A digital sketch of a cartoon character, Bowser Jr., from the Super Mario series, standing on one leg with one arm raised and smiling.

The Smith of Wooton Major

a young blacksmith eats a star which leads him on a lifelong journey in the realm of the fairies

a visual development project inspired by the J.R.R Tolkien short story

A magical scene with a girl with pink hair standing on a starry, glowing cloud, looking up at a large, floating, winged creature with a glowing face in a night sky filled with stars.
Digital illustration of a cheerful cartoon dog character with peach-colored fur, wearing a white shirt and blue overalls with star-shaped decorations. The dog is smiling and striking a playful pose. An inset shows an expression with a gentle smile and large, bright blue eyes.

Above: keyframe sketches and tone ideations Right: Smith look of picture

Sequential images illustrating a fairy tale story, progressing from sketch to colored, detailed scenes of a fairy flying through a forest, sitting by a river, and standing in a castle, with starry night sky backgrounds.
Storyboard showing a character starting in a bedroom, then climbing out the window at night, looking at the sky, and catching a falling star with a magic wand, depicted in five stages from sketches to finished color illustrations.
A cartoon character of a dog reaching out through a window at night to catch a falling star in a starry sky.

early visual development sketches

A drawing of a decorative interior with ornate columns and a large arched window on the left, and a colorful fantasy landscape mural on the right side, featuring rolling green hills, a winding path, a bright glowing moon with a face, and shooting stars. A cartoon fox character stands in front of the scene, smiling.
A collection of hand-drawn fantasy-style architectural sketches of buildings, doorways, windows, chandeliers, table ends, candles, and cakes, labeled with notes like 'Smith Window,' 'Smith House Ext,' 'Great Hall Arches,' 'Smith Headboard,' 'Great Cakes,' and 'Table Ends.'