The Evolution of Rayon

I was browsing my pictures folder, and I stumbled on several pictures I've done of Rayon over the years. The first was from August 2010, back when I still said 'I can't draw'. Here are some main drawings that show the evolution of my drawing style and Rayon's character:

The very first Rayon drawing, done in the margin of my notes for school. Yeah... a fail. But hey, the sword belt is on the correct side!

Another attempt, this one of him with Sara. Looks like I was trying to figure out how to draw muscles. (Fail.....)

Another attempt! The date on this one is late November, 2010. That would've been just after finishing my first NaNoWriMo. As you can see, I was slowly figuring out these things called 'muscles'.

Some time passed, and I attempted to do a sideways pose. I kind of failed, but it looks like I was on the right track.

Another attempt! This one shows the beginnings of my current style. There are still some 'fail' aspects of it, though. 

Ah, this is much better. It was a random doodle that ended up an accidental masterpiece. This is only a small part of the drawing. You may recognize it as Rayon's drawing on the 'meet the MWW' page thing.

Oh look, his muscles are much better. The fur on his tail is much fuller, too! This picture was actually from October of last year. It was one of the first times I trusted scanning with grey scale.

And suddenly... I discovered chibis!

This picture is from the Christmas special. It was another attempt to draw Rayon sideways. My style actually changed halfway through the Christmas special, but I reverted back to the old one so I could keep the whole thing consistent.

Here was an attempt to do the turned-head angle. It was tricky, but it helped me figure out how to draw him better.

Right when I thought this was my best hand-done Rayon drawing....

Boom. Bam.

That was an accidental drawing, too. Now, I'm off to see the Avengers with my parents. My birthday is tomorrow, did you know that? Well, now you do.

EDIT: Oh. My. Gosh. 'Avengers' was an awesome movie. YOU SHOULD SEE IT. It's fantastic!