I designed three characters in my character design class this semester.  We needed to invent a protagonist, sidekick, and antagonist.  I came up with a nervous turtle-girl and her faithful pet, a tiny cow.

Opal and Mimi try to solve mysteries in a big city in America in the 1910s (I just love the architecture and fashion of that time).  Ms. Bonbidet is their snooty neighbor who says little girls should not be running around solving mysteries.

But enough exposition!  Here are my development sketches:

The sketches were all done with Copic markers, and the clean up lineup was done in gouache and pen.  I hope to do something with these characters sometime soon!