Shadow of the Past by LyleAryn
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Inspired by a piece of art that was in turn inspired by the Phantom of the Opera, this is the culmination of months of practicing new skills.
It was a little anti-climatic once I got the renders done. Took moments to put it all together. : )
Shadow parted ways with Azraille years before, gifting her a prized sword. Once comrades and lovers, now estranged. He gazes into the past, and at the life that could have been.

Comments (15)
excellent
Thanks!
Very nicely done.
Thank you very much!
Wow ! this is dark but so well composed and executed.
Thank you! It's not easy doing "dark" renders, but I like to think I'm getting pretty decent at it.
Superb lighting. Great sense of foreboding here. Well done!
Thank you!
Super image!!! :-)
Thanks so much!
Magnifique scène, atmosphère sombre pour ce retour en arrière. Bravo.
Thank you, Koala!
Fantastic scene, excellent done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Lovely. It's always that way when things work right - prepare, prepare, and then boom - it's over. The results here speak for themselves - interesting and immersive, wanting the viewer to know more of the story, which is the purpose of a single scene.
When you really master a skill, and then things atsrt to feel "too easy." That's a weird sensation, isn't it? Like, i accomplished what I set out to do. But it felt "too easy."
Never mind all the learning I've done this year.
We all have those moments from time to time (I've had my share lately), and you have certainly captured the mood here, my friend. Well done!
Thank you very much!
Excellent lights!
Thank you!
Nice use of lights .
Thank you so much!
Great lighting! A most dramatic result! Bravo!
Thank you, thank you, and thank you! Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.
a nice atmosphere - DAZ again?
Yep. Daz studio. There's a couple layers blended together in GIMP, as well as a couple other tweaks. Mostly raw, though.
Epic in its scale !!! Really a most intriguing work. You really worked some Render Magic here. Congratulations !!!!
Thank you! I'm glad it worked out, but I'm still a bit nervous on it.
Well done!
Thank you. A real labor of love, this one.