Entered in Kelsey's a novel idea. contest <3 GO PARTICIPATE.

"I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

This card is kinda far-fetched because it doesn't feature a book-related image, but the quote is from the book (if I remember correctly, it's from the very end). Took it off this site (which burned my eyes) because I couldn't be bothered to search through the shelves to find the book - it's in Romanian anyway and I don't want to change it by translating. Source is always best.

Adored the film, the novella was meh. Guess I read it expecting way too much from seeing the film. The former, I always watch when it's on TV and never get tired of it - that's why, when it comes to hope, Shawshank is the most uplifting movie I can think of and I advise you to watch it if you haven't, because it's worth the time.

I love how the characters explain what the Pacific means to them: a place with "no memory", which explains Andy's desire to go there after he escapes from prison (this isn't a spoiler since he says this throughout the entire film). Meaning, a place where they can't be judged for the crimes they have committed, far away from people who don't believe others can really change from spending time in prison.

Texture is from Desktop Anime, by the way (they don't host textures anymore), and I grabbed the screencaps from LMTW: 1, 2, 3. I was going to leave it textureless, but it felt like something was missing, so I ended up adding a texture. Other procedures? Selective Color. As for the simplicity, I honestly think swirls would look obnoxious, so I left all "awesome" effects for the next card. This one is good as it is, in my opinion.

Long description is long, so I'll end it here. Thank you for viewing, faving etc., but especially thank you for the critique. See you next time :]

EDIT: apparently, the idiots on the website can't spell. And I couldn't see it in time either. Fixed now D: