#character design exercise

[misticdaisy]

Winx Club Redesigns!

You'll probably remember the sketches and first designs that i made a month ago, well this are the final results!

I love the original designs, this is just my personal interpretation of the characters. These are based on their first tranformation outfits so i didn't want to add a copious amount of details to them, just enough to keep them all unique and different.

[friendly-neighborhood-furry]

did a character design exercise with some of the characters from the bo burnham skit "Andy the Frog" :D i really had fun pushing the shapes for these three. extrapolating designs from their minimal personality traits was a bit difficult, but i'm really happy with how they turned out :) and before somebody can comment it: yes, i know frog spines do not curve in the way that millie's does. i didn't realize it was wrong when i did the pose lol. always use your references dudes!

[cruhxx]

dc cringle masterpost

[linktoo-doodles]

cquackity getting dressed in the morning

[criiitter]

part 1 of turning minecraft items into ponies: grass block!

feel free to send me an ask for which one i do next!!

[starrysharks]

hotel manager

[fiery-emblems]

The other day I drew an idea for "what if branded could transform", but really I just wanted to design a dragon. In reality I think you could take the idea way further.

What if you were to take the idea of branded being half laguz way more literally?? Basically I think it would be cool to have more of a half transformation resulting in what are basically monsters from myth and legend. Of course, I continue to have an interest in a story where the branded are the main characters and the heroes so, making them look like monsters but actually be good guys is fun to me!

The first and most obvious version of this idea would be the half human/half wolf (werewolf). I don't think they would lose themselves like werewolves, but they are the most iconic animal human hybrid design!

The next most obvious design would be half human/half bird (harpies). I think its important to really push the animal aspect and not just make them sexy sexy mostly human things. I think it would be fun to explore the design differences between hawk harpies, raven harpies, and heron harpies.

The cats are the hardest ones to design imo because there aren't that many human/cat hybrid monsters in mythology that aren't also mixed with even more animals. Its probably fine to just follow the example of the wolves and do were-cats though. Still cool!

For dragons I actually think there are a couple different directions you could go in. For this idea I basically went with your standard high fantasy/DnD demons and devils. There's only one half dragon in Tellius but this is another case where it would be really fun to design different looks for red, white or black half dragons since the ones we see in canon have slightly different builds and horn designs plus the different skin colors. (I would go with different skin colors like tieflings. The whole idea is for them to look like monsters and I think dragons should be scary!!)

The other idea I had would be for half dragons to be oni? Basically the same design sensibility but you would lose the wings. My reason for this idea is because oni are cool dragons in Tellius are kind of seen as this terrifying force of nature that could destroy everyone if they wanted to, which is kind of what oni are as well. I think it could work nicely.

[mauesartetc]

If y'all are hungry for a character design challenge, might I recommend the "ideas grid" section in "Fundamentals of Character Design"? (Seriously, read this book. It's GOOD.)

The book encourages the reader to choose some themes from the categories provided, but that seems a bit easy for my taste. I figure I'll just gravitate toward the design elements I'm already fond of, and where's the fun in that? Where's the challenge in doing something I've done a hundred times before?

Thus, I'm adding a component of randomization. I'll number the items in each list from 1 to 20 and use a random number generator to pick one from each (using the first selected number for the first category, the second number for the second category, and so on). Then I'll design a character based on the results, and so can you!

Category 1: Anatomy

Tall

Tiny

Muscular

Short

Angular

Soft

Broad

Adolescent

Square

Strong

Slim

Elderly

Athletic

Curvy

Infant

Petite

Elongated

Average

Round

Middle-aged

Category 2: Style

Colorful

Plain

Practical

Severe

Fashionable (the book had "stylish" here but I felt a stylish style would be too vague lol)

Minimalist

Eccentric

Vintage

Neat

Sporty

Mismatched

Alternative

Cozy

Outdated

Smart

Messy

Boring

Comfortable

Expensive

Simple

Category 3: Emotion

Cheerful

Afraid

Eager

Sad

Shy

Annoyed

Curious

Worried

Overjoyed

Awkward

Relaxed

Disgusted

Tired

Surprised

Wistful

Bored

Pitying (the book had "kind" here, but that's more a personality trait than it is an emotion. So I went with an emotion that would lead someone to acts of kindness.)

Awed

Excited

Furious

Category 4: Color

Warm

Dark

Vibrant

Pale

Cool

Autumnal

Contrasting

Nocturnal

Neutral

Deep

Faded

Tropical

Clashing

Pastel

Analogous

Bright

Natural

Monochrome

Neon

Light

Category 5: Role

Hero

Explorer

Learner

Entertainer

Guardian

Worker

Villain

Helper

Troublemaker

Fighter

Parent

Royalty

Henchman

Thinker

Wanderer

Rebel

Companion

Teacher

Trickster

Civilian

Category 6: Item

Book

Hat

Phone

Scarf

Weapon

Necklace

Cloak

Spectacles

Briefcase

Artifact

Torch

Coat

Spade

Rucksack

Cane

Key

Map

Belt

Glove

Earring

Category 7: Setting

Magical

Modern

Aquatic

Castle

Garden

Vehicle

Urban

Historical (might pull out the random date generator for this one)

Library

Spooky

Futuristic

Beach

School

Forest

Zoo

Shop

Dystopian

Street

Office

Mountain

Obviously these are just starting points and you don't have to include something from every category, though doing so in a natural, cohesive way would be an impressive flex of your design skills. Let me know which words y'all got, and if you design a character based on them, drop a link!

[shyhandart]

Hello helloo

My first adopt here! Ota

I take paypal and cashapp, no sb or ab because im new at this

Dm me or comment to offer

Ill close it 24 hours after the last offer and if it gets to that point ill work with you with payment plans idk

Closed! Thank you so much :)

[keniaku]

tried my hand on pokemon gijinka

[misticdaisy]

Second part of my Winx redesign project. Here's the rest of the team! As said in the previous post, these are style and costuming exploration more than final designs, I plan on making all of them look more cohesive with each other and more fairy like.

Musa: I wanted her to have a playful energy, to look like the kind of girl who can't stay still and is a little mischeavous, so i made her the shortest since i'm a sucker for little gremlins. Her styling is what real Y2K style was, shape focused, cut-outs in random places, pleather and shiny fabrics with a little 60's influence. Basically: a late 90's popstar/dancer.

Tecna: She's got a squarish built to reflect her more rigid and logical nature. I always found her original fit to be extremely unique, so i really wanted to emphasize more the idea of a futuristic suit. My main inspiration were sci-fi movies and videogames, retro spaceman suits and modern superheroes.

Aisha: Hourglass figure for a beatiful siren! She's solid and strong but not in an hard and severe way, more like a gentle big sister type. Since she's the fairy of waves, i did go in the obvious "mermaid" direction (i can't help it, i'm a fan of mermaids) with pearls, shells, beads and scales etc... Also: drapy and soft fabrics! No rigidness in this house!

[darkmagenugget]

Was too tired to do anything big tonight. So did a drawing exercise. I took a clip studio 3D model, randomly slid the sliders all over the place until I had something extremely messed up:

and then wanted to see if I could make a creature of some sort with it.

I'd say I did pretty good with the concept. XD

[antlerpunk]

insects of inferno

[avephelis]

emoji charadesign requests ✨✨

[fallowfrog]

dmc x hades PART 3!!!! nero time...

under the cut for dmc 4 nero hair bc i couldn't decide which one i liked better :P

[galacticgoldfishart]

expression sheets for my characters!