Squid

My rule of thumb with braid styles is to imply details if you’re doing character designs with dynamic poses. In that case I think the gesture of the pose is more important with each braid. But if you’re doing portraiture, it would be wise to but a bit more focus and detail into the braid pattern/ size. With box braids, I would suggest laying out the simple shapes of the “box” pattern where the braids would stem from and build detail on top.

These aren’t box braids, but examples of the implications of detail with braided looks and the individual illustration of locs/twists

you don’t need to draw every day

you don’t need to fully render every drawing, sketches still count and the person receiving it will still love it

you don’t need a fully polished ref sheet for every single character, having a basic one or even just a colour palette along with whatever other art you’ve done works fine in most cases

you don’t need to draw a fully rendered piece every single day do not burn yourself out or injure yourself for funny little internet points good lord

I was in hell, looking at heaven.

bye bye baby blue.

Part 3/?

Part 2:

People get very mad for a few days and then roll over and accept the change to the enclosure. This is what they are betting on. They have had meetings about this.

animated the "It's okay not to smile" scene from chapter 4