Tooth Fairy – A Process

I wanted to share with you all the collaborative process that went into making the rendition of the Tooth Fairy I recently made.  I was asked by Safari of Smiles founder Dr. Ivis Alvarez to paint a version of her “boss”  the Tooth Fairy and as we talked about ideas I got really excited about it.  I saw it as a nice chance to try something new and explore new grounds for me creatively.  On the outset I felt I wanted a very businessy feel to the character. My first pass at her was just to get the ideas going with each other.  Here was the first sketch:

As you can see, not much here.  The general consensus was that she looked too young and a bit too nerdy.  So my first order of business was re-envision her face.  Which led to this:

Dr. Alvarez and I agreed on this study of her face and the direction it was going in.  So then it moved into dress and apparel.  This is where I am not the best person on for women, lol.  But the general idea was something more princess like.  So my original thought, because I was thinking a bit more businessy and more straight laced, that something more along the lines of Sleeping Beauty was best.  Which led to this:

So, getting closer!  Dr. Alvarez and I agreed on the colors, but she felt still it felt too formal.  This is where we talked though my understanding of what she was going for and I realized I was too rigid.  So she sent me a very good email giving me some examples of things she was thinking and this let me give the look of her an overhaul.  Which led to this version of her:

NOW WE’RE TALKING!  The only thing we went back and forth on here for a good while was the color of her hair!  I liked the blue, but Dr. Alvarez did not.  🙂  So we went through a number of revisions.  Finally landing on the final version:

I hope you enjoyed this look through the creative process.  If you are interested in learning more about how you can commission me please CONTACT ME!  And thanks for visiting!