/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.3949568]

>actually good character design which transcends the boundaries of "muh style"

well where are they?

[Anonymous No.3949581]

cute but feet and hands are weak

[Anonymous No.3949584]

>>3949581
Fuck footfags.
They dusgust me so much i will eitther draw characters sleeping with boots on or fuck the feet up on purpose to annoy them.

[Anonymous No.3949587]

>>3949584
Nice excuse for being bad at feet dude

[Anonymous No.3949592]

>>3949584
nobody cares what you're going to do

[Anonymous No.3949593]

>>3949568
is she from atelier or something?

[Anonymous No.3949595]

man.. a master artist can make a memorable character with just the simplest of outfits and features

b-bros

[Anonymous No.3949598]

>>3949593
ye it's freshly announced, might want to do fanart or sumthin

[Anonymous No.3949601]

>>3949568
>generic skinny anime girl cosplaying as a fighter
>shitty unbalanced pose with no purpose other than cutesy
>conveys nothing about the character's story or motivations
>overly tight and impractical clothing design
>actually good character design
okay

[Anonymous No.3949603]

[Anonymous No.3949604]

>>3949598
christ, they're churning the games out like crazy

[Anonymous No.3949605]

>>3949601
Too skinny and cutesy! Clothing too tight! Eugh...

[Anonymous No.3949611]

>>3949595
a character is memorable mostly because the work he's in is popular so you saw him a lot in commercials, fanarts, anime, movies etc.
you can do the best character design in the world but if nobody read/play/consume your media it doesn't matter

Even bland characters become memorable and popular if the franchise they are in is popular enough

[Anonymous No.3949617]

>>3949568
FGO designs are mostly trash but I like this one for some reason. Simple, but it works.
>>3949595
I love ruria
The things I'd do to her feet

[Anonymous No.3949618]

>>3949604
yep man literally each year, apparently this one is built on a new engine with new graphics overall etc. art looks comfy too

[Anonymous No.3949621]

>>3949617
ikr enkidu is fantastic for no special reason. I think the artist just did a great job in general to inject soul

[Anonymous No.3949625]

>>3949618
atelier's always nice and cozy, I haven't even gotten to trying out lydie and suelle though, and then there's a mobage coming out too I think

[Anonymous No.3949631]

>>3949617
I find most of the Fate GO designs kinda boring or ugly, but I really like Arjuna's for some reason. It's probably the stark color palette and unusual dark skin. Or it might just be horniness talking.

[Anonymous No.3949727]

>>3949568
definitely not this overdesigned piece of shit
what is it with videogame anime characters and wearing 2000 different fucking things at the same time

[Anonymous No.3949741]

>>3949727
This
Why make tryhard forgettable designs that can last barely an year when you can make something simple and iconic that'll last forever like, say, Princess Peach

[Anonymous No.3949748]

>>3949568
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Food design isn't about pterry girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949751]

>>3949748
>>3949568 (OP) #
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Good design isn't about pterry girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949754]

>>3949568
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Food design isn't about pretty girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949756]

>>3949754
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Good design isn't about pretty girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949760]

>>3949568
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Good design isn't about pretty girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949763]

>>3949568
This is ironically bad design. A good design communicates an idea immediately with some liberties taken on aesthetics. Good design isn't about pretty girls covered in random nonsense that your eyes will gloss over immediately.

Is she a wizard? A warrior? Rich? Poor? What does she do? Where is she from? What kind of world does she live in? What does the body language say about them?

Look up the settei/character sheets for naruto. Naruto has excellent designs that immediately communicate this information in a concise and clear manner. This is aside from other aspects of the show.

[Anonymous No.3949769]

>>3949617
>>3949631
FGO is really hit or miss when it comes to designs, especially for the female characters since they're designed as just fapbait most of the time first and foremost.

I really like Merlin's design, but he looks better without a coat so it isn't as busy

[Anonymous No.3949771]

I feel like Mogeko has some really strong designs. The round shapes on a character like Wadanohara give you a nice impression of her personality, and the mix of witch/sailor elements in the outfit is really cute and unique.

[Anonymous No.3949777]

>>3949769
looks like a tryhard design from those chink fujo shows
to be honest

[Anonymous No.3949789]

>>3949777
Many of the pretty boys are designed with the female demographic in mind, considering female fans (let alone Fate fans) will throw out a lot of money for their husbando.

