Character Reference

Dog

First, I listed the body types of the dogs I wanted. I particularly wanted to pursue these features:

• short, stocky legs, but not as short as a Dachshund or Corgi
• Larger head in proportion, for a cuter feel
• Pointed ears with the ability to flop down
• Shorter, bushy tail that would be easy to wag

Then I went to the animal expert and dog lover Amy Richards to help me pick out some breeds. I assumed What I wanted would be a mutt, so I told her not to take any breed I pointed out too strictly. 

I particularly liked the following breeds:

• Australian Cattle Dog
• Lancashire Heeler
• Corgi mixes

From there, I had Amy draw me a few quick designs and orthos.

The focus was more on silhouette and proportion than on physical features

Cat

For my cat I was far less specific. I just wanted a pretty plain ol' housecat

You can see in the image above the kind of sketches the Amy helped me come up with.

I think I saved those images on my drive in the lab, so I'll have to upload them later