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This another conceptual painting that I made for Wacom's "Dreams" contest on deviant art community.

So, about the painting, I'm so excited with this theme, because I leave my imagination free to paint a really dreaming place that comes only my dreams.And I wish I could be there...

I inspired from impressionism and it took me overall 2 days.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom intuos 3
100% Freehand Digital Painting without references.

Thanks for looking, and you wish me good luck!

© Marilena Mexi]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:09:50 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/826293

This is another conceptual - speed painting for my upcoming book, fire and Ice are my main subject, my goal was to paint a magical winter place.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire

Thanks for Looking,

© Marilena Mexi]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:45:19 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/824102

This is another conceptual painting for my storybook, for all this project I inspired from the impressionism.I wanted this time to paint a place peaceful and unreal.

Tools: photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire around 5 hours work.

Thanks for looking,

© Marilena Mexi]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:20:05 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/823489

Speed Painting for my personal project.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire around 5 hours work.

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:02:53 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/818314

This is a conceptual painting " The path of dream" for my personal project.
My title is symbolic and except my idea and my imagination I wanted to give
to the viewers to feel that they is in the picture, and they travel.

Is one of my favourite concepts - paintings because "I would want to be there"

I hope you like it.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire around 1 day work.

Thanks for looking.

© Marilena Mexi]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:41:27 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/817282

Hello,
This is my entry for the imagine fx cover competition
"Amazing Cover ". For this painting I inspired by England of 16th-17th century, and wanted to paint a young girl of that season. Also I found some references for the clothes for help.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire, around 4 days work.

Also I don't know the results yet, because I'm not subscriber, and I live in Greece, and the 50 copy will circulate in Greece afterwards from 2 weeks.

close up;


Thank you very much for looking!

© Marilena Mexi
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Conceptual Painting for my personal project. I tried to paint a magic small village into the forest, there lives magic souls.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Painter + Wacom graphire, around 7 hours work.

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi ]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:13:05 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/812946

Conceptual painting for my personal project.Speedy painting around 5 hours and my favourite from my speedies until now.

Tools; Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom graphire

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi ]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:18:40 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/811887

Another conceptual painting for my personal project. Speed painting around 3,5 hours.

Tools: Colour Pencils and done in Photoshop + Wacom graphire

Thanks for looking.

© Marilena Mexi

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Another conceptual painting for my personal project.Speed painting again around 4,5 hours.

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom graphire.

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:01:36 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/809147

Another conceptual painting for my personal project, speed painting around 3 hours

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom graphire.

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi
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Conceptual Painting and personal project in my free time. Speed Painting around 3 hours.

Tools: Photoshop + Wacom graphire.

Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:23:54 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/796719

This is another painting,
I wanted to draw a ship like a traditional painting, and I tried so hard to paint the waves.

Inspired from the old Greek painter Konstantinos Volanakis;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantinos_Volanakis

Tools; Photoshop + Painter + Wacom graphire.

© Marilena Mexi ]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:50:25 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/790309

Hello,
I Wanted to paint something classic and I thought to paint a traditional vampire. I tried to make as realistic as I can.

Tools; Photoshop + Painter + Wacom graphire + ref. photo ref Ashley Green, yeah the Vampire from Twilight series; http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1001/refforfrozenface.jpg

© Marilena Mexi

Thanks for looking!]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:40:34 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/799305

This is another painting that i made the last weekend in my free time, a bit classic i think..

Inspired for this from Greek Mythology.

Tools; Photoshop + Wacom graphire +ref+ personal ref for pose of statue.

close up;


Thanks for looking!

© Marilena Mexi ]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:30:56 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/788251

Hello,
This another personal painting and I think my longest painting until now. As always afraid to draw dragons, and as always I had in my brain to paint a dragon it flies in a magic place that is only for children, and with more practice I tried.

Tools; Photoshop + Wacom graphire +some ref for the kid.It took me overall 100 hours.

close up;


© Marilena Mexi

Thanks for looking!]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:39:10 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/774706

Another Painting inspired from the Nightwish song "seven days to the wolves"

About the painting; Tools; Photoshop + Wacom graphire + ref for the wolves. personal ref for the pose;Pose my small sister it wears the jacket of my mum

close up;


© Marilena Mexi

Thanks for looking!]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:36:11 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/779933

The idea began when my friend I asked me if I can paint finally something different, a scene of destruction, and a bad girl...and I tried...

