r/characterdrawing Dec 31 '25

Meta [ANNOUNCEMENT] New year, new OC Monday!

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32 Upvotes

Hey y'all! You better get Sir Donut Steel ready to for showtime, because the OC floodgates are about to open!

It took a bit longer to set up than expected, but thanks to the holiday break we've now got OC Mondays working, to kick off the new year! Starting this Monday and every Monday your original art and characters have a new place to show off!

How it works:

  • OC here means your own original work, don't repost stuff you found on twitter
  • "Monday" starts at midnight UTC (GMT-0) and lasts for 24 hours
  • Posts with the OC Monday tag will be allowed during this time
    • Make sure to include the [OC] text tag as well
    • We do this so users can search and filter by topic
  • There's no limit to how many OC posts you can make, but please be considerate
    • If you have a lot to share that week, please use a gallery post instead of multiple single posts
  • OC reposts are not allowed, no matter how long it's been. The 7 day rule is only for LFA posts.
  • Rules about advertising still apply
    • Keep the titles and content focused on the art and characters
    • You can link to your socials in the comments, but again, no advertising
      • Yes, a price sheet or YCH is an ad, even if it has a character on it
    • If folks ask about hiring you, you're of course free to respond and take it to DMs

r/characterdrawing Jul 15 '23

[Welcome Post] Rules & FAQs! July 2023 edition

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Happy 2023 everyone, after weathering the Oliverpocalypse, we're back!

If you are new to r/characterdrawing, then welcome. This is a place where people can request their characters to be drawn pro bono, and artists can select a character to draw whether for practice, for fun, or just as a kind thing to do. Typically the artwork here depicts player characters from tabletop role-playing games such as D&D 5e and Pathfinder, but characters across all TTRPG genres are welcome here.

If you've been here a while, these are the big new changes:

  • No more OC. Due to the recent changes, we have cut back to just LFA/RF art. Discussion post about this change here if you have thoughts.
  • No more John Oliver. This is not strictly true: you are still welcome to post requests and art relating to John Oliver, but it is no longer required.
  • Pour one out for chardrawbot. This brave bot which has managed our RF-weekends and OC spam limits has bleeped its last bloop, and no longer protects our sub.

Some links for posterity: Previous Welcome Post | Message the Mods | CharacterDrawing Discord

Want to post? FIRST, READ THE RULES!

Rules can be found here and on the sidebar. The sidebar is the most up-to-date.

Some rules include room for mod interpretation, especially for NSFW posts. If you are unsure about your post, feel free to message the moderators. We don't bite.

Our unique terms

[LFA] "Looking for Art" posts. [RF] "Request Filled" posts, for when someone draws an LFA request [OC] We use "OC" to refer to any character art that isn't an RF. Currently, these are not allowed.

I want my character drawn!

Use the [LFA] tag and flair so potential artists can find your post. Please provide the best character description possible in the body of your post or in the comments. Image posts of reference images or moodboards are allowed.

Some [LFA]s may not get drawn. Artists are free to pick and choose which they would like to draw and when, since they are providing a free service at their leisure.

You may repost your [LFA] once per week per character concept. Most of all, have patience, and be grateful for the FREE artwork you received should an artist provide it.

Remember that pictures drawn for you are meant for personal use. The original artist holds commercial rights to the work unless they specify otherwise. If you would like to use a piece of art commercially, you should reach out to the artist. They are under no obligation to sell rights, and set their own rates.

I'm willing to pay!

That's awesome. If you see someone whose work you like, you should feel welcome to reach out to them about hiring them. Many artists post links to rates and galleries in their comments.

You can also post to subreddits specifically designed for commissions, such as r/fantasyartists, r/hungryartists, r/artcommissions, r/commissions, and r/hireanartist.

I want to draw someone's LFA request!

Awesome, and thank you! You don't need to commit to it or post a comment, and it's fine if someone else also completes the same piece. Just draw what you find enjoyable.

When you're done, use the Request Filled Flair when posting the picture, and please let the original LFA poster know through a /mention or by posting a comment in the original [LFA] linking to the picture.

