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new petrel design 964 pages in... im at my limit with them lol

I needed to do this to save my soul.

Petrel will have a new design next time we see them, I'll use their old for the rest of the scene we're in, and then they will look a little different next time. I tried to find a middle ground that would be recognizable and what would be easier.

I mainly wanted to simplify their markings and reduce their fur colors to only 3.

I mourn the loss of the two darker browns, but I couldn't get the redesign to look recognizably petrel without the lighter mid tan on the face.. I compromised and made it a bit darker / saturated.

We'll see if I make anymore tweaks before their next scene, but I think i'm happy with the final

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I think I'll actually be going with C instead, they don't feel like petrel without 4 shades of fur... the simplifying will still help greatly with the process though.

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Wolfstorm

Its a cool redesign

stvrfang

someone give this cat a bath

Pencil Pavlova

You're so exceedingly valid for making them more streamlined. And I think you managed to keep their vibe too! (Also BC every time I see current Petrel in comic I have a moment of, "man, Aural is stronger than me for this character design alone" lmaooo)

JM

Is there any reason why you decided to make their 'main' pelt colour slightly darker/warmer? I only ask because I LOVE the way you use environmental colour across different scenes, so I was curious if the lighter brown somehow made managing the overall colour design more tricky.

Arual

I just think it looks better against the stripes! I didn't want to lighten their darker brown colors much, but they don't look nice on the tan fur to me. I don't think it'll be a noticeable color change once they are comic with the scene pallet overlays!

Arual

its usually fine because there are breaks between petrel scenes, but this chapter has been back to back petrel and I have reached my limit of cat design hell

Naevyrn

The new design looks so good, I prefer it tbh to the old one!

KateCat

Love the redesign! It's still recognizable as Petrel, love the warmer tones!

Collie

i love the new design for our favorite fuzzy murderer!!!! i think w the other aspects of their design (fuzzy, wings) they’ll def still be recognizable :D