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Creating Characters.

Characters can be hard to create but it is possible

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Creating Characters.
Ash Gulick

As an artist and a writer of many years, I have created my own little world of characters. Now grwoing up I read a lot of books and watched a whole bunch of anime.(Yes I know, you can say it now ,. "Jelly you are such a nerd ew." haha I would agree with you.). Anyway, moving on, as you probably would have guessed, some of my ideas and stories when I was younger, was a bit cringey. I will admit, as I look back at my stuff I do cringe every time.

However, as time went on the one series I wrote (and still write), is The Guardians. A bunch of immortal folks with a mission to help the world. There is a lot about them, if you are interested of it, comment below, and I might let you read the official typed up first draft sometime.

Moving on, here is some tips on creating humanoid characters.

Tip One: Start out small. Like do not start your character with a million different things. Start with gender, the sex of the character, and maybe a few basic stats.Maybe even their race too.

Tip two:Okay, you got that stuff down, great job! Next, figure out their personality. And yes they can be any personality in the world. But say they are a shy character, do not say they like to do karoke in front of a crowd of a hundred thousand. And if they happen to do that,well thatnis their personality after all.

Tip Three: Backstory. You know, like where did the characters come from. (And do not just say your imagination. I am not being technical for this. Use your imagination bud.). So where did they come from? Who is/was their family? How did they grow up? Why are they like the way they are? And it does not have to be super tragic or super detailed. Heck, it can be some person who grew up being into soccer.Now that is done let us move to step four.

Tip Four: Clothing. (If this character is a humanoid of some sort. I cannot help you with animals, I'm lame I know). Okay. This is where Google comes in. Google some clothing. Get inspired. Make sure the clothing fits the era you want them to be in. As well as the location. And make it personal. Design it to their personality. If they are flamboyant, make it flashy. If they love the color purple, do not make the outfit all purple, but instead make it have purple in the design elements. Next you can incorporate hair and eye color. Like unless your character has no eyes or hair you will kinda need those. And feel free to add as many eyes as you want. Trust me, I draw a lot of eyeballs sometimes. Or I draw one eye. It all depends on my mood.

Honestly, creating a character is all up to you. It is about having fun and experimenting with the design elements and back story. So go on ahead. Create a character that is yours and yours to love. Good luck, and tell me how it goes.


Ps: This is my art for the cover photo, and you can find more on deviantArt or Paigeeworld(And no I was not sponsored haha)


DeviantArt: MagicJellyRock

Paigeeworld: Ashisgreat

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