No Diva Don't Tell Her That!!!

Will, Tessa and Jem - The Infernal Devices

Artist: @giannyfili

dbhwks + shigs as cowboys/outlaws? hell yeah

That was hidden in the tags. I- agree (maybe(maaaaaybe(okay yeah)))

So my problem with most ‘get to know your character’ questioneers is that they’re full of questions that just aren’t that important (what color eyes do they have) too hard to answer right away (what is their greatest fear) or are just impossible to answer (what is their favorite movie.)  Like no one has one single favorite movie. And even if they do the answer changes.

If I’m doing this exercise, I want 7-10 questions to get the character feeling real in my head. So I thought I’d share the ones that get me (and my students) good results: 

What is the character’s go-to drink order? (this one gets into how do they like to be publicly perceived, because there is always some level of theatricality to ordering drinks at a bar/resturant)

What is their grooming routine? (how do they treat themselves in private)

What was their most expensive purchase/where does their disposable income go? (Gets you thinking about socio-economic class, values, and how they spend their leisure time)

Do they have any scars or tattoos? (good way to get into literal backstory) 

What was the last time they cried, and under what circumstances? (Good way to get some *emotional* backstory in.) 

Are they an oldest, middle, youngest or only child? (This one might be a me thing, because I LOVE writing/reading about family dynamics, but knowing what kinds of things were ‘normal’ for them growing up is important.)

Describe the shoes they’re wearing. (This is a big catch all, gets into money, taste, practicality, level of wear, level of repair, literally what kind of shoes they require to live their life.)

Describe the place where they sleep. (ie what does their safe space look like. How much (or how little) care / decoration / personal touch goes into it.)

What is their favorite holiday? (How do they relate to their culture/outside world. Also fun is least favorite holiday.) 

What objects do they always carry around with them? (What do they need for their normal, day-to-day routine? What does ‘normal’ even look like for them.) 

INTRO POST!!

-> i'm perse! it's a silly nickname and i totally DIDN'T steal it from greek mythos... /j

-> i use he/she prns! (i inhabit several regular and premium letters in LGBTQ+)

-> my birthday is 1/8 (january eighth)

I LIKE...

-> crush crush, my hero academia, art, monster high, pokémon, theater, my little pony, Zelfs (someone remember them plz), collecting dumb toys/trinkets, gems (geology, gemology, anything to do with those little rocks), monster high, and a slew of other stuff!

-> music!

->-> I play the euphonium and sing, and listen to lots of different types of music. (punk, pop, scene, emo, country, rock, bcslly everything... i like NOAHFINNCE and Naethan Apollo the best bro...)

-> the internet (duh...) i like the idea of making websites but i'm not very good at it :(

DON'T...

-> be a meanie. (which means not judging anything here or being a dick.)

i think this is it! abuse that ask button!

ITS TIME!!! TIME FOR WHAT??? FOR ODANGO!!!

elaborations under the cut :3

I'VE PEAKED. SHES THE CUTEST THING I'LL EVER DRAW.

I think her base sketch is cutest tbh, but color!!! we love color!!!!

it was really hard to find anything that fit her theme, so I settled on gudetama and the Pokemon tatsugiri.

the Japanese and Korean text on the page read 'rice girl' and 'cute girl' respectively. it's google translated so it may be wrong though.

Darya and Honey totally co-mother her, since in my eyes she's basically a naive teen. All the valentine sisters love her, bc she can supplies them with a place to give all the surplus rice, rice sweets, and rice wines.

I ship her exclusively with Sirina because they're both robotic-like entities, so they're just bonded together at this point.

that's all from me! I truly have peaked and tweaked with her.

what's a guy gotta do to get his portrait painted in an artistic style?

ODANGO WIP UNDER THE CUT, ENTER AT OWN RISK!!! 🚧

she's so cute OMG!! this is just my base sketch but she came out so good i'm screaming

like, she's just a cutie and she can't help it

me when that one mutual (my only) likes my stuff

:3