One of the ways I brainstorm characters for my stories is to draw them over and over until I feel like I know them. My favorite original characters to draw are Noodle and Goofball, who appear in a few of my stories. They are toddler twins with different birthdays and ambitions to avoid bedtime and create shenanigans.

Goofball is the youngest, and the most rambunctious. He wears dinosaur pajamas, likes climbing things and identifies as a monster (especially when it is close to bedtime). He’s ready for adventures at a moment’s notice, but can be very sensitive sometimes. He is susceptible to joining in the precocious plots his sister concocts.

One of my goals is to make characters that wouldn’t be too hard for a child to draw.