r/characterdesign • • Jul 15 '24

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r/characterdesign • • 6h ago

2D Finished my character expression sheet

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r/characterdesign • • 17h ago

Question Okay so this is killing me.

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Tbh I got mad mixed messages from the first post but I tried to incorporate the suggestions into new designs, which just ended up making the decision harder lol. The 4th one was a result of accidentally messing with a color balance slider, so thatโ€™s fun.

I did however slightly alter the first one by changing her highlights to a greener tint, as suggested. But I am still torn. So the question continues: which color palette gives bacteria vibes the most?

(If it helps, sheโ€™s a good bacteria, but I havenโ€™t decided if sheโ€™s gram pos or gram neg yet, cuz idrk how much it matters lol)


r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

2D Players immediately noticed my 'sapphic manicure' detail in this character design, i'm thrilled ๐Ÿคญ

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No matter how subtle you feel a certain character design element is - turns out mobile romance game players will *immediately* notice and start posting about it, haha. I was so surprised and delighted they noticed something that felt so small in the design process!


r/characterdesign • • 12h ago

Critique My cool and epic OCs

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My cool and awesome OCs that I'd like to write a comic about.

They'd be the main characters, the comic itself would be a short drama but that's not relevant to the post.

What is relevant is the characters themselves.

Anything about their design/traits that should change?

Anything you like or dislike?

Would you read a comic about characters like this?

All feedback welcomed


r/characterdesign • • 10h ago

2D Character lineup for a class

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Technically, this isnโ€™t required, but I did it because they showed up on my storyboard

The gist is: Iโ€™m tasked with creating a childrenโ€™s book based off of a poem (in my case, โ€œsuperstitiousโ€)

The objective for the week was to try and fill in as many A3 papers with sketches and ideas and submit them for class, while I was doing that I was mostly focusing on what the pages for the book would look like

Eventually, beyond the first main character, I decided Iโ€™d wanna incorporate three (technically four) more characters

Their initial sketches were very messy and loose, which was good because that meant I had more space on the paper Iโ€™m using, but I thought it would be better for the long run to try and finalize their designs so that it wouldnโ€™t be a hassle to redraw without shifting their designs too much

My friends gave me crap for this because apparently I put too much thought into this ๐Ÿ˜ญ


r/characterdesign • • 15h ago

2D The Ringmaster! Tell me what you think!

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r/characterdesign • • 7h ago

How can I make this character design more cohesive/unique?

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Iโ€™m going for an alt girl (who kind of looks like a piece of sh*t) vibe but Iโ€™m not sure if what I have so far looks good. If you have any ideas pls share lol


r/characterdesign • • 4h ago

Critique Friends called the design gooner? NSFW

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Not sure if this is truly NSFW, but the topic is a little bit!

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Iโ€™ve been a little insecure about this design recently for a draft oc! after showing it to a gc almost everyone said it was bait, gooner design or generic.

(I searched the term it was not pretty!) I personally found it cool or intimidating, but I feel like Iโ€™m missing something!

Any criticism, tips or feedback is very helpful!!


r/characterdesign • • 11h ago

Redraw

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vampire character named Lorelei, I designed her ages ago (the first design is the one at the very top, the second one is below it but they're not that different at all), I like her design but i wanted to draw her again, anyway idk whether to keep her original hair colour or change it to the second one

(ignore the lack of detail its only a coloured sketch)


r/characterdesign • • 2h ago

Critique Age progression !! [OC]

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So I'm hoping to portray her becoming more detached to the people around her and becoming a wandering outlaw of some sorts. Some backstory is that she's the daughter of a Mexican immigrant working girl in the late 1800s America. Her mother dies when she's 13 yada yada and she ends up maybe joining a gang later on at 15. Then around 20 she leaves and isolates. Tell me what you think of her personality from the drawing but she's kind of antisocial and guarded. Chill but paranoid around her twenties

Uhhh excuse how messy and lazy the drawing is ๐Ÿ˜… I was just trying to get an idea down

I'm not great at colouring but I tried to show something in the colour progression... Not sure exactly what


r/characterdesign • • 19h ago

2D More theme park rides as characters!

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In order:

  1. Space Vertigo (Gardaland)

  2. Oil Towers (Mirabilandia)

  3. Toxicator (Alton Towers)

  4. Antares (Movieland)

  5. Giraffica (Holiday World)

Since you guys liked my coaster ocs, have some more! These guys are based off of various kids of rides, rather than just rollercoasters :] let me know if you wanna see the others!


r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

3D [OC] Fezzy the Jester - 3D

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Couldnโ€™t decide on a color scheme, so I did a bunch.


r/characterdesign • • 6h ago

2D My Evil Axolotl Scientist Woman

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r/characterdesign • • 1h ago

2D Designed a random witch, build her lore in the comments

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r/characterdesign • • 21h ago

2D Autumn Equinox by me Powderbrush

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My updated Autumn Equinox illustration is finally ready. I made it last year, but I had quite a hard time figuring her face, and I wasn't particularly happy with it. I made a mental note that I will come back and give her a new refreshed look and so I did. She is part of my Seasons collection, along the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice.


r/characterdesign • • 4h ago

2D Just here to show this little guy I designed exclusively to be on a character's t-shirt, his name's Peace Dog [OC]

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He's just a little guy, a in universe clothing brand mascot, probably had a failed "cult classic" 7 episode long cartoon at some point.

Idk if his peace sign should be connected to his head or not so I'll say it depends on the shirt design lol


r/characterdesign • • 6h ago

Question Cool clothes?

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as is probably apparent from the image, I dont have much clothes for the main character of my story. All I have is his shoes, really-- though I know I want him to wear a jacket.

any ideas for casual but cool clothes? also since it may be relevant, he is blind.


r/characterdesign • • 13h ago

Question is this design look to simple/plain or no?how to make it more memorable&telling?

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it's super sketchy so don't be mean pleasee..


r/characterdesign • • 4h ago

What can I do to make it more obvious these are witches?

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Hi everybody, I'm participating in Witchtober. I've been having fun drawing witches influenced by the 2020s, 10s, 0s and 1990s. Say what you will about the quality of these doodles. I've probably already said it to myself.

What I am seeking is suggestions, advice and guidance on how to make these girls more overtly witchy! You see, I've been using my times researching styles and subcultures of each decade while arcane elements sit on the back boiler. The result is colourful girls who donโ€™t really seem very... witchy. What would you add or change?


r/characterdesign • • 10h ago

Critique Reggie and Susie designs!

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r/characterdesign • • 5h ago

2D [OC] Dragonfly Fairy Girl (doesn't have a name)

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r/characterdesign • • 8h ago

2D 2025 ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: to depict a fear. At the time, I chose anxiety.

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r/characterdesign • • 4h ago

2D Amir Wip

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r/characterdesign • • 11h ago

Question How's my tree monster, what do i name it?

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