redesigning my cowboy oc! ✿ character design + analysis

[@sketchesofshay]

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[@Peebiie]

A good source for sword poses is tennis!! (and orchestra conductors for wands)

[@sketchesofshay]

omg thank you for the rec! gonna write that down hehe

[@phxsqhenes]

THANK YOU FOR THIS TIP!

[@Jedapoo]

Genius!

[@BonniHeartz]

I read this WAYYY wrong 😭😭

[@thisannoyinggirlrightthere9359]

Omg this gave me an idea, imagine swordsman and witches being bought to the human world and they become tennis player and Orchestra conductor or smth like that would be sooo cool 🤭

[@Twelve-23]

I am actually so in love with him- omfg he looks so sweet and kind like he sees the beauty in the little things in life

[@sketchesofshay]

dkjfghdfkjgh so happy you like him! he is truly a sweetie

[@PinkWytchBytch]

Saul: “ I flunked my Squire-hood, time to don the heehaw hat”

[@sketchesofshay]

LOLLL

[@missuesoup]

I’ve never been so invested in someone’s ocs 😭😭

[@sketchesofshay]

im so happy you like them!

[@youremyfavoritesong9868]

I don't know if this was intentional but (at least to me) he looks so much like Pedro Pascal. Which is perfect because I think Pedro has that really sweet look. Strawberries are my favorite fruit so of course I love Saul!

[@Beetle_Bonessz]

he looks like he'd enjoy a glass of raspberry lemonade. this video is very entertaining and his character design/ personality is so charming!!! id play a game of tic tac toe with him

[@sketchesofshay]

awww so happy you like him!!

[@urdearesttdarling]

These videos mean SO MUCH to me as someone who has been planning original characters in my head for so long but doesn’t have the skillset yet to bring them to life exactly how I want to, this really motivates me to practice with my art more :3

[@sketchesofshay]

yay! that makes me so happy ! I am working on more content like this (character design and worldbuilding) so stick around

[@The_Lochness_Monster]

If Strawberry Saul was in a movie he would be played by Pedro Pascal hands down

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

god, i am so invested into their lore! you fleshed them out so much, it makes me wish i could watch a mini series about them. the sheet turned out so goddamn well. -might i note, the nervous/anxious (?) sketch version of yourself is such an amusing little addition

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe thank you for noticing that little sketch! and I am so happy you enjoyed hearing about the lore!

[@critiqueofthegothgf]

it really does feel magical when you're able to translate the visual thoughts to paper, and have it come exactly or even better than you'd thought up. i like to think of it as a superpower, because it really is amazing to put your thougghtd to paper; it opens up a new world and makes you feel like you can do anything

[@sketchesofshay]

exactly critique!

[@laurendelune7618]

The art in the thumbnail reminds me of Pedro Pascal a lot which is super fitting for a cowboy oc ❤️

[@RuzgarAras-kj3vu]

Whaaaaat no wayy he's getting a redesign 😮😮😮

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe yep!!

[@antonelabrekalo5350]

The finished sheet really reminds me of the poster like art from the outer worlds

[@speckledblender5495]

In the last bit of the video you wrote that the Saul doodles were inspired by Eugene from Tangled and all I can see now is Saul trying to do the smolder to Bill.😂 Your characters are always super awesome and I would be lying if I said that none of my characters are inspired by your characters. I have a character that I actually made last year inspired by Saul ( his name is Luca but he also goes by Slingshot). But getting inspired by your art has helped my art progress. Any way I'm rambling Saul is probably one if the coolest ocs I have ever seen and I cant wait to see more of him and Bill and any of your ocs. Keep up the AMAZING art Shay and I do hope you have a wonderful weekend.

[@sketchesofshay]

lol would love to try drawing saul's smolder hheh I'm so happy you enjoy seeing more of my characters and using them as inspiration for your own stories! I'm looking forward to sharing more

[@kyelue]

Despite being someone with little to no artistic skill at all I’ve enjoyed looking through all your videos and how you go about you process, you just have such free spirited and fun vibe to all your work that always makes it a marvel to look at. I’m someone who’s more creative in writing but you’ve made me want to consider picking up drawing to further develop my storytelling skills and further understand the passions of people I love around me because my girlfriend is also a very talented artist! I’m a senior in high school so it’s later than most people who get good at it and I’ve tried in the past before but you and a lot of other creators made me realize that at the end of the day, what’s most important is that you enjoy yourself, who cares if you never get “good”. You may never read this but I really appreciate you for existing, you’re awesome ❤

[@tikaepixwhom666]

what a sweet comment! I'm sure she'll read this and be very pleased with it

[@sketchesofshay]

exactly! do what makes you happy and what is fulfilling to you, and it's never too late to go back to art

[@Juynx0]

I love how strawberry Saul and blueberry Bill inspired my to make sun and moon themed cowboys

[@moths.for.valentine]

tips for designing props (and characters too if you have no clear idea of what you want) thumbnails are lifesavers! even if you kinda know what you want to create for a weapon for example doing 10-15 tiny thumbnails gets you thinking outside the box and makes you come up with really original ideas (since after 5 thumbnails you're kinda out of ideas and have to just try stuff out without thinking)

[@moths.for.valentine]

(this is a very concept art-y approach but it helps not being stuck in your head with indecision + visualising creative ideas way better)

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you for the feedback! I did a TON of thumbnails for the actual outfit design that I didn't show in this video, so it makes complete sense to do the same for weapons/items. I took an online concept art class a couple years back and remember doing some weapon iterations before so i know i can do it! just need to find the time to go back and iterate some more!

[@teemstar7799]

This is sooo beautiful everything came together perfectly in the end. I LOVE WATCHING YOUR PROCESS!!

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so so much!

[@emiknits02]

i absolutely loooove bill and saul, and all of your art! I've watched almost all your videos and you've inspired me to start making my own OCs, which im excited to bring to life!:) I've got a whole backstory and plot going too hahaha. Not to mention I'm excited for your patreon to open so I can join:)

[@sketchesofshay]

ahh im so happy you like them, and thank you for watching my videos! and yes, the patreon is coming soon, still working out the kinks hehe

[@ren6591]

omg! Saulwberry and Billberry!!! I love ther design sm❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢

[@marveludus]

I love when people bring up colors telling you about their characters' colors telling you something about their role in the story. It's so cool to me, but at the same time my story's main antagonist is all white and pastel blue and pink. The most angelic little girl you've ever seen, but SO intimidating

[@Not_Fish]

Oh my god, I got this in my recommended and didn’t know what I was in for! The hair, the STYLE, the clothes?!!! All of them are spectacular! The sword’s color serving as a “stem” is such a creative idea ahhhhhhhhh!!!! Thank you for feeding my inspiration 🍓💕

[@sketchesofshay]

so happy you like his design! I'm hoping to make more content like this soon so stick around the channel for new videos!

[@Not_Fish]

@@sketchesofshay Definitely will! Cheers!🥂

[@wiilmaliinn]

i can imagine noah galvin being a perfect fit for playing strawberry saul in a tv show.... it believe it absolutely needs to happen✨️

[@_lakewind]

Love the story! The names are so cute!

[@realgreekcicada]

Can't wait for the next one! Thanks for the video Shay, was so cool to watch the process and thinking behind the design! Such an expressive character and such an impressive and beautiful artstyle :D and don't get me started on all the details pfft

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much for watching! I am happy you enjoyed it, can't wait to share more hehe

[@KelseyAnimated]

strawberry saul is living in my head rent free from this day on I LOBE HIM

[@sketchesofshay]

💖💖💖

[@fancysmudges]

Yesss it's so cool to see your process!! I've been meaning to make a character sheet for forever (the final result is always so satisfying) so this is super inspiring. Also I feel you - sharing original characters and ideas can be intimidating but I really love how much thought you put into his story and design! 🍓✨

[@humanwally]

I love watching this video over and over, from time to time. I truly adore your art and your content in general! It's really comforting and beautiful. And also it's easy to see that you put ton of work and effort into it! I wish you all the best

[@sunflowerkissed803]

i've watched but this and Blueberry Bill's video a couple of times now, I really hope you do more character design videos, they're so inspiring and wonderful and i LOVE hearing all your thoughts behind the designs all the love from Denmark!♥

[@DeadVal]

I hope you can do one for Blueberry Bill as well, them having matching concept sheets would be so cute

[@sketchesofshay]

I am working on a video right now!! it will be split into two parts but the first one is coming out this week !!

