Weird and masks…

Weird and masks…

Lovely silhouette and wings…

Lovely silhouette and wings…

How about one of these in the corner of the classroom at the start?

How about one of these in the corner of the classroom at the start?

Smarty Pants! Smarty Pants! Teachers pet! Circling her with the sun in the sky above them…

Smarty Pants! Smarty Pants! Teachers pet! Circling her with the sun in the sky above them…

Classroom filled with sunshine at the end… Maybe at the start it should just be on her?

Classroom filled with sunshine at the end… Maybe at the start it should just be on her?

Michael Dudok De Wit: great simplicity and terrific sense of scale. This is the guy who did the Oscar and Hoo book I showed you…

Michael Dudok De Wit: great simplicity and terrific sense of scale. This is the guy who did the Oscar and Hoo book I showed you…

Interesting in terms of what we talked about using black space in the middle of the story…

Interesting in terms of what we talked about using black space in the middle of the story…

Interesting angle for first or second panel perhaps - behind her with everyone turning to look at her? And stuff about Halloween on the board?

Interesting angle for first or second panel perhaps - behind her with everyone turning to look at her? And stuff about Halloween on the board?

About:

This is the development blog for a children's story project by Ian Fenton and Gus Hughes.

The initial container for the story will be a unique web-based experience for children and adults, that spins off into a traditional picture book and much, much more...

My Little Sunshine tells the tale of how young Gemma Gently discovers that the key to defeating the bullies and vampires that surround her could come from the least expected place...her magic pants.

The fill text of the story will be published here in the near future. In the meantime, you can see some of Gus' original artwork for the project as well as material we've gathered from around the web as we work on the characters and visual style.

If you would like to get involved or know more about the project then contact us via the Submit Something To Us link opposite.

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