Having become a favorite digital place for many creative people all over the world, Behance has now gained the reputation of being one of the most popular web platforms for showcasing amazing art created by plenty of gifted artists. Containing over a million of inspiring profiles from all kinds of artistic fields, in this post we’ve paid special attention to 25 insanely talented illustrators’ character design portfolios. All of them are excellent sources to draw inspiration from no matter if you are an artist yourself or not. These character design portfolios are a perfect opportunity to admire creativity and beauty. So, let’s get started!
1. Julia Molchanova
This lady is a 2D artist creating mind-blowing character designs and game concepts. The talented Belarusian showcases her logo designs, cute characters, and T-shirts prints on Behance. But that’s not all of her awesome illustrative work, so make sure to check her whole portfolio out.
2. Anna Kulakovskaja
An Ukrainian artist with one of the quite impressive character design portfolios on Behance. Furthermore, she creates wonderful illustrations for advertising, print magazines and more, while giving a unique twist to each one of them. It’s absolutely worth checking her collection out!
3. Svilen Petrov
A very gifted Bulgarian artist with an amazing portfolio. First of all, we think that every character design connoisseur would find his work absolutely striking! Then it’s worth mentioning that he has drawn illustrations for plenty of projects – small and big ones. This creative guy says that drawing has always been a major part in his life. Also, his very best childhood memories are related to it. Go ahead and check his work out. You won’t regret it!
4. Cesar Vergara
A professional Mexican illustrator, character designer, concept artist whose portfolio is absolutely stunning! He has also created artworks for animated films, mobile, interactive books, magazines. Another projects he has worked on are TV advertising and children’s books. Seems like this guy is a true professional and expert in the field of illustrations!
5. Martina Petrova
Here is another super talented illustrator also coming from Bulgaria whose artwork is absolutely impressive. Martina confesses her big love for drawing but what she loves the most is make people smile through her illustrations. Take a look at her character design portfolio on Behance and you will surely end up with a big smile on your face.
6. Nikolay Lookin
An amazing 2D artist, storyboard artist and a character designer. Nikolay Lookin’s Behance portfolio includes plenty of breath-taking colorful illustrations depicting animal, human and other characters in various artistic styles. If you like his work, you should totally check out his Tumblr portfolio, as well. Just to marvel at even more of his masterpieces.
7. Tim Verhoeven
A talented graphic designer, illustrator and 3D sculptor coming from Belgium. Having a master’s degree in “Graphic design & Illustration” this creative artist’s portfolio is truly impressive, indeed. His work showcased on Behance reveals real professionalism, wild imagination and profound attention to detail.
8. Mark Verhaagen
A Dutch illustrator with more than 10 years of professional experience. Mark Verhaagen’s artworks have appeared on TV, magazines, billboards and more! It doesn’t come as a surprise that his portfolio on Behance is pretty impressive, too. In addition to this, in 2009 he illustrated Spin Master’s acclaimed Zoobles toy line. Cool!
9. Riccardo Zema
An Italian digital artist, illustrator, and character designer whose portfolio on Behance is quite diversified. This imaginative illustrator creates masterpieces of all styles and for various projects. If you like his work showcased on Behance, you should absolutely check out his own website full of amazing illustrations.
10. Juan Carlos Paz
Juan Carlos Paz’s portfolio on Behance looks like a real feast of color. Being an illustrator, art director and sculptor, this artist creates beautiful masterpieces with weird creatures as protagonists. Having his own unique interpretation of art, this guy’s work can easily be differentiated from the rest. Seems like he knows how to make a strong impression! Enjoy his visually pleasing showcase!
11. Aleksey Baydakov
A Russian illustrator, character designer and digital artist based in Moscow. Having collaborated with various advertising agencies and magazines, this guy has proven himself to be a real professional in the field of digital illustrations. If you like his work on Behance, head over to his website. And we promise you to be mesmerized.
12. Sergio Chaves
An illustrator and visual artist who owns one of the breath-taking character design portfolios on Behance. His work has not only been featured in all kinds of digital publications but it can also be seen in catalogs and shows in several countries. This artist has created numerous illustrations for famous brands. So, take a minute to check out his portfolio.
