http://search.deviantart.com/?q=gallery:shoomlah/29648049&section= deviantART RSS for gallery:shoomlah/29648049 en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Fri, 24 May 2013 00:47:28 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/One-grander-by-far-371478946 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/One-grander-by-far-371478946 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:03:00 PDT One grander by far nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah God I love dagged sleeves. Almost as much as I love slashed ones. I just want to dag and slash everything I can get my hands on.

I've wanted Maleficent to be the first villain in the series for a while now, ever since I made the mental leap between Maleficent's horns and 15th century horned hennins. The time period works out pretty well, actually, since I wanted her to look a little more dated than Aurora's 1480's getup- both houppelandes and horned hennins were all the rage during the early- to mid-1400's, and they make for pretty good analogues to her official costuming.  Sexy stuff.

This proves more than any of the previous pieces that these are adaptations, not improvements. I mean, look at the original Maleficent design- how does one improve on PERFECTION

-C
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Buy prints HERE ]]> God I love dagged sleeves. Almost as much as I love slashed ones. I just want to dag and slash everything I can get my hands on.

I've wanted Maleficent to be the first villain in the series for a while now, ever since I made the mental leap between Maleficent's horns and 15th century horned hennins. The time period works out pretty well, actually, since I wanted her to look a little more dated than Aurora's 1480's getup- both houppelandes and horned hennins were all the rage during the early- to mid-1400's, and they make for pretty good analogues to her official costuming.  Sexy stuff.

This proves more than any of the previous pieces that these are adaptations, not improvements. I mean, look at the original Maleficent design- how does one improve on PERFECTION

-C
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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Golly-what-a-day-362928157 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Golly-what-a-day-362928157 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:19:51 PDT Golly, what a day nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah Yup, this was an April Fool's joke, just to answer all the inquiries.

A lot of people have been asking about Maid Marian, so I figured I might as well give her a shot- a bit tougher when you’re looking at clothing on anthropomorphic animals, of course, but there are still a couple of details that point to the 15^th century- the cut of the dress, the ears disguised as a horned hennin headdress, the bag sleeves, etc.  I still tried to maintain the relatively simple silhouette of Marian’s dress, just with added period details- making it more of a houppelande by design, and resolving the v-shaped neckline to show the kirtle underneath.

Also really wanted to hide some foxglove motifs in the lining of the gown- it’s subtle, but I think it really ties the whole design together.

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A lot of people have been asking about Maid Marian, so I figured I might as well give her a shot- a bit tougher when you’re looking at clothing on anthropomorphic animals, of course, but there are still a couple of details that point to the 15^th century- the cut of the dress, the ears disguised as a horned hennin headdress, the bag sleeves, etc.  I still tried to maintain the relatively simple silhouette of Marian’s dress, just with added period details- making it more of a houppelande by design, and resolving the v-shaped neckline to show the kirtle underneath.

Also really wanted to hide some foxglove motifs in the lining of the gown- it’s subtle, but I think it really ties the whole design together.

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/I-look-once-more-348908028 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/I-look-once-more-348908028 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:29:39 PST I look once more nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah my first design have been eating away at me for years now and I needed to get off my ass and address them.

So hey! Spunky age-appropriate Pocahontas/Matoaka, sans feathers in the hair/European imagery/other superfluous details. This is closer to accounts and illustrations of Powhatan dress from the period, and I kinda think it's closer to the Disney design anyway. WIN/WIN.

Thanks to everyone who's educated my ass over the past couple of years, including moniquill, apihtawikosisan, this-is-not-native, and numerous others. You've made me a way more thoughtful artist in the process.

-C

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So hey! Spunky age-appropriate Pocahontas/Matoaka, sans feathers in the hair/European imagery/other superfluous details. This is closer to accounts and illustrations of Powhatan dress from the period, and I kinda think it's closer to the Disney design anyway. WIN/WIN.

Thanks to everyone who's educated my ass over the past couple of years, including moniquill, apihtawikosisan, this-is-not-native, and numerous others. You've made me a way more thoughtful artist in the process.

-C

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Girl-you-can-t-conceal-it-280027856 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Girl-you-can-t-conceal-it-280027856 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:31:30 PST Girl, you can't conceal it nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2012-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah
-C

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-C

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Such-a-clever-grown-up-miss-268037206 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Such-a-clever-grown-up-miss-268037206 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:57:30 PST Such a clever grown-up miss nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah Watch the process video here: [link]

LAST ONE. Bwuh.

