I wanted to practice how I draw them, while also trying to explore and diversify their designs (since... Most of them has the same face and all)
Emily: gives the impression of round and poofy. Her eyes are large to easier express her emotions and they're almond-shaped, but thei positioning is kind of flat*
*the first six characters' eyes are drawn in such a way that their position are either flat (Emily, Trellis, Max) to show that they're pretty serious/jaded or angled to make them somewhat more jovial (Aly, Riva, Navin)
Trellis: narrow eyes (so one would get the impression that he's smart, but also suspicious and secretive, alluding to his ambiguity in the earlier books) all in all having straighter lines to make him "lifeless" in comparison to the others
*his hair is neat, except for a strand that falls out of place, to impress that he's not as stiff or aloof as he looks
Navin: he looks a lot like Emily, same jaw and eye and all, but his hair is thicker and livelier. I want him to look friendlier to contrast with the other two much more serious main characters
Aly: her hair was honestly a pain to draw. I drew her with small eyebrows for some variety, and her eyes is narrower in comparison to Navin's, and her jaw rounder than Trellis's.
Riva: I modified her jacket to look more appropriate for the weather, and her face is a mash between round and sharp (to contrast Emily and Trellis). The upper line on her eyes are thicker and her pupils a bit larger and less of slits, to make her seem friendlier (she also has short ears, to reference her having a bit of subpar hearing since she misheard the prophecy in book 6 and all)
Max: Max is an interesting character since he serves as a foil to Emily and Trellis, so I wanted to express that in his design. His eyes have the same shape as Trellis's to show that he's an intellectual, but large and intense like Emily's because both are driven by emotions. He also has the harshest angles.
Vigo: in two words: blocky and floofy. Vigo's eyes are squarish to show he's grounded and wise. I wanted him to give off a firm impression.
Leon: I just wanna see what he looks like with realistic fox characteristics. He's hard to draw, be it Kazu-like or otherwise.
Karen: to show that she's actually related to her kids, I made her look pretty similar to Emily: they have the same style of hair that frames their face and same eyes and positioning (I consider Karen to be the more cynical one of her and David — Navin takes more after his dad). Basically, she's Emily if her face is elongated
Gabilan: an absolute nightmare to draw without making him look all wonky. His mask is a pain. There's honestly no technique to make drawing him easier
Luger: I want to show that he's related to Trellis, so I made some of their attributes the same: both have long jaws, straight hair, and narrow eyes. I wish I could've drawn his nose and mouth better though.
Elf King: to make him feel as unnerving as possible, he has a very monochromatic color scheme. Basically, he looks like divinity, but feels very "off".
