Thought it'd be fun to do project updates here to keep track of how much I got done. Not only would that probably be interesting for you, it's also a nice reminder for myself that I worked hard to make this happen :]

How it started

It's funny to think that I made skelefriends *this year*. I drew Roderick in July and have not stopped thinking about him since. Just 4 days later I made Gawain. I don't think I've ever made fleshed out OCs that quickly before. Anyways here are some sketches of them from when I first made them:
All of these were drawn within 1-2 weeks, I don't think I've drawn that much since 2019. They're my blorbies and I love them very much :] and now I'm working on a webcomic for them... still insane how this all developed but I love it.

Where we are now

The main difference to the drawings I shared is that I actually sat down and looked at what armor actually looks like and made some (minor) design tweaks. I've also decided that Gawain is a little taller for no reason in particular. I don't know what came over me but I had the sudden urge to draw some decent refs and spent most of my weekend off drawing the skelefriends:

Some little design things I want to note here (for future reference and for those interested):
Gawain's height: 190cm
Roderick's height: 172cm
The bandage on Roderick's chest was part of Gawain's surcoat
Leather straps, bandages and pieces of rope keep their undergarments in place
The injuries Roderick received from when he died caused his face and hands to decay faster and his armor (especially his breastplate) to corrode quicker

That's it for now, see ya soon :]