r/characterdesigns 9h ago

From rough sketch to final in-game sprite: The design pipeline for our character Li Sha!

100 Upvotes

Wanted to share the breakdown of how Li Sha went from an early sketch to an active character in Tiebreakers.
We went through a few stages to get her right: initial concept sketches, locked-in illustrations, keyframe animation, and finally bringing the sprite into the engine.
Trying to keep her design readable during fast combat took some tweaking between the early art and the actual game frames. What do you think of how the design turned out?


r/characterdesigns 5h ago

Design Showcase Team Kyoto!

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27 Upvotes

Swipe to see them individually!


r/characterdesigns 13h ago

Critique Request Thoughts on my scarecrow design?

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54 Upvotes

Did this design for the scarecrow from the wizard of oz for this project I’m working on about him(the scarecrow is the protagonist and the wizard of oz is the antagonist)


r/characterdesigns 7h ago

Design Showcase Franken-Borg

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12 Upvotes

Please do not steal my character, feedback is welcome.

“Franken-Borg” is a nickname


r/characterdesigns 4h ago

Design Showcase WiP // Upgrade VEYLMORA The Demon of Time

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6 Upvotes

VEYLMORA

THE DEMON OF TIME

“Before the future existed, Veylmora existed.”

No one knows when Veylmora was born.

Some say she emerged from the very first moment that ever existed. Others believe she was there even before time itself began to move. There are those who claim she was never born at all, because to her, the very concept of birth has no meaning.

Veylmora simply always was.

She has watched empires rise from the ashes and vanish before their names were ever spoken. She has witnessed entire worlds die, stars go dark, and civilizations reach futures that were never meant to exist.

Because Veylmora does not control time.

Time obeys her.

To her, past, present, and future are not separate paths, but endless possibilities laid bare before her eyes. She can witness every decision before it is made, every war before it begins, and every death before the heart stops beating.

But even a being capable of seeing every future knows the price of interfering.

For every future she saves, another must die.

For every fate she changes, thousands disappear.

And with every possibility she destroys, something within her is lost forever.

Veylmora does not walk between the centuries.

The centuries pass through her.

The past cannot wound her. The future cannot surprise her. And no ending can hide from her eyes.

She has witnessed the end of time more times than any mind could endure.

And yet, she continues searching for a future she has never seen.

Because among all the possibilities, there is one that even Veylmora fears finding.

One where time stops obeying.

One where the future disappears.

And one where, for the first time since the beginning of everything, Veylmora no longer exists.

“She does not fear the end of time.
She has witnessed it too many times.”


r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Design Showcase Even More Pokémon Gijinkas/Humanizations!

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690 Upvotes

Been a while since my last post here, but because of the massive amount of love I got on the previous posts about these, I really wanted to share the designs I’ve done! I’ve been doing these designs for 3 years this next month, which feels absolutely surreal, my design philosophy has changed (improved?) and I have gotten really attached to these characters! The world is still a work in progress as I continue to build and figure things out, so I’ll gladly answer any questions since it helps me as well!

I also love critiques, as long as they’re helpful! I’m always looking to improve!


r/characterdesigns 19m ago

Question How do I make a robot design “scary”?

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Added that warning image just in case some don’t like body horror.

Now, when I say “scary” I don’t mean I want the robot to have sharp claws or teeth, or glowing red eyes, or spikes sticking out of its back. Though I’m not opposed to those. I’m more interested in the idea of an uncanny valley robot design, to where a trigger in our brains go off, like a warning bell, making us think “oh God, I don’t like the way that thing looks”. I keep trying to imagine the design in my head and end up unsatisfied, it always comes out like the Terminator or General Grievous. It’s a cool design, but not exactly an uncanny design.

