What Red likes is the hair -- the shape of it is great. Lots of whimsy, fun and energy. What she's uncomfortable with is the face, especially the rosy cheeks. Glasses are just a bit too oval -- so the overall effect is kind of too much round-ness. If the face were different, the font might work. Together -- too much. Wondering if the dress/font etc might work better if they weren't green. Because good stuff there. Especially the shade of red -- very RED SAID.
Many thanks for the feedback -- happy to hear I'm on the right track! Submitting herewith two revised versions. Red has been slimmed down quite a bit, and her glasses altered to more closely match the detail in the new photo you provided. Rosy cheeks removed (but overall skintones warmed up a bit). Colorwise, I ended up going with neutrals for her clothes and type -- I liked the way this allows her red hair to really pop. Of course, I'm happy to play more with color. Finally, showing an alternative font -- less busy, but still a bit quirky. Please let me know your thoughts on these changes! Cheers!
WOW! We are thrilled by the changes in these two designs! A couple notes:
I LOVE the font of the black (#9), but I think I like the color grey for the text and the shirt---it makes the black headphones stand out more.
Is there a way to tone down the smile a bit? Maybe not so toothy?
The energy is wonderful. And those glasses are perfect. ;)
*** August 1st: You are SO close. Red still wants a little less toothy mouth. She is a bit shy. Thank you so much for really listening and understanding Red's wishes.
So happy you're happy! Back with a revision showing the new type with the grey coloration. I've also made her a bit less toothy, while hopefully keeping the bright spirit of Red's great smile. Finally, I gave her a new, more graceful hand. Looking forward to continued thoughts. Cheers!
Just saw your edit to your comment of the 1st -- I'm out and about this morning, but will return later with a further toned down smile for Red. Want her to be pleased with the results -- no need to be shy at all in asking for what she wants!
#25: could we maybe get the lips a TEEEEEEEENY bit fuller, and/or maybe just a smidge higher on the face? I think I like the closed smile but it feels like there might be a bit too much of a gap between the lips and glasses.
I thank you SO MUCH for putting up with all these tweaks. I hugely appreciate the time and energy you're putting into this.
Sliiiiiiiiiiiightly fuller lips -- please let me know if it's enough! And, I adjusted the length of the face so there is less space between her mouth and glasses -- sorry I didn't catch that sooner! Feel free to ask for any other alterations that come to mind -- I want to make Red perfect for you! Cheers!
You did it! It's perfect. Just one last teensy request -- would you mind showing Red what it looks like with black rather than gray? She loves the gray but practically speaking, black often is easier. But really a great job and many many thanks.
So very pleased that I've been able to bring Red's vision to fruition! I'm submitting one more version -- with my own teeny adjustment: SAID is slightly bigger, in order to lessen the space between the word and Red's hair -- the larger space was bothering me just a bit. Cheers!