deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
Browse More Like This
more ▶

More from *hever

Featured in Groups:

:icondisney-club: #Disney-club
The Wonderful World of Disney :iconnarnia-fc: #Narnia-fc
Narnia :icondd-catalogue: #DD-Catalogue
The Home of Daily Deviations :iconnarniafanatics: #NarniaFanatics
 :iconthe-collection: #The-Collection
a few of our favorite things! :iconthestonetable: #TheStoneTable
Art For Narnia :iconfanfaire: #Fanfaire
Art to squee over! :iconrowlingtolkienlewis: #RowlingTolkienLewis
Magnificence Daily

Details

June 21, 2008
3.2 MB
1465×3030
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 247
Favourites: 666 [who?]


Views: 20,883 (4 today)

Camera Data

Canon
Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
1/8 second
F/2.8
6 mm
200
Jul 20, 2008, 10:44:22 PM
Shop For This Camera
[x]
:iconhever:
Oil on wood (cabinet door)
Lion on handle sculpted from polymer clay.

FULL VIEW is a must.
Please keep the obvious camera distortion in mind.
---------------------------------------------------------

This project brought the excitement back into my art process. I loved the costuming and detail in the Prince Caspian movie and I knew I just needed to paint Peter's armor. When I saw this pose, I couldn't help but think of the works by Gustave Moreau--it was inspired by his painting "Orpheus" and is somewhat an homage to it: [link] I've always loved Moreau's work (I'll never forget the first time I saw his Oedipus and the Sphinx at the Met) and in the same manner that he ventured into symbolist art by portraying scenes from mythology, I long to capture 19th and 20th century stories and folklore in my work. This project brought that goal back to life, and although I am classifying this as fanart, when I move into my new studio, I can assure you that I will be creating more like this using my own vision of characters and my own models, and my own source photos.

I originally wanted to make this a 6ft tall pastel drawing, but given the space that I'm in now, the logistics were near impossible. Now, I have several old kitchen cabinet doors that a friend had pulled out of the trash for art purposes...she moved and couldn't take them with her so naturally I took them off her hands. When my drawing idea fell through, I thought long and hard about how I was going to execute this project....and then it hit me: Narnia => Wardrobe => Door...door! I had all of these little doors! So there you have it. I think I'm going to see about getting a cabinet made up specifically for this door....but what to keep inside.....hmmm.....

Here are the various sources I have used for the scene:
[link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

EDIT: I've changed the front foot. I hated the way it looked before and I finally fixed it. You can see the process in my art blog: [link]
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment

Daily Deviation

Given 2008-07-05
High King of Narnia by *hever: From the suggester: "The amount of work *hever put into this piece is truly admirable. When you read the description you'll see links to various references, the idea behind painting this on a cabinet door, and you'll find out that she sculpted the lion on the handle herself. This is a beautiful and well thought out piece of fan art that really showcases the amount of talent this artist possesses. As for the painting itself: great composition, lovely choice of colours and very evident creativity." ( Suggested by =silber-englein and Featured by $aunjuli )
love 6 6 joy 5 5 wow 5 5 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconrhyselle:
Mood: Love ~Rhyselle Apr 15, 2013
*speechless with awe*
Reply
:iconjulianarocha:
Mood: Joy ~JulianaRocha Sep 22, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Por Narnia !!!
Reply
:iconnintenheart:
!NintenHeart Aug 18, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
NARNIA!
Reply
:iconjorani2194:
*jorani2194 May 15, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Incredible work!
Reply
:iconsonicblur2-0:
~Sonicblur2-0 May 7, 2012  Student General Artist
The attention to detail is incredible. The lion handle on the door is a nice touch too
Reply
:iconhever:
*hever May 8, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Many thanks : )
Reply
:iconsonicblur2-0:
~Sonicblur2-0 May 8, 2012  Student General Artist
You're welcome :)
Reply
:iconpaultobin:
*PaulTobin Feb 7, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
What's great painting! I worked on the first two films and love too see other artists offering up their own work on such a great set of stories :)
Reply
:iconhever:
*hever Feb 8, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks so much! And can I just say I'm completely jealous -- I absolutely adore the art of those films. I'm a scenic artist and most of my work comes from an avant-garde theatre, so the designs tend to be contemporary...which means I pretty much paint things solid colors on a day to day basis. So needless to say, I tend to fall in love with beautiful intricacies in films and sometimes I can't resist painting them. Many thanks for your contributions to these films -- they are definitely an inspiration. :)
Reply
:iconpolibr:
~PoliBR Sep 24, 2011
wow! this is awesome! his armor, the plants, the rocks, the ground, the plants....increedible! loved the way you've finished it, adding a frame, the words and, of course, the handle. a true Narnian piece! you should take it back to Cair Paravel, where it belongs! (before I can steal it)!
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy