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The Wandering Light

Character Design2026Procreate, Photoshop

Juniper started as a margin doodle and became the mascot of my whole sketchbook — a fox-eared wanderer who collects moonlight for her lantern. This is her key art, and the piece that decided the palette for everything else in the Duskmoss world.

Flat vector illustration of Juniper, a fox-eared wanderer in a clay cloak and marigold scarf, standing in a moonlit meadow with her glowing lantern staff, surrounded by fireflies.

Process

  1. Process step 1 of “The Wandering Light”: blue thumbnail — finding the pose and the big shapes.

    01Blue thumbnail — finding the pose and the big shapes

  2. Process step 2 of “The Wandering Light”: line pass — committing to the silhouette.

    02Line pass — committing to the silhouette

  3. Process step 3 of “The Wandering Light”: flats — blocking in the duskmoss palette.

    03Flats — blocking in the Duskmoss palette

  4. Process step 4 of “The Wandering Light”: light pass — the lantern finally gets to do its job.

    04Light pass — the lantern finally gets to do its job

  5. Process step 5 of “The Wandering Light”: final — paper grain and a little more glow.

    05Final — paper grain and a little more glow

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