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Edit: September 23, 2011
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I think I'll be going trough everyone and giving them all a final look. Everyone has changed somewhat since they've gone up, haha.

Anyhow. Leonard has been decided.

Took away the wheat stalk. It seems like something he'd have at the farm, not on a day-to-day basis.
Took away saddlebags, same reason as above.
Removed white spots. Could never remember to draw them.
Removed the horseshoe necklace. Felt cluttered.
Gave him "fingers" with cloven hooves.

Edit: June 21, 2011
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Added a scarf to "tame" him.
Lengthened his bangs and turned the "sideburns" into long hair.
Freckles and white spots.

Leo needed to show his background more than he was. The characters' backstories aren't really all that important this time around, but it's still important to show where they came from. Celia will probably get a little spruce up also.

Edit: May 8, 2011
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Gave Leo the same cervine anatomy "makeover" as Celia.
Darkened the markings.
Made his antlers more prominent.
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Original Post

He doesn't look too different from Celia in terms of color scheme, but I attribute that to him being of the same species.

Aside from his color scheme, Leo is very much different. As deer inspired some of the design for the species when I designed Celia, I went on to try adding antlers to its males. That was about the point I decided to try and bring Leo over into this new world. xD

The long hair on his head is from an idea I'm toying with, where depending on which element a creature sides its magic with, it has a different physical appearance. It isn't a sudden physical change, though... there's a lot to it, so I'll save that for later.

Anyhow, the hair is something I decided an Air variation of the species would have. Their bodies are lighter and more agile, as they also lack the plant on their back that encumbers Earth variations. In that same vein, their bodies do not produce vital nutrients for plant life to grow from them.

I'm still thinking a little bit about what Leo's background story will be. I'm not sure if I want to go back to the orphaned kid who was raised by a farmer again. |D

Description
Edit: September 23, 2011
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I think I'll be going trough everyone and giving them all a final look. Everyone has changed somewhat since they've gone up, haha.

Anyhow. Leonard has been decided.

Took away the wheat stalk. It seems like something he'd have at the farm, not on a day-to-day basis.
Took away saddlebags, same reason as above.
Removed white spots. Could never remember to draw them.
Removed the horseshoe necklace. Felt cluttered.
Gave him "fingers" with cloven hooves.

Edit: June 21, 2011
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Added a scarf to "tame" him.
Lengthened his bangs and turned the "sideburns" into long hair.
Freckles and white spots.

Leo needed to show his background more than he was. The characters' backstories aren't really all that important this time around, but it's still important to show where they came from. Celia will probably get a little spruce up also.

Edit: May 8, 2011
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Gave Leo the same cervine anatomy "makeover" as Celia.
Darkened the markings.
Made his antlers more prominent.
======

Original Post

He doesn't look too different from Celia in terms of color scheme, but I attribute that to him being of the same species.

Aside from his color scheme, Leo is very much different. As deer inspired some of the design for the species when I designed Celia, I went on to try adding antlers to its males. That was about the point I decided to try and bring Leo over into this new world. xD

The long hair on his head is from an idea I'm toying with, where depending on which element a creature sides its magic with, it has a different physical appearance. It isn't a sudden physical change, though... there's a lot to it, so I'll save that for later.

Anyhow, the hair is something I decided an Air variation of the species would have. Their bodies are lighter and more agile, as they also lack the plant on their back that encumbers Earth variations. In that same vein, their bodies do not produce vital nutrients for plant life to grow from them.

I'm still thinking a little bit about what Leo's background story will be. I'm not sure if I want to go back to the orphaned kid who was raised by a farmer again. |D