#ginger tortoiseshell

SPOTTEDLEAF — A smaller, somewhat thickset, somewhat thick-furred dark molly with ginger spotted tortie patches, very low white, and huge amber eyes.

Finally settled on an overall design for Spottedleaf that I!! Actually really like! I am quite content, this time around, with her look.

I might do another pass at her overall proportions some other time, because I feel a little iffy about them? But for now? I’m very pleased with this version — and it only took me two drastically different posted versions and about six different drafts to reach this point!

Also, as a fun, useless fact: I listened to Judas Priest almost exclusively while drawing her lol

REDTAIL

“ThunderClan will honor your courage, Tigerclaw, but we cannot afford to lose any more of our warriors.”

[Chocolate-and-ginger tortoiseshell point with golden eyes.]

Across the entirety of my “career” as a Warriors fan and reader, Redtail’s design, in my head, has changed the least. Stocky, regal, low spotting, very autumnal, torn ear, points…

I’m currently re-reading Into The Wild for a budding rewrite project, though, so maybe that will alter it!