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 asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

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
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
stnning work, as is all your work, brilliant originality and creativity
Alisa Gonzalez replied
wow. thank you so much for your thoughts =)
t1nyskert
brilliant concept and design
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you!
gerilou
very sci-fi feel…nice
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks gerilou!
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
futuristic brilliance ! love it !!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you nigel!!!
Mark Peterson
Intense! fantastic!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks mark!
Linda Sannuti
Excellent work!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks linda!
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
Great work again!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
=) wow. thank you again!
Cimmerrian
Very cool ! Congrats on the feature !
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks cimmerrian!
Laurie McClave
Congrats on the feature this is a great image!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
Thank you Laurie!
vonne
This is Great!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you!
Alleycatsgarden
Love it – a sexy Hellraiser -
Alisa Gonzalez replied
hmmm excellent compliment. i think all of the hellraisers are sexy. ;)
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
YOU ROCK
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks ellamental!
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
neat composition
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks brianjarvis!
LisaB entity
beautifully disturbing cinematically dark n majjikal !!!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks LisaB!
velveteagle
I really like your art..
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you so much velveteagle :)
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 Nezhda...
wonderful…
Alisa Gonzalez replied
=) thank you
jikido
exquisite.
Alisa Gonzalez replied
=)
sirenhill
dis is the biz like it lots
Alisa Gonzalez replied
fanks!
Gerijuliaj
Brilliant work – adore the colour toning.
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you gerijulaj. i tend to lean towards the earthier colors. :)
JamesCobra
Wow, that pic is awesome, really freaky looking, love the style
Alisa Gonzalez replied
i’m glad you like it james =)
sajal maskey
really awesome,
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks sajshr!
Tracy Bollinger
Love this :)
Alisa Gonzalez replied
yay! thanks tracy!
PJ Ryan
omg, this is truly amazing .. soooo beautiful !!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you frumphood!
Nightvenjer
Fantastic!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thanks!
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
Very dramatic,expressive and exelent PS work
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you Judy!
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
Lyra – your work is spectacular!
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you Paul!
you can work on my car anytime… ;)
Paul Vanzella
...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
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
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
Awesome.
Alisa Gonzalez replied
thank you. i love your page
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
Wow, all your stuff is so intense. This one is particularly freaky…
Amazing work.
Alisa Gonzalez replied
Thanks James. ;)
arteology
very intense, love it
Alisa Gonzalez replied
cheers!
Lorraine Creagh
Love the looks. Great work.
Congrats on the home page feature
ltruskett
Has great visual impact and love your colour palette.
Joanne Bradley
Very thought provoking! Congrats on homepage feature!
MuscularTeeth
truly amazing work.
TerraChild
stunning
Geoff Coleman...
Congrats on Homepage – straight to watchlist for you. What an intriguing and skilfully rendered image.
Imber
Very interesting and creative – great work.
charlena
this is just awesome, eerie, scary but done so well
GittiArt
Marvellous, simply marvellous !!!
Per Ove Sleen
Great picture…
POS
1073
Beautiful
Dark Cabaret
mouseworks
Nice to see someone else dancing outside the Asylum…Beautiful work!
DaveU
Beautiful and slightly disturbing …..
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
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--xxxxxxxxxRavenSoul
Fine Art Composites
Colleen Farrell
Absolutely stunning work! Congratulations on being featured.
jacqleen
Hunting…Powerful…and STUNNING…........WOW!
Ushna Sardar
awesome! would you join us in Core? :)