Inspiration

30 Examples of Amazing Character Design

ByMarc Andre PublishedOctober 14, 2021February 23, 2022

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Character design and illustration is a skill that many designers aim to master. If you’re working to improve your own skills in this area, it can be helpful to gain inspiration from the work of others. In this post, we’ll showcase 30 character illustrations from various designers.

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Character Design Showcase

Character Design Inspiration, example 1 — By medzcreative

Character Design Inspiration, example 2 — By juwel fahim

Character Design Inspiration, example 3 — By Arie Pajoedi

Character Design Inspiration, example 4 — By Annalvanir

Character Design Inspiration, example 5 — By blackfrog714

Character Design Inspiration, example 6 — By ayoebjava65183

Character Design Inspiration, example 7 — By Salma Amirudin

Character Design Inspiration, example 8 — By khurasan

Character Design Inspiration, example 9 — By Gilang Ramadhan

Character Design Inspiration, example 10 — By ddraw

Character Design Inspiration, example 11 — By monsterjoke

Character Design Inspiration, example 12 — By blackfrog714

Character Design Inspiration, example 13 — By DikasStudio

Character Design Inspiration, example 14 — By swayaway1

Character Design Inspiration, example 15 — By Deepanshu Ohri

Character Design Inspiration, example 16 — By insanity100

Character Design Inspiration, example 17 — By MissChatZ

Character Design Inspiration, example 18 — By Rexcanor

Character Design Inspiration, example 19 — By Holly Molly

Character Design Inspiration, example 20 — By Graphiqa

Character Design Inspiration, example 21 — By Eightonesix Studios

Character Design Inspiration, example 22 — By DikasStudio

Character Design Inspiration, example 23 — By berry-blink53174

Character Design Inspiration, example 24 — By ddraw

Character Design Inspiration, example 25 — By gienlee

Character Design Inspiration, example 26 — By rwgusev

Character Design Inspiration, example 27 — By ayoebjava65183

Character Design Inspiration, example 28 — By fet

Character Design Inspiration, example 29 — By blackfrog714

Character Design Inspiration, example 30 — By april_arts

Marc Andre

Marc is the blog manager for Vandelay Design. He has more than a decade of experience working in the design and photography industries and he's been featured in publications like Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and MSN.