Have you ever tried to draw your characters in a realistic style?

[Inspector_Spinda]

wow gorgeous. ive never tried. id probably get nightmares x'D

[VibrantFox]

I've tried to experiment with digital painting styles but it's never really worked out for my characters but what you have looks great!

It's always fun trying to portray your characters in styles outside of what you usually do though since the results can be pretty interesting. It's like casting for a live action movie or something

[DaphnePanda]

Yes! In fact, my entire comic was going to be in a semi-realistic painterly style before I decided it would drive me nuts and switched to anime style.

This is actually one of the original panels of one of my characters before a ton of rewrites and art changes, but he still looks basically the same.

To anyone who does draw in semi-realistic for your comic, I have so much respect for you.

[NickRowler]

I did one of my OC Crow years ago so it is a bit old...

[domisotto]

This is very beautiful

[domisotto]

Omg, he looks like a Canadian figure skater Nicolas Nadeau

[Hazumirein]

Wow, yours looks really good @Sirell! Love the hair; I can never quite get that right.

Neither realism nor painting is my expertise, but I try sometimes I am way better at realistic animals than realistic humanoids, to be honest, but for better or worse here are some of my OCs from various projects.

I definitely gave up on that first one halfway through. The rest actually had some effort put in ahaha.

[TheGentleArtist]

I love drawing in a semi-realistic and have been improving on it. My comic is in that style
Some example artworks:

[foxnflames]

I’ve found that this style suits me. I’m trying to experiment with a more animated style and it’s so challenging

[kmlangleyauthor]

I’m just creeping on this thread to say that you’re all amazing artists! I can draw semi realistic animals, but my default style is anime/manga so semi realistic humans just seems like freaking magic to me

[Jophiel]

That looks great !! I always find lips (especially for guys) to be the hardest (besides noses) in realism/semi-realism so I haven't gotten to draw my male ocs yet in that style ;

(^ this one is the oldest among the samples gfd)

The anime-ish version is here

[rexeynon]

This is Azarias, a young hunter with huge expectations.

[DualDragons]

Funnily enough, I did draw Cate from RotH in a more realistic style a while ago

[Llyrel]

Okay, so my style already goes kinda towards semi-realism... still, a few attempts at photorealism were made

[Cronaj]

My comic is already kind of semi-realistic, but uhh... Here you go

From Whispers of the Past

[oshirockingham]

I did some in the past. Now I don't have time for non-comic art lately.
here are some:

[kalrhungus]

not sure, but i think it fits...

[BlairFujin]

My poor Tirau has been a victim of me experimenting with realism several times 'xD (though I haven't tortured him with it for a while - all these pics come from my 2015 and older folder ;p I should probably do some experimenting with realism again...)

[O-1-D]

My characters are anthro dogs so realism wouldn’t work without them diving head first into the uncanny valley haha.

[HGohwell]

I did Percy for one of my novel covers and have a comparison.

And Queen Aurua who's only appeared unnamed once or twice so far.