On that thought, Merlin looks much better in his first ascension art because they didn't clutter up his design. Shame you can't display him like this but also have the hoodie down

[Anonymous No.3949796]

>>3949754
>carries a staff
likely a caster of some sort
>bunch of vials and flasks + thigh satchel
proficiency in alchemy and well-prepared
>hot pants
conveys a sporty upbeat disposition supported by her bright smile and color scheme
>well-kept clothing, but not overly elaborate with frills
fantasy middle-class. probably exists in a place with a warm climate, considering the lightness of the fabric

idk dude, it does a lot to communicate if you're willing to listen. clearly it's going for that sort of cute anime-fantasy aesthetic, so i suppose it's easy to write it off if that's not your thing.

[Anonymous No.3949799]

>>3949796
don't know what happened to the post i was replying to, but it's meant for one of these:
>>3949756
>>3949760
>>3949763

[Anonymous No.3949808]

For me, a good clothing design is one that doesn't shatter my suspension of disbelief when I think about the fact that these people have to get out of these clothes every night and put them back on in the morning, and if the clothing they're wearing is downright ridiculous and they're supposed to be adventurers then it's bad design.

I've seen some characters wear like 6 layers of clothing and they're supposed to be bum-fuck poor RPG fantasy characters

[Anonymous No.3949812]

>>3949789
I like this one. The staff is kinda cluttered, but the design overall has a nice feel it it.

[Anonymous No.3949813]

>>3949584
Footfags are easily the worst people to deal with. Worser than furries.

[Anonymous No.3949818]

>>3949808
>when I think about the fact that these people have to get out of these clothes every night and put them back on in the morning

that's me for every jrpg, some character designs in the recent years are honestly just ridiculous. Some western games also had some offenders as well but Japan seems to have an obsession with clothes that look like a pain in the ass to put on.

[Anonymous No.3949822]

>>3949808
Shift, stays, pads, pockets and covers, petticoats, overskirt, jacket, coat, shawl, or cape. That's about six layers of clothing, which a normal working woman would've worn past the 16th century.

[Anonymous No.3949828]

>>3949568
FFXII Ashelia ripoff

[Anonymous No.3949840]

>>3949568
>dressing warm and cold at the same time
>4 potions
>yeah lets also give her a belt
yikes

[Anonymous No.3949842]

>>3949727
>>3949741
post your design bryo

[Anonymous No.3949844]

[Anonymous No.3949849]

>>3949760
>kills your design
nothin personnel

[Anonymous No.3949852]

rate this design, and why is it a 10?

[Anonymous No.3949896]

>>3949852
Ah, much better.

[Anonymous No.3949903]

>>3949852
T H I G H S

[Anonymous No.3949905]

>>3949896
>1st one
based
>2nd
might as well put a hijab on it so she won't insult allah

[Anonymous No.3949940]

>>3949896
same energy

[Anonymous No.3949998]

>>3949763

this >>3949796

the design is not perfect, but you can say that it does not comunicate anything about the character

[Anonymous No.3950000]

>>3949896
it still haram and unprotected I can tell what you was going for.

[Anonymous No.3950008]

>>3949896
It's still ugly but tbqh >>3949852 is an ugly design too. The puffy boots and gauntlets look silly when she only has a cheap looking swimsuit on her torso.

[Anonymous No.3950115]

>>3949584
BASED

[Anonymous No.3950156]

>>3949568
Her outfit looks hella uncomfortable and like it catches on literally every corner.

[Anonymous No.3950195]

[Anonymous No.3950236]

[Anonymous No.3950240]

>>3949828
Exactly my first tought. But, i guess FF character design are a bit of a guide line among the RPG industry. Nat all of them, that is. FF XIII had some really bad character design in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.3950244]

>>3950236
>>3950195
Based

[Anonymous No.3950302]

This has been making rounds on Twitter and there's something about it I think is really appealing

[Anonymous No.3950310]

>>3950302
It's garbage. Nice shit-taste there. Fagot.

[Anonymous No.3950316]

>>3950310
Thanks for your feedback, anon. What character designs should I find appealing instead?

[Anonymous No.3950324]

>>3950316

[Anonymous No.3950332]

>>3949568

[Anonymous No.3950336]

>>3950324
kek

[Anonymous No.3950341]

[Anonymous No.3950347]

god i wish i knew how to do lineart like jap do

[Anonymous No.3950352]

>>3949756
>>3949760
>>3949763
>the design is supposed to tell you something about the character
Biggest fucking bullshit meme on the face of the planet, outed yourself as a brainlet right there.
And even then you're wrong, see >>3949796

[Anonymous No.3950359]

>>3950352
>Biggest fucking bullshit meme on the face of the planet, outed yourself as a brainlet right there.
LMAO unironically post your work, I want to see what kind of trash a retard who believes that the design doesn't need to be in relation to the character can produce.

[Anonymous No.3950361]

>>3949568
This looks painful

[Anonymous No.3950362]

>>3949789
How the fuck is that supposed to be a Welsh wizard from the fucking Dark Ages?

