Otacool2 Mascot Design
Name: Maria-chan & Rue
Age: 14
Character Description: Maria has been an Otaku for 3 years, her friend introduced her to the world of anime. This friend also moved away the same year. Anime provide fond memories of their time together. Before she became an otaku Maria was sullen and not very engaged with the world around her, but it has also opened Maria up to new experiences and friends. Maria's companion Rue, the squirrel, was attracted to her otaku hording tendencies and now they're friends for life! She likes collecting anime dvds, manga, figures, and cosplaying.
Artist Comments: Here's my entry for the Otacool Mascot! Worked on the line work yesterday and did the coloring today. Whipped up rather quick(I was rather excited). I based the character on otaku collecting like squirrels collect nuts. Maria is drawn with squirrel ears(but no tail) to reflect her squirrel tendencies. Rue is her little(?) squirrel friend. I thought it'd be nice to include an non-human mascot as a complement to the human mascot. It can also be used in smaller spaces!
For her normal wear I put her in comfort clothes, the perfect outfit for lounging around watching anime, reading manga, or playing games. She also wears glasses, but wearing glasses embarrasses her so she normally is wears contacts.
Well I can't think of anything else to say... too tired! >_<
Maria and Rue's Character Sheet
Work in progress, Maria Cosplaying as Mirai-chan!
Little sketch I whipped up I'd like to finish later on. Maria is a maid!
Fixed version, I forgot to color the white trim in the last one. >_<
THE SQUIRREL IS SO CUUUUUTE. ^^
Thank you! He is! *^_^*
looks nice (in the squirrel animals) ^Y^
Thanks! (They are cute!)
Oooh, I like. My favourite one so far ^^
Thank you!
Reminds me of Tohru from Fruits Basket. Great job! :D
Aw Tohru is so sweet! Maria is too! Thanks alot!
She's adorable! <3 I like the color choices, blue and yellow work very nice and suits her age.
I love the squirrel too. It's SO CUTEEEE <3 X3
The colors came from my gut feelings... I wanted to reflect her genki nature though and yellow's a happy color! Blue and black are meant to complement it. I choose a basic design because she's gonna be cosplaying many outfits! So this is her downtime side.
The squirrel is... too damn cute... he's probably more moe then the girl! XD
love your new sketches X3
Thank you, I noticed on the finished Mirai cospaly one I forgot something... I hope to fix and update soon. ^_^;