I adore Tangled for many reasons, but historical accuracy isn't one of them. It's actually the first Disney film that feels entirely set in its own fantasy world, with no real ties to any particular time period or setting- unless you count that ever-forgiving time period of "Ren Faire."

Since this is the last one in the series (so far as official princesses go), I thought I'd treat myself and just have fun with it. I drew up concepts for both the 16th century (the slashed sleeves) and 18th (Keane's initial inspiration), but in the interest of choosing a time period I hadn't touched yet I ended up going with the late Regency. There are a ton of gowns circa 1820 that have those inimitably princessy sleeves, and those palace guards aren't fooling anyone.

-Claire, who made a video for this but still needs to edit that nonsense together

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LAST ONE. Bwuh.

I adore Tangled for many reasons, but historical accuracy isn't one of them. It's actually the first Disney film that feels entirely set in its own fantasy world, with no real ties to any particular time period or setting- unless you count that ever-forgiving time period of "Ren Faire."

Since this is the last one in the series (so far as official princesses go), I thought I'd treat myself and just have fun with it. I drew up concepts for both the 16th century (the slashed sleeves) and 18th (Keane's initial inspiration), but in the interest of choosing a time period I hadn't touched yet I ended up going with the late Regency. There are a ton of gowns circa 1820 that have those inimitably princessy sleeves, and those palace guards aren't fooling anyone.

-Claire, who made a video for this but still needs to edit that nonsense together

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/It-s-not-my-style-260710208 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/It-s-not-my-style-260710208 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:54:49 PDT It's not my style nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah crazy excited to do Tiana- she's not my favourite princess, but I started researching her dress in the very early stages of this project and got pretty hyped up about it.

Most of the dresses in Princess and the Frog do have some historical basis (lots of dropped waists and slinky chemises), so I thought it would be fun to tackle Tiana's magic-kiss-swamp-frog-something gown during the climax of the film. It's the one dress that's clearly meant to just be a standalone "princess" dress, but I liked the idea of a challenge and decided to drag it kicking and screaming back into the 20's.

I based the dress on Lanvin's robes de style, which were- unlike the flapper dresses most people associate with the Jazz Age- fitted in the bodice with a wide, panniered skirt. The robe de style was considered a relatively conservative dress choice so you probably wouldn't have seen a hem hiked up this high, but COME ON HOW OFTEN DO I GET TO DRAW THEIR LEGS. Not often enough, I'll tell you that.

-C

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Most of the dresses in Princess and the Frog do have some historical basis (lots of dropped waists and slinky chemises), so I thought it would be fun to tackle Tiana's magic-kiss-swamp-frog-something gown during the climax of the film. It's the one dress that's clearly meant to just be a standalone "princess" dress, but I liked the idea of a challenge and decided to drag it kicking and screaming back into the 20's.

I based the dress on Lanvin's robes de style, which were- unlike the flapper dresses most people associate with the Jazz Age- fitted in the bodice with a wide, panniered skirt. The robe de style was considered a relatively conservative dress choice so you probably wouldn't have seen a hem hiked up this high, but COME ON HOW OFTEN DO I GET TO DRAW THEIR LEGS. Not often enough, I'll tell you that.

-C

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Who-always-speaks-her-mind-260338635 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Who-always-speaks-her-mind-260338635 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:29:39 PDT Who always speaks her mind nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah want to do Mulan (she's fantastic so far as the Disney "princesses" go), but pinning down her time period stopped being fun and rapidly became a headache- you have the original legend taking place in the Wei Dynasty, the Huns as an actual threat during the Western Han Dynasty, the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, the hanfu fashion setting it earlier AGHGHGhjffjhfghgjhkh

On that note, I'll be the first to admit that this piece isn't tying Mulan down to a particular period, rather putting her in plausible historical textiles and hanfu. When I was asking around for references most of the stuff sent my way were from Chinese period films or other modern recreations, so I just threw up my hands and decided to have fun with it.

It's based on Mulan's finale/epilogue costume at the end of the film; she never seemed at home in either the matchmaker costume or the armor, so this seemed like the best "Mulan has come into her own" middle ground.

-C

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On that note, I'll be the first to admit that this piece isn't tying Mulan down to a particular period, rather putting her in plausible historical textiles and hanfu. When I was asking around for references most of the stuff sent my way were from Chinese period films or other modern recreations, so I just threw up my hands and decided to have fun with it.

