ok, man. after so much reworking and a lot of art block, I think maybe this is the general design I will settle on for Ellie at the start of the comic. Certain elements have been part of her design since the beginning: curly hair, overalls, white moon boots, freckles. The character was always missing something for me, though. I made a ref sheet for her at some point in 2019 and it was very flashy and stylish. I had always written “she likes to dress in crazy fashions and colors” on her past character bios, and she does. But I think for everyday work she looks more toned down, like this. It just feels right. So I’m going with it.
















