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Based on an old sketch:

In my dream, I was flipping through the pages of a sketchbook, and her design and art style quickly grabbed my attention. 

The character seemed to be drawn in what appeared to be a cardboard surface, colored entirely with Chalk pastels, outlined with white energetic strokes. The choice of colors in contrast with the background really made the character stand out.

From my perspective, it didn't look like anything I would personally draw (Up until now I guess), mostly based on the design of the character and the complete deviation from the materials and mediums I currently use for my work.

When I woke up that day, I quickly picked up a notebook I had near my bed, and I made a quick sketch to keep it as a reference.

Later I sketched this version of the character based on the reference from my notebook and the memories of my dream, trying to replicate the art style and medium I interpreted from it. This more or less as close as I can get to show you the drawing I saw while flipping through the pages of that mysterious dream sketchbook. 

I used to be a huge fan of Shaman King back in the day because of the 2000's anime adaption, so I frequently doodle him on notebooks and such.

I wanted to give it a new try with my new drawing skills, but I went with the manga look thinking it more closely connects with those old pencil black and white sketches.

This one was based on a sketch of Batman I made a long time ago.

The face and expression I drew then always reminded me of grumpy old Carl Fredricksen from Pixar's "Up", so I pushed it a little further and made the connection clearer. A little bit of random idea, but that was the nature of the original sketch.

It took me a while to learn the skills to be able to paint Carl in a style that resembled his movie appearance, but I think I got a good result.