We were asked to design characters for the worlds we were a part of. I’ve decided to put some of the character designs I did that were inspired by and belonged in the magical academia world, which I was just moved from as well.

I am not extremely well versed in character design, as I had stopped drawing characters and stuff to focus on my A level art course, which was mostly working from photographs of models and people. I have recently been trying to get back into this aspect of art, as I used to really enjoy it, so this task and lecture were helpful in making me practice.

Neo Noir

This was the group I was in when we were asked to design characters, although most of the characters for this world already had been designed a bunch of times.

Magical Academia

This character was an idea I was developing as a witch type character who was attending the magical academy to hone her skills. She was intended to be a sort of gardener type character, who enjoyed tending to magical plants and helping keep them alive. I did a quick digital sketch to try and mess around with colours, although I’m still not sure about those colours as I feel they don’t get her character across right.

This was a concept for a travelling character in the magical academia world, as the idea of a roaming merchant or character who collected ingredients for the academy appealed to me. I have a soft spot for travellers in games or stories. I didn’t get very far with it though. I was having a hard time trying to stick to the general aesthetic of the magical academia world, with the cute and more simplistic designs.