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Published: 2014-07-14 13:18:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 16168; Favourites: 196; Downloads: 0
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It may seem odd but I have always taken Disney heroines as just cartoon characters, absolutely separate from the original fairytales.But one day I came across Failinginart 's picture , and it had prompted me to make my own version.
I followed historical accuracy, fairytale's desctiption, media representation and my own notions.
My favourites here are Cinderella, Alice, Belle and princess from Aladdin.
1st row
Snow White
I tried to make her look medieval or at least early Renaissance, hence the net hairstyle. I chose the deep red colour because of the quite dark atmosphere of the fairytale.
Cinderella
In one version of the fairytale, her dress is described as a luxurious garment of gold and silver, hence the colours. Also I was inspired by Ann Golon's books about Angelique where she wore golden dresses, so I chose the time to be Baroque.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Her dress is fairly close to the original book's illustration. The dark hair and lilac dress's colour were inspired by the wonderful 2011 ballet "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
Peter Pan
Her character is described as soft and caring, so I thought soft pink and cream would suit her. The dress is based on the first American edition's illustration .
2nd row
Sleeping Beauty
I was mostly inspired by her wedding dress from "Sleeping Beauty" ballet's 2000 French staging, according to what I chose dress colours and style (in that staging, she is supposed to be awakened by Louis XV so the time is mid Rococo).
Here I tried to recreate the ballet costume itself.
The Little Mermaid
I have always imagined her as green-tailed, pale-skinned and with marvellous golden hair, what was so pretty that the witch asked them as the price for human legs.
Beauty and the Beast
It was inspired by the 1946 French film La Belle et la Bête , where one of Belle's dresses resembles an early Baroque gown. Although the film is black and white, I believe it should be something light, white or light blue. And the white rose means to me the purity of her soul.
Aladdin
Due to the fact that the very first variant of the fairytale I read for some reason took place in Arabian India, I decided to make the heroine Indian.
3rd row
Notre Dame de Paris
Esmeralda is dressed in style of Gypsies from "Paquita" balet. Also she wears a small bag traced with green beads (that was the cause of her name), containing her child's bootee, the only thing that she had managed to save from her past life.
Hercules
Megara wears purple, for me this colour means pride and jealousy - her character's features from the myth.
The Princess and the Frog
I wanted to make something really fairytale-looking, so I chose mid 1500s Renaissance.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel is a German name for a certain plant, it is called corn salad in English. But in some English translations, the heroine was named after rampion plant, which is a relative of bluebell. So I always imagined her in blue.
Credit
Dolls were made in Heroine Fan-Art creator by Azalea , I changed the colours and somewhere the dress shapes.
Paisley print by SweetAmorito
Texture set - Indian Sari 02 by Ruthenia-Alba
Dynamic lace brushes by merrypranxter
Floral fabric patterns by sofi01
Unfortunately I cannot find the authors of the rose pattern from Sleeeping Beauty's dress and border brushes from Princess's green dress.
Paisley golden pattern - from some site in Internet.
P.S. If you see my deviation, give a comment please. It's very important for me to know what you think about it.
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Comments: 83
Arrelline In reply to ??? [2015-07-08 13:57:16 +0000 UTC]
Really? But anyway i'm glad that you find that they look good .
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Eeemia12 In reply to ??? [2014-11-08 23:33:35 +0000 UTC]
These are lovely especially with the fabrics and textiles edited into some of the dresses.
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Arrelline In reply to Eeemia12 [2015-06-22 06:25:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank you .
I'm glad that you noticed the fabrics.
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Eeemia12 In reply to Arrelline [2015-06-22 09:23:39 +0000 UTC]
No problem. You've done them really well
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CarlottaStudios In reply to ??? [2014-08-28 16:23:09 +0000 UTC]
They're all beautiful! In my opinion, some are even better than the Disney versions!
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Arrelline In reply to CarlottaStudios [2014-08-28 16:32:20 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!
I wonder which of them do you count as "better than the Disney"?
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CarlottaStudios In reply to Arrelline [2014-08-28 18:35:49 +0000 UTC]
The ones that are, in my opinion, better than Disney are Snow White, Wendy, Ariel and Rapunzel.
