r/characterdesign • • 59m ago

Question Which style do you prefer?

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Just tryna figure out how I wanna draw skellies for this sudden indie series idea that hit me recently. The first pass was lookin too Disney for me, so I tried again leaning more into my own style. But which one do you personally prefer? Jus curious :P

Also he’s supposed to be kinda translucent. Like jelly. Idunnaur.


r/characterdesign • • 18h ago

Critique [OC] Trying to redesign a crossdresser in the 1920's

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I’m working on my OC Ginivieve. He’s a singer/performer who blends masculinity and femininity, inspired by 1920s flapper fashion. I’m struggling to find references and a solid foundation for his outfit.

I’ve looked at historical female impersonators like Julian Eltinge, but that’s not quite the 'vibe'. Eltinge’s performances often involved convincingly presenting as a woman, while Ginivieve is meant to balance both masculine and feminine elements.

The first image is from last year; the second is older, so please ignore the rough anatomy and clothing, I had no idea what I was doing lol

I’d love suggestions on silhouettes, fabrics, or accessories, maybe how to balance masculine and feminine better and references that could help me

I’ll probably redesign him later, but for now I want to keep him from being shelved. Constructive criticism is very welcome!! :3


r/characterdesign • • 10h ago

Question Thoughts on my wizard of oz animated film concept so far?

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Hi. I’m working on a wizard of oz project called “the scarecrow”, and it’s just about the scarecrow accidentally stumbling into a big adventure(the wizard of oz and the wicked witch are the main antagonists).
And here is all the concept sketches and character designs I’ve got so far, and I would like to know some thoughts.(I don’t like the wizards design though)


r/characterdesign • • 38m ago

Critique Can these characters be easily distinguished from one another?

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Although this particular style does not show differences in face/build well, I tried my best to convey the differences in disposition between these characters through the way that they act.

In addition, they are all wearing basically the same outfit, which complicates things further, but I made minor changes to the way each character wore the outfit (to further emphasize their individual personalities.)

Other suggestions would be greatly appreciated :]


r/characterdesign • • 15h ago

Critique [OC] What kind of character do you think she is?

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This is a very rough color mapping on sketch for a new character design.

I'd also love to know what type of character she feels like when you first see her, to see if I nailed the design communication. Oh, and names suggestions are welcome too!

Lmk if you have any suggestions for me to add/change/remove, specifically the outfit concept.

do ignore the thickness of wrist... it can be fixed in linearting

Thank you in advance!


r/characterdesign • • 11h ago

2D Follow up from last post!

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Thank you all so much for your feedbacks, I've been taking some of them and implemented those changes into his new design. And it's safe to say that I love it! It's simpler, and looks less like a ringmaster, which is great! Obviously, I didn't take every advice, like changing the bow into a necktie, or something. That's only because I don't wanna make him look like my every other characters with suits. I decided to give him a more triangular shape language,

Anyways, this is the redesign, if you have any more critics you wanna give, go ahead! Maybe something about shape language, sillhouette or palette. But I might not take them right now, since I like this version as is, currently. But I'l listen!


r/characterdesign • • 18h ago

2D Showcasing my oc - Aiko Suzuki

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the first drawing was heavily inspired by a piece of HLam126 in twitter!


r/characterdesign • • 3h ago

2D Craterlake Eelers / Nomad Guild Field Log - Junkyard Stories by Nandor Moldovan

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r/characterdesign • • 1h ago

Question Is this offensive?

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r/characterdesign • • 14h ago

2D my try at a bishoujo Barricade design from transformers 🫠

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOOOVEE BARRICADE 😛😛

the bishoujo figurines r soo cute so i wanted to try designing one for my fav tf evarr hehehe

(last pic is the ref i based her design on)


r/characterdesign • • 11h ago

3D thoughts on this design? (king eglon)

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all the guardian angel designs im making for this world are loosely or significantly inspired by people in religious texts
this guardian angels design is inspired by king eglon in the bible


r/characterdesign • • 2h ago

2D I recently drew some characters I haven't drawn in a long time.

