How to make your character designs more interesting

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I regularly do viewer critiques on my stream at / pikat , so let's see if they can become helpful videos too! I try to improve this character design by adjust the overall drawing, as well as being more thoughtful in some of the design decisions.
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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Perspective fix
02:50 - Design details
05:57 - Make your designs functional
Featured artist: / yodogama
Edited by @SkysagiOP
BGM by Christopher Larken
Collosia - Greenpath (Hollow Knight Lo-Fi)
emphase - Reflections (Hollow Knight Lo-fi)
emphase - Queen's Garden (Hollow Knight Lo-fi)
releya - Kingdom's Edge (Hollow Knight Lo-fi)
Hollow Knight - White Palace (Slow Remix - Lo-fi Piano)

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4 июн 2024

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@thatonewaff2552 Месяц назад

really like how this video can basically be summed up as "have good fundamentals --> Win"

@Rappenem Месяц назад

It do be like that

@jordanmatthew6315 Месяц назад

That is the whole point, and it's fun seeing what we "think" we know, verses what we "need" to know. It's refreshing.

@AceBradMan Месяц назад

0:52 i dont know how or why, but felt a new brain wrinkle form when i saw this. You managed to simplify perspective on the human body to much so that i was able to finally get a grasp of it after years of struggling, so thanks a lot pikat

@SpickyCuddleBear Месяц назад

honestly this is such an underrated channel, its legit perfect for me

@BinksGoes_Nyoom Месяц назад

I really love how you critique character design without 'Roasting' them! I know a lot of people like the roast approach for comedic purposes but this truly ads so much more value to the advice! ❤we need more people like this!

@luie0798 Месяц назад

I think another thing that could have been adjusted are the colours because most of them looked relativley the same except for the hair, horns and tail.

@sheppin_ Месяц назад

I feel like it's been difficult to find good art critiques recently. One that is kind, thoughtful, and not completely drowning in bias. I really like this one because you managed to make the character feel like themself while also being more polished. All your advice was very useful, as well, and was worded in a way that's unlikely to confuse or mislead new artists. Good video and good critique :)

@thebomu Месяц назад

The original pose had more energy and made the overall shape more interesting and I prefere the bare feet, makes him more animalistic. The rest was nice.

@oswell_draws Месяц назад

I really like your character critiques 😊

@oswell_draws Месяц назад

@NovaDoesArt Hoping??? Get back to it 🔥🔥🔥🔥😊

@muhaned4957 Месяц назад

Bro I remember you doing thatpunchkid thumbnails, sorry for losing your job, your videos are really great keep it up fella

@randyrandy2460 Месяц назад

The Brock Hampton animation dude?

@RaidenKunii Месяц назад

Wait wtf i never knew this

@TeabagsOnToast Месяц назад

I love seeing people's OCs but I can't make one myself. I always get washed over with a wave of cringe and I can't help it😭

@AkaiNabi Месяц назад

Probably just have fun! Think, why would you do this oc? Possible comic/manga/book/novel? An alternate you in x w z universe? Do it just for you; you don't even have to post anywhere, if you want to try it. Hope this helps ✨ (in my experience, just doing as a sketch and then flesh it a bit a time without posting at first helps with that cringe feeling)

@djroscurro9859 Месяц назад

EMBRACE THE CRINGE

@Dancinglemon Месяц назад

TO BE CRINGE IS TO BE FREE

@THEFALLEN_offical 14 дней назад

EMBRACE THE CRINGE COMRADE!!!

@AINEET Месяц назад

Holy cow it went from a great drawing to being alive

@adeptgirl3454 Месяц назад

Tell Yodogama the pen nib tail was a super cool design element!

@Moma_spam2 Месяц назад

Hollow knight music is the best ❤

@Yhushe Месяц назад

Insane design glow-up, I hope your channel gets bigger soon :)

@xdmomentum8346 21 день назад

This is really good! Please make more of these critiques.

@nathanadams8044 Месяц назад

Those simple and short tips/reasons for adding or changing x part of this design did more to help me understand character design than some other lengthier in-depth videos i've tried watching about character design (and perspective) xD. Will definitely sub and check out your other videos.

@Dancinglemon Месяц назад

I love that your videos are short and to the point. The OG art was already really good but I love what you added too, really felt like I was reinforcing and learning by watching :)

@mimthyss Месяц назад

This is awesome! Love videos like this, character design is so interesting to me. You can really see how you took the essence of the design and 'amped it up' in a way, it was already really cool but it's defo even more interesting by the end. Thanks for such a neat video, I hope you do more!

@IamHattman Месяц назад

Theres some fantastic stuff in here that will help me with designing the crew for my current project. Thanks!❤

@BananaJuice-ue6pi Месяц назад

I love all the advice here. I think there is def some stuff here I can improve on too. Also the lofi HK ost is such a vibe!

@Remirlis Месяц назад

I do think the outstretched arm pose has more action to it, making it look like he is unscrolling the map.

@suu1998 Месяц назад

but it doesn't make sense to have the arm have "action" while the rest of the body is stationary. it looks completely wrong 😅

@Dancinglemon Месяц назад

@@suu1998to me, it would be one of those situations where you could ignore reality for the sake of aesthetics. The critique was incredible but that was the one thing I felt was another posing option instead of an improvement.

@whos__sam Месяц назад

i can watch these all day

@pampamtamtam4001 Месяц назад

Adding that brush did so much for the design

@ObsoletePerson Месяц назад

Holy smokes, you did amazingly. I really loved how you did all that with what is effectively sketching but it's still such a solid design transformation. I think I would actually pay money to commission you for a service like this. Also, yeah, that design has an amazing base. Lot of muted and earth-y colours, with even the bluish hair and yellow eyes looking a bit stained, and then you have these sharp magenta demonic parts that stand out amazingly from that.

