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thatWeasel β Guide to Good Character Design
Published: 2012-09-03 00:50:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 9485; Favourites: 316; Downloads: 101
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Another guide, this time to help with creating a nice character personality or background.Also a lot of information on how to fix a mary sue... Remember that it's okay to have a character that is a princess or totally amazing, just make the character believable.
Again I really hope this is helpful to anyone!
Filling out biographies is a great way to know your character better. Here are some memes/guides you can use to help!
OC Guide - [link]
Beastly OC Meme - [link]
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I got a good one but i am also learning to draw a little better but right now he just looks like well thus
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Thanks! This was very helpful! ^^
I saw the name carl.. and I couldn't resist.
GET IN THE HOUSE COOORRALLΒ Β
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Oh my gosh yasss xDDD!!
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I've been planning a new comic story for a while now and this has helped me on how to plan out my characters for it. I want to really thank you for making this guide. X3Β
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I'm so happy to hear that it helped you!
thank you ^^
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I loved this guide by the way, as well as the other guide you posted back sometime ago. I honestly think back to this all the time now, quite
musingly. Β
I usually think of stories before I create a character and vice-versa. Sometimes I have a hard time doing that until I come across some sort of inspiration. Magazines are great for that.
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thank you, I'm very glad it was useful to you!
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This was extremely helpful!
It's really hard for me know-a-days to create a well-rounded character
as I was able to when I was much younger. (The imagination factor was WAY higher than now)
But with this, I think that I can make good characters and portray them in the stories
that I'd like to have them in!~
Thank you very much for going through the trouble of making this~
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thank you very much, I'm glad it helped! ^w^
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thank you for hugging me
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aww thanks! and of course! 
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This was one of the most amazing guides ever 0.0. And so many points brought up that I agree with oh so much
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I'm so glad you think so, thank you very much! :3
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Omg, when I read this, it makes you sound so wise and stuff ^^
Thank you so much for making these helping guides
I'm gonna use them a lot
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wahhhhh, thank you!! ;w; 
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hehe, no thank YOU for being so kindly awesome 
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Well done, thank you so much! This will really help me with character design
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Thanks, i'm glad it could help! ;w;
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I really like this tutorial, it's clear and easy to understand and (as said before), covers all the basics. I have a question though... How do you usually come up with characters, do they just pop up in your head, or do you think up a nice design and you're like "aw man just by looking at him I can imagine his whole life story" or what? I'm really curious 'cause it's different for everyone
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thank you ^^
And I've come up with characters by many ways.. Sometimes I'll just be doodling, and decide that I like what I've drawn and I'll build upon that, to make a character.
But I've also made up characters using only a voice or a name. Creating a life story for a character can take a while, and sometimes I know a life story before I even have a design for them~
I don't know if that was helpful at all, sorry ;A;
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hehe, thanks for replying, it was very helpful indeed :3
that's kind of what I do too, and sometimes I build the story along with the character as well.
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covers the basics rather well, and even has a few not so well known tips. good work mate.
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I really try make my characters unique
this is amazing
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hehe well that's a pretty nice and interesting guide >w>
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