Secret Garden by Rykk

Fractal • Still Life • posted on Sep 27, 2007

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Ultrafractal 4.02 -- Photoshop 7 (to sharpen UF texture) A little break from the geofractal "cubish" stuff. This'n here is one that was a further build of this one - http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1203852 - that I'd posted elsewhere but 4got to put over here. I was all jazzed making the big, funky looking "leaves" and had come up with a couple more and a different overall color scheme for the piece. I recently added a different texture than the lined Thingies stock one on the "bird" (bird??? freaken fractallists! We sure do make some imaginative stretches to liken our shapes to "real" things! lol) in the "Macaw" image. You can do some neat things to UF textures by exporting them unrendered and sharpening them b4 overlaying them onto the rendered fractal if you have PSP or PS. Helpful, as well, to get an idea how they might look printed on watercolor or other textured media like canvas. And...great googly-moogly! Is that a SPHERE??? (Please don't tell the monks over at the Halls of Purity - they think I'm "cured" - lol) BTW - when I called it a "piece" - I haven't all of a sudden gotten all huffy-puffy. I just had the thought that calling them "images" restricts them to the confines of these glowing boxes they're too often "trapped" in. Gotta get 'em out where they belong - printed and hanging proudly on the wall next to the other "pieces" that traditional artists nail up after ruining their carpet spilling paint on the floor when they made them - lol. Thanks for stopping by and for your MUCH appreciated encouragement and faves on my art! Sssshhhh - try to be a little quiet because the "baby" is still sleeping inside the round "egg". :-) Rick ***(Fine art giclee' prints of most of my work are available in limited edition on archival paper or canvas - e-mail: drahcir3@hotmail.com and get busy filling that empty spot on the wall! Unique, "one-of-a-kind" (edition size = 1) prints are also available*** :-)

Comments (60)

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janem

10:44PM | Thu, 27 September 2007

Really lovely 'piece' Reminiscent of Beatrix Potter watercolours. Beautifully crafted, imaginatively layered.

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DreamersWish

10:49PM | Thu, 27 September 2007

This is an incredible beauty! Soft lovely colors and it even makes one go "awe"!!!!!!! Wonderful detail and design!

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fancy99

11:07PM | Thu, 27 September 2007

Really lovely, Rick.

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afugatt

11:21PM | Thu, 27 September 2007

This is an incredible and amazing piece. I love it!

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Fahrenheit451

12:00AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Excellent!

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Eleandras

12:12AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Wow..Very Pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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graphicMADness

12:15AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Magnificent, Rick! Someday I'm going to sit down and do a piece with a hundred layers just to see if I can LOL :) You're patience certainly does pay off. This is just another in an array of wonderful image pieces. Yep, they belong on the wall! Love, Mad

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mountmous

12:22AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Fantastic, Rick. Sure wish I could make something as beautiful as this sigh

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Timbuk2

12:34AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

I love the fresh colors. The composition is wonderful.

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melevos

7:21AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

wonderful work!!!!

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thecytron

8:39AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Very beautiful artwork!

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Titia

11:27AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

...breathtaking... notting more to say what has been said already...

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abmlober

11:38AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

This is really wonderful stuff, but IMHO the strong texture destroys some of the superior quality. Nevertheless a very good "piece"...

fractalinda

12:09PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

An enchanting and beautiful image, Rick, and your work is outstanding in every respect. What a treat!

dcmstarships

12:19PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

beautiful coloring!

Deagol

1:54PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

I don't think that the texture hurts the quality. The problem is, and this is tiny, that because of the texture, the image looks like it was printed on paper, except the sphere, so the sphere sort of doesn't fit. Maybe just a hint of texture in the sphere would help. This texture is your unique trademark so stick with it.

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dixievb

6:09PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Comletely and totally GORGEMOUS...

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motyka

6:34PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

This is just beautiful in your usual super great style. However, you have to be a glutton for punishment with that many layers! - Nancy

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algra

1:47PM | Sat, 29 September 2007

Excellent beauty. f

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sharron

9:32PM | Sat, 29 September 2007

What a beauty! And your colour palette in this piece puts it over the top in quality and ingenuity.

Harmen

1:02AM | Sun, 30 September 2007

cool piece of artwork Ricky @};-

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Dinhi

7:57PM | Sun, 30 September 2007

Delicious textures... [=

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FractalForum

5:45PM | Mon, 01 October 2007

Congratulations! This image has been chosen for the Fractal Window Weekly. You will soon find the announcement in the Fractal Forum.

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three_grrr

9:48PM | Mon, 01 October 2007

I love this piece!! And that's just what it is, a piece of art. A beautiful one too, and I adore the little egg, all safely tucked in there midst the soft and lovely blooms and foliage. Oh .. I'm sorry, I didn't wake the little one, did I? The Halls of Purity? Never been near it.

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