Character Design discussion

[Anonymous No.4813960]

Post your Ocs
Talk about pique character designs.

The foundation of making it is creating characters that look alive and have personality. What makes a good design? Is there enough balance and flow in my drawings?
Feel free to post any tutorials or offer advice.

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[Anonymous No.4813961]

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[Anonymous No.4813964]

[Anonymous No.4813975]

OP sucks cocks

[Anonymous No.4813992]

I'm designing a character for a comic I'm doing for fun. She's supposed to be a mushroom that had her wish granted to be turned into a human. The mushroom head is a big poof of messy hair and she has to tie her hair down with a cloth.

[Anonymous No.4813993]

>>4813992

[Anonymous No.4813994]

How to tell a good character design from a bad one in one trick:
If you can't immediately tell their backstory, personality, and history just by looking at them, it's bad.

[Anonymous No.4813999]

can i join even if i cant draw at all

[Anonymous No.4814038]

>>4813992
>>4813993
i like this. the hair has a lot of personality. it's almost ghibli esque, though i'd work with some body flow now that you've reached facial expressions

[Anonymous No.4814041]

>>4813994
i've heard this before, but not sure I can agree...

this is a design from bioatomic on tw*tter
can you tell me this isn't a good design?
Yes, you may be able to tell it's a villain, but i don't get much of a history or backstory from it either.

I think if you can just get the personality and character, that's pretty good too.

[Anonymous No.4814055]

>>4814038
Thank you! And you're right, I haven't gotten to the body yet. Amazing how you could tell

[Anonymous No.4814057]

The types of character deigns I am into all have a weird gimmick that aren't inspired by anything real. They are just original shapes but they just make the design.

[Anonymous No.4814060]

>>4814057
Also here's something over designed I did for fun This has too many gimmicks. If it's a real character you need one gimmick like the previous pic.

[Anonymous No.4814105]

>>4814057
>>4814060
i think it's the silhouette that draws ppl to make strange gimmicky shapes.

a good silhouette is also a good way to character design optimization

[Anonymous No.4814110]

Traveler who wants to see the world, cooking and fitness are her hobbies.

[Anonymous No.4814125]

>>4814110
i suppose i see the cooking and fitness thing, not sure i get anything about time travel...

[Anonymous No.4814128]

>>4814125
Traveler as in "Wants to explore and see everything life has to offer". Spunky and energetic sort!

[Anonymous No.4814131]

>>4814110
the best character designs are the ones you have to explain

[Anonymous No.4814134]

>>4814041
Good drawing/art=/= good character design.
The Mona lisa looks good, but you don't get much more than you pay for it.
If the character: Looks "good", appearance is a clear indicator of personality, and is memorable, then that's how you know.
Take Space Dandy from the show Space Dandy. You don't even have to have seen it, but from this one frame you can tell his personality, his attitude, I bet you can even make a guess what his voice sounds like.

[Anonymous No.4814162]

>>4813960
samurai helmet with shinobi "uniforms" felt a bit incongruent.

[Anonymous No.4814639]

>>4813964
Is that a man with tits or a woman with man shoulders?

[Anonymous No.4814648]

>>4814134
I like how based on character design principles you can tell that he is very unique, while the women around him are replacable.

[Anonymous No.4814660]

>>4814041
It's drawn nicely but its generic as hell. I can guarantee if it had a voice it would either be high pitched jokester or that low growl most shadowy demonic characters have. The problem is that you have no real unique identifiers with it's design.

[Anonymous No.4815192]

>>4814131
I mean I think it really is the fault of the way that guy drew his character.
You can't tell anything about her in that picture

[Anonymous No.4815223]

>>4815192
Its literally just fotm coom bait

[Anonymous No.4815308]

>>4813994
>>4814134
>If you can't immediately tell their backstory, personality, and history just by looking at them, it's bad.
Yeah, if you´re making a children´s storybook. Otherwise, your ¨test¨ is complete nonsense. The most an observer can possibly gather from a character´s appearance alone is their occupation, origin (if real-world based), and maybe a clue about their alignment (good-neutral-bad). Without a world and story for the character, you really have nothing at all.
>The Mona lisa looks good, but you don't get much more than you pay for it.
The mona lisa isn´t a character design.
>If the character: Looks "good", appearance is a clear indicator of personality, and is memorable, then that's how you know.
Take Space Dandy from the show Space Dandy. You don't even have to have seen it, but from this one frame you can tell his personality, his attitude, I bet you can even make a guess what his voice sounds like.
Notice how the image you posted shows him in a story-based context. Looking at his character sheet alone tells us nothing. The most one could guess is ¨this guy is probably into vintage clothing and has seen the movie Grease too many times¨ I have no clue if he´s good or bad, where he works, what his backstory is, etc. People don´t live in a vacuum. You cannot have good character design without a story.

