SF&F Picture 19 out of 25 by Min 'Keiiii' Kwon.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Perchance to Dream

Painted in Photoshop 7.0 from scratch. I worked hard on this one, intending to create a personal masterpiece. The result isn't so perfect... but I got something even better than a masterpiece out of it: a lesson! I learned tons from working on this picture. Many thanks to the folks at conceptart for the critiques. You can find an alternate version and a closeup on the face at keiiii.deviantart.com, my deviantart gallery.

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As a themed gallery, I think Elfwood has excellent rules regarding genre. Elfwood has grown and evolved, and I understand perfectly well the need for certain things to be spelled out.

However... sometimes, a picture feels magical precisely because it contains no in-your-face depictions of magic. Such artworks are charming and special because the viewers get to create their own magic within the image. I believe this picture is one of them.

Respecting Elfwood's genre rules, I am going to spell out why this is fantasy. If you don't want my explicit descriptions to ruin your experience, you may want to stop reading here. ^^

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The woman in this picture is slowly breathing her last. The butterfly in the foreground is a soul. It isn't hers (she's not dead YET). It is someone close to her -- someone who died before she did, coming to meet her and show her the way to Heaven.

No, this isn't Ophelia. Water's too shallow for drowning. Still kinda reminds you of her, doesn't it?


	Categories: [Woman, Women] Techniques: [Computer Painted from Scratch] [Computer Program] [Photoshop]

Date	Name	Comment
20 Mar 2008	Natalie Beth Myers	Loading... first comment dance this is beautiful! and the meaning of the pic is also wonderful. simply perfect, Min. =) Min 'Keiiii' Kwon replies: "Glad you like it! You can just call me keiiii (or keii if you don’t want to type all those i’s) though. Many of my friends call me keiiii even in real life."
20 Mar 2008	Victoria Klepkova	Loading... WONDERFUL!
20 Mar 2008	Heidi Hecht	Loading... Awesome picture. Especially for Photoshop. Just a FYI: You could drown in any amount of water. A puddle would do you in if you’re unconcious and laying facedown in it. I do like the idea of a butterfly being a friend’s soul though. Min 'Keiiii' Kwon replies: "Hey now, Photoshop is the tool of choice for many amazing artists, such as Craig Mullins. You’re right about drowning. But hey, she’s not lying face down here!"
21 Mar 2008	Michal Nymeria Goderez	Loading... Beautiful and seren, I love the combo of soft and bright colors, there’s so much in this pic, and the dress is awesome! I love the details of the intense blue petals against the soft gold dress, very...strongly done... Nym
21 Mar 2008	Alison Kay Smiley	Loading... I love the hanging flowers.
21 Mar 2008	Nate dogg	Loading... absolutly beautiful
21 Mar 2008	Asja Ilonka Keeman	Loading... I love it, the colours are so well picket and she’s just beautiful. Awesome dress to. Keep it up!
21 Mar 2008	Tora Hallatt	Loading... I think you have created a masterpiece! The beauty of the pale golds and yellows and the beautiful vibrancy of the blues and purples is masterful!
22 Mar 2008	Anne Wipf	Loading... Magically beautiful

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