Grain Character Avatars

Generic circle-crop photos and bland default avatars do nothing for your interface. This set of 50 hand-drawn character avatars from the Grain collection gives your users, team pages, and dashboards actual personality. Each avatar is drawn with the signature Grain style: bold outlines, halftone dot shading, and intentional imperfections that make every face feel unique and human.

Designed for Real Product Use

These are not just decorative illustrations. They are sized and composed specifically to work as profile icons, team member avatars, user dashboard placeholders, and contact list thumbnails. The circular composition and balanced visual weight mean they look sharp at 32px sidebar icons and 200px profile headers alike.

• 50 unique character designs with diverse faces, hair, accessories, and expressions
• Hand-drawn halftone texture for a warm, non-corporate feel
• Fully editable AI, SVG, and PNG files
• Perfect for Notion, Slack, team directories, and SaaS user interfaces
• Consistent style with all other Grain collection assets

Where You Will Use These

Notion workspace profile icons. SaaS platform default avatars. Team "About Us" pages. Testimonial sections on landing pages. User onboarding where you let people pick a character. Internal company tools where employees need a placeholder that is better than their initials in a gray circle.

The beauty of a hand-drawn avatar set is that it removes the pressure of professional headshots while still keeping your interface visually cohesive and warm.

If you want more avatars in a different style, check out the Sharpie Avatar Icons with 75 bolder black-and-white character designs. To build a full Grain-themed project, pair these with the Grain Activities Illustrations and the Grain Food Illustrations.