Character design thread

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>>2995413
this what I'm trying lately 1/3

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>>2995434
2/3

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>>2995434
>>2995435
3/3 rev?

>>2995415
awesome!

>>2995434
I think you need to study your anatomy more
also that left hand holding the sword is sloppy.

>>2995434
>giant fucking sword
>plus magic
I don't like this combo. If he has a huge sword he should stick to it, not use some tingly fairy ass magic.
>>2995437
I like the perspective and the sword.

>>2995817
thanks mate I kekd bout the fairy ass mag

>>2995415
Not bad anon.

>>2995413

nice shit brah

>>2995415

sick

got one with your signature on it? i dont wana save it and forget the artist

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>>2995413

Nice totally original character design

Now delete this

>>2995415
These are pretty good. An animated chess game made with those could reach new audience.

>>2995443
>>2996039
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>>2996351
Are you guys serious? Reverse image search, pretty sure this guy doesn't post on /ic/

>>2996384
>only half of those posts even acknowledge that anon is the creator

Does it even matter? Are you so scared of admiring art here out of fear that you are being "trolled"? Most don't give a fuck either way and if that anon tried to fake it then he's the only one who will lose on this from knowing he had to pretend to be someone else to get the response he wants.

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>>2995413
Any advice?

>>2995415
>goodshit
blog?

>>2996240
>>2996229

OP here, never said it was mine, not even the pic, just like the topic

>>2996608
It's not clear where the yellow light hitting the planets is coming from

>>2996814
Just the light sources in general, I mean, if the light is coming from the top right corner wouldn't the shadow on the ringed planed be casted lower and a bit to the right?

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>>2996240

Nice totally original character design

Now delete this

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This is so old but I guess it counts.

>>2996829
Yeah, you,re right. May be i must add more cleaning in the brown planet in the same (or similar) direction.

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workin on this guy

>>2997468

Pillow shading. Avoid that. Identify the light source.

>>2997484
mm, you're right for sure.
thanks dood, been lookin at it too long

>>2995415
>mr.jack browses /ic/
yeah nice try

>>2996912
>>2996608
>character design thread

you guys are mental if you think this is character design. Plus they're trash so...

>>2997544

Damn that's some constructive criticism you got there. These guys are on their way to being better artists already.

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My sheep(Rose) and bun(Valerie).

>>2997544
You are trash you fucking frustated faggot.
Not the anons quoted but your attitude is disgusting.

>>2997544
Why you consider this drawing a trash? There's any type of rule in this thread to show design characters? The best design have an history behind. And this drawings that you consider trash seems that they have one

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I enjoy a good crit. Hit me.

>>2999004
Pistol and shield are 2D as hell
Legs are too short, even if you wanted it then don't try to make an proportional upper body.

Rest is ok. Keep going

>>2999027
Thanks for the input. Other than the immediate technical issues, any comments on the design elements themselves?

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The head is supposed to be seen two ways, one where the holes are eyes, another where its just an abstract rotating pyramid with one hole on each side

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My donut steel, ottavio

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>>3000603
Different outfit

>>2999047
Maybe it's what your going for, but it looks a little too generic mad Max. Add some really defining armor or an interesting looking weapon.

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An art test I'm working on. Photobashed squids are just a placeholder for now.

>>3000603
Is this how Gappy looks without his hat?

>>2996240
It's obviously a fanart you retard

>>3000859

I love this. Blog?

>>2995413
I believe these threads should be a regular thing. I'm afraid of making them a "General" in fear of drawing in gossipfags who'll derail the threads, but I'll give this thread a bump, as I'd like to encourage more people to post. I'll be back later with some critique.

Also, post character designs that you think work.

And can we talk about design theory?

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This is for a school project.
I discarded these, even though i liked them because they didn't fit in the project

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>>3002194
Now I'm working on these fellas

>>3002195
Looking good anon, liking the desings. I think you should add some other colours on the skin, like greys, blues and whatnot just to make it look a little more rotten but apart from that they're pretty strong designs

>>3001791
Thanks anon. Currently don't have a blog, I really should look into getting one for my portfolio though.

>>3002195
You do both good sketches and rendering. Very nice concept style.