[Anonymous No.4815333]

>>4815308
I would argue with his posture and clothing that he's inspired by space operas such as Flash Gordon, and he's clearly trying too hard to look cool.
That bit of personality does show in his looks here.

[Anonymous No.4815343]

>>4814057
Wolverine's boots were inspired by cowboy boots, where the shaft would raise at the sides to protect cowboy's calves. It just kept getting exaggerated over the years.

[Anonymous No.4815351]

>>4815333
how old are you?
he´s literally ripped from the movie Grease

[Anonymous No.4815354]

>>4815192
>>4815223

[Anonymous No.4815355]

>>4815351
Damn you're right actually, carry on.

[Anonymous No.4815358]

>>4815308
You make the characters first, then worry about the world later. That's story creation 101.
You completely left out the first half of the mona lisa analogy. Just because something looks good doesn't mean it's good character art, which is why I used the example to say although that demonic pink creature posted earlier looked nice, it didn't really offer much.
If youre unable to get personality from that reference sheet, thats just a lack of ability on your part friend. Like >>4815333 said, you can tell personality and a bit of character, not from just the clothing, but the body posture as well.
>>4815351
This doesn't even make much sense. Flash gordon released 1980, Grease Released 1978. Check the clothing style, more like a future-esque greaser, and anon felt it was influenced by space operas with its style. Now his clothing and hairstyle are based heavily on greasers but updated for a future setting

[Anonymous No.4815359]

>>4815351
>how old are you?
Austist Aspie having a trip over opinions

[Anonymous No.4815390]

>>4815358
>You make the characters first, then worry about the world later. That's story creation 101.
Because studios/authors hire concept artists and costume designers to create images and clothing based on nothing right? It´s not impossible to draw a person and decide what world they live in after, however it´s a poor method that´s guaranteed to leave you with a story full of plot-holes. Even Feng Zhu stresses the importance of having a written basis for your designs. It´s obvious you don´t actually write or design, just specialize in being a 4chan contrarian.
>You completely left out the first half of the mona lisa analogy. Just because something looks good doesn't mean it's good character art,
I didn´t comment on that part, because I don´t disagree with that statement.
>If youre unable to get personality from that reference sheet, thats just a lack of ability on your part friend.
I literally said exactly what I gathered from his appearance. Can you read?
>This doesn't even make much sense...yadda yadda
0/10, anon. Almost all of Space Dandy´s design is clearly based on Danny Zuko from Grease. Just because he´s wearing a different jacket and boots doesn´t change that. Only flippant contrarians like you and people who lack knowledge of American pop culture like >>4815355 would say he isn´t.

[Anonymous No.4815404]

>>4815390
Tl;Dr: Grasping for straws

[Anonymous No.4815412]

>>4815404
>I have nothing meaningful to say
Thanks for playing.

[Anonymous No.4816378]

I just want to have an OC ppl will get horny over

[Anonymous No.4816407]

>>4816378
Did you have any ideas in mind, or are you just venting your desires?

[Anonymous No.4819343]

>>4814639
yes

[Anonymous No.4821094]

>>4813960
The chick in the middle stands out way too much and not in a good way. I don’t even get what they were attempting to go for with that.

[Anonymous No.4822647]

>>4821094
They look more like cosplayers than anyone capable of fighting in a war.

[Anonymous No.4823284]

/beg/ here, im sorry for the fucked hand and other details

character is a "killer maid", she comes from nobility, was a ballerine, I wanted her weapon to contrast with the rest of the design

[Anonymous No.4823617]

I was happy with the pose, the design, the colors I guess. The lighting, where it always falls apart, was even making some sense to me. Then at the end, she looks terrible. I even posed an asaro head and found all the planes the light was hitting. I'm so tired of this. I'm so tired of being the bland face artist.

[Anonymous No.4823835]

>>4815308
>The mona lisa isn´t a character design.
Okay but that was literally his point.
>Notice how the image you posted shows him in a story-based context. Looking at his character sheet alone tells us nothing.
Are you blind?
>People don´t live in a vacuum.
Exactly, which is why people are able to infer things about a well-designed character by looking at it.
>You cannot have good character design without a story.
Yes, you can. Take the initial appearance of Ryuko from Kill la Kill, before any plot has occurred. We can tell what kind of person she is. We can see she wears a sukajan or souvenir jacket. In Japan, the sukajan has been associated with juvenile delinquency. She doesn't button her white shirt fully, and ties her ribbon loosely as well, indicating a devil-may-care attitude. She has a red streak in her hair, and in Japan having unnaturally colored hair is considered a rebellious act. Because many anime characters have strange hair colors naturally, her unnaturally color is constrained to a small, individual portion of her hair. This gives the impression that she chose to dye her hair and separate herself from the collective. The color red is also a color that we collectively associate with aggression. Putting all of that together, we can tell that she's hot-headed, rebellious, scrappy, and self-assured, and we can tell that without ever watching the show.

