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There once was a King who wanted nothing more than a son. A son with hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow.
In time his wish was granted- Snow White was born. Unfortunately the King died soon after the birth of his son, and a few years later the Queen remarried. But the new King was selfish and vain. He would often stand in front of his magical mirror and ask; "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?".....

I think you know the rest of the story. It ends with poor Snow White being wickedly poisoned by his evil stepfather.
So here lies Snow White- not dead, not alive, waiting to be rescued by the handsome young Princess.

I did this for the Grimm's Fairy Tales contest held by the 'Myths and Legends' group here on Deviant. I didn't have time to complete it before the contest ended, so I couldn't enter. But here it is now. Was originally planning on making the roses red, but then thought I'd keep them white. What do you think- would they look better red?

Done in Gouache.
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~ninjacat66 Mar 27, 2013  Hobbyist
Yes the princess saves the prince finally a story when the damsel is a boy and a hero is the girl!!!!!!!!!!!
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~Lhox Mar 28, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Yes! We need more of these stories!
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~ninjacat66 Mar 28, 2013  Hobbyist
I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Girls can heroes and that needs to be acknowledge!!!!!!!!!! The one fairy tale the girls are the heroes is snow white and red rose. but they had help from a boy...
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~chibibrynn Oct 28, 2012
Looks like my boyfriend :} Love the "Snow White" take on the picture.
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~Lhox Oct 29, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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~MoonShinersDaughter Aug 3, 2012
a bit of gender-swapping is always good =)
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~Lhox Aug 3, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Isn't it?
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~MoonShinersDaughter Aug 4, 2012
It keeps things from being boring, that's for sure.
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~Achen089 May 13, 2012   Traditional Artist
I find the roses work nicely as they are now, they make a nice contrast with the red tones of the background which brings them forth. I'm not sure if i make any sense.
I love the whole picture, from the gender switch to the composition and colours, everything looks magical and appropriately fairytale-ish. :)
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~Lhox May 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked the roses white.
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