#branchcharacterdesign

Today's the day!!! The results are in for the character designing contest and it's time to see whose design will be an official part of BranchClan history!

Before we start, I wanted to once again thank everyone who participated so so much. You guys had so many fun designs, entries, and little quirks (That I may or may not still add to certain characters, hehe). Believe me, it was hard to choose some of these designs.

I also wanted to give a huge thank you to all of you in general!! Idk where BranchClan would even be without all of your support for it, and you guys are so incredibly sweet and kind to me. Thank you, truly. Love y'all. <3

And now, without further ado, let's get into the results!!

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Leon

I'll be honest. A lot of you had some REALLY good Leon designs. But this one caught my eye the moment I saw it. The design I'll be using for Leon is this one, drawn by @a-dumb-bitch-apparently !! ♡

I was so obsessed with the Leon Kennedy motifs. The hair, the radiation symbol on the chest, the bite mark...It all came together and looked so so good in cat form! I fear this design was one I had in consideration from the start with how good it was...I love it. A lot. <3

Aspenfern

Aspenfern's design was one I couldn't even think about myself, so I was surprised to see that people not only designed him, but made him look absolutely fantastic! This handsome, arrogant boy is now officially designed by @ariverslegacy !! ♡

Again, I love how he looks colorwise and absolutely adore the fern motifs on him <3 I love how you turned the giant heart on his chest into some heart-shaped ferns!! I think you did a fantastic job with the posing and the "arrogant" vibe that he hopefully gives off during his future debut. 👀

Owlflight

Now this lady had a beautiful beautiful sprite in-game, and you guys didn't disappoint when it came to making her look absolutely gorgeous. But sadly I couldn't choose multiple winners for one cat (unless I came up with a good reason to clone them in the story, lmao). The design that caught my eye the most is the one drawn by @rayratman !! <3

The spots on the chest, the wing-like markings, the eyebrows, and the spots under the eyes are what really drew me to this girlie's design! Very angie-like (hehe). I'm also obsessing over the way you drew her body type, she looks so so cute. She looks absolutely precious here and I am so excited to draw her when it's her time to shine!! <3

Pipitfall

Pipitfall's sprite is NOT an easy one to translate into art, but you guys delivered some stunning results. I was floored. I had trouble choosing with this one too, but in the end, I found myself very drawn to the design made by @flametheartist !! ♡

I never considered that Pipit could be a long cat before...Maybe I'm a bad person (joking). But yeah. The second I saw this I became a Long Pipit truther. I love the way you translated the very complex sprite design into something that was easy to draw, but still very unique and gorgeous. And the way you incorporated the accessory into her Dark Forest Bond...Chef's kiss oml. Amazing job.

Beepool (Aka "Beep")

Now we're getting down to the final two, who I like to call Mr. And Ms. Popular. There were so many entries for Beep and Beampetal that I had a mini panic attack trying to choose a winner. Lol. Anyway, I decided I wanted the design by @a-dumb-bitch-apparently to be our winner for Ms. Popular herself, Beep.

I'll be honest, she was NOT an easy cat to design for me. I love the way you made her look like her sprite, but simplified it enough for her to look cute and BranchClan-like. And the added little headcanons are what really sold it for me. The folded ears especially, knowing who her parents are...Hehe. She looks so sweet and kind in this design which is exactly what I wanted for her. So there's Ms. Beep. Love her. <33

Beampetal

Last but FAR from least (especially since i wanna do another character design contest later) is Beampetal. This guy...Popular doesn't even begin to describe him. The children (you guys) yearn for the Beampetal. There were so many amazing designs that I wanted so badly to use...But in the end, the design drawn by @flametheartist won my heart.

How could I say no to that face?? And the subtle but still there petal designs on him are so so good. I was particularly won over by the little description the artist gave for him. The thought of this little guy having chronic arthritis that he relieves through swimming was genius. I'm absolutely using that. And he just looks so small and precious with this posing and just...Augh. Beampetal my absolute beloved I cannot WAIT to see you. <3

Man. That beam sure can petal- I mean petal can beam- uh- uh- idk.

Okay tumbler ate the quality but that’s all good cough.. anyways

I have some design notes in the post but I’ll write some inspo here

Pipitfall- for pipit I really wanted to show a mix of playfulness and unease. The dark forest connection instantly caught my eye, so I made some of her lillies wilt. Her eyebrows are meant to contrast the more circular and round shapes in the design, but idk how well I executed that.

Beampetal- for him, I wanted to make him a little smaller in stature and when I read his character description he kinda came off as a more quiet nervous type, so I made some of those elements come through like with his eyebrows and quirky ears. I also made sure to make his tail petal shaped. I did give him scars near his tail just INCASE he lost it during an accident, if he didn’t you can totally remove them.

Beepool - her design is very on brand with the sprite, and I think it’s because for her, all I could really get was sweetheart?? So I made her have some sweet and kind of endearing design traits, like the eyes and tooth.

This time it's Leon! She changed a lot from how I initially imagined her, and oh look who decided to actually (attempt to) draw stripes this time-

And here she is with my Beepool design!

I can't stop an obsession once it starts. Idk if this counts as competition art or not but either ways it adds to my previous entry. I wanted to demostrate the 'wing out' aspect of Owlflight's design. I wanted to capture her optimistic and almost child like personality with this piece. Also poor little mouse, prolly got a heart attack. It's also related to the original prompt as Owlflight is catching a mouse while pretending to be a hawk.

Congrats on 700 @branchclangen !!!

Ft. Owlflight, Beepool, and Leon 🎉🎉🎉

Not big on what I did with Beepool, but her bluebell necklace was so fun to make <3<3

Aspenfern

Beampetal

Pipitfall

Beepool

Leon

Owlflight