Pokemon: Dissension

Like Skyler was originally based on Palmer, Kelly
was originally based on this image, Ajamarie Abad's
interpretation of herself as a Pokemon Trainer. In the
end, we decided to go with something more original.





When I sent the doodle of the brown-haired version
of Skyler to Slayer, I also sent this version of Kelly. We
agreed that the designs should be more interesting, with
more unique elements and small touches. Shortly after, we
decided that they should look like male a female versions
of the same person, like Red and Leaf from FireRed and
LeafGreen, and later we decided to make them twins.
Slayer sent me rough versions of what he thought
their new matching outfits should look like.





The doodles of Skyler and Kelly's clothing fit together
well, and we both liked them, so I started work on the sprites.
I liked the pose of Kelly's original sprite, so kept it in the new
design. We hadn't discussed how her hair should look, so
I tried a few different variations.



Two variations of Kelly's hair

Kelly's design was originally meant to have googles,
but in the end Slayer didn't like how it looked. Eventually,
we settled on a hairstyle that was tied into some sort of
pointy bun or ponytail. I'm still not sure what to call it.





To celebrate the sprite being finished, I made
a special joke version, just in time for Easter. I've
made celebratory versions of important sprites
whenever I finished them ever since.