Bluebeard

Whoops, sorry for the double post, but here's a properly sized file!


This is a class assignment from a while ago, but I didn't upload it yet.... the original is actually 30 inches wide and I felt that smaller versions of it didn't look near as good. Oh well. People still seemed to like it, so here it is.

This is an illustration for the story Bluebeard, with the ghosts of Bluebeard's seven dead wives trying to warn his newest wife as she ventures into the forbidden room.

(and of course, in the story, Bluebeard is not there, but discovers what has happened later, but oh well, it makes a more dramatic picture to have him lurking in the doorway. ^_^)

The story is not persian.... I'm not really sure why I decided on a persian influence for costumes. It seemed to be a good idea at the time. .... even if Bluebeard ends up looking a bit like the sultan from Aladdin. whups.

This was colored completely in Painter, which probably was not the wisest choice given the enormous size of it. Especially since I was using watercolor tools. Much frustration and crashing and waiting for effects to finish. Watercolor and charcoal brushes. Painter's watercolor effects give some really interesting textures.