[Anonymous No.4824169]

>>4823284
Reminds me of that vidya character. That cheerleader with a chainsaw, Harley Quinn ripoff

[Anonymous No.4824177]

I just have a OC design idea.
Can you suggest me something to consider?
E.g her age, like/dislike, etc
Basically what helps you into imagining it.

[Anonymous No.4824183]

>>4823617
Push the dark values in the face and jaw area way way harder

[Anonymous No.4824877]

>>4824177
Story
Come up with something simple as a backstory and just draw whatever comes to mind to fit that character

[Anonymous No.4824899]

>>4813994
I think this is a good idea that's made bad by people taking it too literally. We as artists DO need to stylise and push reality to suit our artistic goals, but it should always suit the needs of the project. The more serious and nuanced the project is, the less surface level the cahracter traits should be.

[Anonymous No.4826045]

>>4814110
>>4815354
i want her to fart on my face. so i’d say this design is a SUCCESS

[Anonymous No.4826075]

>>4821094
The thumbnail looks like you only unlocked one character in a video game

[Anonymous No.4826312]

>>4824877
thanks.
I do have some "scenarios" in mind, like "What would the OC do in X situation?"
Does this consider the story?
Or do you mean stories about the OC background, world, etc?

What other things i can consider?
I'm having so much fun developing my OC now.

[Anonymous No.4826334]

>>4826312
Yea, that would definitely count as story.

If your story involves apace travel, what s the OCs role? Are they the captain of the ship, a simple crew member? Etc etc

Even building on that, there are genres that can effect how you design it.
Space travel can morph into firefly, guardians of the galaxy, cowboy bebop, or just a generic design like 2001 space a space odessey

[Anonymous No.4826357]

>>4813960
A energetic girl passionate about the super natural finds her self enlisting the help of an obnoxious asshole and a quiet cynical loner in looking into the mysteries surrounding their town.

[Anonymous No.4826370]

>>4826357
it's so awkward when a coomer tries to make their dumbass porn sound like a legitimate story lol

[Anonymous No.4826380]

>>4813994
This is overly simplistic, and demonstrates a massive lack of knowledge.
Yes, communicating details about a character is important, but it is not the only thing that matters by any stretch.

>>4814041
This has a strong silhouette, repetition of shape and form, strong gesture, and a good color scheme, so yes it is a good design.

[Anonymous No.4826385]

>>4826370
Kill yourself you fucking Redditor.

[Anonymous No.4826388]

>>4826357
So Occultic;Nine?

[Anonymous No.4826440]

Can anybody explain some simple color theory to me?
I don't know what color should I give my OC.
Like the hair or eyes or the clothing.
I only know there's warm color and cold color that I should use the same group with.
I hope to know more about colors and personality.

[Anonymous No.4826487]

>>4815308
Based Dandy poster

[Anonymous No.4826496]

>>4814134
Looks like one of those nameless person / boss who the MC interact once to get information or something.
Am I close?

[Anonymous No.4826995]

idk why people describe their character designs here, i hope mine explains itself and is appealing

[Anonymous No.4827019]

>>4826440
Look up color theory color wheels.There are all sort of combo's maybe it will help you. Or color meaning in medieval times or so, and you can choose based on those for your character for what you want them to mean

[Anonymous No.4827021]

[Anonymous No.4827026]

>>4814060
I love it. very SMT.
post blog

[Anonymous No.4827027]

>>4827021
Would love to see him in Terraurge

[Anonymous No.4827032]

>>4827027
I'm actually stumped on where i want to go with him.
I was trying for a middle eastern aesthetic at one point and then decided to stop until i felt inspired again. which hasn't happened in a while.

[Anonymous No.4827040]

>>4827021
dude no offence, but consider boosting contrast before you post anything, its hard to judge dtawning when your camera makes it blurry gray mush ay?

[Anonymous No.4827050]

>>4827040
understandable

[Anonymous No.4827071]

>>4826995
Self insert character?

