Character Design Version 2

Trying a different shading/colouring technique that, in my own opinion, I need more practice on.
I don't know the proper name for it, I've always referred to it as two-tone shading, or "Simpson's Shading".

Character design, Version One

Version One of a character design for a set of short stories that are brewing. 

There's a few other styles to try out before I settle on one. 

Costume design & choices

Character design, to me, is always interesting. Even if I don't like what I see as the final design, it's always neat to see what designs lead up to the final choice.

Once again, the debate/argument about how vastly female characters' costumes/armours differs from their male counterparts seems to be raging.

Trying my hand at solid-colour shading instead of blending, and a thought on the above topic, below: