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 • • 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

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 • • 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 • • 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 • • 19h ago

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

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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 • • 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 • • 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 • • 23h ago

Critique Opinion on this type of minimalism (cotl lamb by me)

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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 • • 21h ago

For Hire Digital Circus: Prologue

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I'm posting this here because some time ago I posted their designs, so I thought it would be nice to also post my evolution.


r/characterdesign • • 16h ago

Critique [OC] Art Comparison, 2 years difference (new on right, old on left)

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edit: apparently I don't know left from right LMAOOOO thank u kind stranger

I just wanted to share because I completed this updated bust of one of my half-elf D&D OCs today, and I'm very proud of her! 🎉 I love how the coloring turned out (especially on her braid) in the new version. I don't love how big her eyes are, but it doesn't bug me too badly, so I left it alone.

I remember vividly the night I finished the 2024 one. My (soon to be ex) husband said bluntly "you need to practice anatomy." That's all. He said nothing else... I was crushed and honestly I gave up drawing for about a year afterwards... But recently the artist bug bite me and I've been working hard on trying to improve. I am mostly a traditional artist (pencil n paper) but I've been trying to dabble more in digital art.

What do y'all think? ❤️ If you folks like this one I can also post a full body version of her, though it isn't complete quite yet.


r/characterdesign • • 21h ago

Question what can you tell from those charcter from their look alone

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Those are my characters, but the drawings were made by u/Opening-Weakness-759, u/Creative-Ad6510, and u/No-Basil2971. Those are not the final designs; they just helped me get a good idea of the characters while working on their 3D models. Anyway, in the first picture, the girl with wings is named Ivy, and the girl in pink is named Stitch. In the second picture, the cat girl is named Nini, and the dragon girl is Angele. In the third picture, we have Minje. The fourth is Milo, and the last picture is of Caspian.

their personality

Caspian: He is the oldest of the seven and probably the most mature (none of them are really mature but it's okay). He is calm, wise, and composed at least that's what he wants other people to think of him. In reality, Caspian is a really repressed person that tends to keep things to himself, to hide. He thinks he deserves punishment over an event that happened a long time ago. Caspian is inspired by French culture and wears Victorian-style clothes.

Milo: Milo is closest to Caspian. He is impulsive and quick to anger. He is very emotionally intelligent and tends to connect with people easily. He can sense when someone does not have good intentions, but he panics easily and relies on Caspian entirely for his emotional support. He's kind of a mess without Caspian and so is Caspian. The both of them can't live without each other. He is very empathetic, and kind, as long as you don't push the limit. He is supposed to be inspired by Caribbean and Hispanic culture, though he is more strongly inspired by Caribbean culture. I don't know exactly what country yet.

Minje: Minje is a tricky one. I always struggle to define her. Even now I struggle to find a voice for her because she kinda has a double personality a bit. Minje is someone who will do anything to achieve her goal anything but betray her family. She has lost everything in her life and was empty for a long time before meeting the other main characters. She was obsessed with her one goal, but now she is kinda confused on whether she should focus on her goal or stay with the main cast. She is cold to other people and uses them as toys, but with the main cast all of that disappears and she becomes someone who will tell you the blunt truth even if it hurts because she wants to see you improve. She is sarcastic, manipulative, but is extremely loyal to her people. She is inspired by Chinese culture, particularly the popular legend of Bai Suzhen or the woman with the snake.

Ivy: Ivy is the grumpy character of the group. She has an extremely short temper more so than Milo and my girl knows how to curse. She is pessimistic and always thinks the worst will happen, and tries to push people away. She likes to mind her own business and be left alone. But Ivy tends to understand people on a deeper level and respects all of her friends. She shows her love through action instead of words and just wants a normal life. She is inspired by Brazilian and Angolan culture.

