Dolly May and the
Magical Enchanted Garden
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Dolly May and Pearl
Pencil sketch defining the main character and her cousin. Description of clothing is at the bottom.
The Maattinee’s
A few pencil sketches of the children who make up the Maattinee’s. They are prominent in the book.
The Maattinee’s
The main characters with some of the children who make up the Maattinee’s. I have added colour to dresses and skin complections.
Majji and the Maattinee’s
This is a coloured sketch of the remaining children, who make up the Maattinee’s. Majji is to the left. The likeness of the characters faces and clothing had to match the real life people who exist in the storybook.
Majji Development
Coloured sketches for the Majji character. Showing different styles of caribbean dress. Number 4 made the final.
Dr Mae Jemison Development
Early pencil sketch of Dr Mae Jemison. Here, she will be floating in space in full space suit. The head is drawn separately from the body, but will be attached later. Notes are written down.
Dr Mae Jemison Development
We chose this body position as it is more expressive. It will now be put together and coloured in the computer.
Dr Mae Jemison Development
The final image shows Dr Mae Jemison in space with the added background, life line and stars. Out of view are two other characters which make up the story to this page.
3D Composition
To get a more realistic feel for the different page scenes I chose to build 3D structures in the computer. This meant I could place a camera view within the scene and then trace it later. This image shows the entrance from the garden to the house.
3D Composition
The 3D image shows a close up of the house from a side angled camera view.
3D composition
A 3D image of Bessie Coleman's aircraft with stand in 3D models to represent Bessie, the Maattinee's and Majji.
Bessie Coleman Sketch
Early sketch development of Bessie, the Maattinee's and Majji to be added to the aircraft scene. Notes are added to the sketch to follow up on.
Bessie Coleman Development
The camera angle had been altered slighlty but all components have been added to the scene and coloured in.
Bessie Coleman Development
More details have been added to the scene. The grass and flowers and skin tones have been added. The birds in the background have been changed to look more majestic and colourful.
Diver Junior Squire
Image shows Junior, diving in the foreground making the "Ok" hand sign. Fish swimming, coral and water plants are added. Majji and child are sat in the background.
Nelson Mandela
Infront of the house, Majji and Maattinees are sat listening to Nelson Mandela. It was important for me to get Nelsons facial features correct before the drawing was coloured in.
Garden
Dolly May and Majji are at the front of the garden with all the maattiness playing in the background. Specific details had to be added like the Ackee tree, hibiscus flowers, shrubs, sunflowers, butterflies, doctor birds, and more.
Front Cover
The Dolly May character is added to the front cover along with the garden flowers and foliage. We chose a bright blue text colour set on a white cloud background so as to stand out. As the whole book is filled with vibrant colour this was shown on the front cover too.
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