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I have done another collage, only this time it's definitely a mixed media bag. This is an image I did based on the lovely poem by :iconlacydrawers: "My Secret Garden". I commented on her poem that I would like to make a collage for it and she said, "Yes". So I did. I used fractals and stock images and images I pulled from the web. I hope I get all the credits right:

Night sky is from a gradient [link] by ~onthinair
Glitter curtain is a brush: [link] (This lady has some great brushes, check out her website site)
Gate is a PS brush: [link] by ~angela3d
Pool from [link] by ~fote-stock
Elf boy is an image of a doll from the web: [link]
Goblin is from [link] by ~ranmor
The following all came from :iconshoofly-stock:
Fairy by the pool: [link]
Flying and Kneeling Fairies: [link]
Unicorn: [link]

The moon is from a photograph I took around my house a year or two ago.

Gosh, I hope I got everybody.

All fractals made in Apo 2.08 3D Hack and all postwork done in Photoshop CS.

Full view for detail (warning - there's a LOT of detail) and download is 3000x2400.

Update 07-06-09: Because of :iconbooleann-angel:'s wonderful critique of this and a few things that I wanted to tinker with, I have uploaded a newer version. I don't think it changes the overall image much, just a few small details. Hopefully, it will have the same feel and impact.

Critiques


:iconbooleann-angel:
:faint: :faint: :faint: Oh my Peggi, this is so wonderful! I absolutely love it. You have a lot of different elements and they are so beautifully placed.
Once again, this lovely and bewitching image shows a dedication to the time it takes to create it. To me that is a real commitment to your art.

I have a thing about faeries, and unicorns as well. Butterflies too, so immediately this caught my eye!

I love the little girl and her placement. It looks like she has wondered through gates of gold, into an enchanted garden in the faery realm.

All the flames in this are absolutely amazing! I don't know how you manage to balance all these elements, but you do it superbly, in my opinion.

All these different colors make this such stunning eye candy. I could look at it for a long time. It makes me smile when I look at it.


One of my shortcomings in art of this type is not knowing how to convey a sense of depth by adjusting the size of the elements in the foreground of an image, and making those in the back smaller to view.The gates provide a great sense of depth, but I wonder if the little girl needs to be a little larger. I don't honestly know. It just seems it would give a greater sense of depth in relation to the other ';people' in the image.

The one thing I think I would remove, or perhaps place a little less of, and spread a bit farther apart is the curtain of jewels, (not sure what to call them), but for me personally, that was the first thing that my eyes were attracted to, rather than the scene, initially.

All in all Peggi, I think this is a sweet and beguiling piece of art. It would be perfect in a little girl's bedroom, and it could also be a wonderful illustration in a fantasy story about a little girl in the faery kingdom and her adventures there.
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:iconkram666:
its awesome work ,its fairy, unicorn, its great art wolfepaw :weed::peace::weed::weed::peace::weed:

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:iconwolfepaw:
Thank you, Mark! I'm so happy you like it. Do you think it's too busy?

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Wolfepaw
=Apophysis =Fractal-Resources =Fractal-Faces
If you :+fav: my work, forgive me if I don't thank you personally. Thank you and please know that I really appreciate it.
:iconrozrr:
This is fabulous Peggi. You are really getting something very special with these images. Must take hours.
:iconwolfepaw:
Oh, Roz, I'm so glad you like it. When I get going on these, it's hard to know when to stop. I just uploaded an update. I thought the right side of the image looked a little empty compared to the left, so I added another fairy for the heck of it. I hope this isn't too busy.

Yes, I started putting this together about 8:00pm my time. I finished at around 3:30am my time. It took me awhile to find the stock pictures. I could have gone on, but I figured if I put any more into it, it would just get lost.

I appreciate the feedback, Roz. Thank you so much!

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Wolfepaw
=Apophysis =Fractal-Resources =Fractal-Faces
If you :+fav: my work, forgive me if I don't thank you personally. Thank you and please know that I really appreciate it.
:iconrozrr:
It is busy, that's what makes it so lovely. Hope you will continue as they are giving so much pleasure to us all.
:iconwolfepaw:
And a big kiss to you for that, my friend! Thank you for those nice words.

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Wolfepaw
=Apophysis =Fractal-Resources =Fractal-Faces
If you :+fav: my work, forgive me if I don't thank you personally. Thank you and please know that I really appreciate it.
:icondestinysolo:
:omg: Gollum .....I love it!

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:icondidi1959:
I love it!!!! Teach me, teach me!!:turbopoke:
:iconneurokratos:
wow...Beautiful work!

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