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"Incipit Vita Nova"542 viewsPersephone, 2517, the year Dr. Simon Tam first sets foot aboard Serenity. A pivotal moment that marks the beginning of a new life for River and her brother. This piece shows Simon, on the ramp of Serenity, where he meets Kaylee, who introduces him to Mal (O.S.). That pose of Simon alone, briefcase in hand, is enough to make me want to cry. He looks so out of place! And he is. All because of River, for whom he sacrificed everything, just so she could be safe. This is a man who, were it not for his great love for River, would never be here! The Title is taken from Dante's "La Vita Nuova" (= The New Life). And we see a page, supposedly from Simon's diary, which reads, paraphrased after Dante, "In that book which is my memory, on the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first entered Serenity, appear the words: Here begins a new life (= Incipit Vita Nova)."1 commentsalbatross

"I can win this!"528 viewsI decided to give the "River and burning swing" scene a swing. Very difficult theme, though. How do you capture River's innocence lost at that swing? And still have something artistic to say. You tell me! I felt a certain thrill thinking not just of the losses of our dearest River, but of how she came out victorious in the end. So, short of having her machete away at Reavers, I took the theme from Objects in Space, where's she playing a game with Kaylee, and did a sort of premonition/memory of Miranda thing with it, only to add the ever sweet "I can win this!" words. The view is kinda panoramic, what with the surface of Miranda and all, to get that planetary feel going between the two blue objects.albatross

Walking Among the Stars503 viewsI decided to make what I wanted to do with an earlier work, but which didn't work out at the time: a 'live' Galaxy Map. Combine that with my unrelenting adoration for Femshep, LOL, and there ya have it: "Walking Among the Stars."

"Walking Among the Stars" stars my own Kira (which I just call 'Jane' here for generic's sake), standing on a small base at the center of the Galaxy Map crossbars, surrounded by several planets and moons, with the whole Traverse at her disposal, so to speak. I actually had to remake the Galaxy Map crossbars from scratch, as the real ones proved too hard too blend properly, and looked a bit distorted anyway. As these things go, it was all-in-all a lot harder to make than it looks (especially 'Femshep in the spotlight on center pad' took ages to blend nicely; whoever said blending is easy should be taken into a the yard and be shot!).

Actually, this sort of wallpaper is not my usual style. I always prefer to work from a theme. But, with a bit of good will, Walking Among the Stars can be considered a theme, too. :) So, here's to hoping ya like it anyway! albatross

"2x2"424 views
River & Mal, sharing a common bond of suffering. 2 people x 2 suffering, in 2 frames of 2 paired scenes. THIS IS NOT A SHIP! Pardon the yelling, but the point should not be overlooked. :) I don't do ships with River. This one is for FollowMal.albatross

Too many Ghosts412 viewsI wasn't done with Talitha yet. It's such a thankful subject: nothing prompts the heart than that which tugs it. And it's also a serious matter (I'm sure a highly talented artist could do a serious work of, say, 'Driving around in the Mako' -- but I'm not that person).

The Title, "Too many Ghosts", is from BDtS (spoken by the last remaining scientist, who decides to bale too). It fits Talitha and her past with the Batarians perfectly. We see a ghost-image of a Batarian scumbag pointing a gun, in 'parallel' with Talitha in the present. The guy forced in the floor is supposed to be her father (barring actual footage of said history, you'll forgive me that I used one of the present-day scientist hostages). 'Young' Talitha, on the right, also a ghost-image, repeats in short what she says in the game: "But the masters, they have lights and hoses. Daddy's-- He's melting." And such depicted a bit literal (whether it actually happened that way, or whether it's just the way she recalls it, to her that was the reality: she remembers a light, and her daddy 'melting').albatross

"This is paranoid schizophrenia."356 views
This is the first in my new River "State of Mind" series. As we open up the walls of River's reality, so to speak, we see the reason behind her troubled mental state: paranoid schizophrenia, hand-crafted by government scientists who thought River's brain was a rutting playground. The idea is to get a glimpse at what's been buried beneath those layers of psychosis. The peeling off of reality, as it were, opens up the door to a lot of symbolism: eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. :) This particular pose on the couch is one of my favorites scenes. River, withdrawn into herself, has to face her demons herself.

