Joy Reference Sheet!

A reference for Joy that was done a while ago!

I decided to go ahead and make a Sparkle Dog character again!
Being the old fart that I am, my childhood experience in the art communities of the internet (Deviantart, Side7, ect) so very much set in the age of the sparkle dog! Back then, it wasn’t really a derogatory term and everyone and their mom had a sparkle-animal (be it lions, wolves, ect). I kind of remember those days fondly because it was back when I was still in that “I don’t give a fuck what people think” mentality in terms of my art and what I decided to draw; I wanted to draw colorful critters and I just did it!
Now that it’s 12 years later, I wanted to recapture that time of my life with a new character based on it! I didn’t go the full nine yards with the traditional sparkle dog conventions (like the striped arm warmers, excessive amount of accessories, glow sticks and syringes, ect) because I ended up wanting to take a more “mature” stab at this! Why not make a colorful fruity dog, but do it to my tastes now as an adult?

I’ve also decided I’m going to use her as an inspirational type of character for myself; a critter to remind me that art and life can still be fun even though it’s my job now!
ANYWAYS, enjoy