What’s your character design process?
Researching the HECK out of visual stuff to inspire me is my first go!! (Besides also asking aqua Lore questions HAHA)
I like to search up outfits, costuming, characters that have the energy I want to infuse, and sometimes even bugs or rocks or anything else that scratches my brain!
I often also search “sexy ___ costume” to see how ppl are slutifying certain things HEHE
Annnd of course, I take screenshots of the character’s skin(s)! Then I compile all this into a digital cork board app I have called “VizRef”, resize it to only take a little bit up of my screen, and get drawing!! I find having the visuals nearby but not ON my canvas makes me feel way less cluttered!
Here’s the chunk of refs I had up when making Cub!
And here’s me drawing him! I try not to get TOO bogged down in details bc I can always redraw them later, but it’s good to have a visual starting point! And he came about easily enough, but sometimes I gotta scrap a lot of attempts bc it doesn’t have the energy I want it to!
