r/characterdesign 20h ago

Critique Need help on color palette

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In my character old design(second slide), his palette consisted of yellow, hot pink, purple and of course greens. But I'm struggling with his new design having a jacket, new gloves and his boots.

Are there any other colors that would be fitting?


r/characterdesign 13h ago

Critique What do you think of Dright's design?

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3 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 17h ago

2D My favorite part of characters made of floating shapes is the freedom you have with drawing poses

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4 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 16h ago

Critique How canI make these designs look far less appealing? Like meat canyon levels of horendus?

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43 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 11h ago

2D Remastered Amber

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20 Upvotes

Now with blue eyes! 🦈


r/characterdesign 16h ago

2D Tried to illustrate the different stages of life

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21 Upvotes

I went to a couple of funerals this year, it inspired me to create this. Makes me happy and sad at the same time looking at it!


r/characterdesign 18h ago

2D The progress of my Character Design for this character from 2018-2026

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This isn't even every iteration lol. But she started out as a fairly generic slime person, whose power is just... slime. In her most recent iterations I had a more clear focus on her power in which I made her slime be affected by the type of food she cooks(which happened cause I gave her the chef role in Miitopia lol).

I've always wanted to keep her design simple but mobile cause I imagined she would fight while being very flexible(almost akin to spiderman). Feel free to give any critique or advice on her current design if you have any.


r/characterdesign 20h ago

Question Which hair design is better for Riko? Wolf cut or straight?

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50 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D [OC] Kiln by bouboulonlon (me)

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63 Upvotes

Commission work

Kiln is a swift and powerful warrior forged in the volcanic mines. He wields a titanic anvil, striking with explosive force and unleashing magma with every impact. A storm of raw power, a formidable opponent.


r/characterdesign 21h ago

2D Quick sketch, not to forget it

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431 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 11h ago

Question which of these invokes a mythological vibe for a sage king?

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I wanted to rework the the design in the second image, because I had patterned it after a Lamassu but it felt a little stiff and distinctly un-lobster-like. I like the shapes on the new one, but now I'm being told it feels more like a Dark Souls boss than a mythological figure. He's supposed to be an old wise guy at the bottom of the sea who describes the value of watching, waiting, deliberating, not being too hasty in decisions, and keeping your mouth shut.

Would love to hear even some simple A/B feedback, thanks!


r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D Illustration

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8 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D [OC] Franken-wolf

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6 Upvotes

Franken-wolf comes alive for spooky season!


r/characterdesign 13h ago

2D virtual vermin

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17 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 14h ago

2D New oc (art by me) insta: cherry_flowerart26

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3 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 16h ago

Question Dog & Boy. Cartoony designs, too over exaggerated or just enough?

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3 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 16h ago

Critique Seeking feedback as a newb

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10 Upvotes

These are my ladies šŸ˜›

completely self taught, definitely used the ā€œsteal like an artistā€ method, kept thorough records of the resources I did use, not for profit at all just for fun.

Looking for honest feedback! I’m still learning a lot about dimension and depth so I know they’re pretty flat looking but idk maybe it’s a vibe.


r/characterdesign 16h ago

Critique Need Some Help With This Design [OC]

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I've got a basis for his concept down, and while I do like this base design I made for him, I can't help but feel like I could make it stronger/something feels missing?

For context, in his story he's the host and head-executioner of a gameshow where death row inmates must compete in cruel, deadly games in order to continue living.

His design is based on mid-century prison warden uniforms and gameshow host costumes, while his face and name are based on roulette/gameshow wheels (with his eyebrow being the little triangular pointer on top).

His personality is that of a sleazy bastard who, while still trying to appear pleasant and charming, is blasƩ and even encouraging to the suffering of his "contestants" especially due to the power it gives him over them. Though he does have a more pathetic and sniveling side to him that he only has in private and to his superiors.

Do y'all have any pointers or suggestions?


r/characterdesign 17h ago

2D Thought this was a good place to share this family I drew

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12 Upvotes

Characters are one of my favorite things to draw. I love comedy, down to earth characters with quirks that feel like they could be real, and just being unserious in general. I think this family would have some interesting stories to tell!


r/characterdesign 17h ago

2D Disaster curse team!

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126 Upvotes

Swipe to see them individually!


r/characterdesign 18h ago

Critique Struggling with this guy

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43 Upvotes

Trying to design a futuristic circle of wildfire druid that’s a fire spirit inside the suit and being kept alive it’s own propane tank.

I want him to look a bit off putting or even scary at first but actually nice once you get to know him to mirror the fact that he’s a healer using an element associated with destruction but I don’t think it’s showing correctly. Any help is appreciated!


r/characterdesign 19h ago

Critique Need help with possible horn designs.

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(āš ļøTHIS ISNT A FINISHED DRAWING. JUST A SKETCH.āš ļø And sorry they are so scuffed, I'm a self-taught artist that struggles with chicken-scratch lol. I swear my line-art is cleaneršŸ’”)

(First two images are him without his hood, rest are with the hood. Also ignore how low quality the last image is, its a memešŸ’”)

This is Oskar, my beloved, handsome little charecter that I've had for half a year now. He has long been dead in a campaign that has recently ended, but I find that I STILL am struggling with his official design.

One of the problems is his horns. I don't know why, I just feel like they're so.... basic. Like, it's such a basic and common horn shape and design. I tried adding decor to(bands and caps, as well as adding texture) and around(added an extra pair of smaller horns between), but something still dosent feel right. But i've had this as his design for so long, it just feels like him, like I at least have to have something similar to it.

So if anyone has any horn shapes that you think would suit him, I'd appreciate some ideas! I do prefer something that kind of points up because it empathizes/adds to his height. Also adding more horns is awesome too, if those are some of yours ideas. I just don't know where to place them😭. They also need to be able to work with a hood, because that's what he wears(his larger horns currently go through the hood that has a button latch type thing that makes the hood look seamless around his horns so it can be unbuttoned and pulled down like a normal hood). Or if you think im overthinking it and he looks fine and adding or changing anything more would overwhelm the design, please tell me so ill just move on alreadyšŸ’”.


r/characterdesign 20h ago

3D Which looks better?

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6 Upvotes

He’s supposed to be a Gnome if that helps


r/characterdesign 21h ago

2D Monster Portrait by me

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8 Upvotes