@minh

Peindre

Cool concept, i think theres loads of potential here. A great way to go about designing, whether its characters, compositon, illustration, landscape, animation etc. Its to consistently ask yourself one of these questions and variations of these questions based on the purpose of your drawing. What is the purpose? what is he doing? what is he? Focusing on one question often provides better results. then what ever you add to the character, Justify it by Thinking of its FUNCTION and how it can help answer one of the questions. For example. You said he is a scroll Keeper. But yet you had a sword, which is 100% okay, but now youre sending mixed signals about what he actually does. If he is able to fight CQC then we'd introduce more elements that help define his acrobatic and dexterity to wield the sword. For this character, my mindset is to keep it simple and Tripple down on the fact that he is a scroll keeper, And so I gave him more elements of scrolls and changed his staff to a big reading glass which is honestly kinda ridiculous. But it helps assist the Scroll keeping Connotations. i’d also suggest showing more those scrolls that are tucked away on his hip. Hope this helps, keep it up!

@olliepopart

Peindre

This is a super cool design you have going on here (especially the back scroll - love it!) I think something that could give this design even more of a "pop" would be some wear and tear in the clothing. Right now the image feels really clean for a character I am interpreting in this design as well traveled. Maybe having more elements of weather/wear and tear in the outfit could help sell it even further? You have some really strong props in this piece that portray a great silhouette - maybe figuring out how to push their storytelling even further (what is the lineage/history of their staff or cloak?) For me, there may be a little bit of competition between the character's hat and their collar. Depending on your intent, maybe adding some more folds that make it flow in a way that don't feel quite as stiff or some kind of structure that shows why it is?