#the wild swans

[leiaham]

You ever think about Hans Christian Anderson's Wild Swans but set in a fantasy historical c-drama where the Empress Dowager curses the 12 imperial princes?

Well apparently I did, so I made a little cover for that hypothetical situation and had a lot of fun with it!

[lepetitdragonvert]

The Wild Swans / Les cygnes sauvages

Artists : Anna and Elena Balbusso

[artist-ellen]

The Wild Swans

This illustration is inspired by the fairytale "The Wild Swans" (Hans Christian Andersen's version of the tale) which has has a ton of variations like: "Six Swans" or "The Seven Ravens", etc. The basics of the story include a widowed King with 7 to 12 children and an evil stepmother that curses all of the children except the youngest daughter into swans. To save her brothers the youngest is given a terrible task involving nettles. My favorite retelling of this fairytale is easily 'Daughter of the Forest' by Juliet Marillier (I would recommend it for an older teens/adult fiction audience). Have any of you ever read it? Or let me know your favorite version of the fairytale I am always looking for more! :D

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

[enchantedbook]

The Wild Swans' illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso

[thefugitivesaint]

Paul Hey (1867-1952), 'Die Wilden Schwäne' (The Wild Swans), ''Deutsche Märchen'' (German Fairytales), 1939 Source

[millacm]

I was very excited to join the Neverafter zine for d20 zine jam, but I must admit I rushed it a bit in the end.

For this zine I picked The Wild Swans story told by H.C. Anderson to make a character for the Witches, Warriors and Wolves: a d20 Neverafter zine !!

It was fun to imagine how this character would have suffered in a fucked up version of her story (which was already pretty gloomy) and the mistakes she might have made for the worse : P

[elettralightwood]

Through bravery and discipline, the princess wove the nettles into garments, saving the princes she adored!

Mark, Kieran and Cristina if they were in The Wild Swans

- art by Cassandra Jean

[wedding-affair]

Paolo Sebastian | Spring/Summer Couture 2022

Collection: The Wild Swans Gown: PSSS2202

[anolis3]

"The Wild Swans", by Hans Christian Andersen.

"'Go out into the world and get your own living,' said the queen. 'Fly like great birds, who have no voice.' But she could not make them ugly as wished, for they were turned into eleven beautiful wild swans. Then, with a strange cry, they flew through the windows of the palace, over the park, to the forest beyond.", from The Wild Swans.

"'Your brothers can be released,' said she, 'if you have only courage and perseverance. True, water is softer than your own delicate hands, and yet it polishes stones into shapes; it fells no pain as your fingers would feel, it has no soul, and cannot suffer such agony and torment as you will have to endure. Do you see the stinging nettle which I hold in my hand?'", from The Wild Swans.

[seasonalbambi]

"We shall see what you'll dream of here tonight," her youngest brother said, as he showed her where she was to sleep.

"I only wish I could dream how to set you free," she said.

[lepetitdragonvert]

The Wild Swans and Others Stories

1922

Artist : Elenore Abbott

[artist-ellen]

Process video for my illustration from “The Wild Swans”!

I did a lot of workshopping for this illustration. From the colours to the composition everything changed significantly over time.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

[enchantedbook]

A Wild Swan and Other Stories Illustration by Yuko Shimizu

[the-lost-glove]

''The Wild Swans'' from "My Book of Best Fairy Tales'' by Charles S. Bayne, illustrated by Harry Rountree. Cassell and Co. 1922.

[nijinokanatani]

Helen Stratton (1867-1961)

“The Wild Swans” Tales from Hans Andersen, 1896

[wdillustration]

Been out of Ideas lately but decided to post in old sketches of Fabbri Publishing's "Once Upon A Time" of 19/51 stories that I made in my own way, here are the issues down below;

#1 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

#2 Jack & The Beanstalk

#5 Puss in Boots

#9 Little Red Riding Hood

#13 The Most Incredible Thing

#14 The Wolf & The Seven Kids

#16 The Three Bears

#19 The Enchanted Princess

#20 The Selfish Giant

#21 The Wild Swans

#23 The Brave Tin Soldier

#24 Cinderella

#31 The Happy Prince

#32 The Nutcracker

#33 Hansel & Gretel

#37 The Town Musicians

#39 Rose White & Rose Red

#41 The Three Little Pigs

#44 Pinocchio

Note: If anyone ask why it's not in the right order is because I drew each of them randomly, Hope you Like it!!!