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/661189

Finally done! It's been 4 years since I wrote notes on this idea. I was surprised how fresh the picture still was in my mind. It took about 3 weeks to complete it due to work and transfering the file from work to home and back again on the thumb drive. On the top of it all, I was getting used to Mac, which only added more headeache.
Anyways, I have used many references here. I modeled for the girl and fauns were referenced from few pictures of children playing.

Here are more details:


]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:04:12 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/585233

Tea Time was a hard labor. It took many hours due to the amount of details involved. It was a time after I discovered Gradient Mesh and had to explore it to see the full potential. This illustration was based on the pencil sketch I've done some years back. I had to use reference for the lighting and reflections...]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:53:24 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/585227

This is a Vector Illustration of a 1967 Convertible Ford Mustang, I've done as a gift. Over 40 layers it was a combination of gradient mesh, brushes and blends. Took long time but it was worth every minute.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:47:38 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/583064

Hi Everyone!

Here is another image, although it's been produced last year it is the newest one I got. I have a couple of paintings in the works but still long way to go before I can publish them.
Coments and critiques are welcome.

Thank you.
]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:26:46 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/573151

One of my older images, I did last year.
I know, I know, the title is not the most original , so shoot me!
It was one of those things stuck in my head and wouldn't let go.

Let's see if I can place some close ups here... Hopefully it will work as I haven't yet figured out how to include them.

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:53:08 +0000 http://picky.cgsociety.org/gallery/572322

The image portaits a flower Nymph coming out of it and discovering the rain for the first time.
“The rain. What a peculiar phenomenon. It glistens at the remaining sparks of twilight. All those little mirrors that bear ones reflection, could they be touched?”

Comments and critiques would be greatly appreciated.]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:42:20 +0000