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We're Stranded in Gold ✨💸 This one took me a while to figure out, stylistically. The visual is definitely inspired by the #superbloom California witnessed this spring. The line is inspired by... ah I'll explain later but if you have guesses I'm happy to hear them ^^ // Good morning btw ☀️Picking back up here now that I've recovered from last week! If you're new here, we're in the middle of a story series (with creatures hiding in the swipe) which is wrapping up soon, and then we'll see where we go next :) Thanks everyone for joining along 🚀 // No. 22 of 28 up next: Learn To Be Lost 🚏 #mimostorylge

[mimochai]

Let Ourselves Wonder ✨ // Did something different in the swipe today; no creatures but I have a gif showing the color layers coming together. The pair's expressions are right but the color is still a WIP 🚀 // No. 19 of 28. Tmrw: How it Began 🕛 #mimostorylge

[mimochai]

Let Go of the Plan 🗺 The general consensus sided with this line, so I'm going to keep it this way for now :) The bulk of the time for this week's drawings are spent on composition and trying to communicate complexity simply. A different challenge for sure. Hope it's clear what's going on in this one! // No. 19 of 28. Up next: Let Ourselves Wonder 🔭 #mimostorylge

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Eek we are nearing $21k, I need to start sharing the new stretch goals! 😱😊 Thanks for all your feedback, I incorporated the most requested ones into my planned list, like sprite keychains and a video tutorial :) I’m personally super excited about the next one at $22k: it’s making the “ebook”/digital story experience much more animated and interactive. Imagine the GIFs from the Kickstarter page but even more movement as you scroll thru the pages, and maybe things like when you find the sprites and tap on them, something happens✨✨! I love the idea of interactive storytelling with tech, and this would be so fun to explore 💛💛💛 if you have any ideas or thoughts, feel free to share! 🙏🙏#mimostorylge #illustration #interactivestorytelling

[mimochai]

Guys the Kickstarter starts tomorrow morning PST!! Hope you caught this teaser vid on my personal IG; check the swipe for previews of all the kickstarter edition items 👉😊I also made a couple shareables in case you’d like to help spread the word 💛 I will have one more thing to share later today re: early bird perks 🐣✨ talk soon! #illustration #mimostorylge #kickstarter

[mimochai]

Working on more extra items for the story! Made a little glossary of all the LGE sprites by “world” ^^ 💛 I think they will be named by type like Sprout Sprite, Cloud Sprite, Star Sprite, etc. 🌱✨☁️ Do you guys have a favorite? 🐰 #mimostorylge

[mimochai]

#OhWonder ✨✨ More updates ^^ The explorative styles from the first versions were def fun and helped me grow, but for book purposes it felt better to keep the kids looking more or less the same style :) Also an example of where I blended two panels together 💫 (BTW- a lot of people ask what Photoshop brushes I use. It's a mix, but a lot are from Kyle Webster, and as of today they are all included in Adobe CC! Crazy. A lot I haven't tried. Helloo time blackhole.) #mimostorylge #illustration #cosmos

[mimochai]

Let go of the Plan 👉 One aspect of LGE I haven't mentioned is that I've woven in some 'future Easter eggs' throughout the book... just background pieces that hint at things to come in future stories. Hopefully it'll be fun to see it all connect down the line :) .. For this spread, I just re-read/listened to A Wrinkle in Time last week while working through these (it's been maybe 20 years for me... still sooo timely!), and you prob know The Little Prince is a big love of mine... and it made me think, hopefully one day I'll be able to share what's on all these planets 💫 Dimensions await... #mimostorylge #illustration #mysurrealities .. (PS- These smooth pano swipes are so fun! Easiest method I've found: all you need to do is have an exactly 2:1 image, make two copies on your phone, crop one 1:1 all the way left and one 1:1 all the way right.)