Draw it again: Ross

This isn’t normally something I would post here, but I wanted to put it up to sort of show how far my art has come in seven years. I came up with this character in 2007, and recently I decided to pick up his story again–which came with a huge design overhaul for him as well.

Here’s a side by side comparison with my first (and only extant) drawing of Ross:

The me who drew the first one would be cowed by what I’m capable of now (though my lazy background-making skills remain about the same). I realize it would be a more interesting recreation if I’d tried to redraw his original hair and outfit exactly, but I was never entirely pleased with his old design, so I decided to change things up for the new one.

Aspiring artists: Don’t give up! Draw a lot, and practice your heart out!

Newer drawing completed 10/17/14