Snow White Designs

These are the finished designs for the snow white lantern I am planning.

After experimenting with the shadow puppet style lanterns, I much prefer the look of them and think that exploring the idea of making a 4 panelled lantern to be much better then the cylindrical light covers that Ive been previously making.

These 4 panels show 4 elements from the tale of snow white, and show it in a gothic Victorian style that compliments the idea of a shadow lantern. 

The first panel shows a normal Snow White, holding a rose. this panel is supposed to present her as a beautiful young lady, of which she is described as in the tale. 

The second one shows her being strangles/suffocated by the bodice ribbons that are given to her by the evil queen in hope that they will kill her. I chose to really exaggerate the strangling aspect and show the pain that she must be experiencing. 

The third panel shows the poison comb that the queen gives her, again to kill her. It shows her hair all over the place as if it has gone wild, and the dropping of the comb hopefully hints at this aspect of the story.

The final panel shows the apple, that i've explored before. This is the most well known element of the tale and is instantly recognisable as being from snow white, as my peers have said when I've shown them. 

The lantern will become almost like a story book, or infact a shadowplay telling the gothic and dark story of Snow White. 

[Please refer to the sketches and design work in the sketchbook/workbook that Ive also submitted, for more on the development of the 4 panels]