Thumbelina series, digital painting by Dani Soon

Thumbelina series, digital painting by Dani Soon







is personal project for Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale ‘Thumbelina’ using Korean folk painting ‘Minhwa 민화’ style.
The objective of is combine East and West, old and new.
Characteristic of Minhwa is blank space and flat figures. For project, such features were illustrated and digitized. Minhwa’s figures (such as rock, water, fish, flower etc) are mythical symbol of wishing good luck, happiness and long life. This figures were used to illustrate the fairy tale story.

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