If you want to see the rest of the progress, head here for the start and eventual revisions of the character design and here for the pose examples and layout beginning.

Now the layout's in more progress. Here's the general layout.

To explain the design, there's a transparent drop shadow to make the stones feel more "grounded." If I had one drop shadow for Wise Ox and not for the ring of fire, then there's no point for one.

The other is the touch of adding a drop shadow to the pop-up/screen above the campfire, using Silver-Quill's idea for this piece. Unlike him, the drop shadow is now above the screen and perpendicular to the campfire rather than on an angle. This is intentional: The light source is below the screen, so it makes more sense for the DS location.

I have a few facial expressions in mind, but I have a couple to start.

First, his reaction to The Cutie Map:

But what if it's an episode like Rainbow Falls?

Depending on the passion (how much he likes or dislikes) or the quality of the episode, the background and fire color change. Some of you know my feelings for the episode, so I won't answer here.

If you have anything to say about its progress (and want to suggest some ways to help improve it), feel free to comment below.