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- Avere Fiducia - by ~korridan:iconkorridan:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Surreal

©2008-2009 ~korridan
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'The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason entirely—which is why superstition is not the ally, but the enemy, of true religion.'
- Sydney J. Harris (1953)

This is a response to a conversation a very good friend of mine and I were having, in which I was accused of lacking faith by relying to heavily on cold reason. I reminded her that every purveyor of any science is taking a huge leap of faith, assuming that we as humanity have the capacity to fathom the infinite through our exceedingly limited perceptions.

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*n3oka Apr 21, 2008, 6:16:59 AM
nice

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be water...
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`wroth Apr 21, 2008, 8:38:39 AM
Superstition is belief in symbols without knowing what they represent, or that they are only representations.

Interesting framing, the colors are cast oddly imo but i suppose that suits the other worldly topic

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`dreamspeak Apr 21, 2008, 1:52:14 PM
I've been accused of that myself...
Excellent piece, my friend. You never cease to amaze me with your talent. :+fav:

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~korridan Apr 22, 2008, 5:53:46 AM
:)

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I feel as though I am living with people who are not yet born, with monsters who escape from the womb before their time.
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~korridan Apr 22, 2008, 5:53:53 AM
thanx

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I feel as though I am living with people who are not yet born, with monsters who escape from the womb before their time.
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~korridan Apr 22, 2008, 6:08:29 AM
Indeed, the practice of Santeria oddly comes directly to mind.
As for the colors, I've never been good at painting with colors, so everything's done in grayscale, and then colored afterward. I actually spent forever trying to find a suitable palette, and this was the most appropriate in my opinion.

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I feel as though I am living with people who are not yet born, with monsters who escape from the womb before their time.
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~korridan Apr 22, 2008, 6:08:49 AM
Thank you so much :hug:

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I feel as though I am living with people who are not yet born, with monsters who escape from the womb before their time.
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`wroth Apr 22, 2008, 9:09:28 AM
In terms of realism, snow fall comes with overcast conditions which would give an even pale light and typically would force a lower color saturation and brighter [value] glow in places then you used, light also bounces off the fallen snow adding more light. I spend a lot of time in the snow ;) Reference [link] , realism is not the be all end all, but it would help if the colors cooled off a bit imho

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