″Say you have a character, unless they live in an absolute void-″ *has literally 10+ OCs who live in voids* welp *good thing they can leave their voids* edit: its been three years please why am i still getting comments o and by the way theyve been completely revamped and then promptly abandoned so rip these guys
@@coixerra7319 Oh, thanks! So the concept is that they're either made by the void or kidnapped into it, and they all have very *very* different views on no longer being human (or witch) or being made from one themself Also they can leave the void if they need to, but some don't because they're either scared of social contact/outside world or because they're just more comfortable in the solid endless color and lack of stimulus (like trees, wind, smells) Thanks again for liking it, it's my passion project I've been working on for *years*
@@emile9663 Woah that sounds amazing! I have a passion project too but it mostly consisted of a crappy magic system and some spooky monsters before I also scrapped the magic and gave them all guns lol. The premise isn't that great but I love each of my characters even if they're probably not the best written. I've worked on this for years too and it went from a light hearted fantasy to a horror in the meantime.
@@emile9663 Still yours sounds way cooler, I'm actually really excited to see what you do with it, do you have an instagram or tumblr account I can follow you on?
@@coixerra7319 I don't have an Instagram or Tumblr account YET. I'm severely limited to literary stories right now. Once I get the hang of anatomy and character design, I will open those up and start posting comics and stories. I do have a magic concept in the making, since the void ocs don't technically belong (anymore) to the overall world where most of the stories take place. I may not have the mainstream social media, but I do (cringily enough) have a Wattpad, which is currently empty until I'm better at story telling
Main goal: Making a good OC Obstacle: Not knowing how to draw. edit: ok it's been 3 years and I'm getting notifications for this LMAOAO yes I know about picrew now!! thus, I've been practicing drawing since then and I think I've improved a lot. enough to at least give my characters a face I suppose. but thank you all
Me: Feels bad when I draw my OCs sad or injured, so always draw them happy. Also me: Give them a sad and tragic past and thinks how I'm going to make them suffer emotionally in the story, to show later a character development.
I have a super sassy gay snake boi who is super smooth and always so bright so when ever i hurt him it feels like im hurting myself. Hes too good for such things- *My cHilD*
Me : kill them Others : no Me : kill them off Others : that’s really dark Me : bring them back and make them suffer more Others : how about no Edit (I made this so long ago eek to clarify my character sees ghosts and it’s a main part of the story when characters die off )
@@icantbelieveyouvedonethis1813 spongebob is known for being a bouncy, bubbly character, which are traits much more associated with circles than squares.
@@epikitee2186 exactly, a lot of his design is very round. His shoes, fingers, eyes, etc. Nobody expects spongebob to be a tough guy, he's very visibly an innocent, bubbly character
@@icantbelieveyouvedonethis1813 i was trying to point out what i thought were the expectations being subverted, namely that his name literally has "square" in it, but he has circle traits. i do agree that he is a very round and bubbly looking character, though.
Another great example of #4 is from Spider Man Into the Spider Verse! They use different art styles on different kinds of Spider-Men and Women from Anime, Graffiti, Cartoony, Noir, and Comic Book, and yet it never feels jarring
Also a really great use of Shape Language! I wish it was out when I was making this video, because I for sure would have put Kingpin in the square section, he had such a great design!
@@pianopanicattack I know... - DONT READ ON 4 SPOILERS - miles couldve shown his identity to his uncle during the scene when prower was in his apartment :P Like legit I sat there saying: MILES BRO TELL HIM....
Costuming is my faaaaavorite part of character design, mostly because that means I can go crazy with coming up with adorable outfits for my girl characters :D
@@AndosArtTips Oh, and if your story takes place in a fantasy world or historical time period, and you can design those ornate fashions for your characters... true bliss.
Hard to find references for mens period clothes too 😞 I wish that western guy’s clothes were given more range, but India and China have especially lovely stuff
My oc : *soft, kind, is loyal no matter what, shy, quiet, quite girly, (basically it’s my pfp)* My friend: oh he lost his eye. He looks really mean and threatening. Me: *B O I*
I literally was laying in bed for 6 hours wondering why I can’t go to sleep, it’s currently 5:51am where I am, then I just remembered that I took my medicine before I slept, which means intotal I had 200 grams of caffeine. During those 6 hours laying in my bed, I created a few new ocs wit a whole plot to correspond with my main story line....I’m still up...oof
You’re forgetting another important thing:Emotional and personal attachment. The crucial thing about that is that a person is more motivated to continue with that character. Those OC’s with personal attachment make it easier to write. (Assuming you are gonna write with them).
