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Entry for the SkinFight 2026 mascot mini comp.

To say I'm delighted with how this turned out would be an understatement. My idea was something fairly close to this from the start, but I didn't have any clue how I'd go about doing it. Once I shaded it though, things really came together, more than I'd expected.

I then noticed that the tie and general theme made him look a bit like a pilot, so I doubled down and added some epaulettes (the striped things pilots wear on the shoulders of their uniforms).

Tags: boy, hat, cap, shorts, backpack (or is it a parachute!), butterfly wings, tie, pilot shirt, short sleeves, flowers, butterflies, brown hair, light brown, fair skin, white, grey, black, purple, violet, lilac, spring, summer, pilot, captain, aviation, uniform