Traci Van Wagoner

One of the best parts of illustrating children's books is developing the characters that live within those books. I've had a ton of fun getting to know Boomer and the O'Dan family for the picture book, Boomer written by Lorraine Fitch. Sit back and enjoy a behind the scenes look at my character development process. First comes reference research and a bunch of sketches in my sketchbook of various poses and looks. Sometimes it takes me several pages of doodling to warm up and