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3 Witches Concept Art - This
was the original drawing that started it all. It was July 2005, and
I was thinking about getting into freelancing, and I had thought
about doing some children's books. I didn't have much in my
portfolio that look like children's book drawings, so I doodled out
the first character, who I named Gruel. This idea clicked that she
was a witch, and that she should have two other witch friends. So, I
drew Betsy, who was the goofy one. I had some trouble with Tartella,
because with Gruel's obvious temper and constant scowl, and Betsy's
total goofiness, I needed to come up with a character who was
completely different. So, I came up with Tarty, who is the strange
one, and the more self-centered one. Forgetting about freelancing
for awhile, I immediately started on the comic book, "3 Witches."
3 Witches Concept Art - This
was the original drawing that started it all. It was July 2005, and
I was thinking about getting into freelancing, and I had thought
about doing some children's books. I didn't have much in my
portfolio that look like children's book drawings, so I doodled out
the first character, who I named Gruel. This idea clicked that she
was a witch, and that she should have two other witch friends. So, I
drew Betsy, who was the goofy one. I had some trouble with Tartella,
because with Gruel's obvious temper and constant scowl, and Betsy's
total goofiness, I needed to come up with a character who was
completely different. So, I came up with Tarty, who is the strange
one, and the more self-centered one. Forgetting about freelancing
for awhile, I immediately started on the comic book, "3 Witches."
The Old, Spooky House
- Having three great characters, I had to come up with somewhere for
them to live. I then did a quick sketch of an old, rickety house.
One that would be fit for three nutty witches to live in.
Sabel, Frances, and Starla
- My first concept of Sabel Screechley made her look a little
rougher, and more unrefined (not that she's not unrefined in her
final look). I kind of did her as a side thought at first, still
coming up with new ideas for supporting characters for the comic
book. Here I also have the first Starla drawing, which I stuck with
as her final look. I also have the final sketch of Frances, who I
also had a little trouble with finding a look for.
More Sabel Concepts - I
wasn't satisfied with the first look for Sabel, so I decided to try
other approaches. I even had a young and beautiful version of her. I
didn't like the idea of making the 3 Witches' rival a young, snobby
girl, because that to me isn't very interesting. You can also see
other ideas I toyed around with here.
Final Sabel Sketch - I prefer the
dirty redneck Sabel, because she seems like she could really do some
damage, if provoked.
Larry - Okay, so I'm warped.
Larry started out as the 3 Witches' butler in Witchville, who was
going to turn against them later on, but I decided that Sabel needed
some kind of evil cohort to help her carry out her plans. I kind of
turned Larry into a squirrelly, nervous sidekick to Sabel, to make
him more interesting.
Sally, Jane, Frances,
and Demon Baby - So sue me, I changed the plot again. This was
the final sketch of Sally, Jane, and Frances, with a Demon Baby that
I was going to have them discover in Witchville once they arrived. I
have pretty much dismissed that idea at this point because they
aren't central characters in the story, but I may have a wild hair
and write that story one day, who knows?
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