๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฌ โ ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฝ (NZ1: Paulina tells) by SamaraBlue
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๐ฟ โฆ ๐ฎ โฆ ๐ฟ
NZ1: ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ช๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฎ - ๐๐ช๐พ๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ช๐ผ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ท๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ท
"Magie beginnt da, wo die Fantasie nicht mehr fragt, ob sie darf und die Welt bekommt bunte Farben, wo vorher nur Grau war."
- Samara Blue/Kerstin Ellinghoven
โง โ โง
๐ฟHallo zusammen!๐ฟ
Ich bin Paulina und mรถchte euch heute meine erste selbstverfasste Fantasy-Geschichte vorstellen. Aber keine Sorge, ich komme schnell zum Punkt. Nur ein paar Worte zu mir, dann gehtโs los.
Neben vielerlei Bastelarbeiten am PC liebe ich Tiere, vor allem Katzen, Gartenarbeit und Skateboarding, letzteres so sehr, dass ich meine eigene, meist dunkle Skater-Mode entworfen, genรคht und sogar auf dem Laufsteg prรคsentiert habe. Neben meinem Beruf war und ist Lesen immer meine grรถรte Leidenschaft, wenn auch meist spรคtabends. Dann kam der Unfall und mit ihm das abrupte Ende meines Skater-Lebens. Kein Brett mehr, kein Adrenalin, keine neuen Outfits. Alles hat seine Zeit, dachte ich mir schweren Herzens, so auch diese. Und ja, das kreative Austoben und Prรคsentieren fehlte mir, mehr, als ich dachte. Fรผr mich ist kreative Unterforderung fast so schlimm wie kalter Kaffee.
Also suchte ich nach etwas Neuem. Dank meines Freundes entdeckte ich die Fotografie. Zuerst Bienchen und Blรผmchen, nette Models, die nicht weglaufen. Doch wรคhrend der Pandemie kam etwas ganz anderes dazu: DAZ Studio. Eine kostenlose 3D-Software zur Erstellung digitaler Figuren und Szenen. Ich schaute meinem Freund รผber die Schulter, der DAZ Studio schon lรคnger nutzte, sah mir Tutorials an und stรผrzte mich noch ziemlich unbedarft ins digitale Abenteuer. Vieles ging schief, manches klappte, ein herrliches Chaos aus โTry and Errorโ. Aber ich war wieder glรผcklich.
2022 wagte ich mich als blutige Anfรคngerin in ein paar Contests, bei denen Bilder meist mit Freebies mit Iray erstellt werden sollten. Ich hatte Spaร, gewann zwar nichts, lernte aber: Nur Bilder? Reicht mir nicht. Also fing ich an, kleine Geschichten dazuzuschreiben, spontan, oft planlos, aber mit viel Herz und Gefรผhl. Und plรถtzlich hatte ich eine wachsende Story mit seltsamen Figuren und abgefahrenen Welten. Und ja, ich schreibe! Die kreative Seele strahlte wieder.
Autorin wรผrde ich mich trotzdem nicht nennen, dafรผr gibtโs andere, die Weltliteratur erschaffen. Ich bin eher ein kreativer Schreiberling mit einer Vorliebe fรผr Spielereien mit Bildern und Worten. Es geht mir nicht ums nรคchste groรe Epos, aber das Schreiben bedeutet mir viel. Es bringt mich auf neue Wege, lรคsst neue, manchmal abgedrehte Welten entstehen und verbindet Ideen mit Bildern und Worten, manchmal mit Humor und manchmal mit ernsteren Gedanken. Oft รผberrasche ich mich selbst, wohin sich meine Charaktere entwickeln. Nun, das DAZ Studio bietet immer Neues an, neue Ideen mussten getestet werden โ kurz gesagt: die kleine Geschichte schlief nach einer Weile wieder ein. Schade eigentlich โฆ
Als dann 10/2024 Filament Rendering bei DAZ Studio eingefรผhrt wurde, war ich sofort neugierig. Ich suchte nach einem Projekt, um diesen neuen Comic-Stil sinnvoll zu nutzen. Da fiel mir meine alte Fantasy-Geschichte wieder ein. Ob das funktioniert? Ich testete, und ja: Es passte perfekt! Der neue Stil gibt der Story eine eigene Optik, die ich mit Iray nie so hinbekommen hรคtte.
