Suspense Magazine

Back in February I contacted Suspense Magazine enquiring if they would possibly like to feature my work. I'm never that hopeful about such things - I still think the majority of work I put out is shite so yeah I HAVE ISSUES people!! 

Anyhow! On Facebook they had a voting contest as to which cover people could pick.  Lets just say myself and Shannon the Creative Director had much laughter at the "Vote Wars" as we've called it. Unreal!! I'd rather not do it again! :-D

Below is the one that was voted for:

Bit of a obvious choice hay! 

There was a bit of a rush on as I was due to be in Junes issue, but I was brought foward. I was hoping to make some more nice gothic/horror manips for it but only got time for one. 

Since I am such a nice person here is a sneak peak

For those who want to know its titled

"Buaileoir"

I can see everyone running to Gaelic translation machine *evillaugh* 

Myself and Shannon had a SERIOUS *twitch* moment when I sent the final of it. We wanted to pull the cover that was voted for and use this instead. But WE DIDN'T! I still however am twitchy re her. I think she would have been even better. I'd also go lezzer for her and ye all know how much I like my men!

So anyway yeah - magazine is on sale in April and can be both bought in e-format and print (for us heathens) 

HERE

Be Bad Kiddos!

Happy New Year & Beann Sidhe Clann!

Happy new year everyone! Hope your all recovered and well! 

Now!

Beann Sidhe Clann or Banshee Family was yet another slight mistake! 

Kelly Ealy puts these pics up and she is very tolerant of me and my smurfmaking! Especially in this one as the wee girl is her daughter Adrianna.

I've done a few for her now and she knows the score! 

I do love most of her shots, they are like perfect in exposure and her models are always stunning! I never really have to do much to them which is always a bonus.

So I was STRICTLY doing a RETOUCH (see top right hand pic below) 

and added in a blue adj layer to see what would happen. 

* INSERT SMURF MOMENT HERE*

 Yeah - it actually was easy enough to put that well known photo from stock exchange in 

and because I was a lazy cow just blended it into the grass. 

The hardest part was Laura New's dress and getting the tonal gradient right over it. 

REALLY hard and well lets just say messing with upwards on 6 adjustment layers 

at a time is so much fun!

NOT!

Was done over most of October as I was very busy with Annie and Etopia but I think its 4 - 5 hours work and only around 80 or so layers. 

Be bad kiddos in 2011!! 

I'm gonna take over the world with sticky chocolate toffee pudding with lashings of custard! 

muahhhhhhhh!!!

Dearg Sorcha

Dearg Dorcha (Red Sonja) happened by accident! 

Elandria put up these new stocks on her dA account and I went

OOOooOOOOooOOOOOOOOO!!! 

Kick ass girl with huge sword! FUCK YEAH I'm IN!

Plus like I am the hugest RED SONJA fan EVER!

This new film with Rose Mc Gowan could be crap though! *sniffs*

As I had been up at Castleroache I decided to use stockies I had myself for the background. 

So extracted poor Lanny and went about making her skin white 

The hardest was that bloody archway shes in! 

Anyway so there ye have it! Average layer count (50ish) average time 3 - 4 hours.