After the OGR feedback i worked on a better version of my lion tamer character. I think this one works better and it also fits with the overall style of the rest of the circus.
Feedback welcome :)
The first page is the initial thumbnails that led me to the final design.
he looks much more masculine now, and his costume makes him feel strong and on message, as opposed to 'disco diva' ;) I wonder if his beard and hair should be more 'mane-coloured', and not that black - it does make him look a bit like an Italian lothario - like 'lock up your daughters' - I think he needs to look gentler/strong/simpler; there's a sweetness to him in the drawing on the right page, top right; I don't know, but maybe he needs less of a pointy jaw and nose; maybe you need a bit more of this:
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The important thing is for him not to look like a sort of male buffoon - a stuffed shirt, a strutting peacock - someone instead with a deep respect for animals and a sort of internal masculinity, as opposed to a 'showy' masculinity - does this make sense?