Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Princess and the Pea
So, The Princess and the Pea is one of my favorite fairy tales, and I was wondering why it hadn't been made into a movie. Then I read the original by Hans Christian Andersen, and I realized that not only is it super short, it has no villain. However, as I thought about how much I would love it if it somehow became a movie, I realized that the princess must have a back story, which would draw the story out and make it more exciting. So I started drawing the peasant girl from my last post with the Princess and the Pea in mind, but I didn't have a logical way to make the peasant girl become a princess--at least, not with fairy tale logic. So I began to draw a more princess-y character, using early concept art by Mary Blair. Here's a sketch of the princess:
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Yet another post of random math class drawings...
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| Laurey, from Oklahoma!. I liked seeing Laurey in overalls in one production of the musical, and I originally planned on drawing her in overalls, but they became too complicated without a reference. Not many people wearing overalls in my math class. |
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| I originally imagined this girl as the princess from the Princess and the Pea, but I thought more about the story and came up with another girl, who will probably be in my next post. |
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| Just a cowboy. He looks like a bad guy to me. |
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| And this is Curly, also from Oklahoma!. |
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| A girl. |
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| I read and loved the Hindu story Savitri and Satyavan, and I thought it would make a great Disney movie. So here's one of my sketches of Savitri. |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Robin Hood Guy.
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| Sorry about the shine. There was also a Little John character, but he is not yet ready to be exposed to the interwebs. Again, sorry. |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Imaginary Universe Exploration Expedition
I'd like to revisit this post for 4 reasons:
- It was one of the most satisfying projects I have ever completed.
- It was one of the most strenuous projects I have ever completed.
- I never explained the reasons behind it or where I got the idea to do a paper collage.
- I REALLY like it.
So this was for one of my Art 4 projects my senior year of high school. I basically took two 6x8 wooden boxes (2in deep) and glued paper onto them. This was inspired by one of my favorite artists, Brittney Lee, who does the most amazing paper collage/sculptures. I think she creates the image in Photoshop, prints out the layers individually, and then assembles them as a 3D-ish paper collage. I haven't yet acquired sufficient Photoshop skills to do that, and I'm not sure what she uses in place of a wooden box, but I saw this and decided to give it a try. There were supposed to be two more boxes stacked on top of these, but I didn't have time to finish. See the tree in the middle that's created by the two different trees from each box? The final project would have created an entire tree made out of the four wooden boxes.
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| Just some Regency era girls, wearing pretty dresses and reading books. Basically two of my favorite things to do. The swirly things coming out of the books represent their imaginations and all the wonderful adventures contained in the books their reading. My art teacher saw me working on the trees and promptly enlisted me to make the decorations for my senior prom, which was fairy tale themed. |
Here's a closeup:
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