Trying to warm up my drawing muscles. Anyway, I was thinking about Bella Mariposa and there are dozens more characters that I need to sort out, but I had the urge to work on two characters in particular that have been rather vocal.

At the top is Casey. He's a cricket and a dear friend to Mari. Being a cricket, he does not fly and (unlike grasshoppers) does not have wings. He DOES, however, have a strong pair of legs and is amazing at the violin. This is just a rough sketch for him, but I actually want him to have a rough, almost laid back appearance. He needs some more work, but we'll see how it goes.

At the bottom is Bow. Now, bow is a bee, but unlike Miele who is a honeybee, Bow is a bumblebee. Bumblebees are physically larger and stronger than honeybees but are a bit less maneuverable in flight. Their flight stamina also isn't as exhaustive as that of a honeybee, so they spend more time on the ground and generally on their feet. Bumblebees are differentiated from honeybees by the dark mark over their brow. They also have darker hair and skin, but the easiest way to identify them is by the dark brow mark. Hornets have dark marks at the top corners of their heads while yellow jackets have eye masks. Honeybees have no marks at all.