Character Design Jam

Completed Unranked Jam for Blogs and Skins

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A jam were you make an original character with a complimentary background or art.

About

Create an original character skin, and create either a drawing or a backstory to go with it! If you want to work with another PMC user as a team, you can, just be sure to make it clear in the description in the submissions.

The Jam is set to accept five entries right now to accommodate so you can make up to 5 characters. If you wish to make a separate blog post for some reason (Like if you write a really long backstory) you can!
Jam Overview

Jam is over.
It ran from April 15, 2025 @ 4:00 pm UTC to May 15, 2025 @ 4:00 pm UTC
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Basic Summary
Unranked Jam accepted up to 5 Blogs and Skins from participants.
Accepts standard and 2x HD resolution skins.

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- Character Design Jam post by rangda15bangda
  Public • May 15, 2025, 3:27 pm
  Thank you everyone for participating! You all did fantastic jobs, on both skin-work and backstories. Enjoy your Trophies!
  - 3 Likes
  - 1 Comments
  MotivatedBean98 • 2025-05-16 11:11:16
  
  You are welcome.
  Loved participating, and I hope everyone had as much fun making their characters as I had.
- Character Design Jam post by rangda15bangda
  Public • May 14, 2025, 11:51 am
  24 hours left! Time to start getting in all your last minute submissions! (Like I always do.)
  - 3 Likes
- Character Design Jam post by rangda15bangda
  Public • May 1, 2025, 11:33 am
  Two weeks left!
  - 3 Likes
  - 2 Comments
  MotivatedBean98 Preparing my entry for next Monday 👍
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-03 15:20:55
  
  👍
  
  MotivatedBean98 • 2025-05-02 10:40:43
  
  Preparing my entry for next Monday 👍
- Character Design Jam post by rangda15bangda
  Public • April 14, 2025, 8:53 pm
  Welcome to the Character Design Jam, feel free to ask any questions in the guest book, and I will add the answer to the FAQs.
  - 1 Likes
  - 3 Comments
  rangda15bangda Yes, you can Include the backstory in the description. I added the blog option because I don't know if you can add pictu...
  Eloise_Lestrange • 2025-04-15 18:06:57
  
  You can, actually I don't know blogs have too many features that the description of a skin doesn't.
  
  But yeah, defiantly can do images, people do 'em a lot. You just have to use an image link and such. Which is always a little annoying, but not terrible.
  
  Eloise_Lestrange Why do we have to do the backstory as a separate thing? Can't we just include it in the skin description?
  rangda15bangda • 2025-04-15 12:27:09
  
  Yes, you can Include the backstory in the description. I added the blog option because I don't know if you can add pictures to a skin post for anyone who prefers to do a drawing.
  
  Eloise_Lestrange • 2025-04-15 00:48:05
  
  Why do we have to do the backstory as a separate thing? Can't we just include it in the skin description?
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Daren, Bound by the Earth
Minecraft Skin

rangda15bangda •5/15/25 9:46 • Entered jam 05/15/2025 9:47 am
111 5 2

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Sergant Loaf
Minecraft Skin

miami_dog •5/14/25 2:19 • Entered jam 05/14/2025 4:02 pm
57 1 2

4

The Dragon Priest
Minecraft Skin

authorlet •5/12/25 9:26 • Entered jam 05/12/2025 9:27 pm
121 7 3

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Uncle Jeff (Solarpunk OC)
HD Bedrock Minecraft Skin

MotivatedBean98 5/9/25 8:53 • posted 5/5/25 8:08 • Entered jam 05/05/2025 8:09 am
432 67 8

13

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Rocki (Character Design Jam)
Minecraft Skin

WOLFAkita •5/5/25 11:37 • Entered jam 05/05/2025 11:37 pm
111 4 4

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Exile Lancikat
Minecraft Skin

Sleepybush •5/4/25 5:18 • Entered jam 05/04/2025 5:19 pm
177 18 2

6

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Exile Thronikas
Minecraft Skin