Klar, einfach warโs nicht. Filament ist kein โIray in schnellโ, sondern tickt ganz anders. Also wieder: testen, fluchen, Kaffee trinken, weiter testen. Aber das gehรถrt dazu. Jeder Kรผnstler, oder eben Schreiberling mit Bild-Faible, entwickelt sich und seine Skills stรคndig weiter, also musste ich dadurch. Deshalb habe ich beschlossen, meine Geschichte jetzt richtig aufzurollen. In aller Unvollkommenheit. Die ersten, noch etwas unbedarften Bilder im Filament Stil? Bleiben, wie sie sind. Sie erzรคhlen nicht nur die Story, sondern auch meine Entwicklung zu diesem Thema.
Frรผher beim Skaten warโs รคhnlich: Ich bin nicht nur gefahren, ich habe Mode dazu gemacht, genรคht, getragen, gezeigt. Ein kreativer Prozess von der ersten Idee bis zur Prรคsentation. Heute passiert das eben digital, mit Ideen, Bildern und Texten. Auch da beginnt alles mit einer vagen Vorstellung, wird durch Experimente lebendig, bis schlieรlich etwas Eigenes entsteht. Ob auf Rollen oder in Pixeln, der kreative Weg fรผhlt sich erstaunlich vertraut an.
Und ja โ Kaffee! Ohne ihn geht gar nichts. Er ist mein Treibstoff, meine Denkflรผssigkeit. Ich bin รผberzeugt: Einige meiner besten Ideen verdanke ich frisch gebrรผhtem Kaffee. Sollte also mal etwas seltsam wirken, entweder warโs Absicht oder meine Tasse war leer. ๐
Ihr werdet mich hier hin und wieder im realistischen Iray-Stil sehen, wรคhrend die Geschichte im Comic-Stil erzรคhlt wird.
Der Titel: Hidden Magic โ The Great Rift: Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Magie (Abenteuer im Land zwischen den Welten)
Zwischendurch melde ich mich sicher mal wieder, wenn sich etwas nicht gut in Bildern erklรคren lรคsst oder mir einfach danach ist. Auch persรถnliche Einblicke am Rande der eigentlichen Handlung im โLand zwischen den Weltenโ teile ich gern mit euch. Und ja, ich schaue, ob ihr fleiรig mitlest! Ideen und Feedback? Immer her damit!
Aber halt, bevor ihr Amelie und Nikita, meine beiden Heldinnen, die ihr auf dem Poster hinter mir schon erahnen kรถnnt, in Aktion erleben werdet, regt sich zuerst etwas im Schatten. Ganz still, ganz beilรคufig und doch von grรถรerer Bedeutung, als es zunรคchst scheint. Glaubt mir, das passiert nicht zufรคllig. Und jetzt kommt mit in die Welt meiner zwei starken Mรคdels, Amelie und Nikita samt Freunden und so manchem Familienmitglied, um die sich frรผher oder spรคter alles drehen wird.
Viel Spaร beim Lesen und beim Entdecken dessen, was da noch im Verborgenen wartet.