This picture differs from the one I originally posted at FFF.net, in that it has a different font, and was edited for small pixel errors and such.1 commentsalbatross

Explore All332 viewsMy favorite RPG, Mass Effect, depicting my favorite female role character: Jane Shepard. Femshep facing battle, facing the Council, and facing romance.albatross

"Merciful God"317 views
River Tam at Miranda, pleading to God to make her a stone. "Merciful God" depicts this highly dramatic scene, where my poor, helpless River, who can't not feel, is forced to feel for 30 million dead people! It always touches me profoundly, as I feel myself overwhelmed with sorrow for what they did to my dearest little one. :(albatross

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In a room with a psychic250 viewsThe theme is simple: "And you put them in a room with a psychic." River gleans Alliance secrets: in this scene expressed as a vista of a stadium at Miranda opening up to her left. Her particular 'shadow' hints of course to, "Key members of Parliament. Key. The minds behind every military, diplomatic, and covert operation in the galaxy." (Extended Commentary below)1 commentsalbatrossFeb 16, 2011

"He takes so much looking after."142 viewsThe title really says it all. This is River, deeply happy for her brother and the way things turned out. This is "I'm all right." at its finest hour. N.B. This is an improved redo of an earlier work. I removed the text balloon, and significantly cleaned up the 'embrace' scene and various other small changes and fixes.albatrossFeb 16, 2011

Twilight Fancies139 viewsKaylee, half passed out, drifting in and out to a faerie-like dream land. It's a bit different. And it's a bit shippy (but in an unsullied way: just some harmless swooning on the part of our fav' mechanic). Not an overly complex image. But I played a lot with the lighting, and I'm now fair content with the the dream-state like properties it's breathing. After all these years, it really does get harder creating new and undone themes. All-in-all, I set out what I wanted to do.albatrossSep 07, 2009

"Going Dark"148 views"Going Dark" tells the story of Kaylee getting shot. Like an eclipsed sun, there's Dobson's bullet, frozem in mid air, as 'seen' by Kaylee, who walks into the cargo bay at the wrong time. I accentuated Kaylee's stomach wound, but it's the only graphic element in the entire image. In fact, most everything else is purposely opposite to bad stuff; it's all dream-like, sweet, with pretty flowers, butterflies, and even one of River's pink elephants shows up for the occasion (from the unshot episode 'Dead or Alive'). No nightmares for Kaylee, no bad conscience visiting upon her, no worries even: you just gotta have faith in people, yourself included.

I actually first started out with the idea of an eclipsed sun (which is what the 'bullet' once was: a photo of an eclipsed sun). And for the longest time I had been planning to call it "When the sun goes dark." Then I suddenly realized that Kaylee has a perfect 'Going dark.' line herself as well (in the pilot). Much better, of course. :)

The source-material of Firefly, even when taken directly from Blu-Ray, remains of questionable to low quality. There's a lot of ugly 'noise,' which really becomes near unmanageable when taking 'zoomed-in' outtakes from the more darker passages. That particular scene with Kaylee entering the cargo bay is. sadly. of said low quality. So I had to resort to covering up the worst part (of her face). Same for Dobson's hand firing the gun. Ain't about what I want, but what it needs.

A lot of light-play again. Instead of using the image of the sickbay's real surgical lamp, I tried to emulate its bright, crackelee-mirror inner surface with a few filters (top-right corner). I also put a light-source behind Kaylee’s bed post (extending to the back and to the left, into the rest of the 'room'). It's supposed to work the illusion that there's extra room between the operating table and the wall (kinda positioning Kaylee's makeshift bed somewhere on the big blue floor).albatrossSep 07, 2009

"Never knew I was lonely, until I was not alone."213 viewsIt is late-night (11:15 PM, to be precise); and we find Dr. T'Soni in her Normandy quarters. sitting at her desk, alone, working on her journal. The rest of the Crew is either in the Mess Hall, or has already turned in. Not Liara. She is used to working alone, and generally prefers the solitude. Today was an enervating day for her. She had managed to get herself stuck in a Prothean contraption at Therum, was attacked by geth and a very nasty Krogan, and subsequently rescued by Commander Shepard, who -- despite the potential risk -- welcomed her aboard the Normandy. So here she is. making an entry in her journal. Yes, today was different. For the first time she realizes she's been lonely for quite a while. It never much bothered her before, really; but, earlier, when she was talking with Commander Shepard, she had felt sad when the Commander left, and suddenly wasn't too eager to isolate herself at a new dig site for yet another 50 years.

Okay, that long-winded bit is the theme. :) Hence, the Title: "Never knew I was lonely, until I was not alone." (Extended Commentary below)1 commentsalbatrossSep 18, 2008

Hero Worship259 viewsFemshep and Liara, they remain a fascinating item. :)

A bit of an unusual image, this time, though. The whole theme is basically Liara giving Femshep that significant 'Hero Worship' glance at Therum. Much of it is actually rather self-explanatory. There's a bit of that 'swimming-pool' design holding cell Liara got herself suspended in; and, of course, a hero-shot of Femshep, once more unto the breach (at her showdown with Saren), half of her face appearing in Asari blue (the color, given the right frame, near as good looks that way because of Saren's biotic attacks; but split over half her face, I figured it made for a nice metaphor, what with a human/Asari romance and all).

Took me hours to make. Primarily because I kept adding stuff I needed to throw out afterwards anyway. :) Like pieces of a Galaxy Map, a background image of Saren in a corner, etc. None of it worked, really. So, at long last I decided just to leave it "as is".albatrossSep 12, 2008