Fan Art Picture 3 out of 18 by Leigh 'Katt' Berggren.

FanArt: The Life of Elphaba: Wicked Witch of the West

This eight paneled sketch is based on "Wicked," a fascinating fictional biography of the Wicked Witch of the West -- or in other words, her side of the story. The series of events I've shown mostly follows the musical "Wicked," though there are some influences from Gregory Maguire's book (which is awesome!) and MGM's classic "The Wizard of Oz." They are as follows:

Panel 1: Elphaba -- the "real" name of the Wicked Witch of the West -- as an infant.
Panel 2: College-aged Elphaba arriving at Shiz University, aka "Dear Ole Shiz."
Panel 3: Elphaba boogying with Galinda (the future Glinda the Good, not a typo) at the hip Ozdust Ballroom. Can you guess who the mysterious figure on the stairs is?
Panel 4: Elphaba leaving the Emerald City, determined to seek revenge on the fraud Wizard.
Panel 5: Elphaba in her lab with the Grimmerie, gently attaching wings to Chistery the snow monkey.
Panel 6: Elphaba and her beloved Fiyero, making the most of what short time they have together.
Panel 7: Elphaba's infamous murder, unintentially caused by the hapless other-worldly farmgirl Dorothy.
Center Panel: The Witch's Grimmerie, broom, gazing ball, and the cause of Elphaba's grief and inevitable distruction; the silver (ruby) slippers.

Pencil, Photoshop.

Part of a tour:

My Wicked Little Tour


	Categories: [Wizards, Priests, Druids, Sorcerers...] [Fan art] [Book Illustration] Techniques: [Pencil/Graphite Pen] [Computer-coloured Picture] Inspirations: [Other Author]

Date	Name	Comment
28 Sep 2006	BoyFromOz	Loading... This picture looks so much better in color. you should make one on G(a)lindas life.
10 Oct 2006	Linderella	Loading... You are yet another person on this site who i wil love forever because they manage to put all my favorite things in their art. PLus it is amazing art. YAY WICKED!!!
14 Jan 2007	Anonymous	Loading... I LOVE WICKED!!!!! (Both the book and the Musical) Excellent picture!!!
18 Apr 2007	Idina	Loading... YES SO FABULOUS!!! love wicked sooo much!!!
19 Jul 2007	Kelsey M. Graham	Loading... WICKED! I never thought there were any drawings of Wicked on Elfwood, but then I find an entire tour devoted to it.. happyhappyjoyYup, I made the tour. I put it together quite a while ago, but updated it a few weeks ago. Glad you liked it. =)
28 Jul 2007	wow	Loading... Oh my gosh. Oh mi god. I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!! Ecspecially Fiyero and Elphaba. Giggles.
29 Jul 2007	Alianne Crow = Kaitlyn	Loading... Eyes grow as wide as saucers Wow! great pic! i love it! it is like a perfect map of the life of Elphaba! Bravo! Wow!
21 Mar 2008	Anon.	Loading... i love how you never really showed her face, also panel 6 was done really well, you made fiyero’s diamonds look natural
14 Jun 2008	NotThatGirl	Loading... Obsessed with Wicked, and art, so I find this so awesome!
6 Jul 2008	M. Nelson	Loading... I love how they coincide with the songs.
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