>>2999004
Nothing stands out. I've seen this all done before. You'll have to use your creative skills more.

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>>3002831
Papa.png - is that you?

I've been following you for a while on Instagram. You have a lot of great work and I'm always happy to see your work pop up in my feed. I've been meaning to say this though:

I can't help but think that all you're doing is endlessly creating personal work that is taking you nowhere. Do you have any career aspirations? You're obviously good enough to start getting work in the fantasy/sci-fi/concept art field, but your entire Artstation and Instagram is filled with half-done "studies" and sketches. Why? What's holding you back from achieving something career-wise?

My comments are of course assuming you ultimately would like to get paid for your work, but if it's all just for fun, then disregard this message.

Also - pic related is my favorite thing you've made. I'd love to see you make more graphic, sharp work like this!

>>3003559
I do but toronto is really scarce and I just got out of school for digital animation, I am only a younglin workin on all the parts I need to improve on, now I'm just waiting for Ubisofts NXT competition to really pour ny hours into bc im getting no callbacks for other jobs, I'm confident that I'll be a finalist and get an apprenticeship and then work there.

>>3003559
Plus on top I've already worked as a concept artist and I find it distasteful to post my rotation/concept design polishes on instagram bc it detracts from my end game goal (game art)

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Got some drawings of my and my friends characters from our Pathfinder game. Only really have full body pictures done of my character.

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>>3003923

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>>3003925
And the group

>>3003923
what race is a 'cattaur'?

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>>3003934
Lamia technically.

I'd wanted to make a centaur, DM said it'd have to be Medium instead of Large. Originally I thought "okay, pony-taur" but then got it into my head to use a large cat as a base. When I told the DM about it he goes, "Oh you mean a lamia!"

Been having some fun trying to figure out the logistics of how she works though.

>>3003944
That ain't lamia by any means, but whatever template seems to work. Good she's not large, that'd be insane
Now I wish I had some decent art for my own DnD characters but all I have is tokens of some generic animu heads, feels bad man

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Angry shortstack teacher

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Unpolished.
Just a rough.

Revision of the red hooded girl. A lot of the criticism I got from the original is that she looked too much like the chick from RWBY, so I changed her costume around a bit, gave it a more metal edge, with some goth lolita elements tossed in. I also added the chain and blade to her weapon, to give her more ways to use the wheel as a weapon.

Just for context, this is a character for a fighting game roster.

I think I like this a lot better. It reads much better with the solid colors, while still retaining a similar silhouette.

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>>3004547
Same context, this one I've posted around a bit more. It's been met with a lot of positive reception. The Toku influence is intentional.

I feel it's not FULLY there yet, but almost. This is the 2nd draft on this character, it's much better than the original. I like the way the colors read, but I feel there's a bit too much clutter in certain areas.

People have taken well to the jacket look too, and I like it as well, but it doesn't seem to work well with the scarf (too busy), and I feel the scarf is much more important for his design, as he is meant to pay homage. Plus, the jacket makes combat poses more difficult to read in his case.

Oh yeah, btw, here's a couple links I got from /v/ on character design, in case you guys are interested:

http://www.capcom-unity.com/street_fighter/go/thread/view/7411/24873617/how-to-design-a-street-fighter-character

http://www.capcom-unity.com/gregaman/blog/2012/08/28/more_awesome_street_fighter_blogs_than_you_can_read_this_week

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>>3004554
This one is a lot more polished.I think this design is done. I'm quite satisfied with it. Feedback is welcome in all of them btw.

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>>3004554
>>3004555
Fucking stop it.

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>>3004555
4/5

I think some people might have seen this one, I've posted it around before. This one was quite popular. Another one that I think is 90% there. It just needs that final... umf.

I did make one change however, I changed her skin tone from that pale white, to a more natural skin color, and it worked out well. I think it reads much better that way. I simply haven't gotten around to giving her a proper pose yet though.

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>>3004559
Final one I'm gonna post I don't know where to go with this one desu. It feels a bit generic.

>>2995434
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>>2995437
I dig the style a lot. First one especially. I think the colors and pose work really well. He reminds me of Cloud a but, but it still feels original all the same.

