Liesel

So here's what happened: a few days ago I finally drew a picture I liked of Liesel.

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, Liesel Cutler is the main character of a comic strip that I'm currently trying to get up the gumption to put together. It'll be called Walking Backward, and it'll hopefully be a funny but very story-driven comic starring the girl to the left of this text. Liesel herself is a freshman at a liberal arts college functionally identical to mine (^_^`), a techie, and a really good singer/actress waiting to be discovered. More on this later if I put up more Liesel sketches.

After I finished drawing this, I realized that I was really happy with it. It looked like Liesel. It really fit what I expected her to be, and it made me pretty happy. I knew that I didn't want Liesel to be detailed, or gorgeous, or even very well-drawn. I wanted Liesel to be easy to draw, mainly, since starting the comic would mean that I would have to draw her several times a week. But more importantly, she had to be distinctive. Liesel is curvy, and short, and simple, and pretty.
Maybe I'm lauding myself a bit much, but although this picture isn't perfect, it gets all of those elements right in line.

For those of you who can get ahold of it, the unofficial Walking Backwards theme song is I Can See it In Your Eyes by Alice Deejay. For those of you who can't, IM me and I'll get it to you after my show opens. ~~Dog

She's so adorable!!! I really like the design. Very cool. Getting a comic up is really hard work, but once you actually get started it kinda keeps rolling. I look forward to seeing it ~Za

Heh, something about the picture (overalls, etc.), and your description of her minus a few details, reminds me a lot of Rabite. ~SabreCat

There's something to that... kind of a cross between Rabite and Koala, but with red hair. And oddly enough, I created Liesel before I met either of them... (dun dun dunnn) ~~Dog