About the painting;
Tools; Photoshop + Wacom graphire + personal ref.

© Marilena Mexi

Thanks for looking!]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:37:54 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/772435

This is another illustration,
dedicated to my boyfriend.

About the painting;
Tools; Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom graphire
it's speedy painting

About the mermaids;
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a human head and torso and the tail of an aquatic animal such as a fish or dolphin. The word is a compound of mere, the Old English word for "sea," and maid, a woman. The male equivalent is a merman, however the term mermaid is sometimes used for males. Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures, typically depicted without clothing.

Much like sirens, mermaids would sometimes sing to people and gods and enchant them, distracting them from their work and causing them to walk off the deck or run their ships aground. Other stories have them squeezing the life out of drowning men while attempting to rescue them. They are also said to take humans down to their underwater kingdoms. In Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid it is said that they forget that humans cannot breathe underwater, while others say they drown men out of spite.

The sirens of Greek mythology are sometimes portrayed in later folklore as mermaid-like; in fact, some languages use the same word for both bird and fish creatures, such as the Maltese word 'sirena'. Other related types of mythical or legendary creature are water fairies (e.g. various water nymphs) and selkies, animals that can transform themselves from seals to humans.

more informations here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid

for this work inspired from Greek Mythology and from the Boris Ballejo paintings.

Close up;


Thanks for looking!

2009 © Marilena Mexi
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My Entry for Wacom's "Newborn “Bring Something Into the World” or “To Life” " contest on Concepart.org http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=159819

"The Mother of Future"
About the theme;
"Sees the future, will exist always life with each way"

I believe that with each way will exist life in the planet for always with each way, the mother symbolizes the fertility and the wings that I added the eternity. The mother or is person or Robot it will always bring in the world life.

Tools; Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Graphire. W.I.P theard here;
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=162099

Marilena Mexi ©

Thanks for looking!]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:51:08 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/769045

Something really special gift in my mum. This is painting it means many for me and is symbolic.I love it!really i love it

About the painting; it took me overall around 100 hours.Done; Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom graphire + personal reference for the pose.
That's about it. Thank you very much for the viewing!

2009 © Marilena Mexi]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 16:35:43 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/765903

2009 © Marilena Mexi

Hello,
This is something very different from my others works,because really i want to draw something gothic.My inspirations for this work is the movies "interview with a vampire" and twilight series.

I wanted to paint something really atmospheric it reminds old season and a woman vampire it resembles enough sweet and beautiful, no so wild.

It needed also I teach of prospect together with my boyfriend(is a good painter really) in order to I can paint well the environment.

Tools; Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom Cintiq + Cgtextures. Reference pose; http://tacostock.deviantart.com/

close up;


if you like here you can see some steps; http://www.marilenamexi.eu/tutorials/steps-lady-alicia-vampire/

Thank you very much in Nick Deligaris for the useful advices!
Also sorry from my bad English,i understand but i don't speak very well(sorry about that)

Thank you very much for the comments and for the viewing!

i hope you like.

M.



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Hello my friends,
This is a a Miss Lullaby,she is a young elf and she is an another character for my story-book.Miss Lullaby is very magical person and one of my favourites characters of my book.

About the painting:
I took me overall around 30 ours.
Tools: Pencils and done Painter + Photoshop + Wacom graphire
+some personal ref.

Thank you very much for the viewing!
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This is another painting for my story book,and one of my favourites. it took my overall around 2 weeks.

Tools ; Photoshop + Wacom graphire + personal ref only for the poses. i hope you like it.

Thank you very much for the viewing and for the comments!
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They is my first work that I painted in painter as always influenced from histories with fairies, from the Greek mythology and colours of old Greek painters.

I hope you like it.

tools: painter + tambet

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Hello,
This is another character for my story- book.She is very secretive person,risky and caring.Somethimes she is very aggressive and enigmatic.

The little animal in her shoulder is not unknown for you,is a animal of my imagination and present only the lunar month.