>>2995439
The concept is cool, though I think this could use a revision. The colors don't blend very well, it's hard to read. The greens and purples clash too much with the more muddy reds and oranges of the main body.

>>2997468
Not much I can say here. I think you should push the design further so it reads properly as what you want it to be. I like your use of shape language however. The blocky square figure works well with the concept. It just needs more.

>>2997818
These are great. The concept is interesting, and colors and silhouettes read very well. Great job.

>>2997849
I like the silhouette on the helmet a lot. I think it reads very well on her lean figure. I think you can push this a bit further to give it a bit more punch though.

>>2999004
I see what you're going for, but you're gonna have to think more carefully which elements to juxtapose on each other, and how to carefully blend them together. I think there's too much clash with the design still. It lacks cohesion imo.

>>3002195
>>3002194
These are really good. I like these a lot. The shape language, use of color, and expression are great. There's a lot of personality to these designs. Great job!

>>3002596
>>3004192
Also, just as an aside as well, some context would really help in giving out proper critique. Imo, design has to serve a purpose, so what might work for something, might not work for something else. It's hard to say is some designs could or couldn't work if we're not given much context. Otherwise, we're just saying whether we like the visual appeal of something, and outside of color, scheme, shape language, and silhouette, that's pretty much entirely subjective.

Not to single you out on this either, it's mostly for everyone ITT. I'm just at a loss for what I could tell you in terms of design without some solid context. And I feel "looks good" and leaving it at that is selling you guys short in what could be some decent direction.

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Here's one of mine that I'm proud of. He's supposed to be an ancient bull god.

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Here's a knight-based monster as well

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A coyote-creature

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A tardigrade creature

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And finally, a snake-creature which burrows in a tree stump.

I used to primarily do static sprites, but I've recently started trying to draw digital art of my characters. These are the only ones so far; thoughts?

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Watcher of Planet Mush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4RM7TU72Y

>>3004555
I think you should be in fashion design..

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>>3004567
Your designs are awesome dude.

Main character is a new teacher at a WASPy private school. He's from a relatively poor background and is fresh out of community college, so he's nervous but trying to put on a good appearance. >>3004192 is similar but also the opposite; she overcompensates for her background (and height) by being overly strict.

>>3004554
The design looks fucking great dude, it's super nostalgic. You're right about the jacket, it looks nice but I'd say it only works in a resting pose. I'd say with the clutter you could do with reducing the amount of segments of the breastplates/codpiece. It's a little more noticeable on the white than the brown but if you're gonna change it I'd match the proportions of the segements on the brown anyway. Have you tried adding more white to the back btw? I don't know if it'll make it better but might be worth a try. Apart from that keep up the good work : )

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>>2995413
characters for a comic
i want them to look cool but also fairly easy to draw for the sake of time

>>3005453
That is quite possibly the most generic thing I've ever seen.

>>3005481
stop trolling

>>3005522
It looks like every other pseudo-anime webcomic out there.

>>3004977
These are really cute, I'm liking them a lot. Keep it up my guy

>>3005453
Generic devil more face/24273683844

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Yesterday I redesigned this lil goblin guy for a D&D game.

>>3005642
cutie

>>2997818
You got a blog?

>>2997818
Like from Maxwell's Silver Hammer.

Heh.

>>2995434
Good stylization but shit anatomy. The muscles from the shoulder to the wrist are really off dude. Other than that it the colors make it appealing. Also remove the meme sword I can think of at least 5 other things in where some dude used a thick glowing blue sword.

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>>3003523
>>3004564

In regards to >>2999004, I've always found that I've enjoyed simpler, less "flashy", designs for my characters so I try to keep things simple -- not to discount your critique, though. Could you give me a few examples of which design elements aren't working for you? I am genuinely interested in your opinions on what works, what doesn't, and why.

While I'm here, here's another one I've done, very interested in feedback on this piece as well.

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my little boy

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>>2997818
>>2997849
these are rad

>>3002596
i think this is awesome if you plan to animate the character

>>3004559
not super original but youre good at drawing her

>>3004564
i like this one. i wish his legs werent so long probably cuz of the bulky body with tiny head. sweet otherwise.

>>3005453
dope.

>>3007635
interesting

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some sea-demon thing

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sea demon-thing

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>>3005453

>>3007890
>>3007895
Yes!