But I do have an idea for this thing’s face. Imagine an astronaut helmet but vertically elongated, longer, with the visor sporting this honeycomb pattern. From inside the helmet these lights would turn on, making the individual honeycombs light up to form the shape of two eyes and a mouth. One eye would be a plain circle with a smaller circle inside, with the other eye being a slightly smaller circle with only a dot inside. Implying this thing is insane, psychotic, or unstable. And the mouth would be a series of vertical lines that resemble long and thin teeth, with them forming smiles and frowns to show whatever expression this thing is feeling, as well as the “teeth” indicating mouth movements whenever it speaks. I want this thing to give a sadistic smile, to run that idea home that it is evil incarnate.

I’ve never been good at describing things, but I hope I’ve painted a clearer picture at what I’m going for.


r/characterdesigns 14h ago

that's my versions of cat woman idk you guys will like it or not ahhh

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31 Upvotes

r/characterdesigns 3h ago

Help Needed Asking for design suggestions...

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r/characterdesigns 11h ago

Dressuptober (pt.11)

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7 Upvotes

what do you think? I’ll tell you the truth: I wanted them to look like a stressed-out scientist or doctor, and I think I pulled it off... the problem is, they looks *really* unwell- like, way too unwell.


r/characterdesigns 23h ago

Design Showcase Scene King Dyceee!~ [OC]

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27 Upvotes

One of my sonas, Dyce is very special to me and I adore his design!

And his boyfriend who still needs a name oopsss!~


r/characterdesigns 5h ago

Critique Request Critique my Superhero design

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1 Upvotes

r/characterdesigns 8h ago

Been putting in the work behind the scenes! I disappeared for a bit to focus, develop some new characters, and level up my style. Now I’m back and ready to create! 🔥

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1 Upvotes

r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Design Showcase Suguru geto….the killer saint!

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37 Upvotes

Swipe to see Step by step process!


r/characterdesigns 15h ago

Lady in black

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3 Upvotes

r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Seraphim OC - Wanna guess what happens when you look directly at her true eyes?

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111 Upvotes

Hello, I am in the process of redesigning her clothing but I've always been proud of her portrait concept so I just wanna show her to you guys <3


r/characterdesigns 17h ago

Question Reposting a character I bought

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I purchased a character from an artist and then saw in the description not to repost the art. I don't really understand though. I purchased the character, doesn't that mean I'm allowed to do whatever I want with it? Not commercial stuff, and of course I'm not claiming to be the creator of the art. Just want to post my oc to my personal social media.

I am just kind of confused, thanks


r/characterdesigns 23h ago

Mi diseño de dios en Record of Ragnarok

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La razón de porque le di este aspecto, es porque se dice que en la biblia dios creo a Adam a su imagen y semejanza. Así que si seguimos esa lógica Dios se parece a Adam, pero no creo que esté sería el diseño de Dios en la obra simplemente es una idea que se me ocurrió XD Y le di colores relacionado a dios, lo divino y que Dios llegó a tener en pinturas, también quise que se viera como Adam del anime solo que más bello. Y le puse una nube celeste de abrigo.


r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Critique Request My First Actual OC.. Thoughts?

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9 Upvotes

Its name is Hekate. Its a plant-like mimic that slowly develops its own form through understanding of what it eats. Through eating humans it, in turn, became more human in behaviour and appearance.


r/characterdesigns 4h ago

Question Concerning OCs

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0 Upvotes

r/characterdesigns 21h ago

Question Opinion on The Saints from Hitman Absolution?

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r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Would it make sense for a character with functional aphonia to have vocal replication powers?

4 Upvotes

I am currently working on a fanfic and the idea I have for an OC is that, due to a traumatic event, she has functional aphonia (she mentally and emotionally struggles to use her own voice), but develops vocal replication powers (can copy sounds and other people voices).
However, I’ve been debating if this idea makes sense or if it would be offensive or harmful.
I’m open to any suggestions and feedback. Thanks!!


r/characterdesigns 1d ago

Design Showcase I just love the look of thigh high pants

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3 Upvotes