{"id":26566,"date":"2025-04-04T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=26566"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:36:53","slug":"designing-a-character-for-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2025\/04\/04\/designing-a-character-for-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Character for a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2025\/04\/04\/designing-a-character-for-a-friend\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing a Character for a Friend<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s a homebrewed warlock-flavored subclass with a frosty demon transformation, working for a chained and bloody god despite secretly being an atheist. Fancy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started by doing various fashion concept sketches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"526\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2064.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2064.jpg 526w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2064-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s the final outfit and face sketch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2065.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2065.jpg 696w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2065-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2066.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2066.jpg 696w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2066-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s not that rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"990\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222161027.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222161027.png 990w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222161027-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222161027-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"990\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222184137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222184137.png 990w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222184137-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241222184137-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"990\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241223152157.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241223152157.png 990w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241223152157-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Character_sheets_4_20241223152157-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s a homebrewed warlock-flavored subclass with a frosty demon transformation, working for a chained and bloody god despite secretly being an atheist. Fancy! 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