Eure Paulina โ
๐ฟ โฆ ๐ฎ โฆ ๐ฟ NZ1: ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ช๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐พ๐น - ๐๐ช๐พ๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ช'๐ผ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ๐ผ "Magic begins where imagination no longer asks permission, and the world bursts into vibrant colors where before there was only gray." - Samara Blue/Kerstin Ellinghoven โง โ โง ๐ฟHello everyone!๐ฟ Iโm Paulina, and today I want to introduce you to my very first self-written fantasy story. Donโt worry, Iโll keep this short. Just a few words about myself before we dive in. Besides all kinds of creative tinkering on the computer, I love animals โ especially cats โ gardening, and skateboarding. Skateboarding so much, in fact, that I once designed and sewed my own mostly dark skater fashion and even walked it down a runway. Alongside my job, reading has always been my biggest passion, usually late at night. And then came the accident โ and with it the abrupt end of my skating life. No board, no adrenaline, no new outfits. Everything has its time, I told myself, even this. And yes, that creative rush, presenting something of my own, I missed it far more than expected. For me, creative underload is almost as tragic as cold coffee. So I went searching for something new. Thanks to my partner, I discovered photography. First bees and blossoms โ friendly models that donโt run away. But during the pandemic, something completely different entered the picture: DAZ Studio. A free 3D software for creating digital characters and scenes. I watched my partner use it, followed a few tutorials, and jumped into the digital chaos with very little clue. A lot went wrong, some things worked, and the mess was glorious. But I was happy again. In 2022, as a complete beginner, I joined a few contests where images had to be created mostly with Iray and free assets. I didnโt win anything, but I learned one thing: just images? Not enough for me. So I started adding small stories to them โ spontaneous, often directionless, but full of heart and emotion. And suddenly a growing tale appeared, filled with odd characters and strange worlds. And yes, I was writing. My creative spark was back. I still wouldnโt call myself an author โ there are people out there who write world literature. Iโm more of a playful storyteller who enjoys mixing images and words. Iโm not chasing the next great epic, but writing means something to me. It opens new paths, lets new โ sometimes wild โ worlds grow, and merges ideas with visuals and words, sometimes with humor, sometimes with weight. I often surprise myself with the directions my characters decide to take. But DAZ Studio kept changing, new tools kept appearing, and bit by bit the little story fell asleep again. A pity, really โฆ When DAZ Studio introduced Filament rendering in October 2024, my curiosity lit up immediately. I was looking for a project that could make good use of that new comic-like style โ and remembered my old fantasy story. Would it work? I tested it, and yes: it fit perfectly. That new style gives the story its own visual identity, something I could never have achieved with Iray. Of course, it wasnโt easy. Filament isnโt โIray but fasterโ โ it behaves very differently. So again: testing, cursing, drinking coffee, more testing. But thatโs part of the process. Every artist โ or storyteller with a fondness for visuals โ grows with each challenge. So I pushed through it. And thatโs why I decided to revive my story properly now. With all its imperfections. Those early, still-awkward Filament images? They stay. They donโt just tell the story โ they show my path along the way. It used to be the same when I skated: I didnโt just ride, I designed clothes, sewed them, wore them, showed them. A creative chain from the first spark to the moment of presentation. Today that happens digitally โ with ideas, images, and words. Again, it all starts with a vague thought, becomes alive through experiments, and eventually turns into something of its own. Whether on wheels or in pixels, the creative journey feels surprisingly familiar. And yes โ coffee! Nothing works without it. Itโs my fuel, my thinking fluid. Iโm convinced some of my best ideas exist only because the coffee was fresh. So if something ever feels odd โ either it was intentional, or my mug was empty. ๐ From time to time youโll still see me in a more realistic Iray style, while the main story will unfold in the comic style. The title: Hidden Magic โ The Great Rift: In Search of the Lost Magic (Adventures in the Land Between the Worlds) Every now and then Iโll drop in again when something canโt be explained well with images alone or simply because I feel like sharing a bit more. Iโll happily give you personal glimpses alongside the main storyline in the โLand Between the Worlds.โ And yes, Iโll be watching whether youโre reading along! Ideas and feedback? Always welcome. But wait โ before you meet Amelie and Nikita, my two heroines whom you can already glimpse on the poster behind me, something stirs in the shadows. Quiet, subtle, and far more important than it first appears. Trust me, thatโs no coincidence. And now, come with me into the world of my two strong girls, Amelie and Nikita, along with their friends and a few family members around whom everything will eventually revolve. Enjoy the story โ and enjoy discovering everything still hiding beneath the surface. Yours, Paulina โ
