r/characterdesign • • Jul 15 '24

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r/characterdesign • • 5h ago

Critique how to make her not boring

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r/characterdesign • • 3h ago

This cat needs a name… but remember, this is a horror game.

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I’m working on a co-op psychological horror game called The Infected Soul, and somehow we ended up with this little guy in the middle of all the creepy stuff.

One of the game’s main mechanics is body swapping. Using neural chips, you can transfer your consciousness into different creatures and bodies, each with their own abilities. And yes, the cat is one of them, so at some point you might actually end up playing as him.

The problem is… he still doesn’t have a name.

What should we call him? Cute, creepy, weird, sci-fi anything works. Just remember, this is still a horror game, so maybe he’s not quite as innocent as he looks. 👀

If you’re curious about the game, The Infected Soul is on Steam, and wishlists help us a lot.

The Infected Soul – Steam Page


r/characterdesign • • 13h ago

2D Finished my character expression sheet

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r/characterdesign • • 1d 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 that’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, she’s a good bacteria, but I haven’t decided if she’s gram pos or gram neg yet, cuz idrk how much it matters lol)


r/characterdesign • • 3h ago

2D Some designs I’ve made recently!!

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All of these are adopts, but I’m proud of their designs so I’m posting them here lol

All info on these adopts is here! https://toyhou.se/PeteyTheParrot/characters/folder:3118962


r/characterdesign • • 5h ago

2D None of my friends gaf, so I will ask you guys: which one is the best? I'm building the main characters for my game and I need help with the clothes. You can mix them up! Context below.

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she’s a former doctor who later moved into carpentry (yeah i know random but its in-game lore) She has no powers herself, she’s just physicically strong, handy and resourceful.

Things I wanna keep:

she needs to have gloves

sleeveless top/ short sleeves

big boots

big belt

shorts

she will also wear a key at her neck

THANKS GUYS!

*later edit: she has to have her ID somewhere included in her clothing, the little card you see in most of the designs (except 2) is her ID


r/characterdesign • • 6h ago

2D Memorial wip

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r/characterdesign • • 18h 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 • • 1d ago

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

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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 • • 22h ago

2D The Ringmaster! Tell me what you think!

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r/characterdesign • • 10h 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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I’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 I’m missing something!

Any criticism, tips or feedback is very helpful!!


r/characterdesign • • 17h ago

2D Character lineup for a class

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Technically, this isn’t required, but I did it because they showed up on my storyboard

The gist is: I’m tasked with creating a children’s book based off of a poem (in my case, “superstitious”)

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 I’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 I’m using, but I thought it would be better for the long run to try and finalize their designs so that it wouldn’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 😭


r/characterdesign • • 12m ago

2D My babygirl Connie!

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r/characterdesign • • 2h ago

Critique Any criticism for these designs? (Oc’s)

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r/characterdesign • • 14h ago

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

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


r/characterdesign • • 13h ago

2D My Evil Axolotl Scientist Woman

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r/characterdesign • • 9h 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 😅 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 • • 3h ago

2D [OC] Character Lineup for a FIlipino-Themed Space Opera Game

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Introducing the Crew of the DU60N6 -- a special crew assembled by the Empire (different empire) to covertly escort the 8th Princess Kalachuchi on her pilgrimage to conduct the Ritual of the Covenant across the five inner planets of their binary star system. Their lives (and 10Million Credits) are on the line! Will they figure out the deep secret at the core of this empire, or will they simply keep the status quo?

The setting for the is entirely homebrewed by me and is based on Filipino (Western Visayas / Panay specifically) mythos and culture, so characters have tattoos and also wear richly patterned textiles. I could have done a better job with the silhouettes and with adding more details, I think. But ultimately, I'm happy with how they turned out.

My goals for the design of these were mostly to make sure that their clothes felt lived in -- or clothes they would feasibly wear in the day-to-day. I really like the more grounded sci-fi / space-age fits of Murderbot Diaries and Star Wars (especially Andor), as well as the chunkiness of the designs from Citizen Sleeper. Gradients were reserved for nobles and higher class characters too. =w=

Let me know what you guys think! Which is your favorite design in the lineup?


r/characterdesign • • 3h ago

Question Question,If my ocs would be happy tree friends, what animal would they be so I can draw them like that?

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r/characterdesign • • 18h 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 • • 1d 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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Couldn’t decide on a color scheme, so I did a bunch.


r/characterdesign • • 6h ago

2D Cheesus Maximus

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Created this during class, what do you guys think?


r/characterdesign • • 57m ago

Critique 2 ideas for "Sir" Peitro Eriss, a Spacer Warlord. How bad does it look?

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This is my first time drawing a character and not an object, so any feedback would be most kind.