[@chippy82577]

Guuhhh, I'm so mad. Cowboy? and CUTE?? 😭Why is this man not mine. (I say as if I don't have several neglected cowboy OCs of my own - so many neglected OC in general, oops 🤭.) In all seriousness, I'm so inspired to work on my own stuff right now. The gears are turning. This also makes me wanna pick up acrylic painting which I haven't done since HS ( ~2 years now). Those paintings of yours are stunning and I WISH I cooked that hard when in school. I did not, lol. Oughh, at the end of the vid now and I'm possitively gonna scream. SO good, wahhggg.

[@cowboylover6912]

This really inspired me to get more serious about my character design, especially for my cowboy ocs. Seeing u bring a character u love to life like this is so nice to see :D

[@violeth149]

you made me fall in love with his portrait omg you are a WIZARD. i love ur art sm this video inspired me immensely keep it up

[@caelan0D]

hell yess I love this!! Super excited to see him together with Bill! Inspiring me to finally get around to making full on character sheets for my guys haha

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe so happy you like it caelan! and yes!! defintely make your own sheets, it's super fun :)

[@sinntnt]

THE MILANOTES IS AWESOME

[@tessaflores5466]

The sheet turned out so beautifully!

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you!

[@SUTAZZZ]

I genuinely have never been so invested in someone's OCs before and i promise it's not just bc he's smoking hot😭 But like, I actually MELT at the sight of him

[@kalientedraws]

Love Saul! He looks so warm and friend-shaped

[@beezeisacommunist8205]

whenever i think of artists i love on the internet, i always think of your channel. it’s crazy to me how you don’t have more subscribers because your videos are just so wonderful and inspiring!!

[@sketchesofshay]

you are too sweet! I still have much to learn in the youtube game (thumbnails are still a mystery to me lol), but I really appreciate your support and I am so happy you like my content! thank you so much

[@jammedlammy]

i've never been more invested in a strawberry themed cowboy in my life!! this is so cool :3

[@selkaan01]

I LOVE HIM WHAT THFEU FUCL

[@baddie1750]

i LOVE the way you describe the process this video is so cool omg

[@Rat_coz]

HE IS SO PRECIOUS!!! Like, I want him to be my best friend. I love this art!

[@gh0xt6]

hes like a happy tim wright

[@nin9874]

your video and your character sheet has helped and inspired me so much for my future character sheets, i never really know what to put on them besides like one standing pose of the character the color palette and that's it, i never really added more cuz I JUST DIDNT KNOW-- this helps me out so much, my sheets are gonna look so much more interesting thanks to you! love your art btw and saul looks absolutely dashing

[@sketchesofshay]

so happy this video has helped and inspired you! i hope you have fun designing your own characters

[@RedDotPink]

omg... milanote is actuallly really cool. I-

[@sketchesofshay]

It is!! I basically use it for all of my art projects right now, it’s awesome 💖

[@MikaHyx]

As a person who wants to create a webcomic with my own characters and someone who want to do character design as a job, this was so useful and fun to watch

[@starlightsideup]

This video gave me a urgency to just like back into simple studies and have some fun

[@sketchesofshay]

[@Batsand_bones]

This is so inspiring! I have a story I’ve been internally working on for years but rarely ever physically work on it in fear of getting frustrating that it’s not turning out how my mind sees it, but this truly inspires me to work on it more and do more physical art to be able to look back on

[@sketchesofshay]

you can do it! I often feel the same way, but it's best to just start working on it and go from there! also, you can always go back and redraw things! (i do this all the time tbh)

[@rebecca0799]

God you just seem like the sweetest person. I love watching your process!

[@sketchesofshay]

fhgjfghj thank you so much for watching!! :)

[@starwikii]

thank you for letting us in on your process; this was a very enjoyable video!

[@sketchesofshay]

I'm so happy you enjoyed the video! I really want to go in deeper about my digital painting process, are there any specific tutorials that you would like to see?

[@starwikii]

@@sketchesofshay i apologize for the generalized answer in advance, but i’m completely new to the skill of digital painting, so i’d be interested in any in-depth tutorial you’d be willing to share!

[@selenafrantastic]

I love this and I cannot wait to see Blueberry Bill's character sheet 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@riverkoenig9673]

I just want to say that I ADORE your art style and I loved going along your process with you and FUNKY LITTLE COWBOYS ARE THE BEST AND I LOVE BILL AND SAUL SO SO SOOSOSOOOOSOO VERY MUCH ALREADY RAAAHH

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much! I am currently working on a Bill video right now for the end of March, can't wait to share it!

