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Published: 2003-11-26 11:03:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 8170; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 1256
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Description ahhh..my friends have been bugging me 2 upload this 3-part series since it was finished last semester [i did it during the month of June i think]....the thing was.. it was too big to scan in one go.... so.... 2day i scanned the images in sections and put'em 2gether in Photoshop... the 1st two pieces are A3 size, and the last one is A2 [so they're pretty big]. All this was done for skool, for the subject called 'drawing and painting'. I don't paint.. so i drew for my finals instead..

Instead of Snow White and the 7 Drawfs.... i did

Snow White & the 7 Deadly Sins.....


this is part 1 : The queen

this one here took me about one & a half hours to complete.... i quite like this...

---story behind image---
Well, 1st image of this Snow White Series is of the Queen. If you don’t already know the story behind her, is that she is the stepmother of Snow White. This queen is also a woman who prides herself of her beauty, and no doubt she is a beautiful woman, yet still nothing in comparison to Snow White’s beauty. So I decided to draw her as with beauty shown (tried to show beauty as much as I could). It was kind of hard to draw he because I wasn’t sure on how I should draw her clothing, I mean, what does a queen where exactly? All I knew was that she had to look posh, and she had to have a crown, and so those were my main focus in drawing her. Though with this piece, I had to make her look evil without making her ugly, and luckily I managed (well to me she looks pretty evil). In the story, the Queen was also known to have a magical mirror, which she asked questions to. So I decided to also illustrate her magical mirror, though in a different way. Instead of drawing a framed mirror, I drew a shattered mirror. It symbolises the Queens enraged jealousy of Snow Whites’ beauty. I mean, the Queen herself showed a few of the Deadly Sins throughout the story. Envy, Pride & Wrath were traits that she showed during her jealousy of Snow White. In the image, I also added the apple, the fruit in which the Queen used to temporarily poison Snow White. It’s funny, because the apple was the same fruit that both Adam & Eve ate to become banished from the Garden of Eden, but that just a coincidence I guess.

Pencils & Inks : Jeffrey Cruz [me]

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Comments: 45

jussta [2007-10-14 18:34:40 +0000 UTC]

This amazing deviation was featured in the new Fridaylicious article about Snow White. You can take a look at the article here: [link]

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Kobold-Art [2007-02-27 18:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm...good job!

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AnnwnEvelyn [2006-08-02 23:11:08 +0000 UTC]

great lineart/drawing, i like how she has the bows but shes so vain and evil but still shes a queen and therefore is dressed as a soft feminine thing. it is really a great drawing! its really striking and i would most deffinitely see you doing comic book art! an evil queen like that in a comic book would be amazing!

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cgandys [2006-02-23 05:37:55 +0000 UTC]

If you actually read the bible, it never says apple. Just fruit. Oh, well, beautiful pic!

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Lawbringer-Vypr [2004-05-28 17:49:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really like this!

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theCHAMBA In reply to Lawbringer-Vypr [2004-05-29 05:16:34 +0000 UTC]

thanks alot dude..

and thanks for the devwatch too

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beth3eth [2004-03-09 21:52:13 +0000 UTC]

I love her dress. Your a realy good artist. You should pursue a carear in the field. Clean art.

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theCHAMBA In reply to beth3eth [2004-03-10 03:52:46 +0000 UTC]

we.. i'm trying to getinto that comic-book industry.. maybe in time..

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oedalis [2004-03-01 05:34:57 +0000 UTC]

you did beautiful work---i really like the symbolism of the mirror. all those shards of glass must've been a lot of hard work i know i wouldn't have the patience for it. i think you manifested her evil nature very nicely in the coldness of her features---her blank eyes do a wonderful job of underlining that. and despite your ignorance regarding royal dress, you made an excellent show of winging it while giving her a slightly alternative look---the shiny black bodice is a favorite. her crown is nicely metaphoric---it looks like a killing weapon and she obviously used her power as queen to kill Snow White at least. i like the texture/conture lines you gave the apple too---that's something i'd forget to do. you're pretty damned thorough in fact. i'd love to get some tips from you on how to improve my style.

btw i think its because reading, understanding and pronunciation regarding languages uses a different part of our brain than speaking it and creating our own sentences, etc. at least its that way for me and spanish.

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silwena [2004-02-25 04:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Sooo cool
I lov Your lineart!

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theCHAMBA In reply to silwena [2004-02-25 11:24:00 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much.

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Miss-Monster [2003-12-24 10:21:29 +0000 UTC]

Oooo..
an evil queen.
*swoon*
I'm in love.

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artgyrl [2003-12-18 19:46:56 +0000 UTC]

pretty cool. i absolutely love the dress design. pretty good. . .for a guy.

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theCHAMBA In reply to artgyrl [2003-12-19 10:01:57 +0000 UTC]

hahaha... yeh.. cheers.. i find it hard 2 draw dresses...

