i absolutely adooooore your next-gen sly concept art!!! the designs you came up with are really unique while still fitting in with the artstyle of the game's world. in a way i can actually see some inspiration coming from gertrude's design (of whom is easily my favorite out of the bunch), since she reminds me a lot of gretchen from recess! i also really like how her design is supposed to give off the impression that she's an older lady, or at least someone who's particularly old fashioned. actually, that would probably be pretty funny if she's actually young, she just prefers the vintage aesthetic and gets offered senior discounts wherever she goes. i'd like to humbly request that, whenever you get the free time to do so, please draw more of them! they're a really charming cast and i hope to see more of them. 🫶🫶🫶
💕💖💕💖thank you for the compliments!! i do hope to draw more of them in the future, but i'm in an art block now 💔 one day though...
and yes, gertrude's around the same age as the others (mid-late teens - haven't decided on exact ages yet), she's just awkward and sheltered and dresses Like That. youngest to oldest is probably wiley -> gertrude -> bijou -> tuna.