I have only now realized that I had not posted a concept of How Eli evolved from scribble to what he is now. I really enjoyed the process of creating this character, the hardest being the first initial design, after you get that down it seems as if the concept brews nicely in your unconscious mind allowing the process to unfold naturally and easily. I had Initially created 40 character sketches of which I chose one to refine, It then became a choice of 3 and Eli was picked.
So here's the concept:
