#eloin

ranach i pictured his father (brechin) being the gold star standard for a red deer, with a very deep red coat and high contrast, like a real stunner. ranach resembles him, and is certainly handsome, but he’s darker, more ruddy, and has that real bold white on his forehead. i wanted his brow to be darker so the leaf would stand out more, and i just like the idea of giving him a more furrowed, concerned look, even though he’s a bit of a bimbo.

thistle i always thought of thistle being high contrast and sharp, so he’s more tawny than red with a real good dorsal stripe. thistles’ one of my favorite characters so it was hard not to just make a really sick design and have him look like a protagonist.

bankfoot the thing that stands out about bankfoot is that he’s a little chubby as far as deer go, however i picture him kind of one step behind sort, that you don’t really notice most of the time, so i made him a bit more muddled and less noticeable next to ranoch.

tain i feel as tain would be a real gentle looking sort, not as harsh or vibrant as the others, but not entirely dull either.

willow and peppa bright and vibrant, i associate them with being very gingery because of peppa = pepper, although i guess willow might suggest something a bit more subdued. they’re identical twins except peppa has dark tips to her ears.

eloin she’s described as being very delicate and slender, but i liked the idea that she was very distinctive and easy to spot in a crowd, and i saw a picture of a very dark doe that i liked, so that’s that.

brechin he’s a chad, what can i say.

mom squad i tried to make all of the does look related but distinct from their fawns, bracken i always pictured like a dense underbrush, so she’s pretty dark, and can easily pass for ranoch’s mother.

sgorr i think i remember him being described as darker in coloration? idk, i wanted his pearly whites to stand out.

blindweed he’s just fucking old as dirt, super desaturated, i don’t know if deer really grey, but he sure has. like a living ghost, although not living for very long.