Developing a Character

A potential client contacted me, telling me that they liked my work, and that they wanted a mascot created for their company and thought that I was the guy to do it.
After a few SKYPEs back and forth, I got to work on the design.
The company deals things such as servers, band width, and streaming video.
First, I drew a few roughs based on the conversation I had with them.

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They liked the wizardly looking character, but wanted him more business like, not so much "elf".
So I drew this guy.

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 Getting closer to the look they wanted, so I added color.

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 It was decided that they didn't want the hat.
( I work in layers to keep things organized, so ta daaa)

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Decided to lose the glasses. 

( Who loves layers? I do!)

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 Needed something to suggest streaming video.

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Almost there. Lose the wand and make it a cable.

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Finally, make the cable longer, and there you have him.

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