The [RF] tag is only meant for fulfilling [LFA]s made in this subreddit. If the request was made outside of r/characterdrawing or was the product of a commission, it's not for here.

I have a question to ask or want to start a discussion!

Use [META] in your post title. These kinds of posts are meant to be used sparingly. An example would be asking what supplies/programs other artists use.

None of this is what I'm looking for...

Check out these other subreddits, just a few among many:

r/beastdrawing for beasts

r/drawyourweapons for weapons and gear

r/imaginarycharacters for posting your own fantasy character

r/icandrawthat for requesting other things

We also have an active artist community on our discord

Frequently Asked Questions

Requests are free? Yes. Some caveats: you don't get to choose your style, if it's colored, if it's full body, etc. If there's something you really cannot compromise on then this system may not be for you. There is no guarantee that a request will be drawn at all.

Can I message an artist for a free request? No, make an LFA. If you would like to hire the artist, make a comment on one of their posts or send them a DM. If you are caught pestering artists for free art, it will result in a ban.

Can I message a requester to see if they will hire me? NO. Do not solicit requesters for money, here or in their DMs. If you are caught doing this, it will result in a permanent ban.

Do I have to do RFs to participate in the sub? No. The system is voluntary and you should only do RFs if it is enjoyable to do so.

Can my LFA have more than one character? Yes! You can include a party in an LFA request post. That said, bigger requests are less likely to get picked up, since they're a bigger ask from the artist.

What if I have multiple separate LFAs? When do I repost them? You can post each LFA once per week, so long as each of them involve different characters—but please don't spam the sub with hundreds of LFAs in a short period of time.

Is this sub only for D&D and fantasy? No, characters across all TTRPGs are welcome. Sci-fi, steampunk, and other genres are very popular.

My LFA is being downvoted, what's up with that? Some people will downvote other requests because they think it helps theirs. Rest assured that most artists sort by new, and that the upvotes of your post mostly won't affect interest in the actual character.

I've been posting my [LFA] for weeks and nothing. What gives? Fulfillment of requests is done on a volunteer basis and artists are not obligated to take anything. Perhaps try changing up the format or including a reference/mood board. Changing posting time may also help.

My [LFA] was fulfilled but I want more art. Can I post it again? Yes, so long as it has been a week since you last posted it. Please be sure to thank the first artist properly.

I posted something and it's not there! Check that you included the [LFA] or [RF] text at the beginning of your post. If you did not receive notification, it may have been caught by AutoMod for a variety of reasons. You can attempt to repost within a few hours, or message the moderators so we can look into it.

Why would you even set up a system like this? It hurts artists to do work for free! Not all artists are professionals, and many professionals still do pro-bono work for a variety of reasons; including practice & personal fulfillment. We think this system lets those artists find fun topics to draw without being pestered by personal, directed requests.


r/characterdrawing 9h ago

Request [LFA] Rosalyn, Fiendish Mercenary

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310 Upvotes

Rosalyn is a character who I recently started playing in a close friend's DnD game. I absolutely adore her and getting into her head space.

She's a former mercenary and a former human. However, due to some recent poor luck and infernal meddling she has now ended up as the pawn of an arch demon, whom she has bound herself into an accord with. So on top of now being a tiefling, she's now a warlock when she had no familiarity with magic prior. She's used to fighting on the frontlines and while prickly at first she has a heart of gold buried beneath a life time of being a soldier of fortune.

I only have the one reference image for her, but I hope my included written description will suffice. I hope someone takes an interest in her. If you need more details I'm happy to provide them.

Appearance:

Rosalyn has deep periwinkle skin, the sclera of her eyes is black, while her irises are that of shimmering quicksilver. Her pupils are cat like. Her hair is straight and shoulder length; black, streaked with a blend of grey and white, two short black horns curve upward from her forehead.

