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The Villains
Illustration Final Year Project
Since I was young , I really curious about villains in fairytales. I usually think why are they being bad and what causes them to do evil. Besides , I wonder do they have another side of the story , which was different from what we usually see.
Using this as starting point , I created backstories for the villains and revealed the hidden side of the story from their perspectives.
My project is based on the fairytales by Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen. They are different from the fairy tales we see nowadays. In my project, I focused on six villains which are Evil Queen (from Snow White) , Stepmother (from Cinderella) , Ursula (from The Little Mermaid) , Maleficent (from Sleeping Beauty), Candy Witch (from Hansel and Gretel) and Big Bad Wolf (from Little Red Riding Hood) .
ZINE
Hand drawn villains’ diary
For the villains , I created diary-like zines to show their true feelings, intentions, wishes and experiences. Each zine focused on one villain and I documented their thoughts by using colour pencil to make it look more like a “ scrapbook ” . Six of the zine pack in a hand sew vinyl and package it like a fresh-baked food to showcasing this project is a brand new product that totally illustrated by me.
CANDLE HOLDER
Stepsister's leg
With each project I’m involved in, I see to it that it’s undertaken efficiently — from the initial brainstorming session and first rounds of sketches all the way to the final illustration. With this piece, I knew the client I was collaborating with wanted something that would leave a lasting impression with the audience, and the end result did just that.
VILLAINS SIGNATURE OBJECT
Villains characteristic
I had chose a signature object for each villain. Each object showcasing each villains characteristic.
MEMOCARD
Lesson learn from story
There are six villains’ memo card that have different usage to let audience wrote down their target or feelings. Each card is sending different message that we can learn from the story such as in “Snow White” we need to check everything carefully so will not be tricked by the witch.
ZINE
Hand drawn villains’ diary
For the villains , I created diary-like zines to show their true feelings, intentions, wishes and experiences. Each zine focused on one villain and I documented their thoughts by using colour pencil to make it look more like a “ scrapbook ” . Six of the zine pack in a hand sew vinyl and package it like a fresh-baked food to showcasing this project is a brand new product that totally illustrated by me.
Evil Queen from “ Snow White ”
Evil thoughts and plans towards Snow White.
Big Bad Wolf from “ Little Red Riding Hood ”
Plans to cheat Little Red Riding Hood and grandma.
Stepmother from “ Cinderella ”
Process of giving hardship to Cinderella.
Candy Witch form “ Hansel and Gretel ”
Plan to lure Hansel and Gretel.
Maleficent from “ Sleeping Beauty ”
Feelings and process of cursing Sleeping Beauty.
Ursula from “ The Little Mermaid ”
Process of fulfill Little Mermaid wishes.
CANDLE HOLDER
Stepsister's leg
In the story , there was this scene where the stepsister’s toe was forced out of the shoe as it didn’t fit her.
Uses this as inspiration , I created a sculpture which showcased this scenerio and to illustrate the fact that the
two stepsisters not the real Cinderella .
For this piece of work , the crystal will shine when the candle lighten up , it represents the happiness when they
fit in the shoe. When the candle melted , the crystal won’t shine again , it represents their future become dark
when their legs bleeding.
VILLAINS ’ SIGNATURE OBJECT
I had chose a signature object for each villain. Each object showcasing each villains characteristic.
Hand Mirror
Evil Queen’s hand mirror that showcasing her narcissism self that unable to accept Snow White’s presence.
MEMO CARD
There are six villains’ memo card that have different usage to let audience wrote down their target or feelings.
Each card is sending different message that we can learn from the story such as in “Snow White” we need to check
everything carefully so will not be tricked by the witch.
Candy Witch card is filled with line that let audience
to keep away from candy.
Ursula card is a wish list to encourage
audience achieve their wishes.
Big Bad Wolf card is a to do list that can encourage audience set their target to achieve goals.
Maleficent card is a place that can let audience
to give vent on.
Evil Queen card is a checklist to keep audience alert
and not forgetting things.
Stepmother card is to encourage audience plan
well in daily life.
