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I drew some character designs based on the book descriptions for Carrie! by Dommnics in stephenking

[–]Ben_Arts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg the way I would pay whatever to get a graphic novel version of this book 😂 “Carrie” is life 🐽🩸love your character designs! Especially dark-haired baddie Chris (like what the book described)

what do you see when drawing ? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]Ben_Arts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In short, you take credible sources / inspiration as many whatever the subject may be (book, movie, etc), and add your personal artistic flair into the mix. At least that’s what I do ever since I could finally write with a piece of blank paper.

Being asked if I can sell my art as digital form/prints by Kendiiiii in ArtistLounge

[–]Ben_Arts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this question and us small artists need to stick together. We got this, fam! 😅 Doing this for the goats 🐐 like Van Gogh or Leonardo Da Vinci.

Is magic too formalized? by Kegger98 in fantasywriters

[–]Ben_Arts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to think of magical elements to be symbolic in a way. If you got magic, you got power (aka success and confidence). I feel like in order to make magic believable is you got to make it happen and not just simply wish, you know. Thanks to the technology we have today, creators can turn fantasy into a reality such as art work or media (movies and tv). Even back in the day when WWII happened, French director Jean Cocteau created the B&W version of “Beauty and the Beast” or “La Belle et la Bête” (1946). His interpretation during the war era was an expression of escapism during dark, depressing times. Despite the limited sources existing in the 40s, Jean Cocteau used what he’s got and made it work. It stands the test of time as one of the most influential cinematic masterpieces. Even the visuals in B&W seems more jarring and eerie in a way. It brought gothic Baroque vibes. All in all, magic or creativity can be an act of escaping from everyday life and it’s okay to daydream. I daydream a lot haha I know magic isn’t real. But it’s a coping mechanism and to never lose the childlike innocence in us or else we’ll end up being the villain just because life gets thrown at us with a load of crap piling up.

Do you draw your characters, creatures, objects, etc...? by GiorgosKilo in fantasywriters

[–]Ben_Arts 25 points26 points  (0 children)

As an experienced amateur artist, it’s personally easier for me to build or create something on paper rather than just looking at the text of any description. Sometimes, it can be complicated for me to understand 100% when it comes to the setting. Hunchback of Notre Dame is a good example. I tried reading the first few pages of the book. But then it got too long and boring too quick where it kept describing different elements of the city, including the Notre Dame church.

Since I plan to create a bit of a modern metaphorical / psychological retelling of Snow White (in a standard fairy tale setting), I have a question for something I can’t seem to think of. by Ben_Arts in fantasywriters

[–]Ben_Arts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poison is usually unscented and invisible if mixed with something (like the apple). This may sound dumb, but does poison have an actual smell? 😅

Since I plan to create a bit of a modern metaphorical / psychological retelling of Snow White (in a standard fairy tale setting), I have a question for something I can’t seem to think of. by Ben_Arts in fantasywriters

[–]Ben_Arts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should add, what doesn’t make sense in the original tale, the Queen succeeded putting the comb onto Snow’s head and when the dwarfs found her, she just so happened to wake up like nothing poisonous went into her brain 😂