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Character asks!

These are more focused on the background stuff rather than the usual "what would the character do in XY situation" kinds of asks. I've been looking for something like this for quite a while and in the end decided to make my own. Feel free to use, go wild, enjoy

What was the original thought that led to the creation of this character?

How long was the process before the character reached its final version? (or a version that would be clearly recognizable as the character?)

What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

How did you choose their name and why? Was it simply based on vibes or is there any specific meaning behind the name? Are the reasons behind their name different in- and out of universe?

What was the thought process behind their appearance? Did you go mostly for the aesthetic or are there other reasons they look the way they do?

What is an aspect of their appearance that you like the most?

What is the origin of their personality? And let's be honest - how much of it is projecting?

How big is their role in the story? Do they make a frequent appearance or are they a character with little "screentime" but big influence? Or are they just a favourite background guy?

What is their main character arc in the story? Where do they start and how do they develop? Do they get a happy ending or is their story a tragic one?

Is there any existing character from other media that your character resembles? Was the resemblance intentional or was it a coincidence?

Do you have a playlist for the character? What songs do you associate with them and why?

Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

Do you have any quotes tied to the character, either from the story itself or from another source that fit them?

Have you ever made a moodboard for them?

Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

Does the character have other characters connected to them? Do you have a family tree and "offscreen" connections made up for them or do they exist in a vacuum purely for the purpose of the story?

What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?

Bonus question: share any additional thoughts, art, favourite scenes, anything you've been waiting for a chance to ramble about

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Wizards is a movie that haunts me because despite really not liking it that one scene where the gnome says something like 'Let me show you a spell our mother taught me when you weren't around' and then just pulls out a fucking gun lives rent free forever in my brain as the funniest scene maybe ever??? So. Worth it I guess.

When Wizards hits it REALLY hits, man

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What is your favorite animated film? 🧐

this is a shameful thing for someone in my field to say but I don't watch a lot of movies and the ones I do are almost exclusively horror movies, so I don't think I even have a fav animated film. 101 Dalmatians is up there because I really like the visuals. I do not think Wizards is a GOOD movie nor am I ever gonna choose to sit down and watch it straight through but I think it's very interesting and I have a huge soft spot for it. Maybe Nausicaa? I really like Nausicaa.

I would say my favorite animated film is any competent but not overly-ambitious playthrough of any edition of Shadow of the Colossus.

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Goatknight belonging to cloudrelic/mondayecho, defending her garden from a giant snail

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I have no idea what is happening here. But i am down for it. Love the art, love the style, keep going

no idea what this is in reference to but thank you!

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lineart-only commission for Sara of a cosmic knight. Design not by me!

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Bit of an odd thing to put here but looking at them makes me happy! All the heads/bodies for my little adoptable guys that I make over on Discord. You can DM me @ rejam on Discord if you're interested in them :D or they're on a very barebones Toyhouse world

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Grieve of the Collapse (aka the Cannibal Banana, aka Evil Marge) for Liz~

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this is once-every-six-months reminder that I'm a starving artist and doubly so since tax season is coming up and I missed my estimated quarter totals somehow (lol) so if you've ever enjoyed my art and have a couple bucks to throw around to fund my Buble habit, I am not above saying that my venmo is $rejamrejam ~

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Love your work, but I especially love the texture in the colors of your work. Do you use a particular brush or technique to achieve that?

hello! Thank you :D

I use a combination of a textured brush (lately I use one of the built in Photoshop ones but anything with some ragged edges works, or any kind of pencil brush), a semi transparent brush for lineart to get texture, a semi transparent brush for most of my shading (to get extremely subtle brush strokes), but mostly it's a regular old texture overlay slapped on top!

For the last bit I have several i use - I really like texturelabs, but I have some my friend made and scanned and then a couple I can't share because I paid for them, but really you can spend an hour taking pictures of book endpapers and/or watercolor brush strokes on your phone and that will be enough to build a personal library for the rest of your life. I usually use them on a soft light layer.

You can see more about the process i use for texture here, it applies to my more polished art as well: https://www.deviantart.com/rejamrejam/art/Watercolor-Sketch-Style-Tutorial-Thingie-1052638909

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drew this lineart for stella cinere years ago but they came back and asked me to color it!

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my most popular art of 2024~

anything, anything

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concept for an alien medieval lady magical girl, dont ask

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Commission of Ryder going through the mirror! Learn more about him over at magicandmushrooms dot co (not com, co) :)

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sketch commission for Riggles that I liked so much I'm posting it separately

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bit late to the party but: 2024 recap