When you walk amongst the trees, the elders say, if you are very quiet, and your heart is very pure, and your need is very great, the Wood Fairy will come and give you her blessing.
This is the Wood Fairy
Although I enjoy seeing fantasy art featuring fairies, it seems that most of the art depicts them as either Tinkerbelle-esque pixies, or cyber-punk Goth girls with clunky heels and patent leather demon wings. There’s nothing wrong with either of these styles, but it’s always a pleasant surprise to see something a little different. The Wood Fairy is my attempt to create a different kind of fairy. She’s not a pixie, but she’s not a Goth girl either. I deliberately moved away from bright colors with this image, choosing earth tones to illustrate the fairy’s role as a nature spirit. Instead of placing her in an entirely natural setting, I wanted this image to be a bit iconic, so I chose a desolate, semi-petrified nod to a tree instead of a lush green forest. As for the story … to me, fairies are creatures of legend, and all legendary creatures deserve a little old wives’ tale to go with them.
The Wood Fairy is one of four images that are already in the Sralos Fantasy Art Store. I’ll be introducing each of the other three over the next three weeks. Anyone who is in a hurry can visit the Sralos Fantasy Art Store now and take a peek. And starting with week four, I will begin introducing one new image each week. If you enjoy my designs, please think about buying art prints featuring one, or perhaps a t-shirt, or even a unique greeting card. Remember, Sralos.com is the only place to get these designs. They are not available for purchase anywhere else on the Internet.
Between introductions of new images to the store, I hope to entertain you with articles about digital art in general, as well as a few tips on how to get the most out of your digital art tools. Feel free to comment on anything that grabs your attention. Sralos Fantasy Art is meant to be an interactive blog, where we can all discuss art or fantasy or both.
One final note, it is possible that you might find one of my images being used by roleplayers on various sites around the Internet. Roleplayers have always had, and always will have, my permission to use my art, because it was roleplaying that inspired me to start making digital art in the first place. My terms for using my work are simple. 1) Don’t alter the image in anyway. Changing the size is okay. 2) Include a link back to Sralos.com. Any links to Sralos.com are greatly appreciated, so if you like what you see here, please share it with your friends. And don’t forget to let me know by commenting on the image you’re using! I might want to take a peek.
