The Magic Kingdom of ZELEX

[Canvas]

Sooo many layers. It's like you go past the rule of thirds and into the rule of infinites here

[KKFun]

Another beautiful art piece with Lady Storm!
You can almost see the rabbit is wanting to hear the music too!
This piece is interesting with the amount of distance between the foreground all the way back to the waterfall. You can get the sense of depth.
Great setup info...I actually thought she was holding the flute in the original pose.
Nice work!

Thanks Cifer, I think you are right, the rabbit really has a good time in there too. The depth of field is all manually blurred to achieve the effects, so glad you notice that too For the flute, I did use a small tube for her to hold it to get the perspective correctly, then, I removed the tube while taking the photos and replaced it with the flute in the final artwork.

Outstanding my friend.

Thanks Jimmy_71, seems the hard work got rewarded properly this time. We appreciate your kind words always.

Very beautiful work. The bunny is a cute touch

What are some easy tools to use for blending a backdrop and image together?

Thanks jack181. I use Photoshop mainly these days. I used some less expensive PC software before for editing, but they had a hard time handling my requirements. The Photoshop file is about 4GB before exporting to Jpeg final image, most app would not be able to handle that size and remains stable enough. Some apps just keep crashing when the file is too big, lost hours of work, not worth it to me anymore. Photoshop is the industry standard, it is super stable and with more functions than I can ever use.

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Now, with Photoshop and oil painting background, we created this paradise backdrop by blending in all photos together. ...
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A fun game is then to try to find each photo in the image: I still miss some.
Great job on blending all these elements!

Thanks 4891d I have never thought about that before, a puzzle game, we love it so much, you are a genius

Sooo many layers. It's like you go past the rule of thirds and into the rule of infinites here

Thanks Doll Canvas, so glad you enjoy our work, that artwork easily consists of more than 200 layers, a lot of work, but hope it is worth it too.

[jack181]

Thanks jack181. I use Photoshop mainly these days. I used some less expensive PC software before for editing, but they had a hard time handling my requirements. The Photoshop file is about 4GB before exporting to Jpeg final image, most app would not be able to handle that size and remains stable enough. Some apps just keep crashing when the file is too big, lost hours of work, not worth it to me anymore. Photoshop is the industry standard, it is super stable and with more functions than I can ever use.

Very impressive work! Thanks, maybe I'll give Photoshop another whirl then. Hopefully I can figure out a way to blend it, even if it just by a little bit, so it doesn't look so blatantly obvious which would add some realism to it

[KKFun]

Thanks jack181. I use Photoshop mainly these days. I used some less expensive PC software before for editing, but they had a hard time handling my requirements. The Photoshop file is about 4GB before exporting to Jpeg final image, most app would not be able to handle that size and remains stable enough. Some apps just keep crashing when the file is too big, lost hours of work, not worth it to me anymore. Photoshop is the industry standard, it is super stable and with more functions than I can ever use.

Very impressive work! Thanks, maybe I'll give Photoshop another whirl then. Hopefully I can figure out a way to blend it, even if it just by a little bit, so it doesn't look so blatantly obvious which would add some realism to it

Thanks, yeah, give it a try, and the new Photoshop Beta version includes AI too, very impressive as well. AI is awesome for background generation. I do try to keep the dolls as original as possible though.

[KKFun]

Enchantress

The magical journey continues, Lady Frost is exploring the enchanted forest with her faithful companions.

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[Well]

The forest is full of majestic sights and wonders: most especially its beautiful women! Where is this forest? Can it be reached by plane? I might book a ticket there

-Well

[4891d]

This image made me think of the beginning of the film Aguirre.

Very impressive. A procession of conquistadors progresses in the Amazonian jungle with horses and two ladies of the Spanish aristocracy.
An incandescent film. The first time I saw it, the film (the physical support of the image) really caught fire and it took us a long time to understand that the flames which appeared on the screen were not filmed but the projection of the actual fire in the projection room.

[Jimmy_71]

Magnificent photo, KK!

[the living tribunal]

Enchantress
The magical journey continues, Lady Frost is exploring the enchanted forest with her faithful companions.

Beautiful

[Flyer]

The noble Lady Frost travels around her estate...

Great

I hope bandits don't ambush her in the forest

[4891d]

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I hope bandits don't ambush her in the forest

Yes, that would probably be safer...for the bandits!

[b33]

Beautiful picture, and that is one lucky horse!

[justintime]

Magnificent photo, KK!

I second that KKFun, your very inspiring.

[Dees luver]

KK You’re an Artist on another level my friend! Love what you do!!

[Flight of Fancy]

That bird is clearly excited... just like the rest of us.