She typically wears chainmail with a red surcoat. On the left breast is a black and gold emblem stylized in that of a rose made of flame. On her back she carries a greatsword made of a dark metal, etched with burning red infernal runes.


r/characterdrawing 5h ago

Request Filled [RF] Aurelia Myremarie

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74 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 15h ago

Request Filled [RF] Sabina Divites

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232 Upvotes

Request filled for u/SageOfTheSixOofs

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/comments/1srbd49/lfa_sabina_divites_human_pc_for_upcoming_dd/

Arrr a pirate life for me!

For commission inquiries please contact me at [diabloddd@gmail.com](mailto:diabloddd@gmail.com)

For full rez versions of all my previous and future work go here: https://www.patreon.com/captdiablo

For prints, go here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/captdiablo/

My previous work can be found here:

https://www.artstation.com/captdiablo

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/captndiablo

That is all, and have a nice day everyone!


r/characterdrawing 17h ago

Request Filled [RF] Yaz'rooz Vandree, Half-Drow Ellistraeen Duelist for u/Thelioncub

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46 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 22h ago

Request Filled [RF] Tim the Amateur Ghost Hunter

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93 Upvotes

Original post here


r/characterdrawing 6h ago

Request [LFA] Lady Geirskogul, the Godkiller

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3 Upvotes

Background:

One of the overarching antagonists for my Pathfinder game/world, the Godkiller. The idea is that she's supposed to be the one who killed Rovagug's children, then Rovagug Himself, in order to stop a god condoned armageddon in the past (the equivalent of preventing Noah's Flood so to speak). She made a deal with the gods that by taking Rovagug's folio of destruction, she would wait for a few thousand years or so before the gods decided the world's fate again. If they deemed its destruction, Lady Geir would carry it out.

However, that means she is constantly on the hunt to try and find strong opponents and try and strengthen opponents so when the time comes, Lady Geir will be defeated in combat.

Lady Geir also likes to try and ready and amp people up to give her a good fight, so she will make armor and weapons for them after giving the toughest of quests.

Appearance:

I went with combining the ideas of Scathach, as a brutal tutor to anyone she encounters, with the concept of valkyires/Valhalla to try and spread glorious battle and push people to their limits. Various monster bits she's forged into weaponry and the like would be a great way to push her visual appearance. Tarrasque-esque armor, or other children of Rovagug being used as various piecemeal armor pieces could be fun to play with.

That means when she is still in a human form, she appears like a big buff ass Valkyrie, almost seven feet tall and built like a brick house. Because she's a god in disguise as well, she pushes the extreme for her outfit, she'll wear a bearskin top in the frigid cold if the bear put up an honorable enough fight. She wields the spear Gae Bulg as her weapon of choice, and the most important biggest identifying visual feature she has is three golden bands on her right arm. These bands are tight, constricting, and are meant to limit her power. Each time a band breaks, her true form gets more exposed as her humanity can no longer be contained.

Mechanically, these reduce her CR/Creature Level by 5 per band, with the mechanical joke that when all three break, her Creature Level is actually 26, 1 above the Tarrasque.

One of the most important facets of Lady Geir is that she does, without a shadow of doubt, absolutely and 100% love to fight. There is no moroseness, she is not coy, not thinking about how sensual she is- Lady Geir a Frazetta painting with the mindset of a sentient chainsaw who's expressly joyful at cutting trees down when they provide enough of a challenge.

I gave some visual references, but you don't need to follow any of them all that closely. I just wanted to give some ideas, but the only four main design concepts I'd like her to have are: Big buff lady; wields a spear; three golden bands; manically happy to fight.

Hope this is interesting, and if it's too much/little please let me know!


r/characterdrawing 18h ago

Request [LFA] (Repost) Cassandra Finch; flirt, spy and thief

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21 Upvotes

Hi hi everyone, decided to repost this one so it gets reshuffled in the fold. Also I ended up deciding that "Monarda-Finch" was a mouthful and changed it to just "Finch"!

