I'll chase the wind.

Saw Brave yesterday! Overall I agree with the consensus that it's one of the weakest Pixar movies (it got really awkward right after the ~FATE CHANGE~), however that doesn't mean it didn't have great moments. And of course it was an incredibly beautiful and inspiring piece of animation. And of course I love Merida's red hair.

This part at the beginning (where Merida just goes out and has fun) was my favorite by far! And the song that goes with the scene is wonderful - "Touch the Sky" by Julie Fowlis www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEi43O…

So here is a landscape/lighting study, painted in Adobe Photoshop, partially from memory and with reference to what I could get out of the trailer: fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201… This of course, serves as a desktop wallpaper (just download!)

View close-up on Tumblr: alicexz.tumblr.com/post/261174…

Artwork by Alice X. Zhang
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