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Aranha Ilustrações Daniel Mesquita

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Character Design

An original character with a full model sheet: angles, expressions and poses, in a document someone else can draw from.

Who it is for

  • Games
  • Brands

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How this work goes

A character only truly exists when it can be drawn again: by another artist, from another angle, six months later. That is what a model sheet is for: it turns a good drawing into an asset your project can use in a comic, a game, an animation or brand material.

The work starts in the brief, not in the pencil: who the character is, what they do, what their body has already been through. Silhouette, proportion and palette come out of that, and it is why they read as that character even from far away, small, and in black on white.

I follow a locked art direction when there is one, and propose one when there isn't. I have delivered characters for tabletop RPG, for comic authors, and for clients abroad who arrived with the style reference already in hand.

Final artwork of the RPG character on a red background: a warrior with white hair and beard, dark brown skin, bare torso, dark cape and grey trousers, beside an enlarged portrait of his face with yellow eyes

What's included

What the delivery is made of:

  1. Concept art and character design

    Creation from scratch, out of the brief: silhouette, proportion, wardrobe, and the details that tell the character's story without a caption. It arrives as variations, so you pick the direction before anything is locked.

  2. Model sheet

    Front, profile, three-quarter and back at the same scale, with a height line, expressions and key poses. It is the document any artist after you can follow.

  3. Style adaptation

    When the character has to enter a world that already has a look of its own (an ongoing comic, a game, a publishing line), the drawing adjusts to that style instead of imposing mine.

One project, from the inside

RPG character

The full path of a project in this specialty, from brief to delivery.

An RPG tank designed off a genuinely good brief: the sketch was approved on the first pass, no colour-correction round was needed, and one composition decision saved an entire lineart stage.

Type of work
Character design
Period
2026
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Work in this specialty

A sample from the portfolio grid. Click to enlarge.

  • Panel showing the same character in a green uniform repeated eight times, once per stage of the process: from pencil sketch to line art, to flat colours and four different lighting treatments, each stage labelled in Portuguese

    Character Design & Model Sheets

  • Sorceress in a pointed hat and purple cloak holding a smoking staff, standing in a night laboratory lit in blue, with a cauldron, a shelf of flasks and a skull behind her

    Character Design & Model Sheets

  • Bearded warrior in blue and gold armour, with a white fur collar and red-lensed glasses, standing in a heavy pose against a rust-coloured background where his own armour appears enlarged

    Character Design & Model Sheets

  • Character with green hair and a mechanical arm flexing the bicep, outlined by a cyan glow, with a smaller full-body version of the same character overlaid at the right

    Character Design & Model Sheets

  • Muscular creature with purple skin, curved white horns and a thin tail, wearing a gold armband and green loincloth, standing against a background of orange and yellow brushstrokes

    Character Design & Model Sheets

  • Long-haired hero in a green tunic with gold trim, metal bracers and a billowing red cape, standing front-on against a blue background

    Character Design & Model Sheets

See all 18 pieces in the portfolio

How the project moves

A clear process with approvals at every step. You always know where your project stands.

  1. 01

    Initial conversation

    A first conversation over WhatsApp to understand your story, what you want out of it, and to go through your references. This is where we dig into your idea before structuring anything — so that what comes out actually looks like you.

  2. 02

    Proposal & briefing

    Within 48 hours I send a quote drawn up for what you specifically need. Every project is different, so this is where we agree together on how we will work — expectations and next steps, set out for your project rather than a template.

  3. 03

    Creation

    The work happens four hands at a time. You see the sketches and approve each phase before we move on. The revision flow adapts to what your project needs, so you keep control of the result at every step of the way.

  4. 04

    Final delivery

    At the end you get every file organised and in exactly the format you need. No headaches over technical settings: whether it goes straight to the printer, online, or to your animation team, it arrives clean and ready to use.

Clients on this kind of project

  • Matheus

    Gehenna RPG

Thank you for joining my activity. That's pretty awesome! I like the way you draw my oc!

gosuto_yoru original character creator

Cheers man, this looks so much better than I could have imagined. Serious props 👏🤩

boribronvita original character creator

Dude Amazing, Thank you so much

IamMaxx24 original character creator

The other specialties

  • Comics & Graphic Novels

    From script to finished art. Original or commissioned comics, with visual storytelling that keeps readers turning the page.

    • Indie authors
    • Publishers
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  • Children's Illustration

    Picture books, educational materials, and stories that delight children — and win over the parents who buy them. From a single character to the whole book.

    • Authors
    • Publishers
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Shall we get this project off the ground?

Tell me what you have in mind. I reply fast, on WhatsApp.

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