[Anonymous No.3950363]

>>3949568
>boring blob girl wearing an indistinguishable mess of an outfit
no

Pic related is pretty cool though

[Anonymous No.3950366]

>>3949822
None of which are overly complicated, fanciful, or integrated with unnecessary belts and zippers. Those clothes are comfortable and practical. Now, a noblewoman would wear something ridiculous and uncomfortable to wear, like a whalebone corset or a hoop skirt with its own lattice work, but she doesn't have to hoe the field or milk any cows. A fucking adventurer isn't going to wear clothes that hinder his activities. What a noble wears when horse riding would work, though.

[Anonymous No.3950396]

>>3950341
I really like this, sauce?

[Anonymous No.3950420]

>>3950396
https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=8220903

[Anonymous No.3950429]

>>3949903
got you senpai

[Anonymous No.3950430]

>>3950195
Wolf...

[Anonymous No.3950431]

>>3950302
oh I can see why it's charming, it plays the cliche frog prince shit but with a slight twist. could actually be a character for something

[Anonymous No.3950433]

>>3950361
lmao was thinking about it yesterday, squeezing em in this much how do the legs still work.

ngl I'd squeeze a potion in there regardless

[Anonymous No.3950435]

>>3950363
This has no design sense whatsoever.. what even is that

[Anonymous No.3950438]

rate this design. How memorable of a character is she

[Anonymous No.3950443]

>>3950438
if you upgraded her tits from C cup to E or F cup it'd be GOAT. sticcy girls with glasses who dress formally and are busty as fuck are the best and really stand out

either way she really gives me a stiffy

[Anonymous No.3950445]

>>3950438
either she has no dignity or she's as dumb as a rock and lacks any self awareness.

[Anonymous No.3950453]

>>3949940
The original is better than the redesign.

[Anonymous No.3950465]

>>3950438
My dick will remember her.

[Anonymous No.3950469]

>>3950429
Prier has such a high-quality design

[Anonymous No.3950473]

>>3950438
I dislike her socks.. someone draw her bare feet

[Anonymous No.3950476]

>>3950473

[Anonymous No.3950478]

>>3950469
I think they took a different artist for the psp remaster artwork/cover art and gave every character huge breasts

it's how the game was meant to be played

[Anonymous No.3950481]

>>3950478

[Anonymous No.3950503]

Thread is full of fagots

[Anonymous No.3950506]

>>3950503
>those torsos
wew

[Anonymous No.3950511]

>>3950503
>>3950506
loooooooooooooong

[Anonymous No.3950616]

>>3949584
Man, the feet are fine, the problem is that they are not leaning on the floor. It seems that the girl is floating or lying on the floor.

[Anonymous No.3950633]

>>3949601
This
It's about as generic as it gets

[Anonymous No.3950750]

>>3950503
>anon
anon

[Anonymous No.3950759]

>>3949601
>>3950633
Post good character designs then.

[Anonymous No.3950770]

How do you test a character design? Do you have to actually place the character in a comic or storyboard setup and give them actions and dialogue?
There are plenty of unused character designs on the internet to look at but they never feel as good as characters from realised media like comics, animation, games etc. They just feel like empty shells.

[Anonymous No.3950779]

I wanna do lineart like nips reeeeeeee

[Anonymous No.3950798]

I love this design, the colors and how it reads are so good
>>3950503
simple color choices make them really iconic
>>3950506
differentiate an artist's style from design, anon
>>3950236
again, simple shapes and an instantly readable silhouette

[Anonymous No.3950858]

>>3950798
>amano vivi

muh mane

[Anonymous No.3950859]

>>3950359
I'm not the one that's spouting memes he isn't even capable of understanding. The design is supposed to be an extension of the character itself, not his fucking resume.

Does Super Mario's design tell you that he's an Italian plumber who lives in a fantasy mushroom land?
Does Bugs Bunny's design tell you that he has the personality of a smug, witty prick?
Does Pikachu's design tell you that he's a magical creature and that children use high-tech devices to capture him so he can be sent to fight other magical creatures?

Do you not know those things about these characters? It's not because the design told you, that's for sure. Would it have been better if it fucking spelled it out for you instead? I really hope you wouldn't think that those iconic, globally recognizable character designs are bad now if some assholes on the internet come out and tell you to.

I know that smidge of a brain you were born with isn't much, but at least try using it sometimes. Also, I get no kicks from humoring mentally limited people.

[Anonymous No.3950861]

>>3950363
Made in abyss has some pretty cool designs

[Anonymous No.3950864]

>>3950363
>>3950861
I used to paint exactly like this, it's really fun and quick, painting white on black or with light as opposed to with lines.