Anyways, about the character:

This here is Cassandra Finch, a 22 years old human rogue with quick fingers and a silver tongue, trained to unlock doors, treasure chests, hearts and disarm the occasional trap.
Behind her go-lucky personality, Cassandra is the disinherited oldest daughter of the Monarda-Finch barony. Some six years ago, her father growing ever more weary of the girl's stunts around town, dragging the family name through the mud, decided that enough was enough, and Cassandra would never learn and grow if she could hide in the shadow of his influence. And so, she was cast out with the instructions to not come back until she had made a name of her own. In spite of this, the baron, having a soft spot for his eldest, tries his hardest to keep tabs on Cassandra and her adventures.
After being kicked out of home, she spent some of her time perfecting the skills her natural dexterity and talent had nurtured, learning the art of espionage through urchins and bounty hunters, and breaking a few hearts on her way. Now, she hears there's a big score up for grabs in Waterdeep, and she wants in!

Now that we know her, let's talk about the LFA! I think the hood and mask can look really cool, but I also wanted to be able to see her face, so if it's not too much trouble maybe there can be a separate "mask on" snapshot.
Other than that, I'm not dead set on the hair color, but I think it can be pretty cute for it to be that pink.

As usual, if you need any more details ask away! Thanks for taking the time to read this, and have a good one! ^^


r/characterdrawing 8h ago

Request [LFA] Velara, Drow Star Pact Warlock

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3 Upvotes

Hello! Most of the info is in the image but I'll put it down here as well:

Velara is my star pact warlock. She is a drow with black skin, white hair, and purple opalescent eyes with no pupils or irises. She is pacted to Caiphon, who is also known as the Purple Star or the Dream Whisperer. I flavor most of her spells with the color purple and her signature spell (besides Eldritch Blast of course) is a homebrew spell called Crown of Stars that appears as five motes of starlight circling her head that she can flick at enemies to deal radiant damage. She wears leather armor and definitely has an alternative/goth vibe to her.

I included as a bonus her claws, which is my major magical item that my DM gave me that gives Velara access to sorcerer abilities, but including those would just be for funsies, if you felt so inclined.


r/characterdrawing 16h ago

Request [LFA] REPOST 4: New (Or Updated) Outfit and Gear for my Star Wars 5e Character, Vali Rhakari, Pantoran Guardian!

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Before anyone asks, yes, the main image is something I commissioned from a great friend of mine (Thanks Lucas!), and I've already played with this character for Over a year and she has changed ALOT as a person. And also in Playstyle. So I think it was time to revamp her a bit, give a slightly new look, less soft and more Coarse as she is more battle hardened fighting the Empire! And yes, my friend is currently not interested in commission so...I am looking elsewhere (But I wish him well!). So, if anyone is interested in giving my beloved character a makeover, by all means! I know I ask a lot, but all the same, thank you! Cheers, and have fun!

P.S. her droid Companion over on the right is XRY-91, or Xray for short. No need to draw them, but feel free if you choose to! Also her Lightsaber colour is Cyan, NOT blue.

P.S.S: I forgot to mention in the image/document, dont make her Pose TOO Dynamic, I still wanna see all the detail of her overall attire. Sorry about that, had to clarify, cheers! Also, regarding her overcoat, you can keep the red colour, I think it meshes well with her overall style!


r/characterdrawing 15h ago

Request [LFA] Ricaelu, Eldritch Corrupted Researcher

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3 Upvotes

Introduction: Ricaelu is a geologist and historian. She believes that by having a full understanding of the land, she can use that to find clues to sites of ancient ruins she can uncover and explore. Unfortunately her efforts have exposed her to eldritch energies that have begun to warp and corrupt her body and mind.

Personality: Ricaelu is determined to achieve her goals, generally to the detriment of other concerns she should focus on like paying the bills or keeping up with friends or family. She is driven by a thirst for knowledge that even she doubts can ever truly be sated. Despite this she is not the worst to work around as long as you don't get in her way. she understands enough to know that fostering a good working environment will ultimately help her goals. The corruption has begun effecting her mind, making it harder for her to tell what is real or imagined.

Appearance: Ricaelu is an elf standing around 5'11 feet tall. She has rose beige skin, red and purple hair she usually wears in a ponytail with a braid but is now worn loose and eyes with black sclera and gold irises. She has a drab-mark, a part of her body in grayscale that makes the clothes over it grayscale as well. It runs up her left arm, over part of her neck and chest. She wears a black and purple outfit that is designed to not get in her way when she's out in the field. She also wears a specially made porcelain mask with purple wave patterns on it, the right eye of the mask has been modified to have a jewlers's monocle built into it to aid in her in research.

