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Libbie the Spirit Oryx, 3 Forms (2024)
By 2023, my art skills had largely recovered from the aforementioned creative slump and even improved. The design process of Sachi the Spirit Fox inspired me to establish the concept framework for Spirit Animals in Disguise. Using this framework, I created Leiting, Qiuye, and Mingzhu as the main characters. Libbie was chosen as the head teacher of an experimental class for Ecology Education where these kids study, allowing her to showcase her botany expertise.
Spirit animal characters in Spirit Animals in Disguise have three forms: anthro, human, and animal. In 2024, I created the first version of Libbie’s three forms, successfully capturing her personality and desired body proportions. While the underlying concept remains unchanged compared to the final 2025 version, the execution quality differs.