Louistrations

Wait, before you start reading this; go get "Wind of Change" by Scorpions and make sure it's playing. Have you got it playing? Yay, thank you! That sets the atmosphere nicely, such a beautiful song. As you may have already gathered, there is definitely change in the wind. Or maybe it's just volcanic ash, I'm not sure.

Anyway! This is the updated design for my character Holly. It's taken me a while but this is what I'm happy with. The hairstyle is a bit of a throwback to Holly's early years, hehe.

There were several reasons for the change. Some practical, such as the smaller pony tail gives me more space in a comic strip panel (the old ponytail was such a bother!) and other changes are ones I've just been wanting to make for a while. I wanted a slightly younger and more whimsical Holly. I feel that she's better suited to the stories that I have in store for her.

I've laid out some old drawings of Holly so that you can see how her design has changed over the years. I can't believe I've been drawing her for over 18 years now, that makes me feel very old!