#why did I think foreheads that size was a good idea XD WHYYYYY

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Melissa has your character design for the turtles change like now vs your first drawing of the turtles?( Srry for bothering you at late hours)

No need to apologize, @notadorkygod! I was able to catch your message before I went to bed last night. :)

OKAY. Now to answer your question~

Ohhhhhohohohhhh yes. The overall designs of my characters haven't really changed, but the way of how I draw them definitely has!

For starters... Here are the first pieces of concept art I ever drew for my story.

Now let's compare. :)

Here's more recent drawings for SIW.

Comparing the two, there are some very clear differences: the shape of the head especially, as well as the markings on their carapaces, and the volume of their mask tails. There's also small details that have changed like the amount and size of Don's freckled markings on his arms and face, (before there were six markings on his arms, now there are five, and they're much bigger).

Overall, the biggest difference I see is how much my knowledge of the body and its structure has changed over time. XD Did you SEE the SIZE of those FIVE HEADS?!?! As I tell my family when we're reviewing old art or stories of ours, "If you cringe at it now, it just means that you've grown from that point". ;)

Thanks for the question!

To God be the glory!

~ Melissa