[Anonymous No.3950870]

>>3950859
>Does Super Mario's design tell you that he's an Italian plumber
Yes

[Anonymous No.3950872]

>>3950859
>Does Bugs Bunny's design tell you that he has the personality of a smug, witty prick?

Yes.

[Anonymous No.3950875]

>>3950859
Pikachu has a lightning bolt tail, it’s fucking yellow, and definitely looks like a magical creature or alien.

[Anonymous No.3950884]

>>3950872
Poses and body language aren't character design.

[Anonymous No.3950885]

>>3950884
Yes they are. Character design isn't just body and costume. If pose and body language are important to a character then it's part of the character's design.

[Anonymous No.3950887]

>>3950859
What constitutes a good character design to you then?

[Anonymous No.3950974]

>>3950859
>still doesn't post work

[Anonymous No.3950976]

>>3949568
>character design
>"good" or "bad" without context

NGMI

[Anonymous No.3951005]

>>3950884
holy shit this guy

[Anonymous No.3951023]

>>3949568

[Anonymous No.3951033]

I'm sad that they eventually used Dwarfs for the characters, I wonder what it would have looked like if it was animated using the original character concepts....

[Anonymous No.3951041]

>>3951033
Then again, I enjoyed Val Kilmer's questionable cross dressing, and the two tiny mouse-skin wearing fairies with the ridiculous french accents entertained the fuck out of me

[Anonymous No.3951049]

>>3951023
better than anything i've ever seen posted on ic ever.

[Anonymous No.3951069]

I want to make unique, memorable character designs. I enjoy simple, timeless designs that can be applied in any number of ways and styles, and still be recognizable. How should I go about it? What should I read or research? Pic related is a design I'm working on.

[Anonymous No.3952224]

Literally who are you faggots posting these unmemorable blob designs? The ones that are just meant to look "cool" are the absolute worst.

>>3950332
Based Tron poster.

[Anonymous No.3952231]

>>3949601
Yup. Stupid fetish design looks more like an idol than whatever she's supposed to be.

As opposed to >>3949611 which actually communicates that the character practices fighting and has traditional attitudes while maintaining appeal, without being loaded with a bunch of bullshit to hide the fact that she's practically in lingerie. Until Saberclones went full waifumode, that is.

[Anonymous No.3952233]

>>3949568
TOKUSENTAI

[Anonymous No.3952240]

>>3949568

[Anonymous No.3952244]

>>3949568
Good character design is subjective

[Anonymous No.3952245]

>>3950884
ngmi

[Anonymous No.3952247]

>>3951069
My first impression of this character is that she has a bold/aggressive demeanor (expression, hot colors, spikey hair) while being practical-minded (earth tones), and is a hard worker (orange + chains makes me think of construction, and she has a muscular build). A strong, no-nonsense character. Is that accurate?

The colors work well together and the design feels unique without being cluttered.

My only point of concern is the underwear-length skirt. Is there a reason for it to be that short? My impression of hyperrevealing designs is that the designer prioritized their erotic preferences over the actual character. Even in a fantasy setting, it looks kinda silly and makes it harder to take the character seriously.

[Anonymous No.3952266]

>>3952247
Greek and Roman athetes practically wore nothing and in some cases went nudes
Brawler type characters usually wear less clothes especially the oni he seems to have which wear literal rags in old time jap art

[Anonymous No.3952315]

>>3952247
Thank you, I appreciate the reply. You are correct, she is an aggressive, strong-willed character.

The skirt was supposed to be like bike shorts with a sort of disconnected skirt on top. The bike shorts were for an athletic look, and I broke up the skirt just so it was a little more unique than "girl with skirt".

As for the length, she uses a kanabo (pic related) which opens up and acts as a flamethrower. So I didn't want anything too long and flowy that could easily catch fire. Though I suppose the shorts themselves could serve to be longer.

[Anonymous No.3955093]

>>3950759
>You can't give obvious critique if you can't provide something better

[Anonymous No.3955187]

>>3950884
Oh boy

[Anonymous No.3955372]

>>3951069
>>3952315
Not the dude you replied to but I think you should make the bike shorts longer, it would make her look a lot more tomboyish. It's a really cool and effective design though. This is how you make a memorable character without overdesigning shit.

[Anonymous No.3955389]

>>3950352
So if I made a character carry around fishing equipment and had a general nautical theme and had their environment be desert wasteland you woulden't question it. Having a character fit the environment and their personality is essential. Real people dress in a way that represents themselves and if I saw someone wondering the desert in snorkel and mask it would seem horrible off unless they weren't right in the head. An in that case the snorkel makes sense for the character because they are obviously dealing with issues as you can tell by their character design.

[Anonymous No.3955404]

>>3949568

if we're posting mildly generic anime girls i like pic. it has a great unique silhouette