Sketch vs final

I haven’t had much energy for art lately cuz of life/work but here’s some rough pen sketches of a pair of OCs’ I created for another new story! (I haven’t forgotten about Azuli&Reisha I swear there’s just so many stories in my head 😭🙏💪)
I present to you Kalimaa and Neri! They’re so cute!!
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Heheheheheheeee it begins…
(Still not done tho I gotta fix some things but I can’t wait to ink it💙😊)
P.S that stain smudge whatever it is will be removed mark my words - shakes fist 👊
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Ahhhhh just look at herrrr so epic 😭😭😭💙💙💙 idky i never inked this
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Going through my old sketchbooks for design inspo for my OC Azuli and I found these old sketches of the side characters with my main OCs Azuli and Reisha 😍🥰 me: looks at manga paper, looks at ink, hmmmmm I just might clean these up 😤💪✨
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“To those lost souls filled with sorrow, look to the maiden that dances upon the water. In her, seek salvation and cast aside despair.”

(experimenting w/storytelling for my OC Azuli’s story. Prob go back to practice in b&w but I do like the pastel look of the colors too.💙)
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Made another design for my OC later in my planned manga that I thought I liked and now I’m overthinking it why does this always happennnnn??😫🫠😭
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Character design is hard🙂‍↕️ trying to find a balance between functional and appealing when it comes to Azuli’s final design. Note to self: combining Princess, monk, and dancer is def a bit challenging lol but I feel like I’m close…🙏✨

OC Azuli sketches while studying KyoAni’s style💙✨

Sketch studies of OC Azuli - studying KyoAni, Saka Mikami, and Kohei Horikoshi (who is a master at cross-hatching) while incorporating my own character was so much fun! Finally think I’m making headway to the style I want for my manga 🙏✨

Some unfinished sketches of Azuli (also trying out a new character design)

Some character expression sketches for my OC Azuli (also trying out a new hairstyle for her that I think I might stick with! I like it!💙✨)

WIP Sketches of my OCs Reisha (left) and Azuli (right)🖤💜💙🧡

Some final fantasy inspired sketch studies with my OCs Azuli and Reisha #OC

More color sketches of my OC Azuli (still trying to find my own style atm but coloring these were fun to get her palette on point)

Color Sketch of my OC Azuli dancing on the water at sunset (might finish it who knowsss)

Heya! 🦋☁️ Kaylein here! Starting fresh, I’ll post a lot of personal art involving my personal comic project, sketches, storyboards/animations, and finished illustrations! Here’s some of the artwork I’m pretty proud of! Looking forward to being more active in this community! ✨💫