thankyou :D i go through a lot of sketching, i don’t think i ever really get anything on the first try. i also go through a long time with coloring; i think the colors are a big part of the design and i usually end up redoing them many, many times until i’m settled (i never really settle though haha, i keep redesigning everything constantly).

i’m very visual with my characters, concept tends to come second… by that i mean i will just brainstorm or hash together some sort of image that is interesting to me (ie: giant dog thing with trees growing out of it) and then from there start asking the questions - how does this thing live? what does it look like? then it becomes a sort of back and forth… you answer the questions with your drawing, the drawing raises more questions, and you keep revising and exploring more options until you settle on something that feels right to you.

i could ramble on :s if there are more specific questions i can try to answer them or direct you to resources that will help.