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Sleeping Beauty by =Foxfires:iconFoxfires:


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©2007-2008 Aimee Stewart, Foxfires - please see my CC Terms of Use before considering using this image for any personal or commercial use [link]
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*Full view recommended* *details can be seen here: [link] *

"O soft embalmer of the still midnight!
Shutting, with careful fingers and benign,
Our gloom-pleas'd eyes, embower'd from the light,
Enshaded in forgetfulness divine;
O soothest Sleep! if so it please thee, close,
In midst of this thine hymn, my willing eyes.
Or wait the Amen, ere thy poppy throws
Around my bed its lulling charities;
Then save me, or the passed day will shine
Upon my pillow, breeding many woes;
Save me from curious conscience, that still hoards
Its strength for darkness, burrowing like a mole;
Turn the key deftly in the oiled wards,
And seal the hushed casket of my soul." John Keats
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Artist's Notes: An afternoon to myself... inspiration from a fantastic stock photo... an old vision brought to life.
Of all the fairy tales of my childhood, Sleeping Beauty was my favorite. I wonder what Aurora dreamed, as she lay sleeping for those long, long years.


Stock Credits:
Model and veil: :iconkittyd-stock: [link] & [link]

Brushes: :iconkutekyla: :iconmerrym:

Mouse: :iconshoofly-stock:
Robin's nest: [link]
Luna moth: [link]
Texture: My own

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~hige:iconhige: Mar 1, 2007, 7:23:58 PM
That's really great work! ;)

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=Aegis-Strife:iconAegis-Strife: Mar 1, 2007, 7:36:01 PM
Nice work as always - I love the warm lighting and the floral details are amazing as the tiny details such the little nest and butterfly, etc.

As a little crit I see the image out of focus overall, but just a little, some sharpening would be nice (:

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The structure was weak.
The new one is stronger.

But now it's continuously trembling.
=Foxfires:iconFoxfires: Mar 1, 2007, 7:44:20 PM
:hug: Thank you my friend!! Ahh yes, Unsharp Mask. :heart. :giggle:

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=Foxfires:iconFoxfires: Mar 1, 2007, 7:44:31 PM
Thank you!!

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Best scene ever: [link]
~Celestial-SeraphiMan:iconCelestial-SeraphiMan: Mar 1, 2007, 7:51:53 PM
Impressive.

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=Foxfires:iconFoxfires: Mar 1, 2007, 7:52:40 PM
Thank you Brian - for all of your support and kind comments. :hug: :rose:

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"Optimism is a revolutionary act..." - Lloyd Dobbler, Say Anything
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~Thorvold:iconThorvold: Mar 1, 2007, 7:53:34 PM
Great job. The little mouse is cool as are the eggs in the nest. Light, light oh how I dig the light.

:peace:

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~merrym:iconmerrym: Mar 1, 2007, 8:00:38 PM
you again :) ... beautiful as always :clap:
=Scarlett1313:iconScarlett1313: Mar 1, 2007, 8:00:55 PM
Simply gorgeous work! You have turned a simple, but beautiful stock photo into a masterpiece!

I want to use that stock for something as well, but now feeling a little discouraged!! haha

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