#CHARACTERS

[rae-butter]

Honestly, I love it when characters relapse. When someone who’s gotten over their anger issues falls into a situation so out of their depth they fall back on their old habits. When someone who’s learned to open up becomes a recluse again in order to cope with something outside their control.

There’s just something so horrible, so toxic, about watching a character grow and then slip back into their old selves in order to cope, bc you know they still care, that they’re the same inside, but watching them hurt so hard they don’t know what else to do brings a sense of catharsis.

[madcat-world]

Cultist - Palamarchuk Mikhail

[escapismsworld]

The Mildenhall Great Dish

From the Cultures/period of the Romano-British (40s AD). The characters include the hero Hercules, drunk on wine, supported by two satyrs. This is a mesmerising, glorious relic from pre-Christian Britain.

Photos: Vinnie Sullivan

[zal-cryptid]

An assortment of Dorley Hall characters

[chibibytes-anime]

Kenpachi vs Unohana (@bobsummoner_) (u/Quirky_Ad_5420)

[feathery-dreamer]

started watching the last season last night, I have a lot to go but I also have the holidays to catch up so all is well~

happy Lower Decks finale, everyone <3

[sthormiiii]

hello everyone please welcome my very original very new characters, if you think you already saw them somewhere or think they were inspired by anyone just know i have LITERALLY no idea what you're talking about...

(LONG ASS RANT DOWN HERE)

in al seriousness we all know who they are but i'm too heartbroken to let them go yet, so i'm officially making them my own. his deisign is inspired by one of the startouch elves concept art, and i intend to make him everything i wanted and hoped the original character would have been, so i'm trying to incorporate everything i liked about him into this character! she's just a slightly redesigned version of the orphan queen, and by the way i'm probably going to use the og name i had for her two years ago, which is eliana ((meaning both "god has answered" and also "sun/daughter of the sun", which i find fitting bc startouch elves are supposed to be like literal gods, and he appeared in her life as a "savior" (she will later find out he's n o t), while sun symbolizes truth, and she will bring truth to the world about his nature and deceit.))

about his name- i'm struggling. i liked "antares" (the brightest star in the scorpio constellation), arwin (liar), dolion (deceit) and tabrass ("one known to be deceitful") but not one clicked yet. accepting suggestions

these designs might have some changes later, just like the names

i am probably not drawing them in the nearby future, just needed to get this designs out of my head so i can have peace! their dynamic is so special to me and i def want to explore it more, in my own way, without the show's influence or scared it might ruin it for me. i am doing this for myself, and for the characters i fell in love with during these (almost) two years of drawing them.

hope some of you will stick around to see them come to life, in this new forms.

💝

[selkramazed]

LOVING these goobers ✨

expression poses from my forever unfinished visual novel.

[rubyleaf]

Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.

[kimiko24]

Me when I see a picture of ✨The Character™✨:

[feathery-dreamer]

for ref

I'm still so pleased to see Tom change so much from having finally a positive role model available all the time.

like, yeah he had a father and all, but that was an admiral so he was always on missions or busy with administrative bs. boy grew up thinking the worst of both himself and Starfleet, developing trust issues that got him out of Starfleet and then the Maquis.

then one day, he got stuck halfway across the galaxy with the one Starfleet captain who gave him a chance to prove himself and a Maquis commander he was on bad terms with~

Well then, I guess I'm yours.

[krossan]

Redwall art envisioned as an 80's animated film look. (Milt Kahl / Don Bluth) --- I know nothing abt Redwall. I havent read the books and know very VERY little of its lore. Years ago I remember seeing a tv series but never finished it.

[helpful-writing-tips]

When writing emotionally reserved characters:

Show your character's struggles with holding in emotions. Just because your character won't let themself go in public, doesn't mean they don't struggle holding everything in.

Find a motive. Pride and/or consideration for those around them can make emotionally reserved people hold back more than would be considered good for them. There are other reasons too, perhaps the initial cause and the reason now are different, but try to give them a reason.

Show side-effects. Everything you bottled up shows itself in another way, whether it's physical or mental. This can be long- and short-term, depending on the severity of the emotions.

Give them coping mechanisms. Everyone who wishes not to show certain emotions has a trick or two to keep themselves in check. Taking a sip of water, not looking people in the eyes, clenching their fists, breathing just a bit too deeply.

Write subconscious signs that they give off, which close friends or family might pick on. Just because these characters want to keep their emotions to themselves, doesn't mean they don't give off signs. Some manage to keep said signs well hidden from those closest to them, but it's more common for environment to pick up on something at the very least.

[czerwonaczaszka]

Mouthwashing fanart!!!

✴️🦷💧🫧👁️🩸✴️✨

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[madcat-world]

From Saprophilous

Happy Birthday to Sevloolves!!!! Inked ‘Solim’ his character.