I'm really excited since Pipsie is the result of years of hard work by many people behind the scenes. If you see Pipsie in the wild I hope you enjoy it just as much I loved illustrating her.
Here are some fun behind the scenes stuff for Pipsie.
The character design went through MANY iterations.
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| First character design ideas for Pipsie. I really liked the lab coat but it didn't really convey nature detective. |
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| Exploring Pipsie's hairstyles. |
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| Accessorizing Pipsie's outfit. |
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| Getting closer to the final Pipsie look. |
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| The final Pipsie! |
This is what my work space looked like while I was finishing up Pipsie.
To find out more about Pipsie, visit her website. There are a lot of activity sheets for you to enjoy.
www.pipsienaturedetective.com.
You can also see Pipsie information on her Facebook page.
Places to buy the book.
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
IndieBound
LOVE "Pipsie" Tracy and always enjoy any posts you put up about process. Your SO inspiring! As for sore wrist, one thing I have found since I started using 21" Cintiq, is no more carpel tunnel (like) pain. I think it's the heat from the monitor on my wrist that continually is soothing it. Afraid I have no fix for the back/hunching aches though:(
ReplyDeleteTracy, I just discovered this I LOVE IT! What a wonderful history of how you brought PIPSIE and ALFRED to life. Way to go! Are you OK if I put some of this on www.PipsieNatureDetective.com? ––Rick DeDonato
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