This is my first (full) illustration with these characters after I actually started developing them with my gf, and I want to keep using them and put them in more situations. To give some more context here, they’re are both roomates that work on the same Coffee Shop: Sip of Tea. Carya is the waitress there, while Aspera is the patissier. I had stablished that Carya is an university student working there part-time and Aspera is probably around her age, but since we focused mostly around Carya's interactions with the Sativa, I haven't developed Aspera’s goals yet. Back at the Coffee Shop, Carya often finds herself talking to a strange fellow named Sativa that usually sits by the exterior everyday. He eventually accepts to teach her a bit of magic, as she is both curious about it and can think of good uses for everyday life-hacks.
This time, since I wanted to fit as much stuff as possible without overworking myself I tried to go with a linework style, with lighter colours and lighting. I want to keep experimenting more with my artstyle, even if I enjoy going into line-less mode most of the time. As for the sketches with Sativa, I still haven’t chosen which of these I’d like to colour. They feel a bit too similar so far, so maybe I should raise up the magic antics on the left one and do both.