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Today, I’m sharing a sight drawing using the Disney Fandom gallery to draw inspiration in my creation of Carlotta.
I like to think this is part of my forgetfulness but truly I don’t believe I knew this little lady’s name until now. Carlotta is Prince Eric’s maid and a good friend. When the Prince finds a speechless Ariel, he brings her to Carlotta who draws her a bath and makes sure the young girl is dressed properly. Carlotta appears again in the sequel, The Little Mermaid II Return to the Sea (2000), with a smaller part but we never saw that movie.
Not being entirely happy with my pencil drawing, I decided against using my Prismacolor pencils on that design and tried again using the Procreate app on my iPad making slight adjustments to the illustration. I loved pulling the colors together blending, shading, and creating a different backdrop for my character. What do you think?
Perhaps I’ll find myself going back to the pencil sketch at some point to modify and fill in with my Prismacolors but that’ll have to wait for now. 😉 I noticed someone’s comments on the net that Carlotta’s wardrobe looks like Cinderella’s rags. That’s interesting how I never made that connection before now.
[tweetthis]Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the #AtoZChallenge with my 6th-year participation in the April #blogfest. Join me this month with my #TheLittleMermaid characters #artsketch theme. C is for CARLOTTA. #pencildrawing #Procreate #illustrations[/tweetthis]
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