Hi everyone!
Late joiner here! I felt like I didn't have enough time to make a whole illustration for the contest but I gave it a try anyway.
I love the new character Zoe and I wanted to make something sweet and adorable!

The design is a bit vanilla and could have had way more character depth.

I went with the second one.
Ok here is my mess of a process, bare with me :

Sketch

Rough values.

Rough colors



Made a few different choices. Face angle/ hat / shoes etc.

Aaaaand here is the result thus far:

I could have made wayy better choices in the end due to the rush in the sketching stage, learning point for next time!
Refining and cleaning is still due.
I know it's a little late to be asking this but feedback is still welcome! ^^
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Final touch ups and details added! Pretty sure I shouldn't continue, I tend to over-render at times.. Any thoughts are still welcome however!