GHG Round 1 - Dody

Whew! I've been working on this almost every day since the first GHG round was announced nearly 2 weeks ago. I used to not be confident in my colouring skills, but with lots of tutorials and practice over the past year, I can say I'm very happy with the colouring in this picture. Water is still a challenge, but I'm satisfied with how it turned out; especially the waterfall!

Anyway, as for the background behind this, for those who aren't familiar with :
The Green Hill Games is a Sonic fancharacter tournament where competitors are pitted against each other in hopes of claiming the title of champion. For the first round, it's a free-for-all race where only the first 32 winners will move on to the next round. The setting here is Emerald Hill Zone, from Sonic 2. While speed-type characters theoretically have the upper hand in this round, it's up to the artist to use their characters' strengths within the setting to win. Anything can happen!

I didn't really know what to do at first--Dody is comparatively not the fastest runner, so she's probably not going to win by foot. But then it hit me; _{(with inspiration from a conversation with ~ItsHoovesTime)} she could always go the lowest, least crowded route where the water is. With her excellent swimming, quick reflexes and fishing skills, she'd catch and ride the Mashers like a raft along the dangerous rapids. This of course also means she is inadvertently helping her opponents by removing obstacles, but because of the speed of the rapids and no competition along the way, she makes it without much trouble. After an idea contribution by ~thegrayabyss, I thought it'd be even better if Dody were to stock up on extra Mashers, and with her super strength and great accuracy, fling them towards unsuspecting competitors from below. A bit cheap, but she's just using the environment to her advantage, right? )

_{Next up, I shall be working on my 2 Sonic Channel commissions! Hopefully I can get them done-ish before school starts.}