[Anonymous No.4827111]

>>4827071
what makes you think that? im not that socially experienced and i dont want to make a fool out of myself, all characters i write are done from perspective i understand, but i wouldnt call any of them self inserts

[Anonymous No.4827436]

>>4813960
These are old pieces and i'll keep it short.
It started out as a armor possessed by forest spirits and plants, to a plant knight.
The lore i gave it is basically that humans died out and a few thousand years later fruit people had evolved.
The name comes from the Vaccinium Angustifolium which is a type of blueberry.
>What makes a good design?
That's highly dependent on what you want to create, the story you want to tell and the theme, whether it's fantasy or sci-fi and so on.
I think, in most cases, they must reflect the world they live in, their attributes/personality and storytelling/lore.
The best outcome would be that whoever sees your character, can tell and imagine where, when and how it belongs and the design can explain the "whys".
>Why does this character have this and that?
>Why is this like that?
People don't like inconsistencies.
Take my piece for example.
Besides the obvious lack of skill,
you could very well point out that if the character is a berry person why does his weapon resemble a berry? What is it made of, other berry people? Why does he have a berry on his head?
And why is a pirate and a gunner together with japanese warriors? What's the reason for that?

You know, this type of things. Of course, you don't have too create a whole universe just for one character, sometimes it's the other way around, but the more thought you put into the design, the better usually the outcome.

[Anonymous No.4827449]

>>4813960
I would post my OC but people would steal it.

[Anonymous No.4827464]

>>4826388
I just watched the anime to see what you was talking about, and frankly, I don't see any similarities.

[Anonymous No.4828772]

>>4827449
What s so special about it?

[Anonymous No.4828775]

>>4826995
Reminds me of disgust from Inside out. This is not a compliment

[Anonymous No.4828779]

>>4828772
It's actually good and not cringe & overdesigned like everyone else's here.

[Anonymous No.4828783]

>>4828779
It sounds exactly like cringe over designed shit desu

[Anonymous No.4828921]

>>4827032
kinda reminds me of zeiram

[Anonymous No.4828942]

>>4813960
id love critism on her, wanna know how to make her stand out better

[Anonymous No.4828944]

>>4828942
That's racist.
You can't draw slant eyes like that.

[Anonymous No.4828971]

>>4828942
Pretty cute I'd say, though I don't get much "character" from them.

Could be some girl in school, could be a girl working odd jobs, to some free lancer. Make her stand out by giving us what she does

[Anonymous No.4829882]

>>4828921
I see alot of resemblance yeah, but my main inspiration was this thing from oban star racers.

[Anonymous No.4830073]

>>4814110
>>4815354
Could I get more critique over this character? What could be done to improve her design?

[Anonymous No.4830137]

>>4830073
stop adding and start removing.
Less is more.

[Anonymous No.4830183]

>>4830137
This

[Anonymous No.4830210]

>>4830137
What do you mean by removing?

[Anonymous No.4830221]

>>4830210
You have additive character design, where you have something and you add elements to it to tell a story - a worn out piece of clothing, a weapon, some piece of weird technology, sentimental jewelry, etc. But by doing this you can stuff it up and over crowd your design with meaningless shit. Thats what you've ended up with. Too much shit.

There's also subtractive character design, where you put together a mishmash of stuff that looks cool or is thematic, and then you start taking away. Take away all that is not necessary until you are left with the soul of the design. This is what you need to do.

Or you need to learn to iterate your damn designs and try out different things and silhouettes instead of settling on the first design you come up with.

[Anonymous No.4830258]

>>4830210
like this >>4830221
Actually, my problem is more on the colors.
in >>4815354,
There's too much different colors, making her losing the theme.
>Pink
>Orange
>Light purple
>Purple
>Green
They clashes with each others so badly.
Every colors in the drawing is the main character.
And when everyone is the main character, nobody is.

[Anonymous No.4830264]

>>4828942
Gay ass name

[Anonymous No.4830275]

>>4830258
Continue from this.
Look at this character.
She has a lot of details as well, but she still looks good.
Look at the color template used.
It's merely 4 main colors used.
And the main character is obviously the blue/light blue.
And orange/yellow is used for small objects as a contrast to attract your eyes to look at them.
If it's a mix of blue/lightblue + orange/yellow at 50:50 ratio, it will look bad as well because there's no main color.

[Anonymous No.4830278]

>>4828971
>them
cringe

[Anonymous No.4830310]

>>4830221
Doesn't the first image show the soul of the design? Sports bra, sweat bands, and shorts are there to show her athleticism.

