Shy shrimp and Cory WIP2 (Patreon)

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* Idea sketches & WIP1 

1. Character was so shocked that become to real animals.

Text means 'what???' 

I want to make related stickers with  Shy shrimp ver.1.

Well, I heard some feedback before.

People said Shrimp's realistic face is "so scary".

I didn't expect this reaction. Every shrimp is too cute for me😅

I put a little more human expression than before.

I could not make an objective judgment. 

I asked my friend this time.

* Reference pic (I took it 2014, She has beautiful mustaches. )

I asked 6 friends. 

All of them said corydoras's face is too scary that it can make a baby cry.

Second modified version

But friends said it's still scary.

Almost done.. 

Final version!

It was definitely more cute than the first.

2. I really wanted to make sticker that corydoras swallows sand. 

I think this is a kind of symbol of this fish.

My only worry is anyone that did not know this fish.

They would not understand it.

I tried to make she look busy, 

People can use this sticker when they hurry / late to the appointment. 

I asked to my  friends again and a little problem has come up.

Nobody understands this sticker's meaning.

I had to modify it.

(( + Heart bubbles effect )) 

But my friends said it looks like fart.

"I'm going now!" 

It looks better now.

At last, I turned sand's color to pink and added little heart appears. 

Also I put text 'Happy'.. Too obviously it become happy sticker :)

3. Molting 

Shrimp shed many times for being adult. 

4. Angry/Mad

Many corydoras have a poison for self-defence against eaten by big fish.

Some time they give off toxic when they frightened or stressed. 

I am now thinking over how to express the behavior of fish more easier and familiar.

Final goal is to find a good expression both fish lovers &  general public can be satisfied.

Probably it will not be easy, but will be worth.

Thanks for reading!