I have had the pleasure and honor of corresponding with Justine Dantzer, creator of the Princess of Power toyline, via email. She has been very busy since her appearance at this year's Power-Con. She has several projects in the works that will reveal her involvement with the original POP toyline, as well as others like Carebears and Robotech! Expect to see more from her as time progresses - particularly the much anticipated PRINCESSOFPOWERGENESIS.com website!
Currently, she is featuring her artwork on t-shirts (which made their debut at Power-Con). Here, you see the earliest concept work for She-Ra, Catra, Bow and Kowl!
YES! She-Ra (not named at this point) looks pretty much EXACTLY like Teela. The reason for this is because the idea for a female action doll line evolved out of the revelation that Teela was VERY popular, and actually brought girls to the MOTU brand. So the initial conceptualization process started with TEELA!
Justine expanded on the Teela concept by augmenting her cobra mask-helmet to be closer to a tiara (an element that would become a mainstay of She-Ra's design), pushing the colorful rooted hair concept, and adding in soft goods clothing that could be removable and adjustable. Ms. Dantzer would partake in a lot more back and forth with Marketing and other departments as the concept evolved further to be a more separate and distinct design.
Bow would remain the closest to his original design, as would Kowl - who Justine named herself. Catra would experience several changes, although the mask and furry skirt with tail remained part of the toy design right to the end.
If you would like to purchase one of Justine Dantzer's shirts, she has posted them on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/rustylouisa/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
Currently, she is featuring her artwork on t-shirts (which made their debut at Power-Con). Here, you see the earliest concept work for She-Ra, Catra, Bow and Kowl!
YES! She-Ra (not named at this point) looks pretty much EXACTLY like Teela. The reason for this is because the idea for a female action doll line evolved out of the revelation that Teela was VERY popular, and actually brought girls to the MOTU brand. So the initial conceptualization process started with TEELA!
Justine expanded on the Teela concept by augmenting her cobra mask-helmet to be closer to a tiara (an element that would become a mainstay of She-Ra's design), pushing the colorful rooted hair concept, and adding in soft goods clothing that could be removable and adjustable. Ms. Dantzer would partake in a lot more back and forth with Marketing and other departments as the concept evolved further to be a more separate and distinct design.
Bow would remain the closest to his original design, as would Kowl - who Justine named herself. Catra would experience several changes, although the mask and furry skirt with tail remained part of the toy design right to the end.
If you would like to purchase one of Justine Dantzer's shirts, she has posted them on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/rustylouisa/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=