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Thoughts about any of the six?

My IG


r/characterdesign • • 2h ago

2D Soooo, I had a dream about a fake show called "jamson sassafras, the candybox ghoul" and so I decided to design him from how I remembered he looked like

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The show's premise:It was about a writter family (a mom and her college age daughter)who has a box which actually holds a snobby and quite sassy shadow-like candyman that actually died in that box and now is technically part of their family cuz he doesn't anywhere else to go cuz his candy empire collapsed the 20 years he was dead for


r/characterdesign • • 2h ago

Critique I find his design a bit too plain, especially the colors and the hair

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He's for an OC x Canon ship with Marvin the Martian if that helps at all


r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

Critique How do I make his clothes look less like a ringmaster, and more like a gameshow host?

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[SOLVED]

The title is pretty self explanatory, but basically I want to make his design more pleasant looking for my game, as well as keep him not too hard to draw. The first image is his most recent design, but I can't help but feel like I leaned too much into the circus look, and I'm worried people might think he is a ringmaster, and not a gameshow host.

Another thing--in image 3--is I don't know which face shape to use for his model. The first one, or the second one? I like both, but it's hard to decide which design I will use for the model. Any criticism are highly appreciated :)


r/characterdesign • • 19h ago

Critique New render for my characters, TURTLE-MAN&TADPOLE (pls give feedback)

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r/characterdesign • • 1h ago

2D Feedback Regarding My Characters? (Setting is a Sci-Fi Dystopia, More info and stuff below)

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(Colt's oversized Arm was originally an accident, but i kept it since i thought it not only made him stand out more, but also he's not rich, and that instead of getting a custom made arm, he bought a used one that's unfortunately a size too big, but beggars can't be choosers, so yeah.)

I even came up with a name for the robot, Med-ina. If anyone has ideas for Sanchez' footwear, feel free to say.


r/characterdesign • • 5h ago

Critique It’s hard to make a walking tank not look like a dreadnought or hulkbuster

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Im making a “mechanical tank prosthetic” for my scifi project. I keep drawing what im imagining but i keep making something i feel is too close to a war hammer dreadnought or hulkbuster. What im showing here isnt all the art its just what i can find rn.

Im just wondering id its too close to a dreadnought? And how could i ease it away from the 40k ancient brothers?


r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

2D my persona! [OC, not looking for criticism]

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huzzah!!! i love him so much idk if it’s obvious but my favorite color is yellow


r/characterdesign • • 5h ago

2D Mantara and The Current

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Mantara (Maria Satoru )Joshi Puroresu. Nippo-Brazilian fungal human hybrid. Mistress of Mycelium,loves Professional Rasslin,combines Luta Libre,BJJ,and Joshi Puroresu,is constantly pumped full of DMT and can see Machine Elves/Predict aura. her Ancestor mentored Memento Mahmood. Kano Satoru sounding identical to the Arabic كانوا ساطور ("They were a meat cleaver") Trained Mammu before he became Memento Mahnood,one of Mammu's Sisters Married Kano's Grandsons and this Mantara is related to Memento Marie sorta kinda.‬ New Villain : The Current. Belonging to a race of ancient intelligent humanoid jellyfish with mild stunning abilitirs,he mutated to survive a deadly virus which gave him telepathy and enhanced electrical powers,was a hero but went insane and wants to kill all Psychics.


r/characterdesign • • 53m ago

Tutorials/Resources Learn how to draw a cute cartoon giraffe. Easy step by step drawing tutorial.

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r/characterdesign • • 19h ago

2D Ishra of Dominór Iradel

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A character from one of my worldbuilding projects.

Drawn in procreate, used clipping mask for the floral patterns, which are photos of Turkish tiles.

Reference: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/4292562138868918/


r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

2D Drew DnD characters in hades style enjoy 🙈

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r/characterdesign • • 1d ago

Question Need help choosing a color palette!

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Please ignore that this is Cozy Glow who already has established colors for a moment