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Readers beware! Real Pigeons Flap Out may contain

Readers beware! Real Pigeons Flap Out may contain traces of ⚡️THUNDER⚡️!!

I’m so excited book 11 is in stores now! Hooray! #realpigeonsfightcrime #realpigeons #hellotwigs

LOOK COOS BACK! Real Pigeons Flap Out is finally h

LOOK COOS BACK! Real Pigeons Flap Out is finally here! 🐦🔍 That’s book 11!

So proud of what @mrandrewmcdonald and I have created in this one. There’s fast-growing seeds, evil twins and a very evil dove! There’s even a bonus story - all about TRENT THE TWIG! (Because clearly we love twigs. Yay twigs! 😉)

A big thanks to @hardiegrantkids @roman_italic @pintadoguy @johannagogos @mandamooshaw @katecharliebrown @makeitwednesday and @steve.shepherd.spargo #realpigeons #realpigeonsfightcrime #hellotwigs

Early thumbnail rough for the yearly reader graphi

Early thumbnail rough for the yearly reader graphic novel ‘Hello Twigs How Are You Feeling’. So dramatic! 😂 I don’t usually draw roughs with pencil and pens. It’s a bit cute! 💙
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Ziggy Twig gets ready for an adventure! I love thi

Ziggy Twig gets ready for an adventure! I love this sequence. I had to figure out how flexible the twig characters were going to be.
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I’m not sure Red’s plan is going to work. 🫣

I’m not sure Red’s plan is going to work. 🫣 #surprise #hellotwigs #illustration #drawing #draw #twig #snailzoo #noodle #red

Here’s a very twiggy page from when I was develo

Here’s a very twiggy page from when I was developing the characters for Hello Twigs. So many shapes and possibilities for characters. Anyone have a favourite?🪵
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The bend and slide! From Hello Twigs Surprise! •

The bend and slide! From Hello Twigs Surprise!
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I love drawing scenes like this. From Real Pigeons

I love drawing scenes like this. From Real Pigeons Duck Trouble (book 9).
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Look out below! A little snippet from Hello Twigs

Look out below! A little snippet from Hello Twigs How Are You Feeling. Love this image!
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Homey is me. 🐦🍞 #realpigeons #childrensbook

Homey is me. 🐦🍞

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It’s the weekend! Time to paint! • #hellotwigs

It’s the weekend! Time to paint!
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Early in the process of creating Hello Twigs with

Early in the process of creating Hello Twigs with @mrandrewmcdonald I was thinking about the twigs a lot. I even had a dream about them! In the dream I was showing a finished book cover to some friends. It was such a vivid dream that when I woke I jumped out of bed and drew this. I really love how random it is. #hellotwigs #andrewmcdonald #benwood #sketchbook #drawing #creativeidea #colorpencil #colourpencil #sketch #dreams

Here are all the front and back covers for Hello T

Here are all the front and back covers for Hello Twigs. Back covers are cool and also deserve the spotlight. Go, back covers, go!

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Melbourne schools! Thank you for an AMAZING second

Melbourne schools! Thank you for an AMAZING second week of Book Week. Homey Pigeon was everywhere I went! Melbourne readers really love Homey! 🐦🥳

A huge thank you to @bookedoutagency for organizing all my school visit bookings. 👏

#realpigeons #realpigeonsfightcrime #cbca2023 #cbcabookweek #bookweek #benwood

Sydney! Thank you for an AMAZING Book Week! It has

Sydney! Thank you for an AMAZING Book Week! It has been an incredible week of creating visual stories with Real Pigeons and Hello Twigs!

Teachers and librarians work so hard to share their passion for reading with students. Schools need libraries. Schools need books. School REALLY need libraries and library staff. I wish our state and federal governments would understand how important these things are to instill a lifetime of reading in kids. Rant over. 😉 Thanks for having me Sydney! 👋 Melbourne schools- see you next week! 🥳

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Here are some drawings of Red Twig, from @mrandrew

Here are some drawings of Red Twig, from @mrandrewmcdonald and my new series Hello Twigs! Red has bundles of energy and likes to surprise his friends by yelling ‘SURPRISE!’

Red was the first character I designed for Hello Twigs and his look stayed fairly consistent throughout development. He was my test subject to figure out how pliable the twigs would appear in the series. Poor Red hehe! Red doesn’t have branchy arms like the others so he uses his mouth to carry things. Hello Red!

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Here are some drawings of Ziggy Twig, from @mrandr

Here are some drawings of Ziggy Twig, from @mrandrewmcdonald and my new series Hello Twigs!

Ziggy Twig is adventurous and inventive, and a very fun character to draw. Ziggy’s design went through a lot of development though. I wanted a strong distinct shape that matched her personality- that of an adventurous and inventive twig- and a Y-shape twig is both of those things. Once I realized this I found my way into her design from there, but it took many designs to get there. I’m really happy with how Ziggy turned out. She even has a leaf backpack! 🍃

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Here are some drawings of Stump, from @mrandrewmcd

Here are some drawings of Stump, from @mrandrewmcdonald and my new graphic novel series Hello Twigs!

Stump is caring and kind and he has big feelings that he sometimes finds hard to communicate. I wanted his eyes and mouth to be the focus of his design so I kept his overall look quite minimal. Creating limitations with his flexibility and movement was important to me too, and I’m really happy with how he moves. He is adorable! 🪵

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Here are some character studies of Noodle Twig, fr

Here are some character studies of Noodle Twig, from @mrandrewmcdonald and my new series Hello Twigs!

Noodle Twig is creative and caring! She is non-verbal but (thanks to having many branchy arms) she is a great communicator. Noodle’s place within the series evolved over time. Due to this she was the last character to have her design locked in and the first character I wanted to introduce to you all! Hello Noodle! 👋 #hellotwigs #andrewmcdonald #benwood #illustration #characterdesign #kidlitart #drawing

Let’s have a look inside! #hellotwigs

Let’s have a look inside! #hellotwigs

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