Behind the art of Bricksy
A closer look at genuine character sketches, costume design ideas and original illustrations preserved from the Bricksy archive.
Characters start as drawings.
The original Bricksy project brought together characters drawn from repeating visual ingredients: body shapes, accessories, hairstyles, costumes and expressions. Its early website described 408 hand-drawn features, a historical figure that reflects the collection's initial character design concept.
The archive contains actual sketches and costume variations. They offer a more meaningful window into the creative process than the older promises of token-based games or minting.
Small details change everything.
Design studies show how outfits, silhouettes and accessories can quickly signal a character's identity. A cape, a helmet, a headband or a hood is often enough to transform the same basic figure into a new personality.
See the results in the six original character families.
What is original here?
The character drawings, selected scene illustrations and opening animation shown on this site come from the Bricksy Collection source archive supplied by its creators. We have optimized their file formats for the modern web without inventing new characters or replacing the original animation with AI-generated footage.
These examples document the historical artwork. They are not evidence of completed projects that were only proposed in old roadmaps.