Designing a Character for a Friend

I designed a DnD character for a friend for their next next birthday (considering I already got them a gift when they suggested the art could be a birthday gift). The character’s a homebrewed warlock-flavored subclass with a frosty demon transformation, working for a chained and bloody god despite secretly being an atheist. Fancy!

I started by doing various fashion concept sketches:

Friend picked a mix of 2, 3, 5, 8, and 10 for the outfits (they really like the split sleeves), so I did a combo design. Here’s the final outfit and face sketch:

I made two versions of the sheet. One with lots of rubies, and one with less rubies. Friend liked the rubyless one because their character’s not that rich.

And here’s the transformed versions. I used a lot of the glitter brush to get that icy look. I also had the concept of the chains unraveling when they transform, as well as the hair colors switching.