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and hmm.. . i tend to use a lot of shapes when drawing! and all of them come based off the personality of the character im envisioning!
usually though i tend to focus on the face before designing the rest of the character because once i get the general face shapes i can use similar or complimentary shapes for the body of the character which is as equally as important as the rest is to the design!
uhh lets see …I’ll compare two of my characters and how i redesigned them!
for Noa I used rounder shapes to make him look young! i also tried to give him a sort of firmer look and you can tell more of that coming from his neck in comparison to Ban’s
for Ban I used triangles and squarish shapes for his face! i wanted it to look long and kind of droopy too!
same applies for their facial features and expression!
Noa is an energetic boy and is always up for a challenge! I want to keep his face looking childish so i use simple round eyes and some freckles! his nose is a simplified version of one thats pushed up! So yea he’s simple simple simple! I took inspiration from kid’s shows/anime since their designs are also simple but SUPER EFFECTIVE imo!!
Ban is also simple but more in personality than design! his face is made up of two shapes instead of one and his features are long and swoopy! i gave him a wiggly smile to make him look goofy and fun loving and his eye’s droopiness for his gentleness and really relaxed nature! his freckles are more for insinuating he’s a nerd ahaha!!
as for body shapes! (sorry this is a little old!! but the concept is the same!
You can tell ban’s legs are thinner and longer and noas are shorter compared to his body (his pants are sagging AHA thats more of a stylstic choice kjkfdaf) ban has a lot more longer shapes and limbs than noa does, as noa is supposed to look sturdier and compact!
their posing here is also important: noa looks a lot more ready to go than ban!!
I personally enjoy designs where you can tell straight away that you’re looking at two different characters based on silhouette!
There are SO many things that make up a character!! it includes hair type, hair color, what clothes theyd wear HOW theyd wear it
Even a characters expressions can be completely unique to them even though theyre making the same ones another character is!
After these steps, for me i really just play around with the above mentioned (hair, clothes, accessories etc. etc.!!)
OF COURSE! a disclaimer: I’m really no expert at this! I’m still learning myself and this is just what I learned from my own experience! Everyone designs characters differently and there is no real solid way to designing a character.
Having fun and drawing what you like is always most important!!