I was kind of thinking of going out to the Sultan’s garage and picking out one of his sports cars to take for a little spin.
Barb…. Did the “car” you borrowed and wrapped round a tree have four legs and a hump?
Barb has once moore not read the fine print!her winsome smile will disappear shortly when she finds out that self-respecting Muslim Sultans don't actually have wine cellars in their palaces. There will be no Riesling today for Barb.
Jes, you are right, Jollrei: her winsome smile will disappear shortly when she finds out that self-respecting Muslim Sultans don't actually have wine cellars in their palaces. There will be no Riesling today for Barb.Barb has once moore not read the fine print!
I tend to get caught up in my own thing ... I look at manips in my own eye which is being narrow minded . I have to be more open to what others express in their art .., Really good work Jolly .Choosing the Favourite (of the day).
Inspired by the orientalist painting by Giulio Rosati, who focused almost his entire career on orientalist painting. His original painting features what appears to be a new girl in the harem being examined by the Sultan. She seems suitably embarrassed in her new role, but one assumes she will come to terms with the idea sooner or later. Now, one might think that it is perhaps odd to do a modification of one of Rosati's most well-known works, but like many painters, he actually painted at least two different versions himself. In that sense I'm just augmenting or adding my own interpretation to the scene.
In this version, the Sultan is checking out a couple of new girls, to the delight of Barb, who figures she'll have the evening free now. Unfortuntately, since being sold off to the Sultan by Lord Wragg (who got tired of her nocturnal visits to the wine cellars of Cruxton Abbey), she has not had a great deal of time to explore, and I expect that her winsome smile will disappear shortly when she finds out that self-respecting Muslim Sultans don't actually have wine cellars in their palaces. There will be no Riesling today for Barb.
Truly, there are days when I wish that I had learned how to play backgammon...Truly, Allah has set a formidable task for you."
seems one has to play gammon looking at the back of some bound female........Truly, there are days when I wish that I had learned how to play backgammon...
The Backgammon Prize
"So, Jal al-Yray, you have offered this white slavegirl as a prize. But you know, I would much rather play for the pretty girl seated on our carpet."
"Indeed, noble Sheik Omar ibn Wraggi, but she has already been won by our friend here, Babh el-Indr. I suspect he would not wish to part with her."
"Very well, but it is difficult to see how I will even win this white blonde girl, distracted as I am by this beautiful dusky serving girl, not to mention that you have not explained the rules of this game."
"Truly, Allah has set a formidable task for you."
Babh el-Indr is most pleased with his prize, particularly since he has played and won in complete ignorance of the rules. The next prize on offer looks quite appealing, and I wonder if this lucky streak will continue...?Truly, there are days when I wish that I had learned how to play backgammon...
This is an attractive composition which develops Lovegrove's subject in a dramatic way. There is a sense of tension between the new figures of the pirate and Geisha, who has so far been allowed to keep her necklace and pendant. The girl standing behind the pirate is a model for Mjranumstock, who specialised in figure poses for artists on DeviantArt (and might still be there?) Ranum shows her name as, 'Cordula'. I am unable to identify Lovegrove's original model, whose figure is defined by linear shadows.The Slave Holding Pen
It appears that pirates have captured several young ladies on their way somewhere and they are being held waiting for transport to the Barbary slave markets. Apparently, these things happen. Just ask Eulalia or Barb.
Based on a photograph by Damien Lovegrove (which includes the background and the central girl), there are 4 additional layers. Known model is Geisha (the black girl). The others are just manip kit stock, I believe, modified and cleaned up. There are an additional 12 colour, tone, and lighting layers to blend everyone together, and the final composition has been subjected to 3 filter layers as well to give the look of a lithograph on canvas.
Oooh, thank you, I love Tibool but don’t recall either of these!These are also AI-free, Tibool has never used anything like that.
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The sermon was pretty lively, that Sunday...Aztec Sacrifice
The Aztecs and Mayans were very religious people. Religion can be a good thing, leading you to be a better person. I'm not entirely sure what the Aztec thought a better person was like, but church services involved a lot of people getting sacrificed. Hannah and Eva here have perhaps got some second thoughts about attending service this morning.
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Background is a composite of 3 screenshots from "Apocalypto", the film by Mel Gibson. Models are Hannah from Hegre (the one on the altar stone), and Eva Lunia. The manip is made up of a total of 12 distinct layers with an additional 12 colour and blending layers, as well as film grain and noise reduction filters, and some "post-production" shadow and contrast work. Thanks as always to Bobinder and Wragg for graciously providing advice and telling me when the models seemed to defy gravity.
This is an ambitious composition with a low viewpoint and subdued illumination. The lighting on both girls achieves consistency by burning further shadows into Hannah, and the Aztec figures are modified to engage with Eva, restraining her arms. The result is a successful example of character interaction. Nice work, Jolly!
Background is a composite of 3 screenshots from "Apocalypto", the film by Mel Gibson. Models are Hannah from Hegre (the one on the altar stone), and Eva Lunia. The manip is made up of a total of 12 distinct layers with an additional 12 colour and blending layers, as well as film grain and noise reduction filters, and some "post-production" shadow and contrast work. Thanks as always to Bobinder and Wragg for graciously providing advice and telling me when the models seemed to defy gravity.
Condemned prisoners become much more cooperative by the time the second nail is driven.OK....that should be entertaining...
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... for us at least!
(Image by Crumera, taken from my 'favourites' folder)