SF&F Picture 30 out of 32 by Jennifer A. Cabbage.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: The Walrus and the Carpenter

This was done for Bifrost's 'Nursery Rhyme Mayhem' project, and is based on Lewis Carroll's poem 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' which can be found HERE. In particular, the latter part of the poem is what I was focusing on: ' 'O Oysters,' said the Carpenter, 'You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there none -- And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one. ' - Lewis Carroll

The original watercolor painting was of walrus, carpenter and little dead oysters on a bit of beach. Using Paint Shop Pro, I spliced together the scanned watercolor, a Terragen background, the moon and sun and SuperBladePro'd crown, adjusted the beach coloration and a shadow under the crown and all that fun stuff.

Part of a tour:

Bifrost: Nursery Rhyme Mayhem


	Categories: [Landscape, Nature, Panoramic] [Man, Men] [Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc)] Techniques: [Watercolour] [3D-program] [Computer Program] [Mixed Media] Inspirations: [Other Author]

Date	Name	Comment
28 Jun 2004	Wendy Bittnerová	Loading... Hey Jen, this is such a fun pic...I've always loved the "Walrus and the Carpenter". I am happy to see you put both the sun and the moon in the sky and your characters are very expressive. I can see how the carpenter is upset because the walrus ate all the little oysters and didn't save him any...thanks so much for adding this lovely pic to our project! smiles Jennifer A. Cabbage replies: "Glad you liked it! I think you're the one who suggested the poem to the group as an option for the project, if I remember correctly."
28 Jun 2004	Josh T. Coons	Loading... Really cool pic.But it's so sad, the story I mean.All the little ones got eaten and even the big wise clam didn't do a thing to save them. He could have done SOMETHING. but anyway, pretty good. Jennifer A. Cabbage replies: "Poor little oysters! I felt the same way. "
4 Jul 2004	Stephanie J. Edwards	Loading... Hooray, another Lewis Carrol illustration! I'd forgotted about this one, I always loved it. Great job! Jennifer A. Cabbage replies: "Thank you! My original sketch was full of all sorts of details- a king sailing in on a ship, maidens with mops and buckets cleaning up the sand, or mailing letters, or swimming out to meet the ship, or taking a break, or waving their arms frantically trying to get the attention of the king... too much detail, really, for me to manage in the finished piece."
8 Jul 2004	Brian L. Husted	Loading... Nice fun illustration for this strange Lewis Caroll poem. I really like the smiling sun and frowning moon in the sky. Great job, its nice to see this as part of the tour. Jennifer A. Cabbage replies: "I'm glad you like the sun and the moon! I was a little unsure whether they would "match" the rest, being somewhat less detailed in execution, but there they are anyway. "
26 Apr 2006	FEEK	Loading... weak as a wet weekend. You need to stop listening to these but lickers and draw more

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