About the painting;
I took me overall around 20 hours
and done Photoshop + Wacom graphire
+personal ref for her hands.

close ups;




Thank you very much for the kind comments and for the support!



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I began this work before 1 month and him I finished today, yes they was big the time interval because if it thinks no that some more experienced artist him you will finish in 2 days perhaps, however paint 5 months in Photoshop and want still time and practicein order to I reach in perfect.


Kindom Animalia a work very separate for me a work that with travels in Medium century one century that me moves his history and wants him I transport also in the my work.Also for pose use some references on my help in order to I have right anatomy with princess.


p.s sorry from my bad English,I undrestand but i don't speak very well yet.

tools: Photoshop Cs2 + tambet

"A star falls down from the darkened sky
Where new worlds born and die
Kingdom Animalia watches its approaching glow
What it means is soon to be known"]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:43:22 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/752280

Hello,
This is another illustration for my story- book.And i feel so tired for this painting,because in order to make the horse look good I needed to redesign and repaint it 3 times.I know that I am not so much famous for you but i try very hard for that I make,Because i love the painting and i hope you like me in the future prove to you that I try also that I deserve your vote.

Thank you all!

About the painting;
Tools; Photoshop + Painter
+some ref for the falcon

close ups;



Thank you very much for the viewing!]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:19:23 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/723972

Hello,
This is another character for my book,she is name is Kyra and she is elf. KYRA (Κύρ&#945: Feminine form of Greek Kyros, meaning "like the sun."

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Painter + Wacom Graphire
i found some ref and i use personal ref for the pose.
some textures: http://cgtextures.com/

thats about it.

thank you very much for the viewing! ]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:54:32 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/675413

I hope you like.
They is my first work that I drew a landscape digital, older I had never made similar landscapes traditional other digital painting. I a lot tried despite, globally it took to me 18 hours and it needed I find enough ref on help of drawing.



for this work i working in the photoshop Cs2 with the simple paintbrushes and with wacom bamboo fun.
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An other character for my book overall took to me 2 hours.

tools: Painter + Photoshop Cs3 + Wacom


I hope you like,
thank you for the comments ]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:14:49 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/663752

In Greek mythology, the Nereids (neer'-ee-eds) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. They often accompany Poseidon and are always friendly and helpful towards sailors fighting perilous storms. They are particularly associated with the Aegean Sea, where they dwelt with their father in the depths within a silvery cave. The most notable of them are Thetis, wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles; Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon; and Galatea, love of the Cyclops Polyphemus.

more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereids

here tou can see the steps:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maril1/2759531223/

for this work i working in the photoshop Cs2 with the simple paintbrushes and with wacom bamboo fun.

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In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form. They were typically associated with a particular location or landform. Others were part of the retinue of a god, such as Dionysus, Hermes, or Pan, or a goddess, generally Artemis. Nymphs were the frequent target of satyrs.

Nymphs live in mountains and groves, by springs and rivers, and in valleys and cool grottoes. They are frequently associated with the superior divinities: the huntress Artemis; the prophetic Apollo; the reveller and god of wine, Dionysus; and rustic gods such as Pan and Hermes.
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for this work i working in the photoshop Cs2 with the simple paintbrushes and with wacom bamboo fun.
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One of my most favourites works, I finished him the passed week globally to it took me 30 hours, they is a work from the many that I prepare for a fairy tale that I write for years.As always insired from histories with elfs.
I use some personal ref for the hands.

Inspired and dedicating to Nick Deligaris http://deligaris.cgsociety.org/gallery/

Tools: Photoshop Cs3 + Painter + Wacom

I Hope you like,thank you for the comments.

close up:

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globally working for this 15 hours working in the photoshop cs2 with wacom bamboo fan.

about Gamayun:
Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the east, close to paradise. Like the Sirin and the Alkonost, the Gamayun is normally depicted as a large bird with a woman's head.

In his esoteric Christian-Buddhist cosmography Roza Mira, Daniil Andreev maintains that Sirins, Alkonosts, and Gamayuns are transformed into Archangels in Paradise.

more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamayun]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:20:39 +0000 http://marilenamexi.cgsociety.org/gallery/661108

for this work i working in the photoshop Cs2 with the simple paintbrushes and with wacom bamboo fun.


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