An Encounter at Greenspindle by PMD

2D • Fantasy • posted on Apr 15, 2010

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Hey everyone, It’s good to be back posting again. I always seem to start these things by describing how long it took to finish the image, so in the interest of keeping up tradition....this one took a year and a half! In fairness, it was done in dribs and drabs – I started Greenspindle, the tiny citadel, way back in October 2008. I’ve been revisiting it every now and again, adding doors, windows, levels etc as I went along. As always, the image is a mixture of many hours of painting, 100’s of layers, and elements of my own photography. The Apple Dragon (spawned from an apple tree) is my most recent Wood Dragon species, and I’ve been working on him for the last couple of weeks. The Fire Fairy was painted using a lot of Blur’s ‘GoodBrush’ set – thanks to him for making them freely available. This is a greeting between the two creatures, both weaving the magic of the wood. The image ended up being nearly 17,000 pixels across before cropping, definitely the biggest I’ve ever worked on. The saves were a gig and half each time and my poor PC took a hammering! For those interested, the original plate is here – http://www.philmcdarby.com/images/uploads/greenspindlePlate.jpg I ended up using very little of it, but it was a good starting point in terms of light and composition. You can see some 100% crops here – http://www.philmcdarby.com/index.php/digital_art/detail/an_encounter_at_greenspindle/ Thanks a million for looking and take care, Phil

Comments (41)

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faeragirl

10:47AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

This is really cool!

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alessimarco

10:49AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Incredible work!! All I can say is, Bravo!

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ThetaLov

10:54AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

This is a painting!? Dare I say it? It looks totally real. Holy cow... I am completely blown away. Whoever else sees this picture, check out the rest of this gallery, it is utterly amazing!

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EaglesDarlin

10:58AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

This is amazing..jut love it

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Rainastorm

11:00AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

I agree with ThetaLov this is an amazing piece...I LOVE all the detail, the reality and the depth it has....incredible work. Would love to check more of yout Gallery out when I have the chance. So glad I bumped int this post!:-)

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ragouc

11:05AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

STUNNING...........5+++++

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bobbystahr

11:11AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Wow...says it all.. ...

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DivabugDesigns

11:29AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Your talent is beyond words incredible!!! Amazing piece of art...

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karenmiles

11:47AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

awesome !

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cheekyelf

11:47AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Wow this is brilliant,really good work,I had to have a good look so I zoomed in.100%

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jrcejaspulido

11:58AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Amazing work. Magical in every little detail.

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Botchan

11:58AM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Wow! What a fascinating picture. It looks so very tiny, like as if we are looking through a magnifying lense. Great!

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brycek

12:02PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Beautiful artwork!!

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zulaan

12:39PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

perfect

Margit1

12:41PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Fantastic artwork!!! Love it! The details are a 'must see'!!!! Outstanding ... fascinating and adorable how much love and patience you invested in it!!!

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12:56PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

i cannot even begin to describe how fantastic i think this is. thank you very much for the closeups, that really shows what a piece of work this is. a true masterpiece in every aspect. i can't get over at how much i love this. :)

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DennisReed

2:11PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Most Masterful. It is easy to see the time & effort that has gone into this Magnificent work of Art! Bravo!

DancingCat

2:18PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Amazing and magical! It looks like a photograph of something real.

PMD

2:33PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Thank you very much for all the comments folks, I really appreciate it. Phil

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Vremont

4:48PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Enchanting image :-)

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Orinoor

7:00PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Absolutely your most magical piece to date. The detail is incredible and as charming as I've ever seen anywhere. I have been waiting patiently for another piece from you and it has been well worth the wait!

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prae

7:30PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

stunning image

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sittingblue

7:31PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

you've topped yourself this time.

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Carlazzo

7:48PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Strikingly wonderful image. Fantastic!

blondie9999

10:03PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

Fabulous work, as always!

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kkyak1

11:54PM | Thu, 15 April 2010

I love the wood dragon!!!

purplepixie

1:21AM | Fri, 16 April 2010

This is the most stunning piece of art I've seen in quite a while. Your attention to detail is astounding. I see something new every time I look. Thanks for the link to the crops. I had to wrench myself away just to come back and comment. Truly beautiful work! If I could rate it higher, I would.

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