@AXELROB12 Месяц назад

Oh this series is going to be a hit I really enjoyed this

@ashfield4313 Месяц назад

Very cool design and awesome revisions.

@Gibmeprimogemss Месяц назад

I want more character design critiques! I like this video a lot

@reeve7199 Месяц назад

HELLO!!!!! i love your art style its so amazing. you and a some other creators are getting me addicted to drawing!!!

@Ifargannoam Месяц назад

thank you for another great video . one of the best youtubers i follow

@Absbor Месяц назад

thank you for this video. i'll keep this in mind

@foolsenigma Месяц назад

I never understood why i couldnt figure out how to do a top down perspective until you said the word vanishing point. How did i never figure that out before. Thank you for that!

@evemilkchan1071 Месяц назад

very cool, need more, appreciate your content

@GoldenPhaze Месяц назад

I love how the tail is a quill very interesting design

@RedpurrFox Месяц назад

Where have you been my whole life? This makes me feel so nice and sleepy and so easy to understand what to do and what to not do with Character design

@sara0w0q Месяц назад

i really love your work, also u really know to put the words together :D

@myrb2622 Месяц назад

I am very glad to see this become a little series sort of thing. A really rad character design too from Yodogama (wonderful name and I'm assuming Monster Hunter reference) Although the one thing I think could be critiqued a little more on the design is I was genuinely a little shocked when I heard that it was set in a sci-fi and futuristic setting. It looks more fantasy with modern elements. Which maybe that is intentional in the overall story or setting, maybe the demon world is more fantasy and less advanced? But I feel like incorporating even something small that really does add a futuristic or sci-fi vibe to it would help communicate that. Edit: I felt like I should add a suggestion/idea and not just a minor critique. Maybe make the arrow on the hood have a neon glow?

@-blanky Месяц назад

a 5-star critique indeed❤

@Dorar47 28 дней назад

Wow this is amazing

@randirafaeli Месяц назад

Hearing the music I can't wait for the next hollow knight stream.

@Bamdeidz Месяц назад

Oh my godddddddd this was SO NICE

@xhayneradar5688 Месяц назад

Love the hollow knight music in the background too

@Zictive Месяц назад

I always melt everytime I hear the HollowKnight OST anywhere.

@kaifuuuuuuuuu 21 день назад

i just realized that pikat using hollow knight background, but yeahhh.. i learned alot:3

@TheLionrazor Месяц назад

why are your videos just banger after banger

@HealthXPotions Месяц назад

the greenpath theme remix hits hard.

@SOoshi_art Месяц назад

Alright this is helpful, thank you

@ishaan_ch1136 Месяц назад

damn good shit, shows me how much i have to learn

@trasher534 Месяц назад

That smol pikat head thingy is so cute

@lordlumi6666 Месяц назад

i want more of these videos

@xoxLee Месяц назад

Underated hope u reach 1m soon..🎉

@Tarazed609 18 дней назад

I love that being an artist is basically this line; "Oh wow, this is neat, let me steal that!" ahahah :D

@DarcDraws Месяц назад

Love the Greenpath vibes 🎶

@krypt0nim Месяц назад

Love the hollow knight songs in the back

@higorgabriel2598 Месяц назад

I feel like a lot of the video can be summed up as "be deliberate", I'm not gonna come here and say that you should be able to tell what the character's all about when looking at them, but you should be able to feel like the design reflects what the character is about, basically, when you tell me the character's supposed to be an artist, I should feel like: "yeah, I can see that."

@roilopez4274 Месяц назад

I luv ur vids so much, specially with a cup of hot cocoe

@neruoue123 Месяц назад

I have your stream on another tab lol having two PIKAT at a time!

@KSKY2012 Месяц назад

This is a very informative video! I'll definitely take all these details in mind when making character designs :) But I can't help but ask, what are cutlines? (mentioned at 8:10) If you explained already it in a different video you made, then can you please send a link? Once again, thanks for the informative video B)

@musashira Месяц назад

I Love it !!!!!!!

@michaelmorris8696 Месяц назад

Love the hollow knight music

@CushionSapp Месяц назад

Fun critique

@phie_ahr Месяц назад

The original was already such a cool design! And you made it even cooler! Love it! (Btw, can you monetize the video using hollow knight music? 🤔 )

@B0ud10u Месяц назад

It's awesome ^^

@ismaelflorido8918 Месяц назад

Oh pikat, i love you

@NothingHereForYou Месяц назад

PIKAT I just stalked you for a second and on instagram and saw you were a software engineer and your now into art. Just wanted to say that is pretty cool. Im torn between learning programming or learning how to draw to become a storyboard artist. Both seem interesting so its cool to see you did both and i dont really need to drop one or the other. Any advice?

@thomasbuchser7695 Месяц назад

the lo-fi hollow knight song 🔥

@samankucher5117 Месяц назад

very informative :)

@XonTheFantastic Месяц назад

amazing video

@gabriela3345 Месяц назад

pikat!! could u talk about face expressions? or getting better at then? have any tips?

@gabrielmatos7202 Месяц назад

Love the Hollow Knight music

@MissSun23 Месяц назад

Love the video :D People, please come on the streams, they're very fun!

@nixsnowsong6732 Месяц назад

What specifically were you referring to with "cut lines" towards the end?

@nekotiq Месяц назад

Interesting that Pikat gave the boy girl sandals, lol. At least Moses sandals could have worked, lol. What a quick google search would have displayed. Tech wear with medieval sandals, lol.