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My Characters | Personal Works

A selection of characters that I've designed for an original IP under development.

Southern Paladin, redhead version (2024) Character design. Personal work. This one is the first of a series of more stylized characters (compared to my previous concept design works). Done in photoshop. The outer view of the shield was blocked-in with Blender3D and painted over (it was especially useful for rendering the rope-like edge).
Southern Paladin, redhead version, 2024 #NoAI | Character design. Personal work. This one is the first of a series of more stylized characters (compared to my previous concept design works). Done in photoshop. The outer view of the shield was blocked-in with Blender3D and painted over (it was especially useful for rendering the rope-like edge).
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Female Paladin (2023-2025) Re-design of an older character of mine. As a side note, every now and then I end up returning to this piece, so it may look different from the last time you stopped by.
Female Paladin, 2023-2025 #NoAI | Re-design of an older character of mine. As a side note, every now and then I end up returning to this piece, so it may look different from the last time you stopped by.
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Guardians' Army - Spiked Wall (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Maces and shield's spikes blocked-in with Blender3D.
Guardians' Army - Spiked Wall, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Maces and shield's spikes blocked-in with Blender3D.
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Guardians' Army - Handgunner (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Handgonne blocked-in with Blender3D.
Guardians' Army - Handgunner, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. Painted in Photoshop. Handgonne blocked-in with Blender3D.
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Ancient (2016) Character design for an undisclosed project.
Ancient, 2016 #NoAI | Character design for an undisclosed project.
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Guardians of Terror (2022) The feared (and hated) militarized inquisitors of the Guardians. Blender3D was used to block-in the weapons, which I then painted-over in photoshop.
Guardians of Terror, 2022 #NoAI | The feared (and hated) militarized inquisitors of the Guardians. Blender3D was used to block-in the weapons, which I then painted-over in photoshop.
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Guardians' Army - Heavy infantry (2022) A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. The one to the right is a non-commissioned officer. [Photoshop, ClipStudioPaint]
Guardians' Army - Heavy infantry, 2022 #NoAI | A type of soldier from the Guardians' army. The one to the right is a non-commissioned officer. [Photoshop, ClipStudioPaint]
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Portraits of the subjects of a certain kingdom, part I (2023) From a series of fantasy portraits of secondary characters.
Portraits of the subjects of a certain kingdom, part I, 2023 #NoAI | From a series of fantasy portraits of secondary characters.
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Character Design Works | Latest Client Work

An example of my recent freelance work, concerning the visual design of characters belonging to the client and of their props, from rough concept sketches to a rendered illustration, as for the client's needs.

Younger Alexander, V2 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alexander, V2, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Older Alexander (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Older Alexander, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Older Alicia, v. 1 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Older Alicia, v. 1, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Younger Alicia, v. 1 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alicia, v. 1, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Younger Alicia, v. 2 (2026) Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Younger Alicia, v. 2, 2026 #NoAI | Character design. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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Alicia's Weapons - Light Crossbow (2026) Prop design for the character Alicia. Light crossbow. Loading tool and trigger are inspired to a Tod Cutler's recreation. Client: Jason Armstrong.
Alicia's Weapons - Light Crossbow, 2026 #NoAI | Prop design for the character Alicia. Light crossbow. Loading tool and trigger are inspired to a Tod Cutler's recreation. Client: Jason Armstrong.
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