000 Initiation:
Prof Henry gave us some time in class to think about the assignment.
So I ran through a list of fairy tales and fables that I could remember, and decided to use the story of Snow White just to try out.
IDEA 01: Envy can destroy
The apple became huge and went around stomping and destroying everything.
…I don’t know why I came up with this.
IDEA 02: People out there are far worse
Snow white being roasted physically by the 7 dwarfs.
Prof Henry asked me why did they do that.
I have no idea either.
My friend called me a savage after I consulted her about the idea.
IDEA 03: Jealousy can Kill
The person is supposed to be the queen, and the shadow casted by the apple strangles her.
The mirror will be drawn behind smiling evily.
But this seems so boring.
Some random after thoughts:
What if the seven dwarfs used snow white for illegal organ trafficking?
Anyways,
I think fairy tales don’t really have a clear message, there are no clear cut moral significance involved.
Other than twisting the story line, there is no moral lesson to twist or challenge.
Then I decided to shift my attention to fables.
001: Research and Choosing the Fable
Fables- Aesop’s fables
Darkness in Human’s heart
My own reflection: Lord of the Flies, secondary sch literature text
Keeping in mind that Prof Henry said that we are supposed to “draw on the existing knowledge of your audience”, I decided to go with more famous Aesop fables.
The boy who cried wolf
It is a story that shows how lying can cause you to lose other people’s trust.
In the version I read when I was the kid, the wold gobbled down both the boy and the sheep.
Execution
Keeping in mind that value plays an important role in this assignment, I went to look for tutorials.
I re-watched it several times to understand how shapes, values create depth and set the mood right so as to convey the story.
003: Concept Development
Composition Sketch
Draft
Further Development:
I went to google for creepy sheep herds
Summarize in one meme:
Basically I should play with the black and white and give it a haunting atmosphere by making the creey sheep have black skin and eyes that glow.
I was also thinking of using a darker tone to create the look of blood on the sheep as well. Maybe not all sheep have it but some.
004: Process and Final
I started off sketching in SAI because i’m more familiar with this painting program.
Toggling back and forth from SAI to PS.
Working on Details:
I used black to imply the idea of blood stains inorder to make the sheep look suspicious.
Had fun adding the details but later on I realised that people might not see it after it gets printed. (sad
FINAL
I rearranged some sheep in the background and added stains to their fluff as well.
In addition I hid some skulls within the herd.