Well, again, you're probably like, "WTF? Photomanipulations???" Yeah, I know. This isn't my art account. But my last photomanipulation on this account was introducing the contest, and the other photomanipulation was for a contest. Well, this one is too. The reason being that if I, by some sort of divine intervention, should win anything, I want the benefits to go to this account. The contest is for =Manip-Equips's Magical Creatures Contest, found here: [link]
Okay- to the picture. I had two versions of this done, one with a white dress and one with a more subdued green dress. I prefered- and still prefer- the green version. But my family voted unaminously for the white one. So this is what I'm submitting. I changed a lot of stuff on everything, and if you're interested in this stock picture, it's from my shoot yesterday. It'll be showing up soon.
Stocks: (^-^) model and gazebo crystal ball forest background one fractal brush for the swirlie inside the crystal ball
Hmmm....
The still forest had a calming effect on her as she sat down on the steps of the the small building. The stone was still cool from night, and she felt a chill run the length of her spine as a breeze swept through the trees around her. Birds sang with the music of the ages, sweeping melodies poisoned with a beauty too comforting to believe. This place was the same every time she found herself here. The peace was a lie, she knew. But she loved it. She wanted too much to believe it, and sometimes if she tried very hard, she could let herself think for a moment- just a moment- that everything was alright and that she was safe and someone cared about her. But she knew better than to believe that was true.
As her breath slowed and deepened, she resolved that it was time to find out why this stone was so coveted. She removed it from the fold in her skirt where she had hidden it, and the dryad swept her hands over the smooth surface. Immediately she forgot all about the building. This stone was something more than that, and as she half-noticed a small glow sweep around the stone, she thought how arbitrary it was of those men to try and steal it...