Ideas for Character Pasts by dark-sheikah, literature
Literature
Ideas for Character Pasts
Life-Changing Events
- Rite of passage (birth, adolescence, marriage, joining a religion or club, etc.)
- Death of a family member, mentor, lover, pet, or best friend
- Committing a crime; murder, stealing, break-in, kidnapping, arson, rape, drugs, adultery, forgery, treason, etc.
- Victim or witness of a crime
- Falling in love
- Converting beliefs
- Switching jobs/careers
- Switching lifestyle
- Saving a life
- Scientific discovery
- Personal discovery; destiny, spiritual goal, family secrets, hidden potential, power, or talent
- Fighting in a war
- Winning or losing a battle
- Being recognized for a skill, trait, endeavor, or
Beginner freelancers and simple artists in general, often ask me about how to achieve popularity. Popularity helps people to become famous, earn good money and creatively realize themselves. It's for the main part. But do not confuse “popularity” and “earnings”. You may be a popular artist but have absolutely no income.
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Find your way around DA #6: Anatomy by Iduna-Haya, journal
Find your way around DA #6: Anatomy
One of the basic skills in art is anatomy. Although it sometimes may seem as if an artist doesn't bother about the anatomical corectness of their characters (cartoons, anime, caricature), you can be sure that they know perfectly well how to draw it if they had to: Know the rules, so you can break them all the better.
Unfortunately that's much, much easier said than done: Learning anatomy is bloody hard. It takes time and dedication to learn just the basics, and even established artists often struggle with it. Luckily many people have gone before us, and some of them have been kind enough to make tutorials, to hopefully make it just a tin