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This is a design sketch of a new character of mine named, Aspen. I wanted to work with more neutral colors like rich browns in her design, with vibrant colors like violet accenting the neutrals. I also wanted to use bits of silver for trimming and leafy filigree covered buckles and jewelry. I love the color violet, and thought that white hair combined with violet eyes would be really pretty, so I used that as well. I hope you like her!

- mechanical pencil, Photoshop





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Comments: 142

WickedPrince [2009-10-31 14:28:45 +0000 UTC]

Lovely.

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Xarrot [2008-08-27 22:32:36 +0000 UTC]

Love this one ^^

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Lylenn [2008-08-21 17:08:49 +0000 UTC]

*dies* *___*

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KonekoD [2008-01-24 04:18:45 +0000 UTC]

I love her outfit.

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Ginnyx [2008-01-20 12:37:31 +0000 UTC]

Very nice one, and the choice of the colors is different from the usual... I like it!
Do you mind if I it?

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Kaleidoscope-Crystal [2007-10-16 06:19:03 +0000 UTC]

I like your avi an your art! So artistic

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Wolfess101 [2007-09-02 00:09:19 +0000 UTC]

You HAVE to finish this!! Id so buy this print!!!

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RedAssassin [2006-12-25 21:16:33 +0000 UTC]

is this a scrap? how can you fix something that is perfect already? must fav

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sexybillis [2006-11-29 03:48:11 +0000 UTC]

I really like her, she's beautiful. I like the belts on her top. I have a thing for belts. I also like her ear thing. I hope I see more of her.

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Daemon-Duck [2006-07-10 15:22:40 +0000 UTC]

She does bear more than a passing resemblance to Iris, but I think that if she didn't wear purple you wouldn't really notice it, as her features are a completely different shape. Her costume design is beautiful though.

Your sketches are so perfect. I would feel jealous but I suspect you of being superhuman.

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vandalk [2006-06-17 00:19:08 +0000 UTC]

OMG just AWESOME, +fav!

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phenixcj [2006-06-09 16:41:39 +0000 UTC]

I relly like this picture, the color usage and the detail all comes together to make one amazing picture. keep up the great work

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grieve4me [2006-06-09 07:05:21 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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pomares [2006-06-08 22:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job as always I like especially her corset and the ornament on the belt, and her hair is just lovely!

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MegziePegzie [2006-06-08 08:30:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow.... you NEVER cease to amaze me with your AWSOME character design.

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Animeshikanai [2006-06-07 16:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Brown is an awesome color. Not as standout-ish as a color like pink, but that can be a good thing. Awesome character design! -J

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MichelleHoefener In reply to Animeshikanai [2006-06-07 18:52:11 +0000 UTC]

^__^ Thanks Jeanne XD, I'm glad you like her

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InvisigothXVI [2006-06-06 20:15:41 +0000 UTC]

awesome! she only looks like Iris because she has white hair (and elven); I think she could be a great standalone character...of course anyone that knows your work is gonna have that Aspen=Iris thing but hey, more than one person can have the same hair colour lol
her face is different (that's an important note) she looks more mature and sexy~poo.
Yeah, I said "sexy~poo", big whoop, wanna fight about it?

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wampirek [2006-06-06 17:31:55 +0000 UTC]

aww she looks awesome ^^ Even better than Iris @.@

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showkaizer [2006-06-06 14:50:54 +0000 UTC]

I like it! her color combination is pretty sweet . I think I like the belty corset thingie the best (Sorry for my lack of artiulation ^_^ I'm definately looking forward to seeing more of her . Who cares if she's similar to Iris. She's your charatcer..what are they gonna do? Sue you for copying off yourself? XD. Love the eyes

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MichelleHoefener In reply to showkaizer [2006-06-07 08:33:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Sho! Glad you like her XD XD yeah, you're right, people can't sue me for copying off of myself LOL! Thanks for the fav!

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crimsonraven [2006-06-06 03:17:25 +0000 UTC]

where do you get your inspiration for costume designs. And if you say you get it all from your head. ....than your sick.....lol ....kidding. Just curious. She looks cute but yeah she does look a bit too similar to Iris. Especially with the purple and white. But i really like the brown in the cloth as well as that belt.

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DeathRetsu [2006-06-06 02:55:19 +0000 UTC]

I think she looks pretty cool. I like her vest and the belt thing going on as well as her cute little tiny shorts and that belt buckle.

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Celestial-SeraphiMan [2006-06-06 00:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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WritingRin [2006-06-05 23:47:38 +0000 UTC]

Oooo, me likey. You are so talented. T_T I don't know how you come up with these outfit designs, they're so cool!

The brown in her shirt is great, I think I like it better in brown than I would in another color. The ONLY thing--because I was specifically looking--I could see improvement with in her outfit is her belt clasp thing. It's okay that it's bulky, but it's not as fancy as the rest of the stuff. XD Her feathers are pretty, and I like her hair. 'course I like Iris's hair too. ^^" You did the cool background thing I like too, which is good. Preeeeeettttty purple eyes, she's got.

