One of my favourite aspects of illustration is character design, particularly the simple and quirky vector based cartoons. After scouring the internet I’ve compiled an inspirational roundup of my favourite cute character designs from a range of talented artists and illustrators.
Well, they’re not all monsters but I’m sure you’ll agree, they are some seriously cute character designs! Click through and browse the work of each illustrator.
Do you know of any talented character artists? Post your links in the comments.
Some great characters here – makes achange to get some light hearted posts
Thanks for the feature again !
hey check mine :)
http://marolda.altervista.org/
There for the first versions :)
and there for all of them :D
The Happy Company.
http://hesoyam.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://lachyen.deviantart.com/
This guy has some great character designs and is a fantastic cartoonist, well worth checking out.
great monsters!! thanks a lot for the feature! ^____^
Yeah, you should check out
http://www.steamcrow.com
They do great cute monster illustrations!
I love all what you got here.
Really nice character ;) Moreover I discovered some great artist in your selection :)
Ah yeah! That’s amazing, love the colours! And some very cute monsters, and a few disturbing ones.
Some great stuff there – it’s inspired me to get my sketchbook out and doodle.
Does a Gorilla count? Link
nice selection!
:D
Fun post. Thanks Chris.
Hi …i am a monster and you? Lol
Awesome collection, some of those would make great vinyl toys, and I’m sure some of them already are!
character design is definitely my favorite, too. thanks for this great round up! :)
i like the illustration from guy at http://www.crunk.pl
Those are all very nice and cute and trendy monsters. Given they all are very nice illustrations i would’ve expected more diversity in styles. This is mainly the japanese illustration guidelines that have been running for many years.
In any case great collection, i had fun scrolling though them :D
great selection! the colors are amazing and would probably looks great on t-shirts.
sooooo cute them all.
i’d love to have vynil toys of them :D
haaaa nice niceee i have a monster too ¡¡¡ click in the link ¡¡¡¡ seee itt ¡¡
http://bp2.blogger.com/_gh6hd5n9WbQ/R7Pe3yZCAzI/AAAAAAAAABI/Kym0Kdumdok/s1600-h/elmostro-web.jpg
WOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!.. all that monsters are so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! º__________________º
monsters galore-
http://www.monstersquid.com/
I love monsters. Especially cute ones.
This is a great post.
wow, im in the list (char-20), great! thanks for publish my work… nice selection, congrats!
These are great.
big tnx =)))very nice artworks!=))
I know the guy who made the bear with the axe. His website is http://www.cleandemon.com. He has a few other things on there as well, and some of his stuff has been put onto t-shirts and all sorts.
I’m a vector illustrator and wanted to throw my hat in the ring!
Hey! I’m a cute fanatic too, and have a discussion of this article and many other cute things on my blog…
28 and 41 are funneh XD
Wow!! They’re absolutely great!!!
I’ve seen a couple already in flickr ;)
But congrats for the compilation!!
Here’s the first couple of monsters i did :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aracnofobia/2702598804/
awww so cute *.*
Niceness, cute monsters are always rad.
Great selection!
I love dgph moles the most (www.dgph.com.ar)
Although it’s foul, I love shiteater. Teehee.
most of these are not exactly…cutting edge, this has all been done before and most of them look like they were done by the same person.
bored.
They are so cute. Is that okay? …to call ugly little character monsters, cute? Oh well.
http://www.dardanele.com/
one of the best page in ilustrator style from poland…
you heve great page too
Wew… that’s look good
Keep to be a Creative man guys !!!
Vey nice post …keep the good work..
So cute cartoons.. do you have a tutorial how to make these designs?
yeah These are great! I would Love to be able to create my own.
So cute!
Check out Andrew Bell, at http://www.tcimh.com
His monsters are great
Heh, the cactus in love with the balloon is great.
this is awesome, makes me want to open illustrator. hehe
Although there are some particularly lovely creations in the collection you have made Chris, I can’t help but feel that many of them are very similar. It is almost as if it is a “create a monster from a rounded corner rectangle by adding a mouth and 2 eyes” competition.
I think the collection also shows that a well designed and thought-out backdrop helps lift the image as well. My favourites are the red octopus with the liquid head and the background on the 4th one down.
Awesome stuff. Very inspiring!
I do a Monster Of The Day drawing on a whiteboard outside of my cube every day I’m at work. Check them out here: MOTD!
Ahh… I wish I was that talented. Makes me at least want to attempt a monster tho :)
I love these monsters: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13597444@N03/sets/72157603858663821/
Does the last one really count as monsters?
Scary monsters in bright pop color is itself a little disturbing… “Let’s Play” with the girl and the bunny, yipes! Cute style but for the knife!
Remember the Little Guy, too! He’s made some really cute origami monsters that you can print out and fold up. A well needed distraction during the day :)
Hmm, some of those a bit strange, but mostly they are really cool :)
Great collection there, I just wish that I could do something like them.
the purple rocket eating bear is my fav <3
check the gallery this boy..
http://nanoboy007.deviantart.com/gallery/#Vector
IS THERE A FILIPINO ARTIST HERE?
I NEED TO FIND ONE GOOD ARTIST FOR A PROJECT. THANKS!!
Wow. Amazing list.
The green turtle is so adorable. And I like the green bear with an axe too. Funny.
They should have their own show!
haha. wow, those are cute. i like the green monster that’s saying “hi” :)
oh..
so cool..
i love monsters..
how to make one of them?