Suspense Magazine Pt 2

I'm currently shoving my face with Shelbourne meringue's and a cuppa! Tis the nicest thing EVER!! 

1) it doesn't talk back

2) ask when your done training

3) ask when your done working

4) moan when your tired from 2 and 3

5) the sugar content gives you a high that = a orgasm (and dare I say a decent one at that?) 

Right back to the point!

Suspense Magazine tears are in! So I'll show some of it  including some nice quotes from the article. 

To buy go HERE Its April 2011 

 A recent return to the art world, she battles with what she feels is a waste of ten years of talent where she took the route of science instead of heeding the call to art school. After getting to know a small slice of this very talented and funny woman, we would certainly disagree.

The personal ones are the “Gothic Fantasy meets Narnia.” You can tell them straight off as I’m working from my own imagination, creme eggs and not confined to a brief. I do love the badass chicks and the boys with swords!

 

The Best: You must learn the inverted high pass selection! ~ Eva Ubani, fashion retoucher.

Yes Eva - you got a mention coz yer me BIOTCHn'BUDDY!

I get the oddest looks. I think they expect me to have a beret or something on and talk in a French accent, not a country, Irish accent that sounds like a cross between a pirate and a leprechaun.

Want to read more - go buy it! 

Oh and 

Isn't she pruddy?? I think she is! Just posting her without the text coz well - shes so pruddy!

BE BAD!

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!

Daily Deviantion Award (No. 2)

Holy whatsy Batman!! 

I was awarded another Daily Deviation Award on Friday the 4th March

for

Is Alleacht agus an Ainmhi

It was a commission done for Yucel of Cultured Woman LLC and Stephanie Six is the beautiful trapped fairy.

It was just fantastic to be awarded it.

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!!!

Archangel Raphael

Archangel Raphael

The UPDATED version! 

Now who doesn't love a hawt guy with wings!

Well apart from Straight Guys I can't see anyone else not liking hawt guys with wings!

As most of ye know Archangel Raphael is based on Nalini Singh's character of the same name from the Guild Hunter Series. If you haven't read her work (any of it - pant and drool for A'Consort and Kiss of Snow in 2011 - bloody GAGGING!!! HAWKE!!! mmmm!! FOCUS!) I highly reccommend! 

She even featured it on her blog too!! 

Not telling ya why it's updated - but it had to get CYMK FOGRA27 embedded.....any guesses yet?  

This is my first 100% digital painting! Unfortunatley I never have the time to do another one

*STAMPS FOOT*

I end up doing parts like but nneehhhhhhhhhh!!

I think it's around 8 hours in total with the wings. Those wings! mmmm!!

Wouldn't mind him dusting me with angel dust! muahhhh!!

The download is quite big and should be ok for a desktop!

Right off to have a wee beer! 

Be bad!

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.