AO-kun: The Alien-Obsessed Gadgeteer [Character Design Challenge]

I was scrolling through SNAPS yesterday when I stumbled upon a post promoting Character Design Challenge: Gadgeteer. I thought the prompts were so amusing, so I decided to give it a shot.

I'm not sure if the traditional style is accepted since the majority of the entries I saw in the comment were digital drawings, but I can't help but make my own character based on the prompts. So, here goes nothing...

Ao-kun is an alien-obsessed gadgeteer. He loves learning about the moon and the stars. His penguin plushie is equipped with radars to find things of the unknown, including aliens. His satellite dish cap is also a gadget he created to track unidentified flying objects (UFOs). He wanted to be an astronaut, but his round head was bigger than any astronaut's headgear, so he wore an astronaut badge on his cape instead. XD

I hope he finds what he's always been looking for! I'm rooting for you, Ao-kun! ^^

Anyway, allow me to share a few progress shots of this artwork below. :)

I used a 10 x 10 cm watercolor paper for this artwork. :)

Then, I sketched the character based on the given prompt. :)

As for the coloring, I used some acrylic markers and then outlined it with a 0.5 gel pen. :)

Lastly, I took out the masking tape surrounding the paper and wrote my username, date, and signature.

Also, you might be wondering... (or not)
His skin is blue, thus the name AO (Blue in Japanese)... he's just wearing an orange~y tights and leggings. hahaha

Anyway, I downloaded a painting app on my phone, so I'll try digital painting again and perhaps share stuff in this community. I still have my drawing tablet, but it takes me ages to finish one drawing... and traditional drawing is still my cup of tea. Oh well~

Thanks for reading and see you around! (^^,)/