Evolution by Azr1el
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I'd like to dedicate this image to my dad who died when I was very young. Would he be alive, it would be his birthday today.
I only have a handful of memories but among these, there are two in particular I more than often remember when I work on images. And they make me smile. I guess you could say I owe my dad my passion for art and storytelling.
The first memory is about how one afternoon, as I was happily drawing pages upon pages of triangular trees and big-headed people with sticky bodies, my dad decided it was time to try something different.
So he sat beside and showed me how to draw a superhero's face. It was a revelation. And the end of triangular trees. Drawing faces was difficult at first but after a few years of practice I was able to draw all sorts of characters.
The other memory is about the bedtime stories he used to read to us. One of my favourites was about a magical goldfish that decides to help a very poor fisherman overcome his misfortunes by granting him wishes. The fisherman's life is turned upside down, initially for the better, until the fisherman becomes over-ambitious and starts to wish for evil things...
It was a fantastic, almost never-ending story, and when a few years later I decided to read the book my dad read from, out of nostalgia, I discovered that he had made it up. The story in the book was about a man catching trouts...No magic whatsoever... Boring... :-)
No-one knows with certainty what lies beyond death, but this image is my "in memoriam" for you, dad, as a "thank you very much" for opening my mind. I hope you like it, as I remembered what you said and tried something different.
Many thanks to all of you for viewing it - I hope you like it too :-)
Credits:
Shard Armour / Mia Hair and Robot Spider from DAZ
Comments (21)
girsempa
I'd like to tell you that the story about the fisherman and the magical goldfish was told numerous times by my auntie when I was little, and it went exactly as your dad told it, Sabine (I remember it almost word for word - in Flemish/Dutch). How nice to hear that someone shares a bit of the same memories! Your image is fantastic! Excellent and overall complete render!
Azr1el
LOL! :)
Krid
great character with excellent texture....
ThePinkus
Beautiful image - a worth dedication. Good that You treasure Your memories of him, Sabine, he should have been a great person - a great father.
jjean21
What an absolutely wonderful tribute to the man who made such an impact on your life even though your time together may have been short..also a wonderful image, very unique and done with excellence; I love your sci-fi work.
JOELGLAINE
Great cyber-arms! Wonderous image,too. We all draw inspiration from myriad sources and places magical and mundane. We can never advance beyond where we are, without knowing where we are from. I think you know where you are from. ,,/ ^__^
Kerbad
OH MY DEAR VERY BEAUTIFUL INDEED, WONDERFUL TRIBUTE, YOUR FATHER WILL BE SMILING DOWN AT YOU, AND BEING VERY PROUD.
kodewarrior1
Ur render is awesome and so realistic! Great textures and the idea of that cyber spiderwoman. And ur words are so touching. Surely ur dad was a nice man.
jif3d
Wow I really hope Drakelot can see this render now, Zoraah looks awesome. Great story for your Father's anniversary tribute, I wish my dad would have helped me in that way, but noooo luck there, just had to work it out for myself. Top render, LOL ~Cheers~ :o)
alan42
this image has a super monochrome look to it. A lovely dedication too:)
DRAKELOT
Fantastic Sabine !!! Beautiful dedication for your father !!! Thanks for using her for this heart feeling image !!! BV & fav and video and wall and all !!! Now I see where you got your talent from !!! Fantastic Sabine !!! I just know our parents are watchig us from some very special place ... Antonio.
dreamlight
Extremely cool texture!!! Looks gorgeous!! Have a nice weekend! /Walle
shanpoo
You just made me cry I really do share your pain my grandmother age 92 passed away a month ago. I love your dedication and I believe he was smiling with every stroke of genius making this pic. I love your artwork and sounds like your dad had a great deal of influence to make you who you are today----A Terrific Artist!!! V Shannon ;}
ChristineG
cool!!!!!!!!! awesome figure... the colors and the lights are amazing V Z
GRiMAge
Your memories made me smile - they are very touching in a way - it's so sad he passed away when you were so young, but they depict out a wonderful and loving parent, that everyone would've liked to have - and i must thank him for helping you become the great creative person i've known! :) And just to enforce that impression, i can say that you've made a wondrous image, surely alluring in her own way (which, incidentally, is the way i prefer too... ;) and different! A fantastic ded for someone that must've been a fantastic person! :)
fc8
sweet work :)
LillianaSapphire
thats a cool picture. the texture is lovely and light
bybydvd
Now with your words I understand your great passion...Wonderful contribution in memory of a special person...EXCEPTIONAL IMAGE and WORK
Nuria
Spectacular image !! Zoraah is fantastic character !!!
Axeye
Your intro is wonderful Sabine, and this image is a sensational dedication to your father. Parents have such an influence on their children and it's wonderful that your father's influence on you has had such a beautiful and positive effect! This is one of my Favs! (Huge Vote!)
Digimon
Gulp!!! Now you make me reach for tissues!! What a wonderful memory!!Your da was very sweet!!The passion in your work comes from this obvious source!! You are very lucky to have had him as a father! I too was lucky, both my parents encouraged my art and imagination. That is why we are here. Fabulous memorial!!