Yes, this is why most of my ocs are based off of parts of me. Oc 1: Bubbly, happy, chatty, intelligent, and secretly kinda s******. Oc 2: Cold, sarcastic, serious, blunt, kind of rude Oc 3: Cutesy, slightly childish and appears happy all the time, but is secretly really manipulative and homicidal. Oc 4: idk where she fits in this one is just a tsundere lesbian
@@redheartsunglasses same. and i have a heck ton of ocs. they all have SOMETHING similar to me, be it small or big. do you want me to give a list of what part of me they are?
@@redheartsunglasses ok TW: self harm, 5u1c1d3 Sabrina: eyes. the eyes are a mix of different colours, which is exactly what my eyes are. also, her eyes glow. as to represent the fact that to me my eyes 'stand out'. slim: mainly the mask they wear. i wanna hide my face, same with slim. and i wanna wear a cat mask if I do, which is what they have. elis: taken away from her best friend. i had to move away from my best friend and i have no contact whatsoever. she got separated from her best friend because her parents wanted to 'protect' her. nameless: i constantly try to be kind, but no matter how hard i try i end up hurting everyone and loving it. Nameless tries to be nice, but ends up hurting or even killing them. aaron: mental health issues and others. his death is 5u1c1d3 because throughout the whole story he's struggling with self harm, depressive symptoms and 5u1c1d3al thoughts. i also struggle with these. sara: just kinda pessimistic. i keep looking on the downside of life. of course, i can be optimistic but that's not often. ty: one personality i have, made into an oc. just a mess. scared, confused, panicked, relies on others etc. fiz: another personality into an oc. fiz is manipulative, parasitic, just toxic. and may want to kill everyone. more toxic side of me. definitely not a friend. Tezinn.. lonely. just lonely. this dude is trapped with only himself, nothing else. and when he gets out, he keeps ruining friendships because he's extremely socially awkward. i think you get what im representing here. Thetris: what i want to be. Thetris comforts people in their last moments. they have wings, representing freedom. i want to be free. they got out a tough situation and now live a happier life, just being a silhouette with wings roaming the land. zero: how i wish i lived. i just wanna live life having fun, trying new things, experimenting, etc. also i wish to just be a robot sometimes. a robot who can just turn off things anytime it wants. zero is a robot. adam: i wanna just live with a friend. not have a kid. Adam has no interest in kids, and the closest thing to a kid is zero. dan: i wish i wasn't afraid of water. i want to embrace it. i want to be like dan when it comes to water. care-free. danielle: she can fight very well. i want to be able to fight like her. calabaza: my love for fire. she is able to burn things and not get hurt. i am not. i am not able to burn things and not get hurt, 90% im put near fire i get hurt. i don't like it. i don't even have access to anything good enough to burn a house down. Invert: he seems like an innocent kid when in reality he's a little shi- rakel: gun. i like guns. she likes guns. gun. Elisabeth: she's beautiful. i wanna be beautiful. candice: i wanna be a boy but im scared. she just wants to dress like a boy but can't. janice: a helpful demon. although, it may hurt, i do help. so opinion?
Hey all! It was brought to my attention that the last upload had a pretty bad audio balancing issue, so I figured I'd save all of your ears and upload a better version. Sorry about the inconvenience and I hope you enjoy the video!
