Character Designs

I did a lot of research into illustrators who have a particular visual style they use for their characters. Once I reviewed them all, I was able to try a few of them out:

I decided the best style to use would be the 'Adventure Time' character design; Since it's a TV show aimed at a wider age group, I thought this design would be easier for some of the audience to relate to, since the character will be vaguely familiar.
However, I will be making my own version of the character, so I experimented with different facial features:

Once I had tried a variety of features, I had my final design:

The simple clothes give my character a 'teenager' look, as well as his posture.