The Mentor - Delphinium Order 3 - for Doarte by brewgirlca
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This is for Doarte who created this incredible light gothic background (Shades II). I rarely use premade backgrounds and virtually never a parchment paper like this, but I had a vision of this work as soon as I saw the package. This set was so gorgeous I had to give it a whirl.
It was way more challenging to get this type of cut and paste work to look good than I figured it would be. The secret was to put the figures on a separate layer and then to age them in photoshop to get them to match the subdued vibrancy of the background. Photoshopped the bejeezes out of this one!
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I found this parchment print when I was cleaning out my Grandmother's house after the grand old lady, my witch mother, passed on. I thought I'd share it with you as it forms the basis of my present stories about the Delphinium Elves. I had it restored a bit but the stains would not come out without further damage so I left them be. I am sure this is an old print of my ancestor Anna Wildwood and her mentor Simon de Beers. You can see their names in script and it looks like original handwriting to me.
As I told you earlier, Anna was a Delphinium Dragon Defender but you didn't get to such a position just because you wanted to be one. First of all, traditionally, you had to be born into the Delphinium Elven Order, then you had to have a lot of raw physical talent and drive and finally you needed a good mentor to guide you on your path. And that mentor had better be a skilled warrior, because being a Dragon Defender pretty much meant your life was devoted to fighting and kicking butt. Dragons were precious weapons in elven hands and so the humans and their kind wanted them dead.
Fortunately for Anna she became a Defender just about the time Simon de Beers appeared on the scene. You will see that Simon was not an elf, he was human. What the heck was a human doing with the Delphinium Elven Order? Well you see Simon used to be a Professor of Ecology at a university in the human city. But he got through grad school by being in the Army Reserves and when a war broke out he was called away to duty. Now it turned out Simon was as gifted a fighter as he was a biologist and so he quickly rose to the ranks of Captain. But when they decided to start cutting down the elves sacred groves, to build their parking lots as Simon said, he could no longer serve his tyrannical human masters. So he defected to the elves. Simon was an outcast.
You can bet at first the elves were mighty suspicious of Simon, but he proved a loyal soldier and leader. Best of all Simon was a great mentor. He taught the elven clans how to defend themselves not only against the humans but also against the giant rats which plagued their forests. Simon was blessed with many eager students, but off all of them his favorite was Anna. Anna was a naturally gifted warrior. Bold, brassy, in your face, but also a disciplined pupil who could endure long hours of hard training in the worst of weather. Anna became Simon's gift to the Delphinium Order; he was quite proud of her.
They only had one major falling out between them and that was over Sayrn. Simon could never set aside his suspicions of the beguiling big eyed girl whose every spare moment was spent playing with her rats. It was he that christened her "The Ratling." Simon hated all rats, big and small, human and otherwise. Sayrn always got under his skin with her quiet ways, her big eyed stare, and her never ending supply of rodents.
But Anna would have none of Simon's protestations about Saryn. And frankly, Anna was such a prize, that he was willing to take Sayrn as part of the package.
Awesome Wildenlander and Jack of Hearts outfits by Luthbel at DAZ.
Ron's Stains at DAZ.
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Comments (70)
eekdog
thanks for suggesting the zoom hon, magnificent detail in the bow wood, love the beauty of her face and outfit, truly outstanding work all over roxy..
RodS
Fantastic work as always, Roxy! I love the story, and of course the artwork to go with it is just perfect. Mose excellent blending with Wayne's background! And talk about detail - wow! I just love that bow!
1010
You did a beautiful job with that paper and figures. They blend perfectly. Her bow & arrow pose must have taken forever. A beautiful image!
zaigodou
Very cute!!
brewgirlca
@1010 Dawn: Indeed the bow was given special attention in both the material room and postwork - it has gorgeous textures that can be made to really pop with a bit of work. And yes, the archery pose was a real bear; it took a huge amount of wiggling and jiggling to get it all set right.
Tracesl
excellent, wonderful story and characters
J5ive
This is Very Beautiful work!!
Faemike55
Stunning render and outstanding story! I'm glad that Simon defected to the Elves. I know I would have done the same...
zil2008
Excellent way you got the two to meld together so well. A challenge sometime to work the characters into a 2d background and not look like cut and paste. Great job on this. Wish I could get those bow poses to look okay. Never use them because they never look good. Your's are always well done. Whole image is very well done. Just shows your versatility.
magnus073
Wow Roxie, this is for sure one of the coolest pics I've seen in some time. You know how to give an image a life of it's own and what you did with this cool background is beyond description and so beautiful.
shingleboot
Fantastic looking characters, outstanding image
MineFujiko
Excellent work!!
renecyberdoc
excellent work in your own unique style roxy.hugs from spain.
vintorix
I love old parchment print found in attics and similar places as much the story that comes with it. The photoshop post work makes it personal, as opposed to a sterile Poser rendering. You say he was her mentor but weren't they lovers? Please elaborate we want to know everything! Nice work, to blend 2D with 3D is an absolutely indispensable skill if you ever want to make game environments..
brycek
Absolutely fantastic..beautiful work!
anitalee
Excellent
3dpoetry
Without a doubt your finest work ever. Super sensational work. 5+++++
puffle_huff
This is just...bloody fantastic! I can't stop looking at it.
wilhelm2
Excellent work!
missblue
Wonderful work!
ladiesmen
Great work Roxy. Love the feel of the image. Super done
crender
Wonderful image!!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
Absolutely fantastic.....!!!!
Valery3D
WOW Roxy this is impressive!! i love it a lot! what a breathtaking beautiful composition and render :) Big Hugs Val.
njb2000
Great characters and details nice work with the BG and post work!
doarte
First off; Sensational The image is a classic! Definitely a feast for the eye! And the way you incorporated the background with the figures is astonishing ! ! ! ! Thank you for the dedication! +5 from doarte's MADHOUSE
misthemes
Fantastic work and words as always dear Roxy !!!
FaeMoon
I really like the cutout work and the background, which you used so well here! Simon looks like a wonderful guy - wouldn't mind having him as my mentor too! Great rendering here, and I'm so enjoying this story of yours!
OrphanedSoul
Beautiful art!
pixeluna
And he looks very proud of her as he looks on. Quite a fantastic presentation, Roxy! Wayne (doarte) definitely have an eye for nice, classic touches in his works and you have made it even better by adding fantastic touches to the characters and harmonizing the sepia tones together. Overall, a great success when it comes to colors and a beautiful background story. Bravo! An inspirational work!