[Anonymous No.4830546]

>>4827464

[Anonymous No.4831204]

>>4830278
>Getting triggered like this
What s funny is that the anon even says they are a girl

[Anonymous No.4831478]

>>4830546
These suck, learn to draw before worrying about design

[Anonymous No.4831627]

An ex short scientist.
Noticed she looks like the smurfette but decided to roll with it.
Made it ages ago

[Anonymous No.4831636]

>>4815354
blog?

[Anonymous No.4832143]

>>4831636
The artist or the character's creator?

[Anonymous No.4832173]

>>4813964
I can’t tell what the gender on this is, but in a way, that’s interesting. I’d read it if this character was featured in an edgy, gore, action manga like Dorohedoro. 0/10 if it’s for some bullshit tumblrbait tranny SJW shit tho.

[Anonymous No.4832314]

>>4824169
BadGirl

[Anonymous No.4832322]

I don't draw anymore. Mostly here for old times sake. It's a fun thread

[Anonymous No.4832519]

here's a hoodlum kobold that I love. do the legs look like shit? the digitigrade thing fucks me up

[Anonymous No.4833307]

>>4832143
Lol, the artist obviously

[Anonymous No.4833330]

>>4829882
very very cool, post blog

[Anonymous No.4833344]

>>4833307
https://twitter.com/queenchikkibug

[Anonymous No.4833366]

>>4833330
Just to clarify, pic in >>4829882 isn't my work, just my inspiration. I'm just some dumb beg, this is what my work looks like: >>4827021

assuming you like what you see,
twitter.com/Velleity_Art
Instagram.com/velleity_art

[Anonymous No.4833380]

Recent stuff

[Anonymous No.4833382]

>>4833380

[Anonymous No.4833385]

>>4832519
The legs are fine, but the tail is kind of strange. The way it is coming off of him is more like a toy than a living thing, and since the style is generally more naturalistic rather than cartoony, I'm finding it distracting.

[Anonymous No.4833391]

>>4833382

[Anonymous No.4833392]

>>4827464
I don't believe you. I don't believe you at all.

[Anonymous No.4833629]

>>4833380
>>4833385
>>4833391
dayum, legit good shit. Rare to see on IC
whats your social media?

[Anonymous No.4833645]

>>4833366
>Lorian
based

[Anonymous No.4833651]

>>4833392
some niche japshit didnt invent big titty occult girls, hell im sure some japshit did it before occultic nine

[Anonymous No.4833763]

>>4833651
Sure, but a genki girl with tits larger than her head and a bob cut that investigates paranormal occurences?
No, I don't believe you.

[Anonymous No.4833787]

>>4833629
https://klinckfoster.tumblr.com
https://www.instagram.com/klinck_foster/
https://twitter.com/ArtKlinck

[Anonymous No.4833911]

>>4833385
thank you, I thought the tail looked off too

[Anonymous No.4834824]

is this good character design ic
makin a video game

[Anonymous No.4834924]

My first oc he's a joint boy the loves animals and dinosaurs

[Anonymous No.4834951]

>>4834824
Will it be an adventure game? Your OC looks like the perfect fit for one.

[Anonymous No.4834953]

>>4813960
thoughts?

[Anonymous No.4834954]

>>4834951
its a metroidvania-esque kind of game yea
got some more designs for npcs/enemies coming along too.
so far we got animation almost done for the mc

[Anonymous No.4834957]

>>4834953
post blog immediately

[Anonymous No.4834961]

>>4826995
she's cute
I think she just needs a "thing". Something that makes her silhouette bit more identifiable

[Anonymous No.4834998]

>>4823835
"Make the Design Tell a story itself"

[Anonymous No.4835002]

an old green woman

[Anonymous No.4835062]

I just drew a cat girl and gave it some stock anime expressions.
>>4832519
>>4834954
Love these.

[Anonymous No.4835063]

>>4835062

[Anonymous No.4835333]

>>4813961
Looks like owl from sekiro

[Anonymous No.4835406]

>>4835062
>>4835063
soul af

[Anonymous No.4835498]

>>4834824
reminds me of Journey
>>4834954
reminds me of Yume Nikki

[Anonymous No.4835805]

>>4835062
>>4835063
B L O G

[Anonymous No.4835854]

Why do you even create an OC?
That's pointless.

[Anonymous No.4835870]

>>4835854
Fun

[Anonymous No.4835877]

>>4826385
retard schizo

[Anonymous No.4835881]

>>4835854
do you only draw fanart?

[Anonymous No.4836172]

>>4835854
Why do you draw? It's pointless if you can take photographs.

[Anonymous No.4836473]

>>4835063
Imma need that blog my g

[Anonymous No.4837080]

>>4813960
do you like my rogue snek?

