Okay so in continuing with this blog, let me give you my history with this movie. During my high school years, I discovered this movie while I was living with my grandparents in New Jersey. I remember I would watch this movie all the time. We're talking an every day type of issue. Seriously. I would have it playing in the mornings when I was getting ready for school, I'd play it after school while I was doing my homework and then I'd watch it before I would go to bed every night. I was so hypnotized by Scheherazade (played by Mili Avital) and her way of telling the stories. She did amazingly in this film. Dougray Scott, who played the part of the sultan in this film was just THE best. For someone to portray a mad man... he went above and beyond. It's so crazy to watch him in this film and you feel so sorry for him and develop a soft spot and just fall for him... and then you watch Mission Impossible 2 and it's like... "Get him Tom Cruise!!!" lol
Okay okay... seriously... I'm getting off topic. The reason why this film has me so excited is because for some reason, it has brought out a really creative side of me. I watched the film and sat down to sketch at the same time. Within that time, I realized that I had drawn my interpretation of Scheherazade and it turned out beautiful. Totally not being biased with that last statement. But seriously, she's one of the most beautiful characters I have drawn in a very long time. Here is the sketch I did of her here:
I'm so inspired by this piece that I decided to take her a step further than I normally would. Not only will I be putting in a lot of work with the sketch version (because I would really love to frame this), But I will also be painting this and adding 3D elements to it. I've seen this done before and I just love the way that it looks. So I want to give it a try myself and see her take on a life of her own. In my creating of the Arabian Nights Collection, I will also be doing my interpretations of Ali Baba and Mohgiana, Aladdin, The Sultan, and The Genie.
I'm going to be taking my time with this project because I want them all to turn out really well. Check out some of the reference images that I'm getting my inspiration from and stay alert for more posts as I progress along with this :) I'm planning on having so much fun with it. Please feel free to leave your comments below and don't forget to check out the movie posted above. It's a must see and VERY entertaining. Until next time folks...
Keep Creating,
<3 Karii
Sultan
Scheherazade
Ali Baba & Moghiana
Aladdin
The Genie