A new chapter is coming soon โฆ โง โ โง Concept, story, text and artwork ยฉKerstin Ellinghoven (Samara Blue). ๐ฟ Made with DAZ Studio โข No AI โข Krefeld, 04.04.2025 ๐ฟ Explore more chapters and details from Hidden Magic โ The Great Rift: Hidden Magic โ Story | Hidden Magic โ Character Files | Hidden Magic โ Information
Scene resources used: 3DShards Neon Devil ยฉ[G]lich Mayfly Outfit ยฉ[G]lich Sunglasses ยฉ[G]lich Coffe ยฉ[G]lich Animal Furniture ยฉSadrielXV DAZ Studio Dforce Cyber Attack Hair ยฉDAZ/chevybabe25 Brutus ยฉDAZ/Allessandro/AM/LMX3D Renderosity DMs More Moment HiveWire House Cat ยฉ HiveWire3D, cwrw DMs By the Window Poster ยฉPlane with a render of mine
You can also find me and my art here: Facebook | HP: Samara Blue โ My Way of Art | Instagram | DeviantArt | Daz Gallery | RenderHub Thanks for visiting and have a good time :-)
#hiddenmagic #thegreatrift #fantasy #digitalart #dazstudio #storytelling #poetry #magic #mystic #dreamtime #samarablue #fantasyart #fantasycharacter #postwork #no_ai #illustration
๐ฟ โฆ ๐ฎ โฆ ๐ฟ NZ1: ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ช๐ผ๐ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐พ๐น - ๐๐ช๐พ๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ช'๐ผ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ป๐ต๐ญ๐ผ "Magic begins where imagination no longer asks permission, and the world bursts into vibrant colors where before there was only gray." - Samara Blue/Kerstin Ellinghoven โง โ โง ๐ฟHello everyone!๐ฟ Iโm Paulina, and today I want to introduce you to my very first self-written fantasy story. Donโt worry, Iโll keep this short. Just a few words about myself before we dive in. Besides all kinds of creative tinkering on the computer, I love animals โ especially cats โ gardening, and skateboarding. Skateboarding so much, in fact, that I once designed and sewed my own mostly dark skater fashion and even walked it down a runway. Alongside my job, reading has always been my biggest passion, usually late at night. And then came the accident โ and with it the abrupt end of my skating life. No board, no adrenaline, no new outfits. Everything has its time, I told myself, even this. And yes, that creative rush, presenting something of my own, I missed it far more than expected. For me, creative underload is almost as tragic as cold coffee. So I went searching for something new. Thanks to my partner, I discovered photography. First bees and blossoms โ friendly models that donโt run away. But during the pandemic, something completely different entered the picture: DAZ Studio. A free 3D software for creating digital characters and scenes. I watched my partner use it, followed a few tutorials, and jumped into the digital chaos with very little clue. A lot went wrong, some things worked, and the mess was glorious. But I was happy again. In 2022, as a complete beginner, I joined a few contests where images had to be created mostly with Iray and free assets. I didnโt win anything, but I learned one thing: just images? Not enough for me. So I started adding small stories to them โ spontaneous, often directionless, but full of heart and emotion. And suddenly a growing tale appeared, filled with odd characters and strange worlds. And yes, I was writing. My creative spark was back. I still wouldnโt call myself an author โ there are people out there who write world literature. Iโm more of a playful storyteller who enjoys mixing images and words. Iโm not chasing the next great epic, but writing means something to me. It opens new paths, lets new โ sometimes wild โ worlds grow, and merges ideas with visuals and words, sometimes with humor, sometimes with weight. I often surprise myself with the directions my characters decide to take. But DAZ Studio kept changing, new tools kept appearing, and bit by bit the little story fell asleep again. A pity, really โฆ When DAZ Studio introduced Filament rendering in October 2024, my curiosity lit up immediately. I was looking for a project that could make good use of that new comic-like style โ and remembered my old fantasy story. Would it work? I tested it, and yes: it