We can do better: White Haired Pretty Girl

I like Storm best (but that's because I'm a biased X-men fan) but the leading image is good too imo, I'd be satisfied with it as a page image as well.

It's not a requirement, but I still think we should make it more specific, to avoid people picking it arbitrarily. That or a collage.

(Although if it's a landslide I guess it's OK.)

edited 24th Apr '11 9:29:34 PM by Catalogue

I get a certain mystical sense from the leading picture: she has Eyes of Gold, she's apparently charming a bird, and she's in a high-fantasy-style outfit. Not outright magical, no, but to me it gives off the precise amount of spiritual vibe which is called for by the trop description.

edited 24th Apr '11 9:51:23 PM by Haven

And, as a bonus, Micaiah is, in fact, a perfect example of the "magical" aspect the description mentions.

But even without that, she's got white hair and is pretty, which is all we really need for the image.

Also, in addition to being magical, Micaiah also have an interesting ancestry. Another bonus for the trope.

So, can someone find Storm throwing lightning or something?

Not bad, but has the disadvantage of several other characters being in the shot.

I think the emphasis should be the hair. Would be a good tiebreaker too; that way we won't judge simply because a character is cute or familiar. Emphasis is more or less objective.

Not to say people voted that way, but I sure did here. Didn't know how to tell that one picture is better than the other.

I could crop it further, but the problem in that case is that i'm too lazy to photoshop the guy with the dagger out, without the dragon rider attacking them it loses the reason as to why she's using magic in that situation (which could mislead people into thinking she's just putting her hand over the sun, well, make it more misleading, anyway) and I think it looks cooler this way.

How about this shot of Storm?◊

Storm's a decent example in general, but that image has the problem of her hair being green

Edmania's pic is great.

I think the background characters are just out of focus enough that we can pay attention to the girl.

Agreed.

All the clutter seems unnecessary and distracting, since it's not really related to the trope. Also, her hair looks kinda pink in that one.

edited 25th Apr '11 8:16:53 PM by Haven

I'd say that's due to the lighting and that magic thingie she's doing.

I really prefer the one without the background. It's less busy, now that I think about it.

Unfortunately, there aren't any art stills of her just wielding the magic, though the current lead will suffice.

The magickal qualities are mostly optional.

• Also optional: indicative of specialty, magical, ethereal, nonhuman origins, wise.

• Required: white hair, pretty, girl.

I suggest placing more emphasis on the hair as the priority. "Lei'ella" has good focus, though I haven't voted her up or down.

edited 25th Apr '11 8:56:23 PM by Catalogue

That first one is really good.

That will do. A tad bit too big, though.

Not bad. I'd be fine with either at this point.

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