13. Marko Rop
A Slovenian illustrator whose main focus is on creating children’s book illustrations. His portfolio on Behance contains some very adorable character designs that you will find absolutely captivating. Go ahead and browse his work and luckily, his illustrations will bring back some nice memories from your childhood.
14. Angela Ho
One of the quite spectacular character design portfolios that will simply brighten your day. Created by the digital illustrator Angela Ho, based in Hong Kong, this collection of artwork has its own unique spirit. Being a master of the unconventional character design, this imaginative artist puts her signature style in all of her digital creations.
15. Nithin Kumblekar
Here’s an Indian illustrator and art director whose masterpieces will leave you with your mouth open in awe. Nithin Kumblekar’s character design style is distinguished with a high attention to detail and an unique artistic twist. While some of his work is quite provocative, this creative professional is not afraid to express his point of view through his art
16. Oscar Ramos
A big Chilean talent who has created artwork for numerous famous brands worldwide. His impeccable illustrations include a lot of amazing detailed character designs. Most of them are so captivating that you will hardly move your eyes away until you go through his whole portfolio. If you are in need of an inspiration, just go and check out his work.
17. Abdulla Alsharhan
A creative director coming from United Arab Emirates who has showcased really fascinating artworks on his Behance portfolio. Including some brilliant character design! Undeniably, by looking at his illustrations, you can easily tell that this talented artist knows his craft and has numerous great art techniques in his sleeve.
18. Teodoru Badiu
A gifted Austrian artist who is a real master of 3D character design. His amazing portfolio on Behance includes plenty of bizarre colorful cartoons. The illustrator himself says that he likes working in different mediums such as 3D, vector, traditional, collage, mixed media and photography. Enjoy his imaginative and inspiring works of art!
19. Vladymyr Lukash
Surrealistic illustrations, provocative caricatures, exquisite character design… that’s just a small portion of the specialties of Vladymyr Lukash. He is a gifted caricaturist and illustrator whose portfolio is simply stunning. A lot of his work is somehow controversial. Nevertheless, the glamorizing art he creates can be nothing else but deeply admired.
20. Wanchana Intrasombat
A character design illustrator coming from Thailand. This artist, known as Vic, is a real professional in the field of digital art and illustrations. Her portfolio on Behance includes some amazing character designs beautifully executed in different styles. Head over to her website to check out even more of her work.
21. Evgeny Viitman
Specializing in art direction, character design and game design, Evgeny Viitman is a German freelancer who loves creating 2D and 3D illustrations. Having more than 10 years of experience creating visuals for games, this imaginative guy is quite versatile in his Behance portfolio.
22. Leo Natsume
A web designer, illustrator and animator coming from Brazil. Leo Natsume has one of the quite diversified character design portfolios. Not only that he creates traditional digital art but he has also showcased some interesting interaction designs. You will find numerous impressive examples of flat geometric character designs, too. We promise, you won’t be disappointed!
23. Hristina Stoycheva
An artist whose expertise is in illustrations, paintings, and digital art. Inspired by Walt Disney’s mottos, this Bulgarian talent creates absolutely world-class character design illustrations. Her breathtaking Behance portfolio includes caricatures, pencil portraits and pretty impressive digital illustrations so go check it out.
24. Pizza Chen
Not only an amazing character design illustrator but a talented sculptor, as well. This creative artist from Taiwan has a few impressive artwork collections showcased in his Behance portfolio. Being totally astounding and having a unique style, we absolutely recommend that you check out these incredible pieces of art.
25. Alex Jefferies
A director of a digital studio based in UK that has specialized in character design, illustration and cartooning. This guy has one of the most striking character design portfolios. Besides that, a lot of his work includes typography, retouching, food & drink illustrations, as well as product digital drawings. Enjoy his work on Behance and furthermore, you can visit his studio’s website.
Sometimes, a bit of beauty is all one needs to jazz their humdrum day routine up. Hopefully, these 25 character design portfolios got your creative juices flowing. Because they surely got us energized and full of new ideas!
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