It's based on Mulan's finale/epilogue costume at the end of the film; she never seemed at home in either the matchmaker costume or the armor, so this seemed like the best "Mulan has come into her own" middle ground.

-C

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/So-familiar-a-gleam-214377298 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/So-familiar-a-gleam-214377298 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:36:35 PDT So familiar a gleam nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah First things first. For those of you who swear by the pink dress, yes, there's a version for you as well: [link]

...Aaaaand moving on. So Prince Philip does specifically and emphatically say "this is the 14th century!" at some point during the film, but Philip's an idiot (a handsome, handsome idiot) and I, never afraid to ignore source material, ignored him.

Oddly enough Philip's clothing is a better point of reference than Aurora's (since the hourglass, off-the-shoulder cut of her dress is straight out of the 1950's), and there are far more examples of his get-up from the 1460's onward than in the 14th century. I went with my gut and ended up with something around 1485- a little later than one might expect, but it's such a (beautifully) stylized film that all bets are off.

-C, who really wants to own all the dresses in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries
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Buy prints here: [link] ]]> First things first. For those of you who swear by the pink dress, yes, there's a version for you as well: [link]

...Aaaaand moving on. So Prince Philip does specifically and emphatically say "this is the 14th century!" at some point during the film, but Philip's an idiot (a handsome, handsome idiot) and I, never afraid to ignore source material, ignored him.

Oddly enough Philip's clothing is a better point of reference than Aurora's (since the hourglass, off-the-shoulder cut of her dress is straight out of the 1950's), and there are far more examples of his get-up from the 1460's onward than in the 14th century. I went with my gut and ended up with something around 1485- a little later than one might expect, but it's such a (beautifully) stylized film that all bets are off.

-C, who really wants to own all the dresses in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries
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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/In-sixteen-hundred-seven-208644816 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/In-sixteen-hundred-seven-208644816 Fri, 13 May 2011 01:25:03 PDT In sixteen hundred seven nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah Really not one of my favourite Disney films, but it posed an interesting challenge. Note that this is the Disney character, not the historical figure, so while I tried to make the outfit accurate to 17th century Powhatan clothing (yes, one-shouldered dresses and split skirts existed, YE GADS) she is, most definitely, not a 12-year-old. It's my happy middle ground when drawing a historical version of an inaccurate portrayal of a historical person. That's a mouthful.

My one big cheat on this was her necklace- the shell necklace should in theory be a deep purple (turquoise is a much more Southwestern commodity), but you lose so much of the Pocahontas visual identity without the splash of teal around her neck.

...And not the belabor the point, but she learns English by way of MAGIC? Come on, Disney, even Tarzan had the sense to do a heavy-handed language montage.
-C

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…And check out the process video on YouTube: [link] ]]> Really not one of my favourite Disney films, but it posed an interesting challenge. Note that this is the Disney character, not the historical figure, so while I tried to make the outfit accurate to 17th century Powhatan clothing (yes, one-shouldered dresses and split skirts existed, YE GADS) she is, most definitely, not a 12-year-old. It's my happy middle ground when drawing a historical version of an inaccurate portrayal of a historical person. That's a mouthful.

My one big cheat on this was her necklace- the shell necklace should in theory be a deep purple (turquoise is a much more Southwestern commodity), but you lose so much of the Pocahontas visual identity without the splash of teal around her neck.

...And not the belabor the point, but she learns English by way of MAGIC? Come on, Disney, even Tarzan had the sense to do a heavy-handed language montage.
-C

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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Nothing-to-it-really-207356116 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/Nothing-to-it-really-207356116 Mon, 02 May 2011 18:01:10 PDT Nothing to it, really nonadult digitalart/paintings/illustrations/conceptual shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah behind the times.

Not to mention background characters, who seem pretty firmly planted in the middle of the century: [link]

I couldn't settle on a visual motif for the details in this one- shoes, pumpkins, mice- so I just gave her some stripes and gothic lace to make up for it. OH ALSO I drew her losing her right shoe instead of her left and only recently realized it. Whoops.

-C
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…And check out the process video on YouTube: [link] ]]> behind the times.

Not to mention background characters, who seem pretty firmly planted in the middle of the century: [link]

I couldn't settle on a visual motif for the details in this one- shoes, pumpkins, mice- so I just gave her some stripes and gothic lace to make up for it. OH ALSO I drew her losing her right shoe instead of her left and only recently realized it. Whoops.