fit perfectly. That new style gives the story its own visual identity, something I could never have achieved with Iray. Of course, it wasnโt easy. Filament isnโt โIray but fasterโ โ it behaves very differently. So again: testing, cursing, drinking coffee, more testing. But thatโs part of the process. Every artist โ or storyteller with a fondness for visuals โ grows with each challenge. So I pushed through it. And thatโs why I decided to revive my story properly now. With all its imperfections. Those early, still-awkward Filament images? They stay. They donโt just tell the story โ they show my path along the way. It used to be the same when I skated: I didnโt just ride, I designed clothes, sewed them, wore them, showed them. A creative chain from the first spark to the moment of presentation. Today that happens digitally โ with ideas, images, and words. Again, it all starts with a vague thought, becomes alive through experiments, and eventually turns into something of its own. Whether on wheels or in pixels, the creative journey feels surprisingly familiar. And yes โ coffee! Nothing works without it. Itโs my fuel, my thinking fluid. Iโm convinced some of my best ideas exist only because the coffee was fresh. So if something ever feels odd โ either it was intentional, or my mug was empty. ๐ From time to time youโll still see me in a more realistic Iray style, while the main story will unfold in the comic style. The title: Hidden Magic โ The Great Rift: In Search of the Lost Magic (Adventures in the Land Between the Worlds) Every now and then Iโll drop in again when something canโt be explained well with images alone or simply because I feel like sharing a bit more. Iโll happily give you personal glimpses alongside the main storyline in the โLand Between the Worlds.โ And yes, Iโll be watching whether youโre reading along! Ideas and feedback? Always welcome. But wait โ before you meet Amelie and Nikita, my two heroines whom you can already glimpse on the poster behind me, something stirs in the shadows. Quiet, subtle, and far more important than it first appears. Trust me, thatโs no coincidence. And now, come with me into the world of my two strong girls, Amelie and Nikita, along with their friends and a few family members around whom everything will eventually revolve. Enjoy the story โ and enjoy discovering everything still hiding beneath the surface. Yours, Paulina โ
A new chapter is coming soon โฆ โง โ โง Concept, story, text and artwork ยฉKerstin Ellinghoven (Samara Blue). ๐ฟ Made with DAZ Studio โข No AI โข Krefeld, 04.04.2025 ๐ฟ Explore more chapters and details from Hidden Magic โ The Great Rift: Hidden Magic โ Story | Hidden Magic โ Character Files | Hidden Magic โ Information
Scene resources used: 3DShards Neon Devil ยฉ[G]lich Mayfly Outfit ยฉ[G]lich Sunglasses ยฉ[G]lich Coffe ยฉ[G]lich Animal Furniture ยฉSadrielXV DAZ Studio Dforce Cyber Attack Hair ยฉDAZ/chevybabe25 Brutus ยฉDAZ/Allessandro/AM/LMX3D Renderosity DMs More Moment HiveWire House Cat ยฉ HiveWire3D, cwrw DMs By the Window Poster ยฉPlane with a render of mine
You can also find me and my art here: Facebook | HP: Samara Blue โ My Way of Art | Instagram | DeviantArt | Daz Gallery | RenderHub Thanks for visiting and have a good time :-)
#hiddenmagic #thegreatrift #fantasy #digitalart #dazstudio #storytelling #poetry #magic #mystic #dreamtime #samarablue #fantasyart #fantasycharacter #postwork #no_ai #illustration

Comments (10)
Continued: Hidden Magic - The Great Rift: https://www.renderosity.com/gallery/items/3225435
Beautifully composed image, and I loved reading the story! Great work all around!
Thanks โ Iโm happy you took the time to comment and read the story :-).
The slice of life was great to read and when one passion ends a new one begins...always be open-minded and you will never miss out :)
Love the scene, the narrative and a fave for me :)
Yes, Steff_7, that's probably how it is ;-). When the creative soul finds a way to express something it has lost, it can shine again :-). And sometimes that's something you hadn't even considered. Thank you so much for your time and kind words :-)
Wow, what a journey! Thanks for sharing that with us. Really glad you found creativity, happiness and your passions :)
Thank you! Glad the image resonates with you.
Trรจs beaux personnages.
Smile, thaks a lot :-) have a nice sunday :-)
Ein sehr schรถner Render
Danke, das ist ein schรถnes Feedback :-)
Amazing image and fantastic light ๐๐โโ๏ธ
Thanks โ Iโm happy you took the time to comment :-)
Cool
thanks a lot :-)
Beautiful scene setup ... great work!
Thanks for stopping by, that means a lot ๐
Schรถn wie du dich mit den links, den trennlinien und der farbe hast inspirieren lassen und es dann auch noch ungesetzt hast.... mal schauen was ich mir als nรคchstes einfallen lassen ๐๐