The past few days I've been doing as much research as possible as I find it easier for drawings to start flowing when I've got a better understanding of the story. To do this, I began by studying the original text of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, then looked at some more modern versions including Naomi Lewis' translation. I think hers will be the translation I will base my book on as it is aimed for slightly more older readers, probably around six to ten years old.
I looked up some old film adaptations of the story in order to give me a different insight/perspective to the story. I found two that followed quite closely to the text, though there were slight variations. They were quite fun to watch as it makes a nice change from modern TV!
An animated short narrated by Sigourney Weaver - 1992
1957 Soviet directed version
While researching the text I found that there were a lot of strong themes and symbolism and I took note of these for possible use in illustrations. I also began to list the characters within the story and find out as much as I could about them.
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