Layout and characters

Layout

Final- rendered with blue/red col erase

drafts -

Painting

all done with black and white gouache 

Thumbnails-

Final -

Character Design

He's a sumo wrestler.

He's afraid of a lot of things...

... but he's incredibly sweet and sensitive.

He..cooks?

Character Rotation

original character 

Aaand finally, a name slate for school (coloured on photoshop CS5)

This took way too long. I reaaaally need to practise using photoshop.. 

until next time...

 adios!