[Anonymous No.4837097]

>>4837080
I'd Smash

also I kinda get no bra because of no nipples i guess? but wearing no pants puzzles me

[Anonymous No.4837100]

>>4837080
not really. cumbrain bait character, pretty bad.

[Anonymous No.4837205]

>>4837100
pyw

[Anonymous No.4837220]

>>4837080
I think it would look better with clothes. Not that it's bad to be named, just looks off. I'd say leaving more to the imagination if you were to cover this oc up might benefit it's design a bit

[Anonymous No.4837329]

>>4835406
I'm happy you like it.
>>4835805
>>4836473
https://twitter.com/yarharcannon

[Anonymous No.4837367]

>>4837220
>>4837097
>more clothes
too lewd?
I like the lighter color of her belly going from her bottom lip to the tip of her tail. so I wouldn't want to lose that, but I might be able to give her some clothes and keep the streamline look.
and I don't feel like it reads as nudity, it sort of looks like a capeshit superhero costume.

[Anonymous No.4837887]

>>4834953
Does the Dryad chick race grow her own arrows?

Baller

[Anonymous No.4837890]

>>4837097
From what I understand reptiles can retract their genitals so who knows, maybe she is the pants.

[Anonymous No.4837978]

>>4837367
It's not too lewd, just takes away from the art and design

Ppl might look at it and just pass it off as coombrain furry bait. I think someone already tried on this board

[Anonymous No.4838063]

>>4837100
>not really. cumbrain bait character, pretty bad.

[Anonymous No.4838143]

>>4837978
I don't understand it "takes away from the art and design" because some people might respond to it like this >>4837100 ?

[Anonymous No.4838578]

>>4838143
Basically

[Anonymous No.4838618]

[Anonymous No.4839484]

>>4837080
tried some clothes, idk i don't feel like it makes a huge difference

[Anonymous No.4839592]

>>4838618
cool

[Anonymous No.4839636]

[Anonymous No.4840416]

>>4839484
Maybe not to you, but I honestly think it's much better.

[Anonymous No.4840477]

>>4840416
You should probably explain why, this is a Character Design thread, not a personal tastes thread.

[Anonymous No.4840510]

>>4839484
desu it's even more lewd bcs clothes imply lewd body parts. Cute either way

[Anonymous No.4842047]

>>4840477
Ppll have literally gone over why, if you don't know at this point, then continue tunnel visioning and stfu

[Anonymous No.4843685]

>>4842047
>Ppll have literally gone over why, if you don't know at this point, then continue tunnel visioning and stfu
SEX APPEAL BAAAD

[Anonymous No.4844957]

>>4843685
How must it feel to have a peanut brain?
No one is saying sex appeal is bad lmao.

Mofos can't take criticism jfc

[Anonymous No.4844970]

>>4839484
You could also try and sleeveless tunic or chiton. They are more practical and still should show side boobs and the fact that she is going no-pan.

[Anonymous No.4845935]

>>4832322
I really like your design. Can I have your permission to use it for a personal project?

[Anonymous No.4845989]

>>4839484
I'm surprised because I love naked girls, but honestly I think the clothed one is better.
I think because it adds just a little more "something" that breaks up the bare body a little bit making the naked one look monotonous by comparison.

[Anonymous No.4847287]

When it comes to using reference images for character design, whats the best way to use it without copying it too much? I tend to get a lot of ideas from images I see, but I don't want to straight up copy them too much. Like how can you inject a bit of yourself into the drawing?

[Anonymous No.4847295]

>>4814110
>fitness are her hobbies.
LOL

[Anonymous No.4847351]

>>4847287
it's hard to come up with designs that are 100% original. Chances are, someone has probably made a design similar to something you'd draw anyways.

the trick is to make them appealing in a subtle way, atelast in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.4847357]

>>4847351

Yeah thats true, occasionally I see things that look pretty much like what I had in mind anyway. Do you have an example you give of something you did with suble appeal?

[Anonymous No.4848301]

>>4813960
I want to join this community but i'm beg as fuck there would be no point

[Anonymous No.4848600]

I dont really design characters per say but people seem to like the random doodles I do.

[Anonymous No.4848982]

is making something related to character design a good idea for thesis project? the thing is that i actually study graphic design, but teachers allowed us to come up with anything as long as it's done well. what should i do?

[Anonymous No.4849091]

>>4828942
the colors of her clothes blend too much with each other
try adding one other color

[Anonymous No.4849130]

>>4839484
Blog please

[Anonymous No.4849506]

>>4827436
that concept is BERRY shitty!

