The Other Governess by novelist ()

Bryce • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Feb 07, 2010

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Description

An edgy version of my last post (The Governess) loosely inspired by Henry James's ghost story The Turn of the Screw. Thanks for the private constructive comments. It helps. All done in Bryce with some Daz imported characters. The final vignette framing was created in Filter Forge.

Free stuff: picnic basket and food by Treasure Chest, bread by Kimberly.3d (Renderosity), Crinoline 1 and 2 dresses by Chohole and Jan 19 (ShareCG), and the Pollyanna dress for Maddy was found at Faerie Dreams.

Thanks for looking and for any comments you care to leave. Sorry to post a similar image again, but I couldn't let this one go until I tried a different version.

Image Comments (32)

xpersona () posted at 4:49PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Piękna scena . Kraina baśni i czarów. Pozdrawiam miło.

blankfrancine () posted at 5:00PM Sun, 07 February 2010

i thought the first version was fine.Adding the other woman adds an air of mystery to it.Perhaps the two women are both governesses of nearby estates and in love.The picnic basket was empty in the first render? Looks more realistic with the food added.

e-brink () posted at 5:07PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Now this is an excellent development! Better lighting, everything better placed, and the addition of the second Governess makes it very haunting, intriguing and compositionally balanced.

Steeleyes101 () posted at 5:09PM Sun, 07 February 2010

This is one Beautiful work of art youve created My hats off to ya for not only this one but your entire gallery Bravo!!!!

willpee () posted at 5:31PM Sun, 07 February 2010

A Fantastic render !!

Pewter7 () posted at 5:35PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Lovely imagery with wonderful use of contrasting shadows and bright color.

magnus073 () posted at 5:41PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Wonderful work Cathy, I think you did a great job changing the atmosphere here. You put so much thought into your art

mgtcs () posted at 5:53PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Beautiful atmo and great render, excellent work!

psyoshida () posted at 5:54PM Sun, 07 February 2010

This very wonderful too. I like the addition and the atmosphere. Henry James is one of my very favorites, what a clever idea. Beautifully done.

popeslattz () posted at 6:02PM Sun, 07 February 2010

The changes that you made were all for the better. I like the darker, misty, haunting feel to this one even better than the first excellent version. I've been meaning to read this, but never seem to get to it. Eventually...

novelist () posted at 6:08PM Sun, 07 February 2010

It's not a literal interpretation . . . Someday when I'm better at Bryce I'll do one, because it's one of my favorite ghost stories. There's a wonderful atmospheric movie version of the novel starring Deborah Kerr (1961) called "The Innocents".

Jedi_Padawan () posted at 7:49PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Oh I love the book "The turn of the screw" and the movie which is called in german "Das Geisterschloß" with Deborah Kerr. I love your adoption of the story and this image is excellent with these deep and rich colors. You really hit the screw... ahm nail. ;o) ~Sassy~

jascorpio () posted at 10:50PM Sun, 07 February 2010

this is so beautiful, excellent image!!!

J5ive () posted at 11:04PM Sun, 07 February 2010

Very Beautiful scene! A Magical place!

three_grrr () posted at 11:56PM Sun, 07 February 2010

I can't believe I haven't read that .. it's on my list now for sure. I really liked the first version, the misty, softer quality gave it a slightly eerie feel. But this! Holy cow, I really like this and i'm not sure if it's because of the addition of the second woman, who I see as either the ghost .. or a woman seeing the child and governess as who are ghosts, maybe. Dunno. I like both. Each has it's very own charm

SIGMAWORLD () posted at 4:32AM Mon, 08 February 2010

Awesome! Very nice image!

Hubert () posted at 1:11PM Mon, 08 February 2010

A wonderful, lovely scene!

Miska7 () posted at 3:56PM Mon, 08 February 2010

Very nice scene. Great lighting and atmosphere! Both versions are well done, but i like this one more!

Blush () posted at 4:47PM Mon, 08 February 2010

Another awesome render Hugs Susan~ Were under a winter weather advisory Temps in low teens tomorrow

drifterlee () posted at 5:33PM Mon, 08 February 2010

Very beautiful scene!

NoelCan () posted at 12:58AM Tue, 09 February 2010

This is more spooky..

Zazou () posted at 6:24AM Tue, 09 February 2010

SPlendid scene ! love the style !

tulipe () posted at 11:52AM Tue, 09 February 2010

I really liked the first one but, yes, the lighting is better. Great work.

adrie () posted at 3:14PM Tue, 09 February 2010

I liked the first one also, but the lighting in this one is indeed much better......great work.

zoren () posted at 3:56PM Tue, 09 February 2010

great illustration, nice work!

cmcc () posted at 8:58PM Wed, 10 February 2010

great bryce work.

faroutsider () posted at 9:46AM Sat, 13 February 2010

Exceptional! I love the way the image has developed - the lighting and the additional of the second governess gives it a wonderful creepiness... The Turn of the Screw has always been one of my favourite ghost stories too...