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Love this shot, too:
Well done.
I find the last image the most interesting. First of all, the excellent use of lighting and coloring combine to bring the focus on the two characters on either side of a physical barrier.
It could be a vignette of so many different stories. Is the barrier prison bars or possibly a portcullis? Which of the two (if either) wants to be on the other side - and why? What is their relationship? Spouses? Family? Ruler/owner and subject? No relation? Is one of them dreaming this nightmare? Or, is it a living nightmare? Fascinating.
It's nice to read about different interpretations - my own idea when making this was much simpler: She's a vampire and he is her prisoner/cattle. I sharpen my character's canines in Racemenu Sculpt if I want them to be vampires but I don't make them -really- long so it's not quite noticeable in that pic (but you can see them in the one above).
He's also somewhat hunched/drained looking while she's upright and wearing fancy jewelry. If I did this again I'd probably hunch him even a bit more or make her a little bit taller to better illustrate the power dynamic here - but it's perfectly fine as is, I do this all the time~.Of course, other interpretations are totally valid too, I guess if there can be more than one way to look at it then I did my job
I had to create custom poses for the characters myself and I'm not 100% happy with the way their hands are gripping the bars, but at the time I was using a skeleton that had pretty limited finger movement so I hid that as best I could.
I think I was using a lantern or two for the lighting but otherwise it's just ELFX + Snapdragon ENB being like, really good.
The difference in clothes and stature can be explained thus: He was the ruler of some duchy or kingdom but has been deposed by his younger brother but another family member (his sister, maybe) helped him to escape before he could be executed. He now lives in hiding outside the castle/fortress. She is a foreign princess (she could still be a vampire) who was to wed him to create an alliance. They fell in love. The younger brother wanted both the crown and the princess. In this scene, they meet in secret at one of the gates (guards are either loyal or have been bribed). He's worried about her safety but she has good news - maybe some loyal forces have been recruited to help restore his rule.
I realize that's very different from the original story that you've pictured, but ... the same image could be used in either story. Maybe.
Marvellous interpretation of this theme, Irstina! Infact, superbly done in my opinion!
My original intent was for all the ones pointing to be dead (and some of them certainly have discolored hair/skin), but I didn't want to make them too gross looking or anything either since that would distract from the point, plus, it's more open to interpretation this way
I got what you wanted to tell, regarding the ongoing fuss
Great post processing by the way!
I don't understand all the rage of some people - its our hobby and we share images for fun.
And yours are wonderful (with or without post processing!)
Keep up your great work!