The beautifully luminous and melancholy "Alone" was inspired, Monroe tells me, "by the loneliness of the place." As for interpretation, she prefers to keep things ambivalent: "A girl just waiting, alone with her thoughts-- thinking about the meaning of her life... perhaps lonely for her boyfriend... or just waiting for the friend in the back of the picture to arrive (see her in the doorway)?"
Primarily created in WindLight, Monroe did add post-image effects, lightening it in Photoshop and using a plug-in called Luce to get the directional lighting. "I also adjusted levels in PS on the dark side with adjustments to hue and saturation to give it this old-world feel," she adds. See more of Monroe Snook's equally impressive work on her Koinup profile; check out the entire New World Tableau album here. And read on for guidelines to submitting one of your own.
Submitting to New World Tableau:
New World Tableau is an ongoing album featuring Residents who've turned SL screenshots into a new art form, vividly conveying emotions, stories, and entire cultures in a single image.
- If you come across a picture or image stream that deserves a place
here, please IM (Hamlet Au) or e-mail ([email protected]) me the link. Please e-mail me the image as a file link, or attached as an .jpeg or .gif, as long as it's under a meg in size.
- Submission tip: I regularly check the SL screenshot stream of New World Notes partner Koinup, an MMO social network-- consider creating an account there.
- Submitting as an in-world texture not recommended, as they often come out distorted and not high res.
- Feel free to describe what the image says to you, or if you're the creator, what inspired you to make it.
- Whenever possible, name the
Residents pictured, and include a SLURL to the location (when appropriate.)
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Moderately Photoshopped
images are OK, just mention if this is the case, and what effects were
added. (On rare occasions when the post-production adds a special
element, heavily Photoshopped images are also appropriate.)
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If you submit an image to NWT, it's assumed I have permission to run
it, either as the owner, or because it's been appropriately CC
licensed. The original creator retains all their rights to it, in any
case.
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