This prompt was such a fun one to work on. I love the way it came out, for the most part. However, there are a couple of changes that need to be made in order for it to look the way I want it to, but I’ll figure that out at a later time.
When I was pairing up the different prompts to come up with 6 different light boxes, I had no idea what I would do for dice. I couldn’t picture adding a pair of dice to any of my scenes – it just didn’t make sense. Therefore, I decided to use the verb form of the word and incorporate it into the little queen’s world.
For this prompt, I decided early on that it would take part in the light box with the queen.
It was clear that in order for each daily challenge to be successful, I would have to have something separate to create for each day that represented the prompt of the day. Some were harder to come up with than others. This one was one of the easier ones.
The creation of this doll was a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. Mostly because I decided to create an animation that would show arachnophobia and that required changing the eyes, mouth, eyebrows and arms. (Scroll all the way down to watch the animation.)
This challenge was a lot more time consuming than some of the others, but I expected that since it was one of the main sets from the 6 light boxes I will be creating during this month.
Today’s challenge was pretty simple and easy to complete. Mostly because the tentacles won’t be a huge part of the overall piece – the actual sewer hole is about the size of a quarter.
I wanted to try something a little bit different and have the tentacles coming up and out of a sewer hole. I am so happy with the look I achieved. I know it will look great in the finished light box.
I loved working on my evil little queen. I used a lot more layers and elements that really made the piece look a lot more developed, and thought out, than anything else I’ve ever made out of paper.
From the start, I decided I wanted the witch to have a traditional but comical look. I didn’t want her to be beautiful by any means.
I first drew the dress and hat on black cardstock paper. I made sure to keep the dimensions in mind. After I had the dress and hat done, I cut them out and then used that as reference to draw the hand, the legs, and the head.
One of my favorite parts of making any light box is always the background. Backgrounds bring everything together and make the finished pieces look more cohesive. Although they can be time consuming and a bit more complicated at times (because of the placement of the lights), they are worth it.
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