[Anonymous No.4849542]

i dunno some frogs or some shit w/e

[Anonymous No.4849710]

>>4849506
no u

[Anonymous No.4849766]

>>4848301
Think Pokemon and digimon
You can pretty much tell what a Pokemon character looks like, and what a digimon character looks like
On paper, it's the same fucking concept.

Think if Charmander and Guilmon
Both are red dragon characters but you instantly see the difference

[Anonymous No.4849770]

>>4849766
Lol, this was a response for >>4847357
Not >>4848301

[Anonymous No.4850206]

>>4845989
yea the clothed one is growing on me
>>4849130
https://twitter.com/BigDumSirk

[Anonymous No.4850342]

>>4850206
nice, you're the badoom anon.
love your comic btw

[Anonymous No.4850382]

>>4835854
Most fictional characters start out as OC. Would you say what they were doing was pointless?

[Anonymous No.4852673]

>>4848982
Yeah, why not. You're not going to school to learn how to graduate from school, you're going to improve your skills and show the world your interests and perspective.

I like that design quite a bit, lots of personality and fun proportions. I'm unsure what the metal things are but it does make me want to know more. One problem is his entire body is roughly the same value and color except for his face and hair; I'd find ways to make his boots darker or his tassels lighter for example.

[Anonymous No.4852703]

>>4849542
Your centers of gravity are all a little off, makes the entire drawing feel unstructured because the two on the right are about to fall over (while the one on the left is stiff). I like the designs themselves though, convey their personalities well and they're very distinct from each other. Nice color harmony too, though the values might be a little dark. I'd say a big thing holding these back is your lines; they're all the exact same width, so either vary them up more or keep them as is and add shading.

[Anonymous No.4854160]

>>4823617
She's got a huge head

[Anonymous No.4854390]

>>4813994
based.
my character will wear this shirt.

[Anonymous No.4854432]

>>4854390
Very funny. You could erase all the text on that shirt and still have a very good idea of what that guy's about from his build, tattoos, choice of color, etc.

[Anonymous No.4854693]

Started doodling and ended up with this.

Do you guys consider those who copy from reference as hacks?

[Anonymous No.4854704]

>>4813961
Knifes on hands and oversized braid looks stupid to me but the rest is so cool, I like it all together enough to overlook what I don't like.

[Anonymous No.4854760]

>>4813994

And how does that work if the story revolves around characters that are in a group that wear a common uniform, and the characters aren't supposed to stand out dress-wise? Assuming you aren't plastering their outfits with little accoutrements like anime tends to do.

[Anonymous No.4855156]

>>4854760
Just look at any anime set in high school???

[Anonymous No.4855686]

so you guys have any good tips for making fantasy armor?

[Anonymous No.4855705]

>>4826995
>helpmedrawlesbians
I didn't know you went on /ic/ as well.

[Anonymous No.4855709]

>>4855686
Just don't put women in skimpy armor. Especially not a metal bikini. It's been done to death!

[Anonymous No.4855721]

>>4855709
nah i'm trying to do light armor that isn't leather.
gamberson+chain mail seems to be a good combo but it looks pretty boring

[Anonymous No.4855963]

>>4855721
>gamberson+chain mail
God bless you anon.

Try switch it up with the odd pieces of plate or heraldry. Throw a brigandine in every now and then or even just quilt your gambesons.

[Anonymous No.4856348]

>>4852673
thank you so much anon! i''ll fix the colors

[Anonymous No.4856371]

a mess I started to like and now on the path of simplifying it into a hopefully cohesive character

[Anonymous No.4858070]

>>4856348
no problemo

>>4856371
This is fucking cool

Arms seem a little simplistic and stumpy compared to the rest though

[Anonymous No.4858255]

>>4824169
lolipop chainsaw?

[Anonymous No.4858402]

>>4839484
Must breeed hnnnggg

[Anonymous No.4858806]

It's hard to tell looking at these designs, so I'll have to ask it here...
How pozzed is the server? Can I say the N-word?

[Anonymous No.4861015]

trying to design a la goblina.
plz give me your bad ideas and opinions.

[Anonymous No.4861034]

>>4855963
hey i'm late on this but thank you very much! i'll try out the possibilities

[Anonymous No.4861036]

>>4861015
tone down the brightness on the yellow skinned one

[Anonymous No.4861048]

>>4835854
OCs are just characters for a story. Once you put a story behind it and get enough people interested, you'll have a following.

Every character in fiction is an OC of an artist/creator. To say, OCs are bad is to say creativity is bad.

If you think creativity is bad and only draw fanart of the FOTM then your art is as soulless and unoriginal as you are.