-C
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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/A-sight-lovely-to-see-204955640 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/A-sight-lovely-to-see-204955640 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:52:05 PDT A sight lovely to see nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah fun.

Let's be frank- Aladdin is hardly an exercise in historical accuracy. Combine that with Claire knowing veeeery little about historical* Middle Eastern clothing before starting on Jasmine, and you've got yourself a few days of research before digging into this thing.

It took some effort to track down some midriff-baring outfits but BY GEORGE I DID, thank you Persian fashion plates. I now know what sirwal are called (besides Hammer pants), and that Persian women wore some pretty sweet little jackets that I wish I owned.

OH ALSO I DREW A KITTY

-C
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*seemed silly to say "pre-Islamic" when I ended up researching pre- and post-Islamic fashion. ]]> fun.

Let's be frank- Aladdin is hardly an exercise in historical accuracy. Combine that with Claire knowing veeeery little about historical* Middle Eastern clothing before starting on Jasmine, and you've got yourself a few days of research before digging into this thing.

It took some effort to track down some midriff-baring outfits but BY GEORGE I DID, thank you Persian fashion plates. I now know what sirwal are called (besides Hammer pants), and that Persian women wore some pretty sweet little jackets that I wish I owned.

OH ALSO I DREW A KITTY

-C
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*seemed silly to say "pre-Islamic" when I ended up researching pre- and post-Islamic fashion.

]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/I-m-wishing-204550950 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/I-m-wishing-204550950 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:40:34 PDT I'm wishing nonadult fanart/digital/painting/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah
Unlike the aforementioned Little Mermaid, Snow White's time period is pretty easy to pinpoint in 16th century Germany. Not that the film is accurate, but the clues are there- I took a wide swath from about 1500-1530 to come up with something that still maintained the spirit of the original design.

-C
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Unlike the aforementioned Little Mermaid, Snow White's time period is pretty easy to pinpoint in 16th century Germany. Not that the film is accurate, but the clues are there- I took a wide swath from about 1500-1530 to come up with something that still maintained the spirit of the original design.

-C
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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/There-s-Something-About-Her-204302353 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/There-s-Something-About-Her-204302353 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:27:30 PDT There's Something About Her nonadult fanart/digital/drawings/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah
The Little Mermaid is hard to place from a time period standpoint- Grimsby's wearing a Georgian getup, Ariel's pink dress with the slashed sleeves subscribes to several eras from the Renaissance to the 1840's, Eric is... Eric.

I went with Ariel's wedding dress as a starting point since those gigantic leg-o-mutton sleeves (so embarrassingly popular in eighties wedding fashion) were a great starting point for an 1890's evening gown. It's also not unfeasible that Eric's cropped tailcoat could be from the same era, so I'm sticking with my choice. PLUS Ariel with Gibson girl hair? COME ON IT IS AWESOME.

I'm still not sure if I'd try to squeeze her pink dress in the same time period or if I'd just throw up my hands and draw it with a hoop skirt, but we'll see.

-C
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The Little Mermaid is hard to place from a time period standpoint- Grimsby's wearing a Georgian getup, Ariel's pink dress with the slashed sleeves subscribes to several eras from the Renaissance to the 1840's, Eric is... Eric.

I went with Ariel's wedding dress as a starting point since those gigantic leg-o-mutton sleeves (so embarrassingly popular in eighties wedding fashion) were a great starting point for an 1890's evening gown. It's also not unfeasible that Eric's cropped tailcoat could be from the same era, so I'm sticking with my choice. PLUS Ariel with Gibson girl hair? COME ON IT IS AWESOME.

I'm still not sure if I'd try to squeeze her pink dress in the same time period or if I'd just throw up my hands and draw it with a hoop skirt, but we'll see.

-C
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]]> http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/And-a-bit-alarming-203112717 http://shoomlah.deviantart.com/art/And-a-bit-alarming-203112717 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:23:21 PDT And a bit alarming nonadult fanart/cartoons/digital/movies shoomlah http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shoomlah.jpg?7 Copyright 2011-2013 *shoomlah @shoomlah really appeals to me. Beauty and the Beast has always hovered hesitantly in the late 18th century (especially in the earlier concept art), so I redid Belle's gold dress to match 1770's French court fashion.

- Claire, who knows above-the-elbow gloves weren't really in fashion until the early 1800's but is running with it anyway.

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- Claire, who knows above-the-elbow gloves weren't really in fashion until the early 1800's but is running with it anyway.

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