“The Wonderlost series is my artistic interpretation and dark twist on the numerous characters from Lewis Carroll‘s ‘Alice in Wonderland‘ and ‘Through the Looking Glass‘ stories,” says xanthic of his incredible series of images. “The theme across the whole series is to give each character the look of a porcelain doll, with very pale bleach white skin and bleached white clothing. To sharply contrast the sterile white throughout the painting, there are elements that are either black or blood red, either on the character’s physical self (as in the form of hair) or in their accessories.“
Xanthic first conceptualizes his characters in Adobe Illustrator and then paints them using Adobe Photoshop. His palette of choice when creating consists mostly of whites and mid-tone grey colors, with contrasting smatterings of black and red. Once a piece is completed, xanthic floods the image with “an antique wash” to give it depth and age.
Of all the Alice In Wonderland artwork I’ve seen of late (and believe me, I see a lot), these are without a doubt some of the most original & imaginative (if somewhat gruesome) interpretations I’ve come across.
You can see more amazing artwork by xanthic on his deviantart portfolio (as well as get desktop wallpapers of all of these great images), and on his website (if it works for you – I couldn’t get passed the main menu myself haha). You’re also welcome to follow xanthic‘s artistic adventures via his Twitter account.
Artist Sandra arteagA creates amazing artwork & crafts delightful dolls. Her recent works, inspired by Alice In Wonderland, lead me to believe that the girl is quite thoroughly insane – which I personally think is just marvelous! Here are her Alice & Cheshire Cat.
Here are her Alice & Cheshire Cat.
