Painting Disney Villains || The victims of injustices

I grew up believing that life should be viewed from a gentle point of view. That life is full of colors and fun. That endings are always happy. That kindness will always save the day. That hard work equals success. And that villains have always been evils.

But I realized, life has different stories. Life is so hard to comprehend. Growing up, I admired princesses. You wouldn't believe how hard I sing "A dream is a wish your heart makes" every morning, lmao.

But, upon reading and exploring, I was influenced that some villains are victims of injustices. Since then, I've admired a few of their characters: bold, fierce, confident, and goal-oriented. However, I still hold them accountable for their evil actions.

This is my extraordinary canvas: styrofoam! I created this art as a project for one of my subjects. I was tasked to make my bulletin board where I could pin my tasks.

As a people-pleasing person that time, I've exerted extra miles of effort more than I was required to, hehe. I dunno why, but my hand looks weird here, lol.

I used several brushes, a palette, a pencil, and acrylic paints. The brushes cost me around Php 50-100 ($0.99 - 1.98) from thrift and online stores. I also bought my palette and acrylic paint here and here that cost me a total of Php 320 ($6.32). And the pencil cost me nothing, lmao. Look at my pencil (the yellow one on the left side)🤣

Like how I paint, I started sketching my villains using a pencil, and then I thickened the sketches by adding a layer of pen. I'm a slow worker. It took me around one-hour to sketch each villain. So, this piece took me nine (9) hours to finish, lmao. 😅

After sketching, I proceeded to paint each villain. I'm not really good at complementing colors. I have yet to study the color theory, hehe. It took me almost five (5) hours to paint each villain, which includes waiting for the layers of colors to dry before adding another layer of paint.

Say hi to my other artwork peeking at the left! 💕 I've no room where I can display my arts. So, either I stick it to the wall or throw it in the trash, hehe. Will soon buy a notebook full of watercolor papers!

I feel so proud of this progress that I even posted it in my stories 😍 In my mind, I'm saying, "A few more days to go, and this will be awesome!"

I'm also thinking at that time that the final result should be awesome. Painting this brought me a lot of ergonomic hazards (back pain), lol.

Finally! After weeks of juggling my time, I finished it. From left to right starting from the top:

As seen in my art, the faces of The Evil queen and mother Gothel are unfinished. I tried fixing them, but they kept getting worse. The struggle of painting in styrofoam is it's hard to mix colors. That's why I decided not to touch them anymore coz it might get worse.