[@camy1943]

id really love to see a walkthrough of your rendering process!! that portrait looks amazing, id love to understand it more in-depth

[@sketchesofshay]

currently planning more tutorial content ! hopefully coming soon in the next month or so

[@katm8128]

I love him and i love seeing your drawing and thought process!

[@-kanju-]

I really do love the colors used in your works! I’ve seen your channel on my fyp and finally clicked on it.Was not disappointed,can’t wait to see more.

[@sketchesofshay]

welcome to the channel! Happy to have you 💖

[@l.i.l.o6754]

The amount of money that i would spend for a comic about this two is not even contable

[@notblve]

I love the way you color so much, I want to be able to color like this one day!! Love your work !!

[@ToraGhost]

AAAAA YAYY STRAWBERRY SAUL❕❕I got SO excited when I saw you were having a video on redesigning him!! I love Bill & Saul so much- they’re just so cool and interesting!! Your art and OCs have seriously inspired me to get out my comfort zone and try drawing stuff I’ve really been wanting to (esp cowboys and facial hair😭. Which is previously never really drawn but now I am!! (And I’m having so much fun with it!) :0 I haven’t finished the video yet but I was watching it while drawing, and gee your art is so inspiring!! It’s really helped encourage me to try and reach my next goals in my art, and I just wanted to say that you and your art are super cool and inspiring, and I’m always excited to see what new thing you’re working on!!

[@nickmillerlite2024]

this is amazing I love him so much and hope to see more of him and the rest of his universe! I was also thinking (if you’d like to dabble in more fits for him) that Jack Chains could be a good option for him especially since he’s broke but still looking for good protection either way he looks incredible and I’m quite jealous of his awesome green sword 💚

[@linanynyny]

For some reason the story seems supernatural-ish. And I LOVE supernatural sooo very excited for lore 🦦

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh i think you're on the right path! ;)

[@camy1943]

i love him

[@nxaxyx6807]

I love the way you express the character with the poses, trying to learn how to do that and struggling 💀

[@sketchesofshay]

I’ll add it to my video list! I would love to talk about my process to help you!

[@Tomcat_Centauri]

I think your Expression sheet is absolutely lovely ! 🥰 Sure, in sketch phase there's always some "looseness" that you're bound to be missing once you clean things up and apply colours, but the fact that you went for various head angle and body angles for each one really brings some dynamism to the sheet, rather than having only front-facing poses and very similar angles.

[@sketchesofshay]

aw thank you so much ! thanks for pointing that out to me, I would still love to retry drawing the expressions but I really appreciate your feedback!

[@Tomcat_Centauri]

@@sketchesofshay You're welcome ! I'm struggling to make decent expression sheets myself for my OCs that don't feel stiff and well, yours is really inspiring, and the expressions quite lovely ☺

[@crazyhannahcreations9806]

Oh my goodness! I adore this design!! the colors look great, the sword pose looks badass!

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much!

[@crazyhannahcreations9806]

Your welcome ^^ @@sketchesofshay

[@Mr.Brightside117]

I love your art style!!!! Watching the speed paints was really cool I love Saul

[@Liliganttt]

Cannot explain how much I love the expression sheet oh my gosh

[@sketchesofshay]

i'm so happy you like it! detail shots are up on my instagram hehe

[@Liliganttt]

@@sketchesofshay already know I got on insta and saved it as soon as I woke up

[@sugahsprinklezlol2430]

omg himmmm!!!!! i saw him on instagram a while back and thought his design was really cool!

[@sketchesofshay]

thank you so much!

[@itscharru]

RAHHH I CANT WAIT TO LEARN MORE ABT HIM AND BOTH OF THEIR STORIES :33

[@eschi5007]

omg i love this!!! he kinda looks like paul mccartney!!!

[@sketchesofshay]

yes! I def was inspired by his hair

[@cormorantcolors]

Would you ever consider doing a video on how you render? And what brushes you use? I love your style so much, would love to see more!!

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

Gosh I love the way you sketch out bodies 🤩

[@mattogie]

shay your art is so so lively !! big inspiration for me since i struggle with my drawings being too stiff

[@CreativaArtly]

I’m a sucker for your cowboy ocs. Also as an ABBA fan, I adore how you used their fashion style to influence his outfits and poses 😊😊😊.

[@sketchesofshay]

heheh thank you!!

