Urban Myth

Photomanipulation using the GIMP.
I saw the model and immediately wanted to make her a heroine in steampunk story -- capable, yet innocent; adventurous in a time of great change.

What fantastic stock! The model is amazing. And I immediately knew she needed an old-world urban setting. Stock photos from Burtn of Austrian locales (that seem to capture that time in amber) were perfect!


Thank you to the stock photographers that make their hard and beautiful work available to hacks like me. Please take a look at their wonderful work:

Incredible Model:
Flyawayautumn : "Gothic Grace 10" Link
Model:

Three different Austrian locales put together as background:
Burtn : "City Of Salzburg" Link
Burtn : "Hallstatt" Link
Burtn : "Homeland 2nd" Link

Overpainting, and other personal textures and photo references were used.