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Ultimate summoning is not a fancy magic anyone can do, since it require sacrifice of flesh and soul, it is Matriarch Arcane.

Well, long time no see, I've done this artwork for a small contest about painting summoner so I came up to this idea. People used to think that summoning magic is a cool and fancy spell, I think not, since it create life, there must be more than just energy needed, there're blood, flesh and painful soul. So I call it Matriarch Magic.

Some close-up here, hope you like this (personally I like her forehead symbol). Photoshop and Painter as always, and some custom brushes by me. Thank you for your attention.



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So this is my latest piece, done for the sake of training because my skill and sense of painting's failing me miserably. This is based on Linda Bergkvist's tutorial, you can find it at www.furiae.com

I'm also painting my 2nd entry for The Luminarium, although official deadline is over, but there still a little of time I hope.

Please keep your eyes on www.theluminarium.net for update. ]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:59:17 +0000 http://fxevo.cgsociety.org/gallery/640109

Hi there, long time no see, I'm too busy with my homework in university so when my senior artist (Mr Linh Phan Vu) and the luminarium hit my back with their deadline (deadlance?), this is my latest artwork.
Uhm yeah, somehow I'm tired of fantasy female with fantasy, classical features and woovies, so this is my sureal imagination of the a female athlete, a swimmer, yeah maybe.

Adobe photoshop CS2, corel painter IX, some custom brushes by me, some from VYLE.]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:11:10 +0000 http://fxevo.cgsociety.org/gallery/586159

Yeah, tell you a truth, I paint and imagine a lot of Sci-fi stuffs, environments, and do speedpainting a lot, but I put my highest respect for any character painter. You may think speedpainting is great, but in my opinion it can not be compared with portrait painting. Portrait painting require much more skills and feelings, not to mention deep understanding in human anatomy. My gosh, architecture to me is far easier to understand than human anatomy.

So back to fantasy, a female elf and her name is Adera, seeker for the Balance.

This is the first time I try this kind of portrait/character painting (less realistic but more paint-like) so please dont laugh.

Photoshop CS 2, reference for face's ratio is based on errr.... myself (with a mirror ek ek, but be warned, I'm a guy.)]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:27:17 +0000 http://fxevo.cgsociety.org/gallery/582782

I ask myself: "Where're fairy tales come from?"
In my imagination, non-magical humanity and magic creatures had lived together.
But He brought all of that magical and fairy in to the Old World.
And he created the safer New World for humanity.
The Worlds're so close.

The gate between Worlds, Reality One and Magic One.
Think Mighty and Invincible.
So small, like a book.
So thin, like a slide.

That gate, the book of Fairy Tales with She is the Guardian.
"Just never tell them about that
And stay away from The end.
Because it's ultimate."

But She still breaks the first Law, and tell us stories about Old World and it's wonders. Each of us, with the copy of that gate, the Fairy Tales Book, unleash our imaginary world and never let it truly reach The end.

So She destroys the first Law to protect the Second Law. The Law of Endless Imaginary.

This is my illustration of She, The Book Keeper and The Storyteller of my imaginary world. I've put my respect, my truth and my love in Her. Hope She will lead my way to the Old World.



Thank you, my friend, my senior artist, Phan Vu Linh, who gave me the push and pull for this one.

Adobe Photoshop CS 2 painting entirely with Wacom Intuos 3
Some of Floral ornaments 're from public books in my University library.


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This maybe the first time I post artwork for share with cgtalk people, (yeah I know the rules I proud of this one), so please enjoy it and if you can help me in improving my skills and vision, it's my honor to receive.

In this one I manage to create a dramatic adventure scene with a unknow swordman on the way finding the truth of the Sun, this is where he engage the beginning of most challenging part.

Although he isn't well-known swordman but he is strong and potential, if you can see the invisible aura around him make the mist clear and twist, evoke wind to blow leafs fall.]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:22:46 +0000