I’ve been struggling with the design of the antagonist of the comic I’m working on. He’s an alligator. I want the design of the comic to be iconographic, but detailed enough so you know right away what each character is. The alligator has been the most difficult. My early drawings were either way too simple or way too detailed. I had to draw a LOT of alligators before I came up with this one (he has smooth yellow skin in the story):

I think I’ve finally nailed it! I’m totally in love with this design! Hooray!