
Yup, it's Annie's new look. Honest to goodness, Annie is probably going to go through changes upon changes. Personally I felt her first look was too much like Maggy's. I know it seems silly, but hey, this is me. Its all in the attitude as well. I have a habit of making all my star girls, spunky and headstrong. I needed to break out of that formula and try something new, with a new look as well.
Annie was born on Isola, but moved to the city, spending most of her life there. Originally, she got a letter from Kylie asking her to come back to help bring the island back to it's original splendor. I was torn between going that route, or shipping Annie unwillingly to Isola where she developed a bad attitude problem because she had to leave the city. It wouldn't balance well, since Akua is already a nasty brat in the story, there's no need for two!

As I sketched the new Annie, her new personality started to show on paper. I have to decide how she's going to be and keep in mind that she is a true city girl. How would I be if I suddenly had to stay on an island, with no cars, no computers, no phone signal! A humitidy! Think about how she's going to deal with all that hair!
I'm going to continue to sketch Annie out. Flesh out her new expressions and do some full bodies. My style of drawing Isola is also going to change. I want the characters to appear more squishy. Tiny necks with fat arms and small hands. Did you notice her huge eyes? I thought I'd stay away from huge eyes every since I broke away from drawing anime. But it works here. :)
More sketching for me.
Heeyyy~~~ Remember me???
ReplyDeleteI had been looking all over for you and wondered where you had gone! I'm glad I have your blogspot page bookmarked 'cuz you deleted your LJ.
Anyway, I just wanted to see how you're doing and I'm glad that you are still drawing and still posting! :D
I really love seeing your sketches and these look very alive! Pretty lines you got there and nothing looks stiff at all~ :D
Take care and I hope to see you sometime on IM. :3