#normally didn't do this because people used to barrade me for it but-

[dontvap0rdawave]

How to come up with your own OC? Please help me with this

There's a lot of methods for it, both from what I've seen and the one's they taught me in art school- But, for me, personally I like to look at surroundings/media/anything that I like and that might inspire me to create something.

It can be meshing up several concepts together, reimagining of certain ideas or designs I like in media with my own twist, just drawing something on the go, or even paiting something out of my dreams I write down sometimes

Some suggestions I can give is: Make a lot of designs, keep whichever you like the most

Mix and mash parts if you feel like spicing up things

Draw the innitial idea, if you're happy with it keep it, if you start coming up with a lot more things experiment with them until you find a design you like (that's why I've been remaking a lot of my old characters recently)

Find a theme for the design, keep it as consistent or wild as you like (depends on what you're trying to convey or the story you want to tell), and so on

And use references, a lot of them, whether visual or written, it saves a lot of time and helps with ideas

That's some of the stuff I do that helps me create, again, there's a lot of ways to do it and this one's just how I mostly do it. In the end, do whatever you think looks best and get creative, you can come up with a lot of cool stuff just like that.

Some of my most beloved characters came out that way and now I have field days with them so, just try things out and play with your art, don't be afraid to experiment and try with different stuff

Sounds a bit cliché, but it really is good