Disney Princess Spotlight: Ariel

Ariel is my favorite princess, so I'm starting with her on what I think will be a recurring theme.  Unlike most Disney Princesses, I prefer the Disney retelling of the story.  Hans Christan Anderson was a bit to moralizing for me.  This first piece is a concept work from the movie.  I couldn't find an artist.

Next two are fanarts.  One by MrRabLo is a darker image with a single light source.  The way Ariel is gazing up into the light above can be interpreted in two distinct ways that I see.  It can be a hopeful piece speaking to the dreams and ambitions of a young person.  I can also see it is as a darker piece of a destructive obsession with hopeless dreams.

The World Above

Last is a much more light-hearted piece full of color and movement.  Athena-chan does a fabulous portrait that captures Ariel's innocence in a much more endearing manner than the bratiness in the movie.

Under the sea

Mermaids!

The first piece was inspired by a song so I'm including that song with he post.  The song stands on its own however, not even counting the video.  I will probably cover Florence + the Machine in their own right later.

The image that is inspired by `daekazu on DeviantArt is a soft, cool composition, rich with metallic effects and deceptively simplistic in details.  The cool background really sets the stage for that flaming hair, and drawing that color to the eyes is a brilliant idea to draw focus to them.  The subtle warth to the rocks helps balance the piece without sacrificing  the effect.  

Rabbit Heart

The next piece by phoeinxlu carries on that rich metallic and color temperature play.  Her rich accutroment make it easy to believe she is some sort royalty, because princesses are always fairytaleish!

Merunes Illusionist

 

 

 

Last one from sakimichan.  I think this one is most symbolic and literal at the same time.  The way the drawing is coming to life is like the way what we are exposed to or read becomes a part of us.  That is when it really gets to come to life and go out into the world, inside of all us us.  And strangely enough this piece also focuses heavily on a hot/cool color palette.  I didn't do that on purpose!

Come to life