My Rattata partial is currently on hold while I work on a fullsuit for FWA. :3 I wanted something simple but that would stand out and give me a unique animal to play around with.
Enter Melanie the Aardvark.
This girl is the result of a lot of planning, numerous sketches during work, and a night of furious, non-stop crafting. I really wanted to push her expression and do a bit of stylistic 'tooning' while still making her read 'aardvark'. I ended up deciding on a shy look complete with slightly lowered eyebrows, flat back ears, and a big nervous smile.
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This is the reference I was mostly working off of: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/9491786/
I did decide to make her features a bit more exaggerated since doing that ref, though.
I would love to hear any critique you might have for her. I'm very excited about this project and I want her to come out as lovely as I possibly can manage.