Taurus

To compliment the Gemini piece posted before this one, I've put together this composition with some Taurus symbolism.

There may still be some work and details to go on this piece, but, for now, it's going on the shelf as 'finished' until some new ideas bubble to the surface and I can safely look at this with new eyes.

Below, you can see some progression of the piece:

Picking parts to make a new pose.  Inspiration piece posted to left of frame.

If anyone knows the name of the artist of the inspiration piece, please comment so that I may give the artist proper credit for their work, and recognition for the inspiration.

Head, arms, legs, hands and feet chosen, and stitched together for a pose that works.  

The pose in the inspiration piece is nice, and really well done, but, my interest wasn't in copying it; for to compose my own interpretation and vision of something similar.

 Making chrome/metallic outfits isn't too difficult, though it can be challenging at times.  It's never as simple as just using Filter->Sketch->Chrome.  Nope.  There's some tricks and a liberal amount of free-hand with some smudge thrown in as well as layering several different versions of a chrome skin over each other at differing opacity levels with blending mixed in.

Here she is with backpack jets, gloves, and collar with breathing apparatus on chest ready to mount the fish-bowl helmet.  At this point I bleed off some of the color vivacity by adding a layer of 0000 Black set on 50% opacity with Color Blending option selected on the layer.  

Desaturatiing a piece by using a black layer at the top gives more flexibility in the level of color in a piece without losing the original level of eye-stabbing color.

Here she is minus some few tweaks to color, vibrance, highlights, shadows, detail level and a few other bits.  I had a difficult time choosing between this one, and the one posted above.  In the end, I may revert back to this one, or, combine the two through a layer of opacity, or a blending option.

Just as above, so below.  Here's the 'final' outcome.  

The Stars of the Taurus constellation are arrayed from upper left corner diagonally down to the planet  with the water filled crater.  The Pleiades are also there on the 'shoulder' of the bull.

The shape of the constellation is then mirrored back up and diagonally to the right with the space elevator counterweight, water filled crater, energy bubble on satellite, fish-bowl helmet, and the V of the jet pack.

Further, if the crater sea on the planet is looked at closer, horns have been added up top for the Taurus symbol

Several additional changes have occurred as well with a recent update.

Mermaid Revision + Before and After

This composition was 'complete' several months ago, but, the original arm reaching from the left to right, towards the jelly, always bothered me.  It looked too short due to perspective from the forearm being bent toward the camera.

I've fixed that by replacing the arm with the same arm, but, from a different frame out of the same photo shoot.

Further, I've put together a before-and-after for comparison with the original shot.

Light Brite Jelly (revised)

Original Raw -> Light Bright Jelly (before and after)

Pink and Green II; a variation

This is a variation on something I've done before, with the same tattoo on the same model from the same shoot.
There's a slightly different pose, however, thus, variation.

Spider Woman

A mysterious alluring woman that clings to walls?  Spider Woman seems the right name for this one.

Baby got back

Strangely well defined back muscles in a mere waif of a girl weighing all of 90lbs at 5'0" was an interesting surprise.

Jinn, Djinn, Genie, Jinni or a Harem girl?

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Djinn, Genie; a capricious spirit known for granting wishes, but, in reality, causing more mischief and ruin than anything benevolent. Wish at your own peril.

I Dream of Genie:

I'm rather happy with the idea to use chameleon lizards on the shoulder straps.  :)

... and here's another with a different model:  

Geisha - Turning Japanese ... I really think so

Geisha; because everything Japanese is so much more awesome.  I got fascinated with Kimonos, and Geisha recently, and before long, I had to grab some shots from a past shoot and turn one of the models into a Geisha.

Geisha:

 Geisha: before and after

The Swan Dance Tango

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The following is the second work in a series of ongoing experiments.

The Swan Dance (Tango)

Running Red

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The following piece is the first piece in an experiment.

Running Red (v1.2):

Fuzzy white ball of light to left of frame in initial version, I thought was too distracting.  Some other changes, additions, subtractions, and improvements to details have been applied.

Running Red (v1.0): 

I was originally planning on doing another Gynoid, this one pulling and breaking away from cables and cords, but, the work progressed to this.  I may do another variation on this as described with another Gynoid  I'm not sure yet.

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Macbook Apple Variations, Skins

I've noticed a trend with some who own Macbooks.  People are skinning their laptops with art, typically integrating the glowing Apple logo into the personalizations.

The following are a some ideas I tossed together in Photoshop.  Feel free to find the source art online, to print your own sticker for use.  I'm too poor to have my own Macbook, iPad, or even a laptop to do this to (Hint - buy some of my art at: http://ix09.imagekind.com/   Please?), thus, these are just Photoshop ideas.

Adam + Eve - The Temptation

Adam + Eve - The Temptation (colorized)

The Sacred Heart of Mary

The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Adam + Eve -The Temptation

Adam + Eve -The Temptation 

 Anyway, I hope you enjoy.  Buy some of my art at: http://ix09.imagekind.com/   Again, Please?

My most recent work

The following are my most recent compositions.

Anyone interested in purchasing prints on canvas, photo paper or any common media can contact me ix09@hotmail.com.  For a less personal handling, you can also purchase directly from http://ix09.imagekind.com/
Prints can be sized to fit any space up to 40"x60" and even larger.  Transaction cost will include cost to print, shipping, and handling.  Working directly with me, all prints will be hand signed and dated with number designation of print.  All work shown below at the time of this posting would thus be signed - Matt Marquis (ix09 Photography) 2011 - limited printing, #01, etc.

*     Work here can be representative of custom work.  Should you desire a custom image with a model of your selection, covering a theme of your choosing, I'm open to contract.

*     Prints can be sold based from print number, where also the option is available to purchase exclusivity which will take the image off the market.  Purchasing exclusivity prevents any future print runs.  If you are the first to purchase a print, that print will then be unique, and the only one print in existence.  If other prints have been made previously, your purchase will be the last.
Options for limited exclusivity are also available where you may halt any future print runs for for any negotiable number of years.
Exclusivity does not include reproduction rights.  Exclusivity does not include image display in artist portfolio or publication in in magazines, or books.   

*     If you are a model, and are interested in contacting me to schedule a photo shoot, or even arrange remote long distance handling and processing of RAW photos done by another photographer, you may also contact me at the above listed email address.  

Obi Femme Kenobi

No one messes with the Pink droid

Pink and Green

Curls

Pink Flowers

Jedi Bon Temptressa Spunk

The Painted Artist

Lite Brite Jelly

Twist and Ouch!  An Artist and her work

Photo Illustration explosion

I don't have anything to say, but feel the urge to post something.  I'm thus posting some compositions.  The following are nothing new, unless you haven't seen them before.  You can click on each image to see larger versions.  The following work covers 3 different models I've worked with.  These are arranged in no particular order.  Some of this is really old work, while others are more recent.