Here are some sketches started back around Thanksgiving. I had one of my instructors give me a prompt to work on over the weekend break and we were talking about the differences between fairies, pixies, and sprites and I basically got tasked with coming up with distinct designs for them.
Turns out, fairies and pixies, though are distinct races from one another (even being in war with each other in one line of folklore), both fall under the classification of a sprite. So I ran with that and did up two different designs: one for a pixie and one for a fairy. And I think I may have read the word 'sprite' too many times, as they're names are Lime and Lemon respectively.
These first few sketches are for the Pixie, Lime. The first set are some head ideas I was considering, though some for the fairies are also present.
Anyway, here, I define Pixies as small, humanoid creatures. They lack any magical ability, though are very close to nature and live off the land. They live in small villages in forests and create things from leaves and sticks and rocks, but have no qualms about their condition. Pixies are around seven inches tall (give or take a few inches given the Pixie) and are mischievous, curious little creatures. They are intrigued by the nature of the humans that live in villages nearby and emulate some of their habits, but know to keep their distance.
Pixies wear clothing similar to human clothing, are tall and lanky, and ample at climbing trees.
Lime here, is sort of an outcast. He's a basketweaver, and a good one at that, but can only properly weave baskets when drunk. However, when he's drunk, he tends to be somewhat obnoxious and has a tendency to break out in loud singing. This leads him to live away from his village, though he's not too bothered by it. To continue with my name play, Lime lives in a coconut.
The last two sketches here are for the Fairy, Lemon.
Fairies, in this instance, are small, humanoid creatures, who have a more direct connection to nature. They also have the ability to fly and use magic. Fairies are also half the height of Pixies and the two races don't necessarily get along. Lemon and Lime just happen to meet and have to deal with each other based off their situations. Fairies keep away from humans, just as Pixies do, but do so because humans actively seek them out. Fairies are supposed to be a noble, calm race (similar in a way to Middle Earth Elves) and prefer to balance nature in a peaceful, private, secure place.
Fairies are found in skin-tight "clothing" that basically look like natural designs on their bodies. They mainly fly about and are short, pudgy creatures.
Lemon, though, is a bit of spunk ball and is kind of sassy. This is why she meets Lime - she gets "sent out on a quest" - and just happens to cross paths with the near drunk Pixie. She teases him for his condition (which doesn't trouble him one bit) and tries to enlist his help in her quest (feeling a sense of superiority over him).
