After feeling pretty successful in my designs the other day, I decided the best way for me to make the two dogs have some similarities and differences based upon their age, appearance and personalities would be to draw them side by side. I feel this went pretty well and am happy with the simplistic design result.

Ryan- slightly bigger, older, darker colours, sharper tail, squarer face, a few sharper edges


Bella- smaller, younger, lighter colours, rounder features, softer appearance


I feel that when they are side by side in this image- their dynamic is a little clearer and it feels quite fun. I enjoyed designing them and I think they're looking more how I want them to look. 


This was with a background, just for fun to make the drawing feel a bit more finished.