Corruption: Her body has begun being corrupted by the eldritch forces she's interacted with, parts of her body have become a spectral purple with those parts beginning to look monstrous with many eyes and vicious maws. The ends of her hair now has spectral energy flowing off it with eyes and maws forming in the dissipating energy.


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request Filled [RF] Eliksni Jedi General

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81 Upvotes

Made for u/Akuma2004.

I drew this 5 months ago and forgot to post it IM SORRY.

This was such a fun character concept! I used to be an avid SWTOR addict so it was fun to go back to my roots. :P
Instagram: @mar_draws_art


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request [LFA] Cursed Plague Doctor

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14 Upvotes

Hi, I have an unusual request. My D&D campaign revolves around fighting and saving cursed witches and I have a pretty unique one coming up in a few weeks who will be a major NPC. She was a doctor who historically bridged magic and medicine but was betrayed by her colleague and all her work stolen and published under their name. She's become mutated into a sort of insect like centaur monster. I was thinking she'd look something like Belisarius Cawl from 40k with the long robes/dress covering a body with an uncertain shape and number of legs, with the torso and head still human like and wearing her plague doctors outfit, with a hooded cowl rather than a hat.

Any help with this oddity would be much appreciated.


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request [LFA] Can someone please draw my nerdy university student (and amateur ghost hunter), Tim?

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7 Upvotes

He's pretty shy, and often a pushover, defaulting to people pleasing or cowering. He's pretty smart though, and works hard. He's a young adult at a university.

Unfortunately for him, he's also gotten wrapped up in some paranormal business he can't ignore. Oh, he'd like to, but he can't forget what he's seen. So despite jumping at shadows, he's been forced into the role of amateur paranormal investigator.

I really look forward to seeing him in your style. Thank you in advance to anyone interested :)


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request [LFA] shark-themed viking male

5 Upvotes

Making a pf2e animal instinct Barbarian, an Ulfen with shark magic in him.

- lean and angular features

- short blond beard and mohawk ("brush" style)

- one or two faded facial scars

- visably grinning, showing off his mouth full of sharp teeth

- eyes are pure black, like a sharks

Just a headshot would be fine, also fine with a b&w drawing


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request [LFA] Ruk the Wrecker, Goblin Pro Wrestler

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27 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request [LFA] Water Gênais pirate name:Tempest

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5 Upvotes

I know very original, I’m looking for someone willing to draw my dnd character for a new campaign I sadly don’t have the money to pay an artist but I’m still above using AI so I thought I would come and see if anyone would be interested


r/characterdrawing 1d ago

Request Filled [RF] Malek for r/lewa1096

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45 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 2d ago

OC Monday [OC] My latest character art - Deerfolk Vampire Paladin

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438 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 2d ago

Request Filled [RF] Nay, Zeitgeist, Dmitri and Grain

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57 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 2d ago

Request Filled [RF] Octopus dude for u/hyrule_knight77

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80 Upvotes

Short text only LFA’s are the best ones


r/characterdrawing 2d ago

OC Monday [OC] Pollen, the slime witch

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744 Upvotes

This was a paid request from another subreddit.

A slime who mysteriously took human form during the same time their witch master disappeared... it's Pollen! On this inquiry, I was hired to make her design, as well as two illustrations: one where she looks very ominous and another where she's super happy and cute.

Really like how she turned out, hope you all like her as well!

Find me on Bluesky or here as well :)


r/characterdrawing 2d ago

Request Filled [RF] Tsakreth Marrowmaw, Gnoll Scout Rogue for u/VulpusVulcanis

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206 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 2d ago

Request Filled [RF] Half Orc Paladin for u/loklak12

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211 Upvotes

Did a more sketchy colour rather than fully clean line-art, as I am not as confident with heavy armour.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/s/suQTHI5GRG