[Anonymous No.4861096]

>>4861048
Not him but I hate "OCs" because the vast majority of the time they DON'T put a story behind it. They just draw them 3/4 looking to the left over and over again, they write encyclopedias about their interests and magical abilities, they do crossovers with their friends' OCs, they do everything you can possibly do with a character except actually write a story for them. There's obviously nothing wrong with Original Characters, but OCs are not the same thing.

[Anonymous No.4862810]

>>4861015
Love your colors.

[Anonymous No.4862927]

>>4861096
And why is that bad? Sometimes you want to draw portraits looking to the left, or do friendly trades with friends. Instead of fanart, you want to draw a design of your own.

Why are people treating making characters for fun like it is a job? No, not every character needs a story. Stop comparing hobbyists on twitter with comic artists or writers.

[Anonymous No.4862952]

>>4862927
You're acting like it's only tween girls who draw once a month doing this stuff (I don't like it then either, but it's more excusable). There are countless artists who work professionally who still do it; I think of people like Temmie Chang, who's a fantastic artist but she can't even decide on her OC's name. The problem is they're too afraid to ever commit to writing because it could turn out badly so they just worldbuild and worldbuild for years for something that will likely never even happen. They WANT to tell a story, but they can't start yet because they haven't determined their OC's favorite ice cream flavor. You're never going to be "ready", just do it.

[Anonymous No.4862961]

>>4835854
why do you even draw bitch

[Anonymous No.4862963]

>>4813961
isn't that a pokemon?

[Anonymous No.4862964]

>>4862952
You are full of shit, why do you care so much if an artist takes up writing too? Those are two entirely different skills. If they do an awful job at writing, I bet you will be the first to point a finger and complain about the mediocre result.
Yes, you should start even if you are no good, but if you have no passion for it, why should you force yourself to do it?

A design is different from a full fledged character, so OC can mean original creation. A "doll" of your own for you to draw when you want something simple. It is barebones, but I find this completely fine.
Are you saying that people are not allowed to draw their one-shot ideas, custom game characters, DnD heroes or anything of the short because they don't have a wikiarticle detailing their adventures? Sometimes, people draw for the joy of drawing, just for themselves and friends only, shocking concept I know.
People need to get off their high horse and stop trying to impose their preferences on other creators. Let people do what they think they can do best, they don't need a random nobody telling them that their designs are wasted unless they have released a novel beforehand.

[Anonymous No.4862984]

>>4862964
>If they do an awful job at writing, I bet you will be the first to point a finger and complain about the mediocre result.
No, I actually won't; even if something sucks I can always find things to appreciate. I can't appreciate anything though if they don't make it in the first place.

>Are you saying that people are not allowed to draw their one-shot ideas, custom game characters, DnD heroes or anything of the short because they don't have a wikiarticle detailing their adventures?
uh
I am literally saying the opposite

If they only draw a character one time that's just an illustration so it's irrelevant. If they draw their game character or DnD hero, that obviously has a purpose in a story, doesn't it? Now if they made a profile for a DnD character, wrote pages and pages about how they would act in DnD, but never PLAYED DnD, what would be the point?

[Anonymous No.4863005]

>>4862984
>even if something sucks I can always find things to appreciate
Then I don't understand why a design or OC cannot be left as it is? You seem to put a lot of effort into trying to convince others that it sucks as a practise
>if they only draw a character once that's just an illustration
Yes, now imagine they want to draw the same design a couple times more. Still don't see how repetition guarantees a need for story.
>what would be the point
The point would be their personal gratification and enjoyment, (similar to the purpose of an OC), which doesn't immediately tie to you or their job or their follower base and that somehow, according to your logic, makes it bad, lesser or a waste of time

[Anonymous No.4863052]

trying to design a halloween themed design, contemplating on what would make this feel more "halloween"

[Anonymous No.4865851]

is this going to be a general or just a one off thread?

[Anonymous No.4865870]

Some quick concepts I did for a game idea

[Anonymous No.4865879]

This is going to be the MC of my manga. I wanted a simple desing to give emphasis on he being a discrete person compared to all the other characters with flashy desings. I'm still working on his sheet tho

[Anonymous No.4865893]

>>4865879
This is a exo-spine on his back, that is covered most of the time by his hair.

[Anonymous No.4866102]

>>4865851
I'd be down for it being a general in the future.

[Anonymous No.4867032]

>>4865851
I'd like it to be a general but character design threads always barely cling to life for some reason.

[Anonymous No.4868329]

>>4824899
It'll end up like JoJo and we don't need that level of 'design storytelling'

[Anonymous No.4868426]

>>4823284
looks a little too perfect blue to me