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New Beginnings

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New Beginnings by Gale Franey.
This is the first digital art piece since I finished school. I now have time again to do digital art !!

I began this one yesterday at about 6 p.m. and just finished it now. I worked all night and have not yet slept. So it took me a marathon 24 hours without a break in betwen. Right now my legs are cramping and I am almost hallucinating from lack of sleep. But I am feeling very happy.

This file ballooned up to 9 gigs in size in the uncompressed layered format. At full size it is 7200 x 10800 (24 x 36 inches @ 300 dpi. I was so happy that one of my Flickr friends told me abut the PSB large file format, because in the past I was always using PSD, which allows a maximum of 2 gigs. So I used to always flatten a bunch of layers. Now I don't have to do that, using the PSB large format. 
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@ Brad  Pro User  says:

Wow! This is amazing work! I love the facial expression, details, and colours. It looks like HDR. I also liked how you framed the subject with the foliage and flowers.

Congrats to you on finishing school. That is a huge deal Gale because nobody will ever take that away from you.... Best wishes to you.


Gale, this tribute is to you.  You deserve it.
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Robbi Baba  Pro User  says:

Glorious.
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Gwynedd  Pro User  says:

omg - am I really the second commenter?
Ah - no, third, but hey, that's pretty good for a Gale production.
This is gorgeous. I love the light on her face and her dusky, gypsy skin.
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iwilliamm [deleted] says:

Congrats on finishing school Gale. With such talent maybe you should be teaching :)) Wonderful portrait, i love the different lighting effects and gorgeous colors, amazing work ! best wishes ~ william
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Gwynedd  Pro User  says:

Wait - you finished school????????????? Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!
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cowgirlrightup  Pro User  says:

Its always a special treat to see your work...LOvely: )
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pop500km says:

hey, long time no see dear friend! ^^
always, I love your all great work!
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Gale Franey  Pro User  says:

Thanks everyone !! Thanks Gwynedd regarding me finishing school. I'm so happy to have those loads of homework behind me. :-)
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rastaricanstudio says:

Sweet, now please some sleep for you.
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patisfaction ~ censored says:

wooo
another fab digital art job gale!
has yr signature all over
congratz with school
welcum back
now get sum sleeep!
;)
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jantaj  Pro User  says:

WOW!! This is amazing. You are very talented!
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3rd foundation  Pro User  says:

Nice work. Love the look of the dress.
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Azure1070 ^_^ says:

you always do such breath taking work,and good job on school that rocks!
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Erik Anestad  Pro User  says:

Allways such incredible art work!
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kia's r kid  Pro User  says:

Beautiful as usual Gail. Beautiful colors in this one.
Congratulartions on finishing school! Glad to see your back at the digital art, your work amazes me.
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Alan Jordan  Pro User  says:

Yay!!!!!! More please!!!!!

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katepedley  Pro User  says:

Superb work! Congrats on finally finishing school! :)
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cordovaraven  Pro User  says:

New beginnings in the world of sensory delight for the Gale Franey fanatics. But please for all our sake don't forget to sleep.
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Kirpernicus  Pro User  says:

Wow, exceptional artwork - just incredibly beautiful.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Christine Huff  Pro User  says:

Yummm! I just love your work! !~!~!
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RRRYAN亨 says:

Beautiful : )
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September McKinney  Pro User  says:

congratulations!
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thorinside  Pro User  says:

Wonderful work! Welcome back. 24 hours? You are a masochist. All I can say is that you must save often! My photoshop would never stand up to that kind of punishment!
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NY_Doll  Pro User  says:

beautiful work here!
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Mama_Bear says:

Welcome back! How are ya?
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Anoop Negi  Pro User  says:

Cool work.


I really think you must take breaks in between !
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MsPixie  Pro User  says:

Worth the wait, it is exquisite! Can't imagine how you do it, but don't care, as long as you do. Congrats on finishing school.

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Gale Franey  Pro User  says:

Thanks everyone for such inspiring comments. :-)

thorinside ... yes, I learned the hard way to save often. But I still often lose chunks of work because I'm working with such large file sizes (as large as 9 gigs at times before I flatten some layers). So when I save it takes about 10 minutes to save the large file in PSB format ... I haven't actually timed it, maybe it's not that long, but when I'm in 'the zone', and I have to sit and twiddle my thumbs while the file saves, it can really detract from the creative mood.