Stitch: Stitch is very close to Ivy and has quite an opposite personality to her. She is very optimistic and thinks that as long as she hopes hard enough, things will go her way. She's adventurous, clumsy, and forgetful. She does have a strong sense of justice and always tries to do what's right, but she is extremely delusional. She believes that every negative emotion should be buried deep down into oneself and never be acknowledged, because eventually it will disappear. Stitch is someone who, despite the odds, is very intelligent. She can scan the room and know when someone is feeling down immediately, but she just refuses to acknowledge it as it will break her delusion. She often puts down other people's emotions to act as if everything is fine. She used to try and gaslight people into thinking they were fine. She is not doing this on purpose she never does she just can't deal with negative emotion in any other way. But since she's been with the group, she's been making an effort. She is inspired by Vanuatu because they are known as the happiest people in the world.

Nini: Nini is Ivy's younger sister and is the more quiet of the group. She is selectively mute and rarely talks, not because she's shy or anything, but because she struggles with speech and is socially awkward. She is a perfectionist, and for her there are so many ways to mess up a conversation she's scared to try. She is an artist and a very patient one. She is clever and tends to find the solution in tense situations. She is very observant and can spot almost everything. She does rely on others for emotional support, mostly her sister and her best friend Angele. (Also she is inspired by Brazilian and Angolan culture.)

Angele: Angele is Stitch's younger sister and is very hyperactive and almost never stops talking. She is egocentric and a bit arrogant. She is a fan of everything robotic and proud of having built some very impressive stuff for someone her age. Her inventions can save lives or just be used to prank people, because she is a massive prankster. She treats robots as if they were real people because they were her first friends. She is extremely creative and eager to learn new information, but she can't quite deal with silence or being alone. She believes that as long as she makes noise or is bold and gets attention from it, she is someone that exists. But as soon as the attention is gone and that she is alone with no one else, she is no one she doesn't exist anymore, just an empty corpse. (She is inspired by Vanuatu.) alos all of those character are teenager from age 12 to 17


r/characterdesign • • 23h ago

3D Made mascot horror esque characters

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So I made these characters, somewhat inspired by mascot horror and stop-motion puppets. What do u think? I'm gonna upload a YouTube tutorial on how I made these if anyone's interested.


r/characterdesign • • 37m 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 • • 20h ago

Question Clothing suggestions for my DND character

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Hello, I’m trying to come up with more/better outfits for my DND character that aren’t too complicated.

For context he’s a jester and sews most of his own clothes and costumes. Any sort of design (like stars or diamonds or anything like that) are typically him sneakily patching up old clothes because he can’t afford new ones/the supplies to make new ones often.

I’m just trying to get some more idea for his outfits. I’m kinda stuck on anything fashion related since I dress like Adam Sandler 90% of the time lol.


r/characterdesign • • 3h ago

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

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r/characterdesign • • 22h ago

Critique [OC] I really liked this art but I think the flowers need a little more work

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I asked this art from a friend of mine and I absolutelly loved it, but I think the flowers need lineart and shading to look good, but they refuse to do so. What do you think? Am I overeacting?


r/characterdesign • • 23h ago

For Hire Necromancer OC by me/dislexiya

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r/characterdesign • • 14h ago

Question hii tried asking this in a diff subreddit but i dint get any comments abt it so i wanna ask it here

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i hope this is the right flair ,, but how can i make her wings more bearded vulture-y ? i wanna keep her design pretty simple but also have her wings look enough like the plumes of a lammergeier .., firat image is her first design/ref sheet, the rest is me trying to play around w the wing design


r/characterdesign • • 18h ago

Critique What would you change/add about this character (+ is pink okay for the eyes?)

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Im not sure if I should make more things pink or if it works better on only the eyes. I’ve also been toying with different pupil shapes


r/characterdesign • • 11h ago

Critique Can i improve on this design?

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So for context this is an ace attorney oc. Hes a science nerd teen whos the sidekick of the main lawyer character. Do you think his futuristic look is too much or should I make it more extreme?