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Dear VanishedIt's hard for me to write this
When I know you could be reading
I'll let my feelings flow
So I can get a release

It's been a year since that day
When you tragically broke my heart
I'll never recover
So I'll forget you exist

It's absurd that I still hurt
When I've had this long to pull through
I'll think of you always
So the pain can still be real

It's hard for me to trust
When I know what could transpire
I'll always be alone
So that I can be with you

It's impossible to live
When I know you're out there somewhere
I'll get on without you
So they can say I'm still sane

It's hard for me to write this
When the tears just won't

Gentle PsychosisThe thoughts in my mind
Are not mine
Visions crowding unyielding space

The things that I feel
Are not real
Unnatural forms of human disgrace

The others who care
Are not fair
Feigning a warm and tender embrace

The dreams that I fear
Are not clear
A myriad of cruel illusions deface

The tears that I hide
Are not cried
Slaying the incessant need to replace

IrrationalIt's inconvenient
For me
To scrutinize every detail

It's impractical
For me
To envision perfection

It's inadequate
For me
To always feel incompetent

It's impossible
For me
To imagine falling short

It's insufficient
For me
To live within these restrictions

It's insensitive
For me
To think you're unaffected

April 7th 2006It's that gentle sensation
That you're watching me
But I look at you
And you're unaware

It's that caustic frustration
That you're vexing me
But I glance at you
And you're collected

It's that mocking fixation
That you're loving me
But I notice you
And you're tentative

It's that awful temptation
That you're dreading me
But I adore you
And you're reluctant

It's that instant relation
That you're leaving me
But I weep for you
And you're satisfied

WithoutI saw you again today
It was just like the first time
You captured my attention
Without saying a word

I saw you again today
It made the world stop turning
You took the breath out of me
Without meeting my eyes

I saw you again today
It renewed my tired soul
You woke me in my slumber
Without even trying

I saw you again today
It was comforting to me
You drew me out of myself
Without taking my hand

I saw you again today
It made me want to call out
"You mean everything to me!"
Without you, I'm nothing

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In His Elementby *SaraChristensen

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Fantasy

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_{No download. I accidentally made this at 72ppi, so it's tiny as hell. My bad, lol.}

Last project for Photoshop II: whatever the heck we want.
It was a total freeform project; we only had to explain why
this would make a good portfolio piece and what it might tell
prospective clients about us. It was also supposed to show
our own unique style somehow... My style is unicorns, haha.

A lot of my photomanipulations have a surreal beauty to them,
like they're realistic but too perfect and/or airbrushed to be true.
I also use weird filters and effects to add pizazz, which can often
push it over the line into fantasy. But that's just how I like to work.
You can see it throughout my gallery---it defines everything photo
related in my collection. I may or may not abuse Photoshop... XD

So this is Cobra, my fave character from Remnants of Ashenfeld.
Don't ask me why he's in the mountains. He's probably just being
a badass, as usual. I had a lot of fun with the markings; the original
Friesian horse was obviously solid black, so I had to create the
white on him myself. I also did a lot of brushwork in the mane, tail,
and feathering. The snow was generated via the noise filter and the
rest is just tons of adjustment layers and lighting effects. I'm not
really sure if I like the sun beams or not. I think they look lame, lol.

Yeah. Really sorry it isn't any bigger. I should have checked the ppi
before I started, but I am just swamped with deadlines right now
and my mind is overrun with... everything. I just completely spaced.

This is my first try at manipulating a horse, at least to this extent.
I've done background work before, but putting a subject in the
foreground always makes things more difficult. Let me know how
you think I did! I really love this guy, he needs to be drawn more.
I hope to put out a better ref for him soon. The current one is
outrageously old and doesn't really feel like him... We'll see how
that goes, but until then, enjoy his extreme sexiness here!

_{Created in Photoshop CS4 on March 19-21, 2010.}

_{Stormy Sky: [link] by ~night-fate-stock
Mountain Range: [link] by ~AlzirrSwanheartStock
Cliff Ledge: [link] by ~The-strawberry-tree
Friesian Horse: from Google (can't find it now)

Ten completely useless points to anyone who can figure out
why I named this piece "In His Element." Look in my gallery.}

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~TheSiberWolf Oct 6, 2012

I don't know why it just does...

~TheSiberWolf Oct 6, 2012

It looks like it's in some game.......

*SaraChristensen Oct 8, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Haha, that's interesting. Maybe because it's a low-res image that was then sharpened?

~Xfilly Mar 26, 2010 Student General Artist

I think I've seen this one already, but....... great job!

*SaraChristensen Mar 26, 2010 Student Digital Artist

How have you seen this one before?

~Xfilly Mar 26, 2010 Student General Artist

oooooohhhhh, sorry I saw it in another group before this one. sorry bout that.

*kittykittyhunter Mar 24, 2010

OH I LOVE THE COLOURS.

And what a cool project! It's a great opportunity to try and define some of the things you're about. I think it works excellently as a portfolio piece.

Title... because his element is wind.

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Do I get a cookie nao?

*SaraChristensen Mar 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

I love the colors, too. I obsessed with color, lol.

I really appreciate the project we're doing. They're all about
defining your style and showing off what you can do best. So fun!

YOU... get two cookies. I thought his element was ice.

I FAIL.

*kittykittyhunter Mar 25, 2010

It's quite easy to get obsessed with colour, hehe.

Tsk. He'll be so upset, lol.

Ooh, cookies! *gobblesswallowsgulps*

*SaraChristensen Mar 25, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Remarkably easy.

I know! He probably hates me now. I'm a bad mommy.

Omnomnom!

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