Generally I go a few hours before saving and sometimes Photoshop freezes and I have to restart. Even while making this image I lost a few hours of work when Photoshop froze on me. But it's either that, or disrupting the creative mood to save every half hour, which would be even more disruptive to the creative flow. :-)
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walla2chick  Pro User  says:

A feast for the eyes as always!!! I appreciate all the time and effort you put into your pieces of art. Thank you for sharing your talent.
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heska  Pro User  says:

Impressive work as always.
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Rich Baker  Pro User  says:

Love the light from the window. Now get some sleep :) xx

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ecatoncheires says:

Incredible work as ever... congrats! :)

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Liamfm .  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Teenage kicks, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

lovely work
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GFX69  Pro User  says:

majestic a fine work worth everything .....
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Bryan26  Pro User  says:

Stunning work
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Eddi 07  Pro User  says:

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Spiritual Marketplace, und wir freuen uns, dass Sie dies unserer Gruppe hinzugefügt haben.

all is very good here- the tones, the colours, the mood! love it! ;)
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burcerneri  Pro User  says:

This is soo perfect Gale!
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QuimG  Pro User  says:

Beautiful.


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Sina Wolf ♥ says:

Great work!
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mike@bensalem  Pro User  says:

Nice work, wonderfully done.

I Think this is Art ! AWARD
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Sugar Cain  Pro User  says:

so very beautiful
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l.a.s. [deleted] says:

So so beautiful. Divine.
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Ray-of-Sun  Pro User  says:

Great to see a new work from you Gale, congratulations on everything you have achieved :)
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Paul F. Gabriel says:

Glad to see yoy back. Well worth the time and effort.
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Ian@NZFlickr  Pro User  says:

Great work. Love the amount of time and energy you use.
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hammyham  Pro User  says:

Spectacular work Gale, as always.
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+J.M.J.+ Mike  Pro User  says:

YA some cool stuff. now that you out of school what is next in your art world. doing some shows or a new art job. I just think you have so much to offer to the arts. I would love to see some of your art in some big shows. I will hope it for you.

:-)

MP
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cyan pixel [deleted] says:

Youre hard work paid off ...This is fantastic!!!!
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robandwend  Pro User  says:

Brilliant
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Isabelle Ann  Pro User  says:

Lovely, Gale. Congrats on being out of school and back to creating your own special work your own way. As usual, I admire especially the work you did on the clothing/fabric--you are the master at this.
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vetlife2005  Pro User  says:

awesome piece of art !
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frogmuseum2  Pro User  says:

Wow! So happy to see you back -- and in such a brilliant manner, Galeygirl! Congrats again on finishing the HUGE load of schoolwork! :-)
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Kalamakia  Pro User  says:

Excellent work!


I marveled at this fantastic image at
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.
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perki88  Pro User  says:

Congrats on the graduation!! I look forward to seeing more of your work!
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thorinside  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the details on what you must go through for your art. I feel for you. It's worth it though... it's like purging your soul. Getting that creative energy out there. I completely relate.
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Jocko B.  Pro User  says:

Great model and treatment. Outstanding work.
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mezarc da diva (busy with shoots & work) says:

this is such a classic! i love it!
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sbenavid  Pro User  says:

Wow incredible tones and textures...
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lily_rosemary says:

Has this feel of romance... not the usual feel of magic and fantasy -despite having this beautiful magical light - and I like very much this different style! Congrats on success - in both areas - school and digital creation!
Hugs,
Hanne
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Leonardo Martins  Pro User  says:

Wooooooooooow! How good to see you back!!! :¬D
Wonderful work, rustic and luxuty! Love it! ;¬)
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matthiasuhl  Pro User  says:

A new one - finally - yiiepiehh! Good to see new photos from you. Greetings Matthias
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Syd's Photography  Pro User  says:

Fantastic!!
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asokanphoto  Pro User  says:

great..
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0 W8ing  Pro User  says:

GaleGaleGALE!
I'm happy for us all, that you've finished school.. that means we have All graduated, since it means we get to see the work, again.
This piece is the cleanest, most seamless looking composite, so far. Very very impressive, of course... we've come to expect that from you.. but also very polished, without losing the heart.
WoooHooo!
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Olive Ndungutse  Pro User  says:

Oh Gale this is excellent work - lovely details a fav for sure. All your hard work was worth it in the end. I will be attending the New Media and Web Design Info. Session at BCIT next Monday April 28th - I credit you for inspiring me to pursue this program.
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bhampton1963  Pro User  says:

Exceptional work! Very impressive!

