I tried to dress up Alice a little. She doesn't have a glamorous figure, so it's not strongly impressive, but it looks so so good on her.
It's been a while and with Bob's annual reinvigoration of CF enthusiasm for our gorgeous girl, I thought I would treat myself to the pleasure of making another Alice manip.
"Flog her then the cross ..." - Is all that is to be said. What Alice did to deserve such a brutal punishment I will leave to your very fertile imaginations.
Enjoy my friends ...
Appropreate dress for her 'trial'. Of course, once found guilty she will be condemned to death, hanged naked nailed to her cross.
Excellent picture, Cypher. And Tree finds her figure more than glamorous!!!
Fossy, thank you. I agree with your opinion. Alice's body looks fragile and not very suitable for a femdom. But, in my humble opinion, her face can be strong-willed, determined at times. (This image is an example.) That's what makes her so attractive to me. What do you think? I'd also like to hear @bobinder's opinion.
Many thanks to all of you for these new pictures of Alice (Tree's latest Alice manip appears in 'The Story of Jamie Phelps') - you have all featured her extensively in earlier works, and it is always exciting to see how she motivates our artistic endeavours. As the recent discussion has shown, much of Alice's appeal to manip artists derives from the great variety of poses and expressions which can be found in her photo series. These are suitable for a wide range of themes, including those being explored in these latest pictures - effectively the contrast between assertiveness and vulnerability.
Another part of her appeal has to do with the mysterious, enigmatic qualities she presents in the variety of characters which she portrays in manipulations, and sometimes it might be difficult to identify which is the real Alice.
Cypher's bondage gear has been neatly applied to the figure from Alice's first published series, 'On The Edge', which MPL Studios presented as an audition-style series for a new model. Alexander Lobanov's pictures have been used, with and without the teazel, in different scenes by several manip artists, but Cypher's picture is an original interpretation, exploring the theme of female sexual power. In technical terms, the lighting on the phallic toys is particularly well observed and realistic, with convincing reflections from the background colours.
Whilst similar in appearance, Cypher's modification of Rylsky's 'Phantom' picture makes a more comfortable transformation, if only because Alice's pose and expression exude a high degree of sexual confidence, presenting the vampish look of the
femme fatale. The addition of the same bondage gear (with cuffs, but without the collar) complements the figure in a remarkably convincing way. The original pendant and necklace have been successfully deleted, and the figure is now accentuated by the leather straps. In my opinion, the 'Phantom' series presents Alice as the very definition of glamour, and Cypher has exploited this quality in a way which is quite empowering.
The third picture shows Tree's recent use of Rigin's portrait from the series, 'Break', illustrating the protagonist in 'The Story of Jamie Phelps'. In this case, the hard expression of determination is appropriate for a character who is facing the short term prospects of residence on Death Row. Whilst she appears at once resolute and vulnerable, the author would no doubt insist that she is not a victim. The picture is notable for its bold combination of photographic and 3-D elements, which is characteristic of Tree's expressionist style.
Cypher's use of another Lobanov pose from 'On The Edge' presents Alice in the dominatrix role, supervising a pair of ball-gagged subs, blindfolded and suspended by their tied wrists. The original MPL picture shows Alice in a kneeling pose, but this has been transformed into a scene, entitled 'Alice the Mistress Sometimes', with a low viewpoint and shallow depth of field. The focus is on Alice, in her body harness, evidently in control of the situation, having exchanged her teazel for a cattle prod. There is a sense of anticipation, as she decides who will be the first to receive the current treatment.
Fossy's picture uses a seated pose from Rylsky's 'Tiempo', to portray Alice as a captive of the Romans. This is a pose which Fossy has used previously, to depict Alice in the role of a victim, shackled to a ball and chain, in a graveyard - possibly from 'Alice in Perpetual Torment'. A collar, with shackles and chains, features prominently in the new picture, which is in the style of an old film still, in black and white. Alice occupies centre stage, and the legionaries on either side are faceless and impersonal, seen only from the waist down. The composition draws attention to the whips in their hands, the title being, 'Flog Her' - which plausibly removes any doubt about their intentions.
In conclusion, I am delighted to see that Alice is providing inspiration for a diverse range of scenes and characters, whether on the tennis court or in the dungeon - or indeed anywhere between these extremes. Cypher is being particularly modest about his skills - in fact his early pictures of this versatile model were influential in my own development as a manip artist. His latest 'On The Edge' manip was published whilst I was drafting this post, so I shall comment further in due course. Meanwhile, Alice continues to feature in a wide variety of leading roles, and sometimes she is just another face in the crowd.
