Self portrait pt3 | Inspirations
I found this pretty tutorial on Youtube. I have never used gradient mapping before. Stupidly. Will do that. Now.
Also, while editing, I do usually listen to folk-rock. And music videos do inspire me a lot, because they have the same kind of atmosphere and mood that I want to recreate. Especially with manufacturing the world around.
This group has more stuff that helps me think in the right way to create the mood of the world I'm creating in my self-portrait.
And the last, but definitely not least ids films. As I am into films a lot I have TOP-3 movies in fantasy genre, that I always rematch when I want to be productive and inspired.
1. Mists of Avalon - one of the most brilliantly written versions of King's Arthur legend. With earth magic, Goddess and paganism. Exactly what I need.
2. The Craft - the story about teenage witches that use dark sort of magic, but to be honest, for the inspiration that works really well.
3. Practical Magic - again the earth magic with more romantic kind of the story, about true love and mistakes that women can do, by falling in love with a different person.
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| The Mists of Avalon |
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| Practical Magic |
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| The Craft |
All in all, I have one week for creating the perfect image with a perfect imaginary world. I will definitely write more here about how exactly I do the manufacturing the image... After I will finally choose the original that will be changed in process.
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Some insightful posts Mary. I am reminded of the pre Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais' painting of Ophelia. Do you know it? It contains many images of flowers and birds which hold symbolism related to the content of the picture. Here is a link to the Tate and information about it: http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/ophelia
ReplyDeleteYour photos have a medieval picture style about them very in keeping with the pre Raphaelite movement. Perhaps they might interest you.
I am thinking you might want to develop the context of your wicca portrait through additional symbols in a similar way to Ophelia which you would be able to do in photoshop. Have you thought in more detail exactly what your portrait will represent? Ancient earth religion was particularly concerned with the cycle of life and death - regeneration - very potent at this time of year/ halloween/ day of the dead/ nature slowing down - leaves falling from the trees and so on . An evocative time of year for your portrait theme.
I am now moved to combining wicca and my personal fantasy world that I kinda have in my head.
DeleteYeah I know that movement really well, the painting that you have mentioned is one of my favourites, to be honest, but this is a bit far from what I am planning to do. I am going to make another post today. This will contain the process of creating. I feel like I have done it...