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kelseymichele — The Beauty by-nc-nd

Published: 2012-05-11 03:03:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 10518; Favourites: 398; Downloads: 0
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Description Part of my thesis series: a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

here is the Beauty: i wanted her to be a bit more feisty than other versions of her, especially compared to the original. (i've always looooved disney's version of her as a bookworm with enough spirit to stand up to the beast still.) i imagine her to be a bit more teenagery in her fiestiness, though. refusing to be afraid of the beast and preferring to ignore him rather than confronting him. though my version of this story is only in sketches and paintings, and not totally written out, it would involve a lot more growth on the beauty's part as well as the beast's and a lot less virginial symbolism.

also, she has freckles because i like them. :3

Prints of this and my other work are now available here: [link]
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moonlitinuyasha1985 [2018-06-30 19:13:59 +0000 UTC]

I love her braid.

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wounttellyou [2016-02-21 13:00:18 +0000 UTC]

lovely style

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HewyToonmore [2015-12-13 23:54:41 +0000 UTC]

Another coincidence! My beauty has red hair too!  fav.me/d81qpan

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drsheridan [2012-11-09 22:33:17 +0000 UTC]

I love love LOVE this entire series! you're so talented!

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Gryffgirl [2012-07-07 20:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful design!

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LaraInPink [2012-06-05 17:01:09 +0000 UTC]

I love this portrait! The character design, the style of the profile, her clothes, her freckes...
I really like all your thesis drawings about the Beauty & the Beast, it seems a very interesting work, I'd love to see more of the process and also the final result

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kelseymichele In reply to LaraInPink [2012-06-06 22:51:37 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much! since you mentioned it, i decided to go ahead and upload some of the process sketches she and the beast went through. they can be found in my scrapbook, as well as in the Beauty and Beast portion of my gallery.

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LaraInPink In reply to kelseymichele [2012-06-07 20:46:58 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!I've seen the sketches, your work and dedication on the project is clear on them, thank you for posting them!

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