Sleepybush •5/4/25 3:17 • Entered jam 05/04/2025 3:21 pm
149 13

5

Coraline
HD Bedrock Minecraft Skin

aqualisa •5/1/25 3:18 • Entered jam 05/01/2025 3:18 pm
62 2

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- WOLFAkita posted to guest book of Character Design Jam
  Public • May 5, 2025, 9:05 pm
  
  soooo ummmm, i may or may not have made the back story be 698 words long, should i have it be in the description or make a separate blog?? I have it in the description rn.
  - 1 Likes
  - 2 Comments
  rangda15bangda You can do what you want, but that story is getting pretty long to be attached to a skin. It would really depend if you ...
  WOLFAkita • 2025-05-05 22:10:38
  
  oki
  
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-05 22:03:14
  
  You can do what you want, but that story is getting pretty long to be attached to a skin. It would really depend if you want the story to get it's own personal feedback, or if you prefer for the skin to be the main focus, if you understand what I'm trying to say.
- MotivatedBean98 posted to guest book of Character Design Jam
  Public • May 5, 2025, 6:00 am
  
  hey!
  Hey you.
  Yes you, there's a stain on your shirt.
  Gotcha, you looked!
  Hehehe...
  
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- WOLFAkita posted to guest book of Character Design Jam
  Public • May 1, 2025, 3:06 pm
  
  could I do a character that lives in the world of my fav show? (which is Ninjago)
  - 1 Likes
  - 2 Comments
  rangda15bangda Yes, you can use a world that already exists, as long as the character is unique.
  WOLFAkita • 2025-05-02 12:18:39
  
  oki thx 👍
  
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-02 11:52:09
  
  Yes, you can use a world that already exists, as long as the character is unique.
- Its_Chizukiii posted to guest book of Character Design Jam
  Public • May 1, 2025, 1:19 pm
  
  Do I need a drawing to go with it?
  - 1 Likes
  - 5 Comments
  Its_Chizukiii ok thxx that should be easy enough, i'll just try not to write an entire paper on their backstory, lol--
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-02 14:44:05
  
  I don't have a maximum length, so just make it however long you want! I don't know how much you like writing, so when I read the question at first, I thought you were looking for the minimum. I will clarify in the FAQs.
  
  rangda15bangda I wold prefer at least two sentences, but at least the character name and something about their origin as the bare minim...
  Its_Chizukiii • 2025-05-02 14:29:57
  
  ok thxx
  that should be easy enough, i'll just try not to write an entire paper on their backstory, lol--
  
  Its_Chizukiii okokok my next question is how detailed does the backstory need to be?
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-02 14:19:53
  
  I wold prefer at least two sentences, but at least the character name and something about their origin as the bare minimum.
  
  rangda15bangda No, the drawing is optional. You can create a backstory and/or a picture but only one of the two is required.
  Its_Chizukiii • 2025-05-02 13:20:03
  
  okokok my next question is how detailed does the backstory need to be?
  
  rangda15bangda • 2025-05-02 11:50:18
  
  No, the drawing is optional. You can create a backstory and/or a picture but only one of the two is required.
- MotivatedBean98 posted to guest book of Character Design Jam
  Public • April 15, 2025, 9:40 am
  
  It's a shame that this jam is only accepts standard resolution skins, it's such a cool Jam, unfortunately I won't join because of that, but I'll surely keep one eye on the amazing characters designed by the participants of this jam.
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  rangda15bangda Sorry, I (admittedly probably rather stupidly) didn't realize that this would deter people. Sorry about, but I have upda...
  MotivatedBean98 • 2025-04-15 13:09:18
  
  Yeah, a lot of people don't make java skins, only bedrock ones, like me.
  In this case it'll be an honour to participate.
  So, I have to create an original character, but I have some ideas for where to start... 😉
  
  rangda15bangda • 2025-04-15 12:27:29
  
  Sorry, I (admittedly probably rather stupidly) didn't realize that this would deter people. Sorry about, but I have updated the Jam so It should now accept HD skins.
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FAQs

Can I make digital art for the drawing?
Yes! Any form of art is welcome for the "drawing" criteria, so do what you're comfortable with!
Do I have to use two posts, or can the backstory/picture be attached to the skin post?
Yes you can! If you want to attach the backstory or picture to the skin post you absolutely can. I added the ability for blog posts because I didn't know if you could attach a picture to a skin post, as I myself have never tried to do it.
Can I make multiple characters?
Sure, the post cap is currently set to 5 submissions per participant, so you can make up to 5 characters!
How long should the backstory be?
The minimum requirement is the character's name and something about their origin. Try to write at least 2 sentences. I recommend somewhere from 50-2000 words, but there is no maximum. If you want to write a 400 page novel, I don't care, just don't expect me to read the whole thing.
Can I make a character in a world that already exists?
You can use other people's worlds so long as you state the original creator (Ex: If you make a character in the world of Harry Potter, you would credit J.K. Rowling) so long as the character is your original creation.
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