The "Pokemon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection" art book had some choice words from the artist about this one:
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"I tried to give Reshiram a feeling of androgynous attractiveness, since I was asked to do an aesthetically beautiful depiction of Reshiram for the Radiant Collection, a product targeting girls. I initially had a design involving pearl-like objects scattered everywhere, but in the end I focused more on red to convey the passionate feeling of the flowers in the background. I have often used many colors on other cards, so this is a pure illustration of just red."This page's posts are visible only to users who are logged in.
