Character Design Works
Original Characters and Concepts from a variety of purposes, including some character development from throughout the years.
Original Characters and Concepts from a variety of purposes, including some character development from throughout the years.
September 2022
I wanted to design a character for Vtubing purposes. A brief overview of the lore of this character is that she is a human girl cursed by a witch to be a werewolf. Due to otherwise unfortunate magical antics, she finds herself in another dimension (our dimension) with her not-so-trusty robotic dog companion.
Wanted to keep main colors of yellow, black, and white in focus while designing this character, and combining elements of techwear and canine features in mind. Character has been further refined in 2024/2025, but the reference sheet here still holds the fundemental concepts for the character from the beginning of her developmental phases.
In this piece, I wanted to explore a little bit more of who this character is, and what interests she has. She has to repair her robotic companions once in a while, so I illustrated her performing routine maintenence on him. Bits and pieces of other aspects to her interests can be seen as well, including the use of a gaming computer for her gaming addiction, her snacks in the corner to show her taste in food (and love of sweets) as well as other aspects.
After getting a portfolio review, I was advised to develop a weapon that would suit the character above. She is a sniper, so I took a variety of popular Sniper Rifles from games and built my own off of the shapes and parts that were required in the build. Afterwards, I decided that the magic system in this world may not allow everyone to use magic, but those without magic could still harness magical energy through specially enhanced items, such as this sniper. By using the elemental magic vials on the bottom, a bullet may be charged up with that specific type of elemental energy until the vial runs empty.
(November 2023)
Commission accepted by streamer Nezuo Soung to design an avatar for streaming use, as well as a reactive PNG model with variations. The Reference sheet is first, where I worked with the client to capture his energy and vision before moving forward to using the design to create his PNGtuber model which would later be used for streaming purposes. His original concept can be seen below in the character concept design sketches, which was tailored into this design once the client had decided to start gaming streams.
Character redesign of the first character listed above, trying to stick more along the lines of a cohesive color palette. Changing the theming from 'werewolf' to 'hunting dog', the colors and features have been made to align more closely with that of a German Shepherd dog. Additionally, some explorations of alternative styles and concepts have been included.
Including characters featured above, I designed a unit (with the exception of Candy, in pink, who was originally designed by a friend, but I designed the alternative outfit shown here) representing some of my friends who wished to have avatars for their own streaming/video content purposes. Each were designed to represent a different year of the zodiac animals, including (Left to Right) the Dragon, Rat, Cat (celebrated in some SEA cultures as a zodiac year), Rabbit, and Dog.