meet mom & dad

Blake Laser the graphic novel is about a bi-racial family.  But this family is based on the way my own family looks, which really isn't bi-racial, it's more multi-racial.
My mother was born in the Philippines. My father is African American. So, my sister and I could be considered biracial kids. 
In Blake Laser, the mother is Black and the father is of Irish descent.
Years ago, I had seen a national geographic cover with a face on it that represented the next generation of mankind.
The girl on the cover was olive skinned, with light colored wavy hair, facial features showing her African roots, but with light colored eyes. I thought it would be great if one of our characters looked like that.

Rough sketches of our main characters

Once the sketches were done I did some color comps to play around with the outfits, keeping in mind that their outfits need to work with the colors I plan on using for the backgrounds. 

So, here they are. The family that I'll be living with for the next few months of my life while I develop this graphic novel pitch. Hopefully, an editor loves them enough that they become part of their family, too.  I will then devote the next 18 months of my life to bringing their story into the world.