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>>3005453
>tumblr psuedoanime style
why the fuck didn't you just go the full mile and make your disgustingly shit-simple characters even more disgustingly shit-simple
you've managed to half-ass half-assing it

>>3005453
I-I like this artstyle
Maybe not the evil dude's face, but everything else looks good

>>3005453
I want to hug the girl
h u g

>>3008098
Legitimate question what's wrong with pseudoanime? I've seen hate for the style even when it's done decently and I just don't get it

>>3008092
Sorry for posting this twice. I tried to resize the first one

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Sorry for the bad quality, too lazy to fix it.

>>3008098
i believe you mean "quarter-assing" it

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Here's a thing of my donut steel I recently finished

>>3011525
can't see shit

>>3007635
Blog?

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Vegetarian with friendly deposition. Extra set of ears extend when decib levels reach 10 Hz

>>3011525
I feel like I don't understand which way it's facing.

>>3011525
nice digital painting on the armor.

>>3011766
What do you mean?

>>3011870
It's just confusing, it's the broken part of the helmet the front or the back? Is the red thing a cape or a scarf-kind-of-thing? Is that plate supposed to be on the chest or the back?

Don't get me wrong it's well made but if you were to take the hand away I would be lost.

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ayy lmao

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>>3011875
Ah I get what you mean. I didn't even think of that. This is another one of the same character, do you reckon it's the design or just the composition/posing/lighting that makes the other one confusing?

>>3011891
I think it was the posing, here I get it of course, although now he reminds me a little too much of Artorias but red instead of blue.

>>3011893
>too much of Artorias
Yeah I think taking too much from darksouls is a big weakness of mine. Thanks for the feedback : )

>>3011894
Take it as a my grain of salt, you are clearly better than me

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Design student here, adding my two cents.

I think the problem I see most in these threads is the fact that you aren't really "designing" anything at all.

Design is a problem solving method, using visual communication.

Art is the expression of emotion in visual communication.

Good design occurs when you answer a contextual problem regarding a certain set of latent needs or "pain points". These are contextual constraints that allow you to develop a realistic character through the characters needs.

He's from a desert planet? He has goggles and a face mask for the sand, his gun is wrapped in cloth, or the barrel is fluted to stop sand jamming the bolt.

She's from the future? Look at current and up-and-coming tech, and integrate that to make it believable.

And honestly the most important part is iteration, you drawing one character once is not character design, it's a sketch.

Here's a little bit from my process.

>>3000450
I rike it

>>3011879
that's really good anon! do you have a blog?

>>3011712
aguas-ucia on tumblr

>>3011716
you could change "unihorn" to "party hat" and no one would notice.
looks cool tho

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Here's the main villain of my webcomic
He's quite a mix of my favorite villains in manga and comics

>>3011904
Good advice, thanks anon.

Though I don't see your drawing as an example of iterations or concept design, it looks like you figured the design somewhere else and came here to draw a couple sketches of it.
Have you read Scott Robertson's Skillful huntsman by any chance?

>>2995415
This is really good, but as the characters get higher up the ranks from "pawn" to queen, the intimidation present in their design either doesn't change or goes down. also the king looks scarier than the queen, but is a lower level?

as an avid rpg fan I think you've got some work ahead of you still. keep it up though! great design.

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>>3012912
That was just a bit of the process, most of it was done on paper and pencil, fitting them all in a single file is a bit of a fuck around

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>>2997849
I like it. How do i learn how to do this? I suck at using ref.

>>3005453
I love how you do girls! how do i learn this...

I linked some of my recent design stuff.
I been just doing random designs to just get myself to draw more.

>>3002596
She got no business being that thicc

>>3010507
why even care if some dumbass doesn't like the same style you do. a style won't appeal to everyone so it's important to find one you are content with and polish it. A following will come after. There is a market for anything. Look at degenerate expansion,furry,guro, etc. They all have markets.

>>3012899
this is awful holy fuck

>>3014959
Thanks for your very pertinent critic, anon

>>3003739
best of luck papa, i've been following you too, you're doing great

>>3011904
good thinking anon, can i see more of your work ?

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>>3005453
Here some fanart.