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johanbl  Pro User  says:

What a great way to celebrate finishing school
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kelpie1  Pro User  says:

This is so exquisitely beautiful

I marveled at this fantastic image at
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.
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~*~*Mere~Poppins*~*~ [deleted] says:

I am utterly in awe of this and your talent - it is perfect and I can appreciate the 24hrs work in it...spectacular.
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alicepopkorn - busy  Pro User  says:

love it :)
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lucyndskywdmnds***  Pro User  says:

Very unique and spectacular! Wow!
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lunara says:

Hola!!!!!!! this is wonderful!! like always....
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***Danni*** says:

Lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely... lovely....lovely!
Welcome back, Gale!
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*NEWMAN*  Pro User  says:

Welcome back!, nice to see a new beautiful image. Beautiful is not enought... AMAZING, SUPERB, INCREIBLE!!!.
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Martin LaBar  Pro User  says:

Just as lovely here as in your blog.
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Studio Vision [deleted] says:

We Invite you to submit your work to the group

This art piece is recognized as a very beautiful work!!!

Outstanding Art!!!!!!!!
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beshanti2 says:

Your work really is unique and spectacular. I must admit I alwys look out iin the morning if there is a new one of yours...
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imagepeace ~~~  Pro User  says:

you are amazing!!! Good to see you again!
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≈Gypsy≈  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous!

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rdhddpoison (taking a summer break)  Pro User  says:

Gale glad you got to spend some time doing what YOU want to do! This is absolutely beautiful.. the colors, esp the red are nice and rich.
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muley1  Pro User  says:

Way beyond beautiful way beyond talented !~
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.edwin. says:

Quality work as usual. Lovely and well done!

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lili-li  Pro User  says:

stunning
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anyes☆  Pro User  says:

glad you finished school so we can have more of these beauties more often!
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Wickedly Smart  Pro User  says:

Always Outstanding !!
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Spherical Me  Pro User  says:

You have such talent, and it really shows here!!!
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michele123m  Pro User  says:

Gale,

This is truly gorgeous, it looks like it belongs in an art gallery... I have sewn for years, and this dress looks exactly like I would expect a dress that had been sewn to look-the gathers on the ruffles,shadows & lines on the bodice look very realistic. Beautiful work.
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Marcus Surrealleous  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous.Rich. Creative. Great work.

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Nesh_Aran says:

you are the best..becoz of you i joined Flickr...now.i will always follow ur updates...
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♥Jules♥ .  Pro User  says:

Wow stunning !

Love the colours ! :)

As I've said before you are one very talented lady! :)

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gylgalad says:

Wonderful !
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rosy_outlook  Pro User  says:

This is lovely. (I have no idea what you are talking about technically mind you, but it's an absolutely gorgeous image ;D)
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loudPipes says:

Really great work and its fantastic..
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@ Brad  Pro User  says:

Gale,

I made another tribute to you. I didn't think the first one did your work justice. You are really one of the most incredible talents I have ever seen. I look through your portfolio and I'm amazed at your creativity and genius. It's as if your seeing the world at a different level or higher conscience. I just love your work so much.

A Tribute to Gale

I wish you the best of luck in further success in your career.
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Wildflesh19 says:

wow!!!really cool...I hop i can be good like you...=)
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peter photo says:

I love your pictures, there always romantique !
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nflorence2012  Pro User  says:

wonderfully
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Gale Franey  Pro User  says:

Wow, thank you so much everyone for such inspiring and interesting comments!

@Bradford ... thank you so much for this tribute. I'm really honored.

Tommok (Tomahawk :-) ... thanks so much for the feedback, much appreciated.

I had the final Industry event at school, where business people in the field of web design and new media come to view our work. I had this art piece printed on a special metalic reflective photographic paper and mounted in large size, 24 x 36. I took it to a print shop that does this special printing method. I was very happy with the results. The industry event turned out great. :-)
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Volkov S. says:

i like your picts...they are so beautifully, so amazing!!! :-))) +++
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