Anathema

Alisa Gonzalez

Anathema

Again, with the eyes.

the original face was split in two and both of the same sides were melded back together, tweaked the expression to knock out too much symmetry and voila.

Made it to the Featured page! Twice! (2nd time on August 18, 2008)
Featured in the Fine Art Composites group on January 9, 2009.

Anathema belongs to the following groups:

Fantasy Fine Art Composites, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Practising the Dark Arts and Sci Fi Available for sale as

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Anathema by Alisa Gonzalez
Anathema by Alisa Gonzalez
  • April Webb

    April Webb

    Freaken Awesome! love your work. how do you do that??

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    Thanks April! I used photoshop. it’s a photo of a friend, some plantes and lots of scrubby brushes. :)

  • April Webb

    April Webb

    You should join the group Photoshop Masters. it is by invite only but i’m sure you will get in!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    cool! i’ll look into it. thanks again!

  • andygibb

    andygibb

    stnning work, as is all your work, brilliant originality and creativity

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    wow. thank you so much for your thoughts =)

  • t1nyskert

    t1nyskert

    brilliant concept and design

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you!

  • gerilou

    gerilou

    very sci-fi feel…nice

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks gerilou!

  • Thomas Dodd

    Thomas Dodd

    this is a superb one ma-am -

    Is this a self portrait…
    or is it one of those “Stock hos” from DA?
    ;P

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    lol. it’s not me or a da ho. it’s half of a real life friend of mine. (duplicated and melded together)

    don’t dis my stock, it’s all i got. ;)

  • nigelnash

    nigelnash

    futuristic brilliance ! love it !!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you nigel!!!

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Intense! fantastic!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks mark!

  • Linda Sannuti

    Linda Sannuti

    Excellent work!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks linda!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Well done, artistic photo!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks ellen. i still think i should throw an accordion or clarinet in just to lighten it up. ;)

  • Headcrime

    Headcrime

    Great work again!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    =) wow. thank you again!

  • Cimmerrian

    Cimmerrian

    Very cool ! Congrats on the feature !

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks cimmerrian!

  • Laurie McClave

    Laurie McClave

    Congrats on the feature this is a great image!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    Thank you Laurie!

  • vonne

    vonne

    This is Great!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you!

  • Alleycatsgarden

    Alleycatsgarden

    Love it – a sexy Hellraiser -

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    hmmm excellent compliment. i think all of the hellraisers are sexy. ;)

  • louisaeet

    louisaeet

    wow i love the texture in this one its beautifull and the creepy depths of the black eyes are awsome

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you louisaeet!

  • ellamental

    ellamental

    YOU ROCK

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks ellamental!

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    wonderful work. I love the texture layers and the way you have put the different images together. You are good

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    aww thank you so much annette. at the time i did this, i was worried i was adding too much.

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    neat composition

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks brianjarvis!

  • LisaB  entity

    LisaB entity

    beautifully disturbing cinematically dark n majjikal !!!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks LisaB!

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    I really like your art..

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you so much velveteagle :)

  • Pete Elliott

    Pete Elliott

    your image is incredibly haunting and at the same time beautiful. really well done!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    cool! i’m glad you like it petewashere!

  • Natasha Nezhdanova

    Natasha Nezhda...

    wonderful…

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    =) thank you

  • jikido

    jikido

    exquisite.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    =)

  • sirenhill

    sirenhill

    dis is the biz like it lots

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    fanks!

  • Gerijuliaj

    Gerijuliaj

    Brilliant work – adore the colour toning.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you gerijulaj. i tend to lean towards the earthier colors. :)

  • JamesCobra

    JamesCobra

    Wow, that pic is awesome, really freaky looking, love the style

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    i’m glad you like it james =)

  • sajal maskey

    sajal maskey

    really awesome,

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks sajshr!

  • Tracy Bollinger

    Tracy Bollinger

    Love this :)

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    yay! thanks tracy!

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    omg, this is truly amazing .. soooo beautiful !!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you frumphood!

  • Nightvenjer

    Nightvenjer

    Fantastic!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thanks!

  • Ignacio Candel

    Ignacio Candel

    hey nice job. thanks for the add as well. like the tones you used in almost all of your art works.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you nacho

  • JudyBJ

    JudyBJ

    Very dramatic,expressive and exelent PS work

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you Judy!

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    That face floats in the sky like a sun in a nightmare dimension of eternal twilight. Harsh and brutal in its judgements.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    you always have the right words

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Lyra – your work is spectacular!

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you Paul!
    you can work on my car anytime… ;)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    ...does it need fixing…?

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    i was going to make something up. but it is actually due for servicing. lucky me.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    damn… I’ve just left the Los Angeles area… was hanging out on the corner of Wilthshire and Fairfax not 3 weeks ago…. back in Australia now : (

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    no kidding? i live about five miles from there. hope you enjoyed your visit (and that it was traffic-free)

  • Druidstorm

    Druidstorm

    Like a curse your image as a forbidden beauty. You are truly a master of your craft. Outstanding. !!!...:))

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    wow, thank you!

  • agardnas

    agardnas

    Awesome.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    thank you. i love your page

  • RavenMayfair

    RavenMayfair

    Speechless. Its dark but beautiful – reminded me instantly of the female cenobyte in Hellraiser (my fave movie) which is why I really like this.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    Hellraiser is a definite influence on me. ;) thanks for the awesome comment!

  • James Lillis

    James Lillis

    Wow, all your stuff is so intense. This one is particularly freaky…

    Amazing work.

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    Thanks James. ;)

  • arteology

    arteology

    very intense, love it

  • Alisa Gonzalez replied

    cheers!

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Love the looks. Great work.

    Congrats on the home page feature

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    Has great visual impact and love your colour palette.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Very thought provoking! Congrats on homepage feature!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    truly amazing work.

  • TerraChild

    TerraChild

    stunning

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Congrats on Homepage – straight to watchlist for you. What an intriguing and skilfully rendered image.

  • Imber

    Imber

    Very interesting and creative – great work.

  • charlena

    charlena

    this is just awesome, eerie, scary but done so well

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

    Marvellous, simply marvellous !!!

  • Per Ove Sleen

    Per Ove Sleen

    Great picture…

    POS

  • 1073

    1073

    Beautiful
    Dark Cabaret

  • mouseworks

    mouseworks

    Nice to see someone else dancing outside the Asylum…Beautiful work!

  • DaveU

    DaveU

    Beautiful and slightly disturbing …..

  • digitalillusion

    digitalillusion

    Excellent image, nice composition, colours and textures. Disturbing to look at and at the same time it mesmorises you to stay longer.

    Pete AKA Digital Illusion

  • DALE CRUM

    DALE CRUM

    I see that you have about a billion comments--but-WOW-I love this piece-her expression is so perfect-I think the color is a huge part of the impact-- xxxxxxxxx

  • RavenSoul
  • Colleen Farrell

    Colleen Farrell

    Absolutely stunning work! Congratulations on being featured.

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    Hunting…Powerful…and STUNNING…........WOW!

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    awesome! would you join us in Core? :)

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