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)
Rosie-D
Excellent piece Roxy - really fresh and different; I am really enjoying this new storyline of yours and the images that bring it to life - you are so blessed to count Anna in your ancestral line!! Looking forward to hearing lots more about her life and times... Doartes' backgrounds are amazing images in their own right and you have really done justice to this one - Love it to bits!!
drifterlee
Gorgeous render!!!!!!!
Finnerman
Very nice character, lovely scene !
pantalone
I think that it's the harmony of the colours and the composition that make this my favourite of this series of yours. It's so simple, yet so accomplished. And cheerful, too. I think that you are right to use the parchment - a more complicated b/g would distract from those beautifully crafted figures. Nice one.
fallen21
Beautiful composition.
2121
Superbly done...wow
mrestey
WOW!!!! STUPENDOUS ROXY!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the posing in this!! Your characters are posed SO naturally and realistically. Good to see the gentleman with the gun is practicing good gun safety, LOL. LOVE that bow too. Wonderfully done!
fluffykatt
Very nice work & dedi
necrophage
great characters, poses and composition!
jo_dis
A splendid Expression for a most delightful work
mistressotdark
oooh nice
Cimaira
Fantastic work! The detail in the zoom view is amazing!
three_grrr
Wow .. all the work that went into this was well worth it! The "antiquing" process worked beautifully .. and the posing is awesome! You are both a terrific artist and story teller!
velleman
Killingly beautiful! Dotted textures carry much more bits of information for the eye (although it's an illusion.. perhaps it is not) - that is why we love them.
FS
Excellent scene and image!!!!
PassionateGuy
A true work of art. You have a talent just by the way you can set the mood in your postings.
blondbear1
Awesome!
ToniDunlap
Great job Roxy!!! You worked beautifully with doarte's background. I can attest to it not be as easy as it would seem. Applause!!!
scifibabe
Lovely work. Love how you used that background. Great characters. They have such personalities with your posing and clothing choices. Really great lighting and warm colors too.
Rhanagaz
Excellent and beautiful work, Roxy! ;o)
Flak
Very nice work. Well done :)
tamburro
Amazing art work Roxy!!!!! Excellent colors, story and background....BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs:)
Vanadis11
Gorgeous new stile. Love that. And of course I love your story as always :))
SIGMAWORLD
Very nice composition!
JaneEden
This as ever is simply perfect Roxy, I love the bgd you chose which wouldn't always be a first choice for this kind of scene, and I love that very much, and yes it fits just perfectly. You just know how to put your work together so it is always ultra pleasing to the eye, you are amazing!!!! hugs Jane xx
shrinkers
You did a great job with the background. I don't care for premade BG's either, except for very specific purposes. This fits the mood of the scene and the story perfectly! Well done.
barryjeffer
Awesome... love the colors and the scene. Amazing details. great work.
fu-minn
Great looking characters and wonderful expressions! Love the colors!!
Sepiasiren
that backdrop does kick come major bootay-perfectly compliments our hero and heroine--love the subtle yet vibrant colors--altogether terrific render!
2Loose2Trek
The background and foreground characters work as an integrated whole. Impressive work.