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Arrelline In reply to CarlottaStudios [2014-08-29 02:27:31 +0000 UTC]
Well, Snow White is a bit more historically accurate, as well as Wendy. And Rapunzel looks more soft .
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CarlottaStudios In reply to Arrelline [2014-08-29 16:16:27 +0000 UTC]
Nonetheless, I prefer your versions of them.
(Side note to anyone who reads this: Just because I prefer these versions doesn't mean that I don't like the Disney versions! If you prefer the Disney versions, that's perfectly fine! I have no ill will against you.)
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Arrelline In reply to CarlottaStudios [2014-08-29 16:25:19 +0000 UTC]
That's good that Disney made own version of them .
With this picture I only wanted to remark that the most of people know Disney and... well, they treat these fairytales "through Disney" and sometimes don't think or know about original story.
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CarlottaStudios In reply to Arrelline [2014-08-29 21:51:34 +0000 UTC]
That is true sometimes.
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blackparademajorette [2014-07-17 19:29:28 +0000 UTC]
They are all quite lovely. The editing is marvelous. Though, if i may point out one little detail, Peter Pan was written in 1911 (or thereabouts) when pink was still considered a tomboyish color in the west and blue was ladylike. Pink was officially for girls in the western world after it was made known that the Nazis identified homosexuals in the camps with pink triangles.
Anyway, thank you for giving Jasmine a top that covers her shoulders, and making Alice a brunette.
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Arrelline In reply to blackparademajorette [2014-07-18 03:03:01 +0000 UTC]
The fourth clause of my explanation says: my own notions .
And I believe pink colour (not that bright Barbie-like, but very soft and warm) is well ladylike. In addition pink was one of popular wedding dress's colours a long before XX century.
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blackparademajorette In reply to Arrelline [2014-07-18 03:21:46 +0000 UTC]
I see. Red in all of its shades is a pretty universal color
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Arrelline In reply to blackparademajorette [2014-07-18 03:26:07 +0000 UTC]
Yes. But in spite it suits me as well, I rather prefer blue palette.
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Princess-Rosella In reply to ??? [2014-07-15 03:01:16 +0000 UTC]
how did you create Alice's skirt?
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Arrelline In reply to Princess-Rosella [2014-07-15 03:31:29 +0000 UTC]
All the images were edited in Photoshop. As to Alice's dress, I made a copy of the skirt and resized it. The same about the apron.
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Arrelline In reply to ??? [2014-07-15 02:20:25 +0000 UTC]
Oh, excuse me please! I accidentally forgot to mention Wendy from "Peter Pan".
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WaterLily-Gems-Art In reply to ??? [2014-07-15 01:26:38 +0000 UTC]
This is really amazing! I can see how much time and effort that went into this! Well done!
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WhiteQueen94 [2014-07-14 16:10:07 +0000 UTC]
wait who's the one with brown hair, cream shirt and pink skirt? 0.o
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Arrelline In reply to WhiteQueen94 [2015-07-08 13:56:30 +0000 UTC]
Now I said in the description that it is Wendy .
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sailor-alnilam [2014-07-14 15:31:26 +0000 UTC]
They all look really awesome ^_^
But it appears you may not have explained who the woman with the pink skirt next to Alice is.
Also to point out, the real Alice Liddell had hair similar to the doll you made. Which I prefer her dark short hair over the blonde they always insist on giving her.
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Arrelline In reply to sailor-alnilam [2014-07-15 02:51:44 +0000 UTC]
I hadn't really thought very much about her appearance. And now I will always imagine her dark-haired due to the ballet.
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DaughterGothel In reply to ??? [2014-07-14 14:19:21 +0000 UTC]
amazing work. Cinderella and Snowhite are stunning
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RANMA-SAOTOME-France [2014-07-14 14:03:32 +0000 UTC]
I love cinderella,sleeping beauty,belle,and the princess and the frog's dress
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Arrelline In reply to RANMA-SAOTOME-France [2014-07-14 14:54:30 +0000 UTC]
I agree with the first triplet. With regards to Princes's dress, it was fun to make.
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Tintinfifa [2014-07-14 13:29:30 +0000 UTC]
Creative art! I like how the design and dress style.
check out my princess too!
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