Red Sand
Now:
Ah, an early experiment in photo manipulation with Corel Photo-Paint. Making her face into the black-blue-green-red of an oil slick was fun, as my little way of getting one step closer (so it seemed at the time) to the superlative techno style of Rick Berry. Too bad the rest of the piece is so lackluster.
Then:
Rick Berry has long been one of my art idols, and his cover to Neuromancer, along with a few of his other works, were part of the inspiration for this image.
A simple experiment in photo manipulation, this piece started with two stock photos from Corel Draw’s clipart. A little bit of careful masking later, and the woman’s shadows were transferred to make it look like she’s lying on the beach. I still wonder whether I should have done something a little different with her dress, that texture didn’t show up until I manipulated the colors, and the original color might almost have worked better.
This image was created in December of 1997.
