tinderbox dog

by melanippos

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Oct 8th 2008
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animal dog fairy fantasy grimm illustration tale
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A watercolour test for a illustration assignment. We were given our choice of a children's story to create an image for.
I chose the Magic Tinderbox. Which, on adult reading, leads me to dislike the main character very much. But the dogs still intrigue me. Depicting a dog with eyes the size of a cart wheels and copenhagen towers that can still be lifted and placed on a apron is a challenge. I ended up circumnavigating it by using an extreme angle.
This is the dog with eyes the size of saucers carrying off the princess on the first night

watercolour on scrap Arches paper

Comments

Hampo Argent Says:

such interesting use of color, it has a very soothing feel about it

Kiwi Tang Says:

Beautiful work. The lighting is great.

CimarronSpirit Says:

aww coolness ;]

Kagorae Says:

Cool

Jolie Says:

I've never read this story, but the style of the illo is definitely very nice!