What Are Character Design Sheets?
It’s a sheet that helps you create a standard for one or multiple characters by showing them in different poses/movements, with a variety of expressions, gestures or even clothing.
They are also referred to as model sheets, character studies and character boards.
Designing Characters is such a fun and freeing process!
At the end of the day, you can proudly show off your OC (original characters) to your friends and followers. After, you can put them in different situations and write a comic book, or animate them.
The options are limitless 🙂
And if you are looking for inspiration for your next OC character, check out my OC Character Ideas Prompt Generator. It’s free to use and often creates pretty fun results.
Today, I wanted to share some of my personal favorite character design sheets AND character development sheets of multiple characters by a couple of very talented artists!
I will tell you a little bit about each artist, link back to their portfolio sites so you can check out more of their work, and add a little backstory of the character wherever possible.
- This post turned out to be pretty long, so you can always jump to a specific artist’s section by clicking on their name!
- Today’s featured artists are:Luigi Lucarelli, Angie Hewitt, Asif Rahimoğlu,Anna Triffin, Bev Johnson, Bradford Johansen, Francine Rocha Gonzales, Mayumi Kimura, and you can also go to theCharacter Design Courses sectionthat is at the end of this post 🙂
Also, feel free to pin these to your Pinterest Boards for future inspiration! 🙂
Let’s get to it.
(1-4) Amelia – Witch in Training
byLuigi Lucarelli
1-27 Character Design Sheets are done byLuigi Lucarelli – Character Designer and Visual Development Artist based in Japan.
Amelia Dewspark is a little girl that lives in the whimsical town of Pinepeak. She’ll meet and learn from interesting people and creatures along her journey to become the greatest witch in the world!
(5-10) Grimwood School for Monsters
byLuigi Lucarelli
This is a story about Eldon Soulshade, a young demon boy attending Grimwood, a school for monsters.
(11-27) Other Character Model Sheets
by Luigi Lucarelli
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(28-33) Adventure Characters – Aida and Adrian
by Angie Hewitt
28-33 Character Design Sheets are done by Angie Hewitt – an illustrator/animator who likes creating work that resonates with a wide variety of audiences, enjoys trying out new things, traveling, shopping, hugging dogs, people-watching, wearing sweaters and cool shoes.
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(34-41) Character Development
by Asif Rahimoğlu
34-41 Character Design Sheets are done by Asıf Rahimoğlu – an animator and digital artist from Istanbul.
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(41-45) The Monk And Froggos Character Design
by Anna Triffin
41-48Character sheets are by Anna Triffin(Anna Trifonova), afreelance digital artist from Minsk., Belarus.
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(46-48) Root the PostwoodCharacter Design
by Anna Triffin
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(49-85) Character Design Developments
byBev Johnson
Bev Johnson is a character designer, storyboards artist and a visual development artist based in LA.
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(86-95) Character Design Explorations
by Bradford Johansen
Bradford Johansenis an Illustrator, a Designer and a Photographer.
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(96) Character Design Sheet
byFrancine Rocha Gonzales
Francine Rocha Gonzales isa character designer and an Illustrator from Brazil.
- Note: You can save them to your Pinterest Boards for future inspirations 😉
(97-100) Character Design Sheets
byMayumi Kimura
Mayumi Kimura isan Illustrator and a Digital Artist from Brazil.
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Did you enjoy this interview as much as I did?
I absolutely LOVE these character design sheets by such talented artists!
And so you can also learn how to become a professional Character Designer with the right tools in hand!
One of the sources used by many artists isSkillshare! And even though it’s a paid platform, you can follow my link to grab your first two months for absolutely FREE.
Because everyone has the right to learn!
Here are SOME of the courses available on there:
- PluralSight– a learning platform where they offer you a FREE trial! Which is how you can start learning awesome content for free right away.
- They offer courses in these fields:Software Development, IT Ops, Creative Professional, Data Professional, Architecture & Construction, Manufacturing & Design, Business Professional, Information & Cyber Security;
- One course’s average is about 20 hours!
Becoming a master at art takes time, practice and guidance. And if you don’t start today – tomorrow you will wish you started yesterday!
Comment down below which Character Design Sheet you enjoyed the most!
Also, Feel free to Pin these artworks to your Pinterest boards for future inspirations!
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Good luck on Your Art Path,
–Anna, Your Art Bud ?
Blog Posts to check out next → “Best Resources For Artists”
and→”25 Best Video Game Art Design Books”
