#base template

[smiteydraws]

What if I told you that I was offering blank Sonic OC reference sheet templates for $3?

BOOM!

Three different body types! Both male and female! Available for personal use and adoptables! With a Mobian silhouette to use for average size comparison.

Just $3 dollars per body type, you can have all the fun you want with it!

All that I ask is for credit by either providing my crediting my tumblr account and provide the gumroad link that you bought from.

DO NOT repost the blank template online as is but you CAN post your edited templates, you can even feel free to tag me! I’d love to see what you do with this!

Thank you in advance if you end up buying from me!

[rene-hl-trashcan]

Why do I subject myself to a clothing challenge when I absolutely abhor drawing clothes...

Created this base for Sylvia whenever I'm in the mood to torture myself drawing her preferred fashion style (which hopefully not anytime soon because I hate drawing clothes). Meant to be her looks when she has fully grown to her max height.

[disasterousduo]

here’s a sneak peek for the next thing I’ll be posting (don’t question it… 😓)

another sneak peek 🫣 (sorry for low quality ._.|l|l)

[rhyliethelovelycaterfly]

South Park Doll

I Reuploaded From Brianshop For @sweetnekoheart

[arttrampbelle]

Here's a fun base for y'all.

Shang tsung takes yours/or character of your choices soul. Or have him use another spell or magic on your s/i if you want.

Just credit me,link your drawings,and plz tell me if you want more bases for me to make.

Thnx.

[puppyeared]

these two are so interesting to me

characters belong to @canisalbus

[orbitsab]

they’re innocent

[fishbloc]

did a lil profile for farmer grian

[haeyeongs]

hong haein in her girlboss blue suit

[mikachusblog]

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Mable's senior yearbook ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১

[aliciedraws]

^v^

[ineed-to-sleep]

Grabbed a couple templates and drew my touchstarved mc again heehee

Relationship chart template that I used is here <3

Intro and flower templates are from the official rss site

[dcawritings]

Daycare Attendant Base/Template

So I’m in the process of designing some of my own DCA OCs, but I noticed that there doesn’t seem to be any existing bases or templates that are close(r) to their in-game proportions. So I decided to make one! While I’m not the greatest artist and there are plenty of things I’m not 100% happy with (please for the love of god ignore the spelling on ‘palettes’ I AM NOT RE-SAVING ALL THE FILES AGAIN), I think this could be a useful resource for anyone else to use!

I made two versions since I noticed that a fair number of fans liked to give them anthro paws, and while I’m not an anthro or furry artist by any means, I think it came out really good!

Rules to follow when using this resource:

Please credit me. Using this base for personal or commission/adoptable use is totally fine, but please tag me or link to the base!

Do not re-post or sell the base itself, this is a free resource for anyone to use.

That’s it tbh. Go wild, mash this with other bases, trace over it, print it out, make a bajillion OCs—just have fun with it!

Download all the file variations (PNG, JPEG, PSD and Procreate) on Google Drive

[bonefall]

Hey, what makes a character a 'plot device but not a character'? And how do you not do that? I'm trying to do it on purpose but also I need to still make them interesting because it's on purpose, yknow?

A good skill to pick up is to learn to criticise criticism itself. A "plot device" is simply a thing that moves the plot along, it's a neutral literary analysis term! Usually, when people are angry that "a character has been used as a plot device," it doesn't mean they hate plot devices. It means they're gesturing at something deeper.

Runningwind and Bumble are equally plot devices in their deaths. They are both killed by the antagonist to escalate political tension. Runningwind is rarely "accused" of just being a plot device, and yet, we're talking about Bumble for the same thing.

So, why?

Well, Runningwind is just a background character, but in life, he was a part of the community. He was characterized as impatient but responsible. Yet, he wasn't SO important that he died with a bunch of unresolved plot threads.

He is mostly an extension of the entity of ThunderClan. His killing by Tigerstar, and the fear and paranoia that settles on the group after this, feel like a progression of the story insteas of something forced.

Bumble, on the other hand...

Is hated immediately by Gray Wing, when she's established as Turtle Tail's friend. Bumble's abuse at Tom the Wifebeater's hands invites even MORE investment. The rejection is shocking and upsetting. There's a story there about our main characters being imperfect; jealous, bigoted, and judgemental.

But, she is simply killed off. Everything they set up for this character is gone with little personalized fanfare. It's not a tragedy with a lesson about cruelty, or something anyone regrets.

It's just... plot. Gray Wing whinging that no one will like his shitty brother now that his body count is 2.

More than that, in the discussion of women in particular, "Fridging" was coined to give a name to the way women characters often don't get their stories told at all. There is a CULTURAL trend of female characters facing disproportionate violence, for the sake of advancing male plots.

Bumble has a lot going for her. Petal had a lot going for her. Turtle Tail had a lot going for her. Bright Stream had a lot going for her. When they died, they took their potential with them.

It's not always wrong to kill off a character of high potential, mind you. In Gurren Lagann, Kamina's death is sudden and shocking, leaving a massive hole in the hearts of the cast that never heals. Grappling with that loss, but also letting his memory fuel them, is a major theme of that story.

All that to say... there's no formula for avoiding it. You've gotta identify what the deeper issue is, in your specific narrative.

I can't say for certain what that will look like for your story, but here's some things I keep in mind;

When you make characters who exist to die, make sure they're people before you axe them.

Ask yourself; what about them does the cast miss?

If they just miss them because they were (pre-existing relationship), go back to the drawing board.

Fluttering Bird as an example. Who was she? Dead sister. Why do they miss her? Dead sister. No traits until after her death.

Runningwind was short-tempered and helpful. Kamina was a valuable leader who made people believe in a brighter future. Swiftpaw was fiesty and desperate to prove himself. The better characterized, the more profound the loss usually is.

If this is a female character who is dying just to serve the plot, be aware of cultural bias and tropes. How is the gender ratio looking in your cast? Is this happening disproportionately with your girls?

Note how Quiet Rain's litter had both a boy and a girl, but the girl was chosen to be "weaker" and wither away.

And how most of the time in DOTC, whenever a man had to be upset, a girl would get killed for it.

If you ever feel like the character on the chopping block is NOT a full character, ask yourself why it needs to be a character at all. You don't need to spend narrative time building out someone when a literal object of high value might suffice.

"My sister died when I swore to protect her and I can't face my family" = Old. Tired. Ive seen this.

"I lost my heirloom sword when I swore to protect it and I can't face my family." = Fascinating. Why was the sword so valuable? Will they really not take you back? How did you lose it?

When you do kill off "high value" characters, try to make sure you're not leaving too many plot threads hanging. Or at least make a point of how they will never get closure.

[chainslobber]

[Kintsugi]

[frilliette]

⠀⠀Scaramouche / Wanderer layout !

⠀⠀⠀⠀free to use with credits !

⠀ ⠀⠀Week 1 of @luctus-flos event !

⠀⠀⠀`` create this graphic with who you believe is ⠀⠀⠀⠀a commonly mischaracterized character  . . ``