Standing Ground: Medieval Fantasy Portrait Painting

Standing Ground

Surreal medieval fantasy portrait painting 2015 

She stands tall, and proud. 

She stands strong.

 She stands her ground.

As the shadows crowd around her, and the unforgiving world whispers of horror and of isolation, she refuses defeat. 

She is the light enduring in the impossible. The stubborn life-force insisting on survival. 

The warrior we all wish we could be.

This dark fantasy portrait was created with Corel Painter 2015, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet using a combination of digital painting, and photo manipulation.

Based on the photography of David Olkarny

Model: Niky Von Macabre

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Pale Horse: A Surreal Medieval Fantasy Portrait Painting

 Pale Horse

Surreal medieval fantasy digital painting 2015

There's a strange stillness to the surrounding world as she rides her pale horse in silence through the fog.

She is thankful that she has made it this far, and is hopeful for what the future holds. 

Despite the horrors she has faced, there is still a kindness in her heart which has managed to survive. A calming assurance that somehow everything will someday be alright. That everything really does happen for a reason. That her many efforts have not been wasted.

This portrait was created with a combination of digital painting and photo manipulation using Corel Painter 2015, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet.

It was based on the photography of Amanda Diaz.

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Gothic Fantasy Portrait Painting: Secret by the Sea

Secret by the Sea

Surreal Medieval Fantasy Portrait Painting 2015

Resting in silence, she hides from the world. Her dark secret ties her to loneliness. Condemns her to solitude. Imprisons her to a foreboding sense of emptiness.

She stares up at the blank grey sky as the restless world passes her by. She prays for the idea of heaven, and the notion of salvation. She dreams of hope, and of freedom from her terrible curse.

The simplicity of the wildflowers, and the indifference of nature are her only friends.

The unknown her only grace.

This moody portrait was created with a combination of digital painting and photo manipulation using Corel Painter 2015, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet. 

References were based on my own photography

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Hope, a Surreal Portrait

She stares up from the darkness, gazing at a light she does not understand. A hope she cannot comprehend.

It floods her with a sense of wonder, blanketing her in curiosity and enthrallment. It sparks a fire in her dirty heart. A warmth in her battered soul.

What does the future hold?

What is the meaning behind this gift of dreams?

This surreal portrait was created with a combination of digital painting and photo manipulation using Corel Painter 2015, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet.

Fine art prints and merchandise available at Society6 and Inprnt

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Found Her Freedom

This is a surreal fantasy portrait of a barbarian woman who has been through a lot. Someone who has faced horrors and nightmares, and who has seen and endured the worst.

But she has made it through, and found peace at last. After so many years in the dark, she has found her freedom.

As she lay on the ground, gazing up at the clear, open sky, she daydreams of her future. She imagines all of the beautiful experiences awaiting her. 

She is happy, hopeful, and feeling truly alive.

She is finally free.

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Digital Painting of a Mysterious Fairy

"Fairy" is a surreal portrait of a beautiful and mysterious fairy in a dark, abstract forest. It was created with a combination of digital painting and photo manipulation using Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop, and a Wacom tablet. 

I see her as someone who has underdone some sort of turmoil. An unbearable experience which has scared her soul, and disfigured her heart. 

She will never be the same. She will never feel the same. She will never love the same.

Yet she is stronger for it. The internal agony has deepened her core existence. Has made her wiser. Has humbled her. Has broadened her reality on the pleasures and pains of life.

She will endure and prosper at the expense of heartache.

She knows now what it is like to lose and to fail.

She understands that going forward she must cherish, and not take for granted the good things that come her way. 

Because at any moment, they can be gone forever.  

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Barbarian

"Barbarian" is a surreal black and white medieval fantasy digital painting of a mysterious barbarian woman with messy, windblown hair. 

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Surreal Fantasy Digital Painting: Curiosity

"Curiosity" is a moody digital painting I made using Corel Painter X3, and Photoshop Cs6.

After creating so many series of different types of artwork, I think that I have finally found my so called "voice" with these surreal portraits.

They're addicting. 

It feels as if I cant get enough of them. As soon as one's finished, I get ideas for ten more.

I'm looking forward to what the future holds. 

With this piece, I see the character as dark and brooding. Mysterious and haunted. Vampiric even.

But I also see an innocent curiosity in her smokey gaze. A glimmer of life screaming out from the shadows. A quiet hopefulness whispering that she'll be alright. That she'll make it through to the light. That the hate in her heart will one day melt away, and give her peace at last.   

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She is Ready

"She is Ready" is a surreal medieval fantasy portrait of a barbarian warrior with a large sword.

  I see this character as a woman who has made a choice, and who is about to take action on her newly made decision. I see her as brave and determined. Someone who finally knows what she wants. 

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Barbarian Princess

"Barbarian Princess" is a surreal portrait of a woman with red war paint on her face and body.

I see this character as a medieval warrior: ancient royalty from a place far away, and a long time ago. I see her as strong and quiet. As someone who, survives, endeavors, and prospers. Who drives fear into the hearts of her enemies, and who refuses defeat. 

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Surreal Portrait: Pretty

 

"Pretty" is a surreal portrait of a woman with flowers in her messy, windblown hair. It was created using Corel Painter x3, and Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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