sketches of Iris from Project Apricot

I've been hard at work in my free time lately forging ahead on Project Apricot.  Plotting is moving along and so is character design.  As part of that process I've been compiling style sheets for each character to establish the way they dress and developing their visual look.  So far I'm only doing this for the characters in the modern world because it's much easier to get a wide range of clothing options from the internet.

Some of that research has inspired some character sketches.  Here are two of Iris in clothes she might where and with hair both pulled back and loose.

I want her to look relaxed, comfortable, and just a bit disheveled. 

I'll probably color these later since I'm leaning towards doing this comic in color.  ... Yeah that's a new development.  I had always assumed it would be black and white, but I've gotten much stronger with coloring since I conceived this project about 6 years ago and I think it can add a lot to the tone.  Argh... it'll be a lot of work though.