I made this illustration to support one of my good friends who just finished writing a middle grade novel about young superheroes! I can’t wait to see it go places. 🙂
These are her main characters.
I was just looking through my art and feeling really nostalgic for the characters in my comics. I haven’t worked on my comics in ages. That makes me pretty sad… These illustrations are between one and two years old.
For a while now, I’ve had some ideas swimming around in my head about a bunch of kids who fight giant tigers and live in a town full of bounty hunters. There might be some vacuum cleaners in there too.
I drew these a long time ago, but just recently colored them, so I thought I’d stick some of them up here.
These are the main 5 characters.
Here are some of the other ruffians in the town. More characters to come later.
I’ve taken up the challenge I issued for myself back in January about pushing character design. This is still very much in progress, but I feel great about a lot of the changes I’ve made. I’ll start with the awesomest of them all.
Mango is looking pretty fantastic, if I do say so myself.
Next up is Araya! I think I finally found an outfit that just seems spot on for her. I’m so pleased.
I also doodled Lauren in her new outfit, and messed with her face style and body type. I’m still not totally satisfied, buuuut… *big shrug*
And lastly… the guy i wanted to make the most progress with… I haven’t quite figured out. Truth be told, the more I broaden Kay’s shoulders and manly-fy him, the less I like him. I might have to make him more unique in a different direction, haha… But just so you know that I’ve been trying, here’s the latest image (with a bald Araya, Kay and Mango in the back ground to compare heights).
I just realized that it’s been a long time since I’ve drawn Kaipo. I hope he’s not off in a corner somewhere crying. Don’t worry Kaipo, love, you are not forgotten!
Here they are, lined up again, in all their beauty: Mango, Araya, Kay, and Kaipo. They’re my darlings. Most of the design changes are in their clothing. I made Kay’s skin a little darker too. DIVERSITY!
It’s fun to watch your characters change. They’re growing up!
In my comic, Spirit Bond, the group of protagonists is made of both humans and spirits. These are the humans, also known as the spirit summoners.
Though this is a few months old now, most of these characters are almost exactly how I want them, minus a few details like hair and clothes. Making lineups like these is great because it’s important to see your cast all together, and to feel the group dynamic.