Auto and Gear by jojostory
I'm trying to create more refined art to put on my business cards, ads, and next book cover for my webcomic, Herogirl! (http://www.herogirlcomics.com). I don't draw a lot of art of the main characters --- trying to change that. :P
Thumbnails
Sketching out some possible poses for the characters, as well as layouts for what I want the cards and ads to look like. Trying to avoid characters just standing around and looking at the viewer --- I wonder if I can come up with something that shows the characters' personalities?
Sketch
Finally I decided on a concept that shows Auto being dragged around by Gear! Sort of silly haha.
Lineart
I don't know why this took me so long! Changed Gear's outfit just a tad during this stage to make him look less boring. He looks like a baby pirate lol
Flats
This is actually my first time drawing them in color, full body so... time to figure out their color scheme I guess! I like the top version a bit better... any suggestions?
Shading And Colored Lineart
I hemmed and hawed a bunch anyway! I think my hesitation stems partially from my boring character designs which aren't super great. Bleh.
Ad!
And a few versions of the artwork with the sky background were used on some banner ads for use on Project Wonderful.
Ad Version 2
I need to figure out how to A/B test these and see which one performs better. :O
EDIT: Ooh, looks like both Google Adwords and Project Wonderful have an option to dynamically adjust how often they show an ad based on how well it performs! Interesting.
I think I'll try to figure out how to use this on the cover for the Chapter 2 book?? maybe???
That concept sketch there is so cute. It really does tell a lot about the characters! They're so funny xD
I can't wait to see this progress~
I love your sketches, they've got such great movement! <3
Very fun and cute! I like the poses and idea you went with. I like the top color version a bit more too. I do like the pinkish tone on her hair on the bottom (but that can always be in highlights or added). I like his lighter pants from the bottom but you can just see what works best.
Hmmm.... It might be because the top set is so vivid in colors, but I really like that one. The characters are so funny~ xD
Thanks for the comments, everyone! :D I think I'll go with the top one and maybe try to bring in a hint of some of the bottom colors.
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