http://etherielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/ etherielle's gallery of images en-us 120 http://etherielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/427525

Little Miss was a commission from the child's mother for her fifth birthday. It ended up being published in Ballistic's Painter book, and used in Corel's Painter 9.5 ad in North America, and Europe in photography magazines this past year. The image was imported RAW into Photoshop CS2, and then hand painted in Corel Painter 8.]]> Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:15:06 +0000 http://etherielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/427517

Winter Comes was a commission from photographer Gregory Georges of www.gregorygeorges.com. It started out as a beautiful portrait of the girl in a blue sweater with a colorful fall backdrop. We wanted to make something breathtaking and give it an ethereal quality, so I took it through Painter and hand painted the new background, and added most of the hair. I was trying to paint "winter" as an innocent, young girl that quietly takes over, instead of a harsh ominous entity. Mr. Georges has given me full permission to display this portrait with his name credited.

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Blue was a commission from award winning photographer, Lonnie Hoke. I prepared the file using Photoshop CS2, and hand painted it in Painter 9. Typically with these sort of pieces, I add several hair extensions and use homemade brushes to make the background more "dream-like." This image was used in the PPSC competition this past year and took home some prestigious awards. You can see more of his photographs at lhoke.com. Note: Lonnie Hoke has given me permission to pose this image with his name credited.
Enjoy!]]> Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:54:02 +0000 http://etherielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/347973

The original photograph is by photographer Lonnie Hoke. I used Photoshop to prepare the portrait and change some levels and highlights, and then painted it in Painter 9. I love blown out white/sketchy looking pieces. Eventually, I'd like to do a "Haunting" series, where the subjects look like aparitions. Eventually....

Permission was granted by Lonnie Hoke to use as sample for Etherielle.]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:16:28 +0000 http://etherielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/330213

Digital painting of a soon to be 13 year old model. I prepared the file from a photograph in Photoshop CS, and then painted the entire image with a Wacom Intuos tablt in Painter 8, and 9. Image is featured in PPA Loan Collection 2005, and Ballistic's Painter book.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:49:55 +0000