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IvanMijatov [2006-06-05 20:51:59 +0000 UTC]

O.o OH my god, she's absolutely gorgeous Michelle!! It's seems as though she had slugged Iris right in the jaw, taken a slice of the cake, and ran of with the munnies XDDD I think you previously mentioned that brown was not a color you were very fond of (I could be mistaken though ), so it's refreshing to see you use that in a surprising blend with teal, violet, and silver white. The character accessorizing is crunchy-cool and I especially adore the silver forearm/wrist guard on her. I always forget to mention, but I *really* love the way you do elven ears in that kinda ellipsical shape versus the more typical pointy ones ^___^ You should definitely introduce her in some of your new future artz, she's a keeper!

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MichelleHoefener In reply to IvanMijatov [2006-06-05 22:58:50 +0000 UTC]

LOL!!! Oh yeah, and that's a perfect point you made about her slugging Iris in the jaw hehe. I would definitely say that this character is somewhat more tough and packs more punch than Iris. She is going to have a thicker, more heavy sword to swing around too XD XD to do some major ass kickings ^___~ while still retaining her delicate, feminine appearance XD

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IvanMijatov In reply to MichelleHoefener [2006-06-06 13:23:47 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, LOL!! She sounds like she's going to have a whole feast of ass kicking and mischief, lugging around a thicker and heavier sword with her like that, like you've describe - and it sounds like fresh-cakes that she can still retain her delicate, feminine appearance

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MichelleHoefener In reply to IvanMijatov [2006-06-05 22:49:55 +0000 UTC]

^_____^ Thanks Ivan! I'm glad you like her design XD XD. And yesh, I think she will definitely be in new arts to come along with some other new characters . I finally came upon a name for her too. I'm going to call her Aspen, after a type of tree that grows in the mountains . I'll have loads more info on her in the future when I post a full deviaton of her . I'm also glad that you like the browns in her design and her silver gauntlet as well as the violet and teal ^_^. Yeah, I usually take more of a liking to the bright colors but have recently decided that neutrals can be quite pretty too Ah yeah, and I'm glad you noticed the more eliptical look of her ears. ^___^ I actually did make a decision to make them somewhat rounder than, say Iris's ears to give her somewhat of a distinct look XD.

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IvanMijatov In reply to MichelleHoefener [2006-06-06 12:54:47 +0000 UTC]

Ooo, Aspen, it's such a beautiful name with such a sense of mystery and intrigue It really has great substance to it already, I really like it. But I won't ask any more question about her, but will say that I can't wait to find out more about Aspen and the rest of her crew, or other set of characters at least lol, when you post all the juicy details! The elliptical ears are absolutely rad, they do in fact give her a more distinctive look and builds more visual character (not just something she wears, but something that's actually a part of her physical appearance).

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MichelleHoefener In reply to IvanMijatov [2006-06-17 03:27:08 +0000 UTC]

^__^ Thanks, Ivan XD. Yesh, I can't wait to get more done on Aspen

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eosmusashi [2006-06-05 17:12:57 +0000 UTC]

beautiful!

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fireharpie [2006-06-05 16:26:46 +0000 UTC]

i like it.
why nit call her akida.
keep up the pretty designs, i love your work

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randomartmanix [2006-06-05 15:50:36 +0000 UTC]



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Juhani [2006-06-05 12:25:50 +0000 UTC]

This could be Iris's sister! Oh wait ... they could also have a third meanlooking rebel sister : Virus!! watcha think? no? darn
Nice design! I really like the belt effect

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LilJoe [2006-06-05 10:50:43 +0000 UTC]

your sketches show you overall skill I guess, cause they look mighty great just to be some "sketches"

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auroreblackcat [2006-06-05 09:51:25 +0000 UTC]

so so pretty *3*

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MichelleHoefener In reply to auroreblackcat [2006-06-05 20:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^_____^

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VeraPeneda [2006-06-05 09:38:58 +0000 UTC]

I would say that... yeah she kind looks like Iris with your Pheeral's ears look, and with Yuna (in ffx-2) clothes... ^^ but it's awsome as usual girl ^^ go for it. i wanna see it finnished.

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Wen-M [2006-06-05 08:21:46 +0000 UTC]





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MichelleHoefener In reply to Wen-M [2006-06-05 20:48:46 +0000 UTC]

^____^

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AkromiusXHezekiah [2006-06-05 07:01:53 +0000 UTC]

thats sweet, do more her, and you will be onto something good

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ArkNorth [2006-06-05 06:49:12 +0000 UTC]

Well then, maybe Iris has a little sister?

A-N

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Archercaptain [2006-06-05 03:59:13 +0000 UTC]

I hope this doesn't come off as odd, but I squealed when I saw in my inbox you had updated. It's a sweet sketch and yeah, it looks a little like Iris, but this character looks a little less decked out; the brown colours and more muted style gives her a hunterly look, less for show and slightly more intimidating look.

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MattWest [2006-06-05 02:27:06 +0000 UTC]

looks wicked! i love the clothing!

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Yuki7k [2006-06-05 01:25:44 +0000 UTC]

very cool! love it : D hope to see more of her soon~

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ShinkonoKokoro [2006-06-05 00:41:21 +0000 UTC]

I think she's spiffy. ^_^

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Vertual-Being02 [2006-06-05 00:38:54 +0000 UTC]

its very good ^^ i really like her outfit, u always come up w/ cool lookin clothes for your characters to wear. i looked at her and thought of the name Luna, idk if u like it, but its a suggestion.

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mero [2006-06-05 00:01:27 +0000 UTC]

still, it's very nice.

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TheOnlyWarman [2006-06-04 22:49:58 +0000 UTC]

with these colours she looks more like viola or violet to me

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