January 2015: Riss Challenge Makeover

On December 10, 2014, I received a text from my awesome sister. She sent me a drawing and the accompanying challenge:

This girl needs a makeover! Use this as the 'before' picture, and your drawing as the 'after.' She wants new clothes, lip gloss, and a better hairstyle. She sort of likes the necklace and the neck tie.

So of course I went to work straight away, redrawing her in my style and working with the necklace and the necktie. I also kept my sister's fashion sense in mind, though I wanted the character to maintain her own identity. 

It was tricky trying to get something that was a bit edgy yet classy, maybe bohemian or hippy-chic. In my mind, I was giving the character a haircut, dye job, spray tan, etc. (I even bleached her eyebrows. Heeheehee.)

It may have taken me a few weeks to go from initial ideas to the final product, but I'm pleased with how she came out.

 

I hope she likes her makeover!

Thank you for being my #1 fan and for always supporting me and constantly inspiring me, Riss. I love you!!!