My role of this project was that of "colorist" for several pages within the Barbie - A Fashion Fairytale children's book.
Each of the illustrations below were 2-page spreads. The pencil sketches came from three different artists located in London. As this book was based on a movie, most of the reference material provided came from still frames from the movie.
The following spreads I did two different ways so the art director at Mattel could choose...
Mattel is known to like highlights and low-lights, shine and sparkle. Because this story was about Fashion, they wan't a lot of details on the clothes. Below are some close-ups...
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