So I decided Stacey needed a play-mate. Introducing Aaron:



Aaron is a geek. His 'likes' include: D&D, computers, video games and junk food. He's a little bit of an airhead; he does well in school but is lacking street sense. Aaron has lots of loyal friends and he's an all-round happy guy.

Again, I used basic shapes in this piece, but featured the circle as well as the triangle. With Aaron being overweight, the circle is the perfect shape to start with. Here are some of my initial sketches:


The initial sketch features only circles and triangles and you can see how these shapes become the final product.

Aarons facial features were difficult. In the initial sketches I did (see above), he was appearing more monster-ish and he looked a little like an ogre (especially when coupled with his posture). I turned to the 'net to find a face I liked. I used this a a reference for Aaron's face:



I used the same execution as in the 'Stacey' piece- tapered lines, straight against curve and shading.


If Stacey and Aaron were to ever be animated, I envision the backgrounds to be simple pastel colours and outlines that aren't quite straight, similar to the cartoon Clone High. Incidentally, Clone High is an amazing cartoon, especially design-wise. Check it out.

Stacey and Aaron together:





Hope you like them, I had tonnes of fun making 'em!