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this one kinda flew under the radar last time, so i'm reposting it with a little clean up. i hope thats okay. Comments and crits welcome.


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Bleu's brains and perceptions worked quickly, as they always did when she sensed danger. She could feel from the way the four men that were escorting her carried themselves: the way they moved, the way they unconsciously patted the almost imperceptible bulges in their jackets, these were no mere casino bouncers. Bleu knew paid killers when she saw them. They had disturbed her game of craps where she was giving the house a good run for its money under the pretence of inviting her to the VIP suite. She wracked her brains. How could she have been made already? Was there an error in her briefing? Or was there a traitor within the organisation? Whatever the reason, she thought, it didn't matter if she wasn't alive to investigate it. The thug in front pressed the button to the elevator. She needed to be away before it arrived or her chances of survival would dramatically decrease. The elevator door opened, she heard a telltale click from under the jacket of the one that spoke "After you miss," He said in a way too polite manner. Bleu returned with her warmest smile. "No, after you," She replied, and quicker than lightning she let out with a powerful kick, jamming her three inch stilleto in the man's jaw. Without losing a second, she kneed the next man close to her in the stomach to halt his attempt to grab her. Bleu took off at full speed back the way she came. Grabbing her small pistol from her purse she bolted full speed into the main casino, it was time to make a quick getaway. From the hurried footsteps behind her, she knew she was still being pursued. Shedding her cumbersome heels without a second thought the spy hurdled a large roulette table in the way. Bleu gritted her teeth made a solemn vow that if she got out of this one, someone was going to pay: pay her back for all the craps winnings she had just been forced to leave behind.

this was my entry for the secret agent challenge and is the result of countless hours in photoshop, comments and crits most welcome]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:43:56 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/774785

Here they come, dressed up and down in their finest; proud and shameless. Even the dark ones value their eye candy.

About 25 hours in photoshop. Comments and crits welcome people]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:21:57 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/762736

this is a fairly random piece by me. It pretty much evolved on the canvas. Comments and crits most welcome]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 07:39:50 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/730657

this is my entry for the nvidia challenge. It doesn't really fit into the theme and style of yerka, but it was a lot of fun to do. Comments and crits welcome]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:53:12 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/767353

his was alot of fun to do, i just felt like doing something with a black sense of humour, no real story behind it yet, but believe me, there will be comments and crits welcome ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 09:26:59 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/736621

Octupii; the latest in women's fashion.

Actually this is a concept of a character for a comic i'm working on, story withheld at this time. Comments and crits welcom]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:15:15 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/750397

just some practice with a new technique. Wanted to try an underpainting style like Bouguereau for the skin tones. I Also wanted to capture the style and romance of that period. Don't know how well i succeeded though :P . Anyway your comments and crits are more than welcome]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:30:29 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/731417

I'd submitted this a few weeks ago, and it was also my entry for the steampunk competition. I've made a few improvements and am much more satisfied with it now. Here's the original post information:
This is my entry for the Steampunk challenge

The legend i'm exploring here depicts the personification of death. She is using a soul distilling machine to maximise efficiency because there are so many souls to be collected. The work is very tedious, and even death can become bored

On the other hand, this scene can also depict a valkyrie come to collect the souls of those fallen in battle, the two ravens represent odin's two ravens: thought and memory.
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sorry about the cheesy title, i just couldn't resist. Anyway, here's an attempt at an action shot. Took about 30 hours in photoshop. Comments and crits welcome]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:53:44 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/688047

a character from a graphic novel i'm working on, a bit of practice and an experiment with lighting. Comments and crits are welcom]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:15:16 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/684658

well, for this i wanted to try my hand at a fast paced action shot. Not sure how well i succeeded, but it was a lot of fun to do. Comments and crits as always are very welcome]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:02:58 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/676956

i was looking at some classic sculpture when i got the idea for this one. I wanted to capture that classic look of greek legend. No specific characters were used, i was just going for a general feel. About 35 hours in photoshop cs2, comments and crits welcome]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:11:16 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/719841

This is my entry for the Steampunk challenge

The legend i'm exploring here depicts the personification of death. She is using a soul distilling machine to maximise efficiency because there are so many souls to be collected. The work is very tedious, and even death can become bored

On the other hand, this scene can also depict a valkyrie come to collect the souls of those fallen in battle, the two ravens represent odin's two ravens: thought and memory.

Comments and crits most welcome and encouraged]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:02:11 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/659911

well just as the title suggests, the scene depicts a forest after heavy rains; when the mud of the forest is soft and malleable, thats when the moss maidens emerge,formed of the softened earth and moss, they're basically forest spirits given form. This is my entry for exotique magazine, hopefully it'll be accepted, took me about 40 hours in photoshop. Comments and crits majorly welcome]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:50:45 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/659997

The ghostly chateau is a nightclub of sorts where all sorts of strange amusement can be had. Some more seductively sinister than others. This is a scene from the novel i'm working on, can't really go into details. I painted this one a while ago, and i'm not really satisfied with it, thought i'd post it here to get some feedback though.]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/606638

done in photoshop in about seven hours (due only to my terribly inefficient style of painting) as for the meaning of the painting, i'd like to leave it open to interpretation, cause i'm not sure what it means myself....anyway comments and crits as always, welcome]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:02:28 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/563274

well i think this painting is pretty self explanatory so there's not much point going into it. Its basically a scene from a story i'm working on. Any comments will be really helpful]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:18:22 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/560557

this is a concept for a character from a story i'm working on, she is the anthropamorphic personification for chaos in her own lonely discordant world. comments and crits are most welcome]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:11:02 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/482750

i don't know what i'm supposed to say, this automated sytem keeps telling me i have too many repeating characters,oh well, this is a scene and character that came to me in a half awake daze, she doesn't really have a name or a purpose, other than to drift about the strange universe she inhabits,comments and crits extremely welcome]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:57:57 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/561090

this is the colour corrected version of a painting i uploaded a while ago, the concept is a scene from a story i'm working on, and is pretty self explanatory. comments and crits most welcome]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:25:10 +0000 http://rivenis.cgsociety.org/gallery/440963

Reality is but the perception of the one who senses it, and as such is an extremely intangible thing, who's to say what is there and what isn't, when there is only one witness.

Crits welcome
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I feel that the title is self explanatory, so i won't go into the conept which is basically a scene from a playscreenplay i'm writing. Crits are welcome. And now it's time for me to start my entry for 'The Journey Begins'
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This is an illustration of a character from a story i'm writing. Basically she is the anpthropormorhic manifestation of the swirling abyss ie Chaos.This is her in her element so to speak. She has six siblings who i hope to post eventually when they're painted.
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This is a close-up of the Character Chaos from a story I'm writing. Basically it's practice for me in painting faces and hair. The starry eyes represent the swirling abyss of chaos, which is appropriate seeing as how she is the anthropormorphic personification of chaos. The eyes being the window to the soul and all.
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