Final character designs

These are my final character designs to be stuck in my book. I'm happy with how my character turned out, as I feel I've captured her in different stages of life that represent her growing up well without any jarring jumps in age or time. I chose the colours of orange, pink and light blue as they are all colours that connote vibrancy and youth, but also stand out against the colourful background of my book without being garish or stealing all the focus.
I drew each design with a specific function in terms of how she responds and reacts to the world and situation she finds herself in, as she goes from frightened to inquisitive to playful and eventually to contemplative. I think these four stages of being define, at least for me, the experience of growing up, because at first it's horrifying, then it's interesting and fun, and then it's over and it becomes a thing of the past that influences you every day but can't ever be recaptured. Really that's all what I wanted to get across with my book, a journey tht we can all identify with and hopefully look back on fondly but simultaneously realise it's sadly beyond us.