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artgyrl In reply to theCHAMBA [2003-12-22 00:21:37 +0000 UTC]

well, you did an excellent job this time.

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Carrie-Kube [2003-12-18 08:46:26 +0000 UTC]

I'd get rid of the bows on the skirt, but otherwise it's a kick-ass picture.
Love,
Yaoi Huntress Earth

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animatorsc [2003-12-16 16:43:53 +0000 UTC]

She's kick ass! You have a beautiful style and some amazing work!

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theCHAMBA In reply to animatorsc [2003-12-16 23:02:04 +0000 UTC]

thank you..

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alpha571 [2003-12-06 08:19:36 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of the queen of hearts in American Mcgee's Alice

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theCHAMBA In reply to alpha571 [2003-12-07 07:44:55 +0000 UTC]

IT DOES.??? I gotta see that

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daeira [2003-12-04 19:16:31 +0000 UTC]

I like the way her crown looks like horns...hihi..

The shattered mirror idea was great, it looks so cool behind her. And the whole apple thing too...

Her dress looks marvellous, I could want a dress like that... The skirt part looks a bit stiff though? Oh well, it's cool anyhow.

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bigmanhaywood [2003-12-03 06:45:34 +0000 UTC]

goodness gracious! this ri-friggin-diculous! I love it! You're really great with character design as well as comic layout. I really like the way your cross-hatch on your pics. great job man!

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theCHAMBA In reply to bigmanhaywood [2003-12-03 11:30:45 +0000 UTC]

i love 2 cross-hatch. esp with fine-tipped pens.

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thevampiredio [2003-12-01 13:53:41 +0000 UTC]

damn cool!!!! yeah boy!!!

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aaapollo [2003-12-01 10:00:53 +0000 UTC]

hmnn. your'e getting to good, I'm gonna have to start saving up for an assasin to take you out ;3

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rogue-rpz [2003-11-30 03:14:33 +0000 UTC]

excellent stuff man
i cant believe i havent looked at this yet
awesome comic style

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theCHAMBA In reply to rogue-rpz [2003-11-30 12:18:26 +0000 UTC]

hehe.. cheers mate.

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xdradicaledward [2003-11-28 19:32:30 +0000 UTC]

wow. just wow. Malificant? or something like that. I forget. I was her for halloween when I was like 7. Very cool lookin'. The inking/shadows look amazing!!!!!!

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00chalcedony00 [2003-11-28 06:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesoem awesome Design!

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redandblu [2003-11-28 04:23:34 +0000 UTC]

very well done my friend. i love the mirror shards in the background^^ and yes the fore shortened arm is a+

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guava [2003-11-27 01:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh I love how well you drew tha folds in tha material. And that foreshortened arm. That must've been a biatch ^^ I jus can't pull off large pictures in any great deatil. You is tha man

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confuddled [2003-11-27 01:02:04 +0000 UTC]

wow, she is gorgeous. great work. lovely shadeing. and highlights.

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CrAzYmOnKeY [2003-11-27 00:36:13 +0000 UTC]

hey man..
wicked...looks wicked...
nice job.

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DaggerPoint [2003-11-26 19:41:08 +0000 UTC]

What can I say? Your art once again blew me away.

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theCHAMBA In reply to DaggerPoint [2003-11-27 01:31:16 +0000 UTC]

hhahaha.... just trying to reach your level of greatness.. and thanks for the fave too

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majinyogibear [2003-11-26 16:57:57 +0000 UTC]

love the costume!!!! great pose and great eyes!!

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Urus-28 [2003-11-26 13:45:46 +0000 UTC]

Great work ! The character design is really great ! I particulary like the mirror in the background, it seems to be part of the dress

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fallenangel77 [2003-11-26 12:41:49 +0000 UTC]

Well done...she doesn't look quite as evil as she could to me, but she is beautiful.

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theCHAMBA In reply to fallenangel77 [2003-11-26 12:44:31 +0000 UTC]

hahaha... beauty yes...... she was the most beautiful woman on the land.. until snow white came along..... evil is what she is in heart.

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cr45h [2003-11-26 12:09:40 +0000 UTC]

very cool. i really like the mirror its a nice touch. and good job with the forshortening. i cant do it at all

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theCHAMBA In reply to cr45h [2003-11-26 12:18:36 +0000 UTC]

practise makes...... near perfect... haha

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DarkLacuna [2003-11-26 11:16:32 +0000 UTC]

ooh...she's pretty

*faves it*

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theCHAMBA In reply to DarkLacuna [2003-11-26 11:18:08 +0000 UTC]

cheers 2 you mate..
she is pretty.. .....deadly and evil.

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miss-gloom [2003-11-26 11:06:37 +0000 UTC]

kool! + fav

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theCHAMBA In reply to miss-gloom [2003-11-26 11:16:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you . glad ya like it

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