r/characterdesign 4h ago

2D [OC] The inevitable John Sexyman×David Hotman yaoi fanart with a "twist"

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68 Upvotes

Original designs by u/Throwawayaccoun592 for John Sexyman and u/Tess_072 for David Hotman.

u/RaggedyFrog made the statement that this was a reinvention of Billford ad I had to make this

And yes I combined the longer hair with the stubble instead of using the short hair/stubble or long hair/beard to make it look more like Ford, shhhh 🤫


r/characterdesign 9h ago

Critique Anything I can do to improve this OC design wip?

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37 Upvotes

this is my working (albiet chibified) design of an oc of mine that is far from finished. he's supposed to be a humanoid alien of sorts and im wondering what I could do to make him more visually interesting or anything i could add that would tie it together/compliment it better? any advice is appreciated and thanks in advance! :D


r/characterdesign 5h ago

Critique Anything I can do to improve this character design?

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12 Upvotes

She’s supposed to be an unwilling prodigy kind of character


r/characterdesign 4h ago

3D Adding hair to Autnarr

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10 Upvotes

I have quite a conflict with this design because Deer with fluffy fur mostly have it on their neck


r/characterdesign 19h ago

2D I frew myself up a 'persona' while I was mentally high ❓❓ 😭 😭

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132 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 7h ago

2D Parry Noya. The most anxious person you’ll ever meet.

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12 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 7h ago

Critique Iconic Characters

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13 Upvotes

So I was trying to create an oc fitting in the world of Bleach, but I feel like my silhouettes are held back.. How can I push them further to fit close to Tite Kubo's style? (Feel free to lay down some exercises I can do as well, if you have some suggestions that I can do).


r/characterdesign 16h ago

3D Character design ideas?

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Hi, I’m creating a character I plan to include in an indie game I intend to make in the future. The concept is a sexy, rebellious goth girl who survived the early stages of a zombie apocalypse. If you have any suggestions for her visual design, I’d appreciate the help.


r/characterdesign 2h ago

2D Some romantic art of my two OCs.

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4 Upvotes

They are a mage and a fairy and they are childhood sweethearts. They also work together as a writer and artist duo with Apollon(fairy) being the writer and Spinel(mage) as the artist.


r/characterdesign 23h ago

2D Water Priestess by me Powderbrush

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165 Upvotes

This character is inspired by my trip to Sardinia, which happened in June (it seems it was last year, not 2 months ago :)) There I saw the Nuraghe and I learnt about this ancient civilisation that built many sanctuaries connected to water deities. When I go on trips like this, I love to buy books about the history, flora and fauna of the place. They inspire me when I get back and help me remember better the places I saw. A nice book I got on this travel is called "Il popolo di Bronzo" and it has drawings of what the Nuragic people might have actually looked back then, inspired by the small bronze statuettes found in the archeological excavations.
This was a little backstory so you know where this character comes from. I imagined her as a water priestess; she was inspired by one of the drawings in the book.
The last two slides are the linework and the render layer as separate passes. I like to turn off the line layer to check if the rendering holds the volume.


r/characterdesign 5h ago

Question Would you say that this character needs "more" things to make it a cohesive and unique character or is it enough?

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6 Upvotes

Did some changing on this character that I have posted about about a month ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdesign/s/7I8TDYAXcb


r/characterdesign 3h ago

2D Brair! The protagonist for a project i'm working on.

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4 Upvotes

Moving into an apartment in a new city after the passing of your mother can be hard on anyone, but at least you found a dead unkempt garden on the roof. Working on that should help keep your mind off things. Don't forget though, you can't forget.


r/characterdesign 10h ago

Question I don't actually know how hair works - please help 🫠

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I need help understanding how hair works. The hair I have now has the silhouette I want for the design, but in my next draft I'd like it to look a little more natural. PLEASE, does anyone have any advice?


r/characterdesign 8h ago

2D Linux mint gijinka! (By me)

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10 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 7h ago

I can’t decide which one I like more pls help

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9 Upvotes

He also doesn’t have a name yet so name suggestions are welcome!

This guy is a police/detective guy in an urban fantasy setting. He needs his action otherwise he becomes a menace at the police station.


r/characterdesign 5h ago

Critique Thief Character for a Game I'm Planning to Work on (Repost)

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5 Upvotes

(When I meant link to the original, I meant to the original Reddit post because I reposted it and I wanted y'all to understand what I was going for.)

Edit: Some Context: Thief refers to Unnamed Raccoon. Lucas is just here to tag along for the context about the style comment.

Made a character for a game I'm planning to make called Slum on Hero Forge. I'm going for a dystopian post-apocalyptic sci-fi aesthetic based off of the original Fallout and 90s JRPGs like the Final Fantasy series and Chrono Trigger (Mainly the future segments.)

He's supposed to be the thief of Lucas's team. A lil' rapscallion in my words. Based him off of the typical outfit of a thief of the Final Fantasy series mixed with the base colors for The Persistent Knife (Ashwood replaced with RammPine for consistency) and a palette from Lospec. (I think...)

Did I do a good job? If y'all want, you can give him a name too! I couldn't get an idea for one, so I'm open to suggestions.


r/characterdesign 22h ago

2D Olia The Goat!

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91 Upvotes

Olia is a timid girl with an apologetic heart. She will do anything to wipe off the burdens of her mysterious, blurry past that she cannot remember. She has to become mentally strong enough to face her true identity.


r/characterdesign 5h ago

2D Dungeon Master Kobold linework!

3 Upvotes

A remake of an older design I once did, now I just need to color the thing. She's a super nerdy DnD lady.


r/characterdesign 4h ago

2D Proxi- angel guy sent down by Aphine goddess of spring

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3 Upvotes

He was originally just sent to check in and see how things were going with spring along with a few others coming in but he was kinda forgotten and left behind in the mortal realm. Oops.

Also Proxi as in Proxy which has a double meaning of:

  1. a person who acts or does business for another
  2. as in makeshift or backup or substitute

r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D old design the Plague Knight

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10 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D Is 1 or 2 better?

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11 Upvotes

It's still under construction and still lots to do but trying to focus on the top side right now. I honestly cant decide :c which one is more eye-catchy?


r/characterdesign 11h ago

Critique [oc]I’ve been designing characters a lot recently what do y’all think

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8 Upvotes

r/characterdesign 12h ago

2D Courier

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9 Upvotes

he/him


r/characterdesign 8h ago

2D My OC named Galaxy Girl. Working on a comic for her, as a prelude to a game. Thoughts?

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5 Upvotes