Sir Render: I did a beta design of him for my QftQ hype art, and y’all will definitely spot the differences: darker skin, eyebags, curls, and, of course, red hair ^^ The reason I had Render as a blonde originally was so that his design wouldn’t overlap too much with B’s (whom I also made a redhead), especially since they both have braids, but then it turned out it made sense Render would have red hair because [SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER]. The darker shade is meant to distinguish them further, and also [CLASSIFIED—ALL WILL BE REVEALED AT A LATER DATE 😉].

You might also notice that even though he’s decked out in gray and green, his background and text are purplish-pink. Deliberate! See, for B, I’d drawn from the book cover to give him his signature color, but by the time QftQ was announced I already had two characters with heavy purple theming (Irratino and Ty) and felt like Render being purple too would have too much overlap. So instead, I drew on the green in the design, hence why Render has green eyes.

But then I read the book. And then I realized Render could still have purple. For reasons.

:)

But I didn’t feel like changing his whole color scheme yet, so! Render starts out green, then picks up a purple outfit as part of his character development. Add that to the list of things to draw in the future ^^; Until then, the one bit of purple on him is his sword. (Which I’m fairly sure I drew entirely too short. Weapons may be the bane of me. Unfortunate, for a Murdle artist XD)

Anyway uh I’ve spent a fair bit on him MOVING ON—

Queen Leigh: Since Render will lose green as a signature color, Leigh gets it as a permanent one! She was designed in Gacha Life (as was the original version of Render) and is one of the few characters who pretty much follows that design exactly—right down to the embroidery on her dress ^^ Haven’t actually got much to say here, at least not as much as I do for Render, but much like him, her design does get a bit of a makeover later in the book! I’ll explain if we get there XD

Friar Pan: AKA the designated “guys I swear I didn’t gender flip this character”…character :P His hair was originally shorter, if still long, but I made it longer to fit Render and Leigh’s better. You know it’s fantasy because everyone has impractically long hair :P Naturally, he and Leigh look similar, them being siblings and all, but he’s got a lighter hair color and a subtly different shade of blue for his eyes. You may, uh, also notice something a bit. Familiar. About his color scheme. And the butterfly decorations in his hair. All I’ll say without going into spoiler territory is: that was deliberate. :)

Render: I feel like I sort of forgot to draw this guy ^^; But anyway, while his base outfit stays the same, the accent colors and accessories have all changed; I mentioned a while back that purple becomes his color after character development, and indeed, purple he is! He’s got some scars on him, because ya can’t be a Bordergrams protag without being banged up to hell and back, he no longer looks dead inside because character development, and most notably, his hair is shorter! Cut it himself with Truestrike :P Incidentally, you may be wondering why I chose this color specifically for Render. To which I’ll say: some of y’all have already figured that out (or, at least, I’m pretty sure some of y’all have figured it out), and if you’re familiar with Murdle (which all y’all are, probably), you might be able to work out the reasons :P

Leigh: Leigh’s outfit switch comes when she starts traveling with Render; her haircut is from near the end of the book :P I wanted to preserve the general feel/color scheme her previous outfit had while also giving her something more…practical. Ya can’t go on a quest in a ballgown and heels :V I like the way I drew the whip, and how I shaded her hair (any resemblance to previous Bordergrams characters’ hairstyles is entirely coincidental. On part of Leigh), and just…ignore the boot. I tried to do perspective there and it did NOT work the way I wanted :V