Dorothy Do Concept Painting

Art of Dorothy Do, a human-looking puppet character wearing a sailors outfit. He has pale skin and short wavy hair. In the first drawing he is seen from the side, grinning and directing his gaze to the right.

Dorothy Do concept paintings, The Dorothy Do Movie, Helena Venmer

These paintings were created for the Dorothy Do Movie. The artists involved wanted to adapt Dorothy for the modern age and create an exciting new era. Its creation was very much in anticipation for an eventual animated tv show, and although it was a much different design compared to Dorothy’s puppet counterpart, Barbara Massey was confirmed to have approved the design before finalization.

It should be noted that the plans for an animated television show were done under the nose of Massey, and a case of the studio assuming it was an inevitable next step for the franchise. However the conclusion of the show in the years that followed would put a shutter on these plans. Massey had an unusually large amount of control over her creative property. When she said it was over, it was a contested but unconquerable decision.