Tanja Warrior Woman Doll

A client contacted me about working together to create a pillow doll of her boss, who also happened to be Tanja 'The Warrior Woman' from Women of Wrestling. I was both excited and honored to participate in this project, but I wasn't sure initially the style of the doll that I wanted to illustrate. The client only specified that the final design needed to be in color, and contain the details of the warrior costume, so I basically had free reign. After over 25 sketches, and 4 different renderings in Illustrator, it's easy to say I was indecisive for a while about how I wanted to go about the design. In the end, I have to say I love the way the design of the doll and the way the final pillow came out, and both the client and recipient were equally pleased.

A client contacted me about working together to create a pillow doll of her boss, who also happened to be Tanja 'The Warrior Woman' from Women of Wrestling.

I was both excited and honored to participate in this project, but I wasn't sure initially the style of the doll that I wanted to illustrate. The client only specified that the final design needed to be in color, and contain the details of the warrior costume, so I basically had free reign. After over 25 sketches, and 4 different renderings in Illustrator, it's easy to say I was indecisive for a while about how I wanted to go about the design.

In the end, I have to say I love the way the design of the doll and the way the final pillow came out, and both the client and recipient were equally pleased.

Select Sketches

Color Palette

Final Design

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