#ref: tools

[thoughmymindcouldthink]

A series of structure questions buried in my drafts. I do not know where I pulled these from. Cite ur sources, kiddos.

Plot

Describe the exposition

Describe the Inciting incident

Describe some rising action

Describe the climax

Describe the denouement 

Conflict

More than anything in the world, my protagonist wants:

But they are afraid of:

And their greatest weakness is:

More than anything in the world, my antagonist wants:

and the protagonist is in the way because:

but the antagonist is afraid of:

and their greatest weakness is:

If the antagonist is not physical, it is:

and if the protagonist doesn’t triumph the consequence will be:

the protagonist is fighting this abstract antagonist by:

Antagonists

Why are they facing off against the protagonist?

Any likeable traits?

Weaknesses:

Part B: Abstract Antagonist

What is your abstract antagonist? Is it a disease like cancer, a social ill like poverty, or something larger than life, like grief?

How is this antagonist affecting the protagonist?

Do other characters notice? How does this antagonist affect the other people in your novel?

Supporting Characters

Relationship to the protagonist:

Favorite thing about the protagonist:

Similarities to protagonist:

Differences from protagonist:

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

Sometimes a smooch cures all of lifes problems

[kayclipse]

my version of swapfell sans AND HE IS A GOOD BROTHER🗣️🗣️🗣️

[starrysharks]

people say don't use pure black in your art, but idk i've been using that for all of my reassassination art these days and i think it really adds to the "2000s horror comic" vibe i want the project to have - though i don't really do the same for other ocs, so i guess it depends on the tone of the work you're producing... let me know what you think about it!

[jayjay-thejet-plane]

not my usual artstyle AT ALL but i was tracing jakes (for practice since hes hard to draw and i was feeling art blocked) and then fell into a 4hr trance…

traced stuff and ref:

[thedawner]

Semi-custom for ElementStar on Toyhouse! This was based off a sketch done by Noahdopt on Deviantart

[sunnydayaoe]

care for a bird in these trying times?

[pivsketch]

am i going to attempt doing a study of this photo every three months lol

a hard expression to nail, though i keep trying cuz i like the photo. this time around i committed to doing the fullbody with no tracing, just eyeballing. dunno if it was a constructive use of my time… "keeping the knife sharp" i guess? 4h40m work time recorded in the file

[battleslippers]

drew @pumpkinsy0’s Tim Shepard face claim 🙏🙏

ref below :)

[lilbitofmac]

SIM found a frisbee! I wonder where he got it from…

[thoughmymindcouldthink]

Five Foundations of WorldBuilding

Malinda Lo

1. Magic or Advanced Science: make rules and be consistent

Who has it?

What does it do?

How do you make it happen?

How is user affected?

How is world affected?

How are magic users grouped & perceived?

2. Rituals: passing from one social state to another (i.e. sweet sixteen, wedding, etc.)

What is ritualized? How grandiosely?

How is the ritual received? (wakes v funerals)

3. Power: what is the [relevant] structure and how does it work

Who is powerful in your world?

Who is weak?

Who wants to be powerful?

4. Place: describe from the point of view of characters

What is usual or unusual? New or familiar?

Appeal to senses and create a reality

5. Food: can combine ritual, power, and place - great shorthand tool

[999moreyears]

so sugoi ^.^!! desuuu~~

[adwendoodles]

Maybe Fingon in nightfall please?

fingon in nightfall. i wanted to call this young king, but since he's an elf he's quite old. feelings maybe

[eiyuuou]

I was going to flesh out my nightwing redesign more but then i was taken over by a powerful force and wanted to doodle them... :)

[cosmiccolours-art]

It's been a while, so it's about due time I made a new reference sheet for Enjel!! (previously spelled Engel). Made them a bit fluffier than before, lol~!

+ A bonus doodle of Zonai!Enjel I drew I while ago!

[flickering-nightfall]

Took a shot at that style thing mmmm