[@CreativaArtly]

@@sketchesofshay you’re welcome 😇

[@TheHandsomeWalrus]

Please show us how you digitally paint from start to finish ;w; I love your use of color sm

[@sketchesofshay]

I am currently working on a tutorial video right now! it will come out sometime in march

[@briyannam8135]

Downloaded milanote bc of u and opened Pinterest to start using it and ur art was at the top! Omg!

[@sketchesofshay]

YAY so happy you're using Milanote! and also, that's super flattering and also kind of scary... I don't personally post my work to Pinterest so it's a lil uncomfy that people are reposting but as long as it is credited to me that would make me feel better!

[@Natsu_76]

what the heck!! your videos are so underrated! its so unfair that you have less than 100k subscribers when your videos are this high quality. your art is absolutely gorgeous, i hope to see more of your stuff

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe thank you so much! my channel is slowly growing, I am in no rush but I appreciate the sentiment. I'm looking forward to sharing more about saul and blueberry bill soon

[@cookiedrawsanime4239]

aaaaaaaaaaa your art is so yummyyyyyy akjdkjsdkjaksdka i wish i could render like that, the colors are magnificent. the way your able to make him look young while also having facial hair. thats something i need to work on myself. excited to hear more of the story in the future! looking forward to meeting blueberry bill!

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe im excited to share more! stay tuned

[@leftyfizz]

Strawberry Saul is such a babygirl name its so cute

[@BansheeBloom]

I'm so happy you popped up in my recommended, you're so skilled! Can't wait for more

[@sketchesofshay]

hehe thank you so much!

[@jesssssie76]

the way this got recommended to me right as i’m designing my own cowboy oc is crazy

[@sketchesofshay]

YAY cowboy oc's!!

[@pinkinkNZ]

aggggggggg omg i really enjoyed this vid sm! it was so wholesome and made me feel better (i've been feeling kinda sad) omg now i want to do the same with my oc's!

[@LopsideMakes]

Wow, you've inspired me so much! I like scary or horror art more, but love your characters and adorable designs! It's true, that the creative processes I have are mostly in my head, I thought it was just me! (Edit: I need to use references and make character sheets. I always brain dump and should keep consistent with my characters 😭)

[@KoKoLace]

I love the story and the design😩🧡

[@sketchesofshay]

i'm so happy you like it!

[@TragedyPenguin]

This was a perfect Sunday morning video

[@pukapukajellyfish]

yes oh my god i love strawberry shortcake cowboy au

[@imaneseddiki8532]

Omg I love everything about this character sheet it's so yummy. I cannot wait to see a blueberry bill sheet :]

[@fluffyworm]

I love cowboy ocs. I have one too and want to develop his story. He has a much darker vibe than your oc but still he's not a "bad guy.

[@sketchesofshay]

sounds really cool! I think you should develop him more!

[@Brittanysplittany]

I can’t get over how perfect the names of Strawberry Saul and Blueberry Bill are. Amazing!! Edit: I’m excited to see his love interest! Maybe she could be more green coded and be like Zuccini Zoey or Pomegranate Penny or Watermelon Wendy 💚

[@sketchesofshay]

small clarification! Strawberry Saul eventually forms a relationship with Blueberry Bill, partners in combat and in love

[@Animalcules-mh8qg]

My gosh he looks so comforting 🥺 like he would be the type to cheer you up with a bad joke even though he knows that it's bad but he wants to cheer you up. I literally wanna squish his face 💖 do you have any voice headcanon for him?

[@sketchesofshay]

I am so happy you like him! and no there is no voice headcanon for him, I never thought of attributing one, sounds like a fun project!

[@Animalcules-mh8qg]

​@@sketchesofshay oh that would be very fun!

[@GhostlyHearts.]

OH MY DAYS HE IS GORGEOUS WHATTT

[@anniebale4343]

He's very pretty.

[@ChantelleArts]

Wow! you put so much thought into the characters you create, it's so inspiring 🥰

[@DaisyGrace02]

I'm going to cry over some strawberry cowboy

[@sketchesofshay]

me too

[@HamiltonIsLife]

These names r so cute

[@iibas5408]

UUU FINALLY >:D cant wait To draw while i watch this!!

[@sketchesofshay]

happy to be your drawing buddy today!

[@martyquinn_6784]

Love this video soo much❤ Seeing all your work in creating a character inspire me soo much to put more research in my own characters😊 Can't wait to see more character sheet from you🙂

[@bunnybug7668]

Omg you are incredible ❤🎉😊

[@Oh-hi-their-have-a-cookie]

I love him soo much lol