While I agree, there's just something about Cozy Glow motivation-wise (considering it's lacking) that makes her being a cute villain no one expects... kind of confusing
Me: gives character soft edges, hearts in her design, makes her nice and gives her a sweet family Person: Aww, she's so cute! Me: also she's a demon Person: *WHAT THE-*
I would actually like that OC (it was OF so I edited it ) Oh, why? Weellllll you see I once came across a little "cute" flower Flowey! And he used to be a cinnamon roll And then turned into a demon flower
The biggest shift in my main OC (Anthos) would have to be having him go from an untouchable demonic overlord with legions of hellspawn at his beck and call, to being a literal dad and keeping the other characters from doing dumb stuff on the daily. Here's one of his interactions: Anthos: "Sterling, you know I respect you not only as a father, but as a man as well." Sterling: "Okaaay...?" Anthos: "So would you PLEASE explain to me why you're sliding down my marble staircase with a sled?" Sterling: "...The kids said it would be fun..." Anthos: "Was it?" Sterling: "Very..." (I dunno if people will care about this, just thought it'd be funny to post :p)
@@swoluigi3828 not neccesarily , if done well OP characters can be extremely entertaining but it is REALLY difficult to pull of constantly ( which is why most writers put some sort of handicap on these characters , a time limit for instance or maybe a mental hinderance)
“What were they doing before the story?” Me: they were living “What are they doing during the story” Me: they’re dead “How are they left at the end of th-“ Me: THEY’RE DEADDD
"Don't make your character live in a void" My OC when she teleports: **casually breaks reality for a second and transcends time and space through a void** Edit: My OC just teleports regularly now I've fixed her.
I reflected my recent character after the "tougher they act the softer they are" saying. She is the leader of a few thousand demons who is dubbed as: "the mistress of moons." (Also shown as her constant use of moonstones in her accessories) She acts like a confident cold blooded killer with no heart but secretly a sympathetic, skiddish, homebody who is protective of her demons like they're her own children. Her usage of an oversized cloak and her black blindfold is a subtile hint that she's not entirely a cold blooded killer deep down hidden under practical use and intimidation/mystery factor. her role is suppose to be the "villian" but she is really an anti-villian. She's a softie who has done bad things because that's how the demons raised her. To keep her inner self in hiding she has a Prideful, lovably arrogant, secretly caring double winged gryphon-like demon who keeps her in check and acts as her "captain-save-a-hoe." The soft personality calms her demons from their usual sadistic and blood-thristy nature. A yin and yang factor, if you will. Sometimes, I wonder if I should change a few things...
@@beyondhaircraze4418how about you shut the hell up and stop acting like you’re better than everyone? “ohhh man look at me I’m so cool, this comment section is so cringe!!! But I’m not!!” Like just shut the hell up man. On another note, I really like this OC. It sounds like a cool idea
My character lives outside of the Multiverse she exists in. Think of it as like living in between game files. Soooooooo, technically... My character DOES live in a void.
Think about the body in a more general sense. Someone fat would roughly have a circular shape; Someone like ,say, the rock would have more of a square body, an hourglass figure is literally two opposed triangles, etc. You can apply the same logic to other parts of the body like the legs, arms, hands and as logoutoflife said face and hair. I would say the those two plus the torso are the most important.
Okay but my thought throughout the whole time *"Okay but what about the Kirby villians, literally all of them around and adorable, but heccing m e a n"*
"I recently started a Ko-fi account-" You're telling me My whole life I've been pronouncing it like some *sci-fi alien race* or a *Minimalist Millennial-targeted advertising company* when in actuality it's pronounced like *b e a n j u i c e*
I loved the dead center of this video because I remember you telling us not to tell people our OC likes french fries and went to Wisconsin unless that info was needed for an OCT, LOL. XD
Lol yeah I probably could have put it better in that first video, but the notes of things that aren’t integral to understanding the character or their story are still important, just not something that the audience should be outright told in a bio unless it’s intended for someone else to use as a reference for writing about the character. Those little bits of trivia like favorite foods (ones that aren’t integral to the character) are still important to developing the character, just not necessary for the bio. If the audience finds out about them at all, they should be found out about naturally. Hope that helps clear things up!
I'm glad you brought it up since costuming is one of the parts that's screwed up the most when designing a character. I think when it comes to an outfit design it should serve two main purposes; 1) well, serve it's purpose well and 2) reflect the character. What I mean by 1 is something that tends to get screwed up the most. Take an example if you have a character that's a knight, you wouldn't have them wearing a T shirt and jeans. And if you have a character that's a normal High school student they probably won't wear any elaborate suits or gowns Ad for number 2, it also tends to get screwed up (sorry if saying that is harsh but that's the closest phrase I have) For an example of a great costume design, I have one in mind that might help make things a bit clearer Cure Black from Futari Wa PreCure has one of my favorite outfit designs , as it perfectly both reflects her personality and serves it's purpose. It's purpose is to be a flashy and stylish outfit that you could still move around and fight in, and it does show with the cool color choices but also in how it is ultimately simple and practical. As for reflecting her personality, it also does that very well. She's the more battle focused and physically active of the two, and her more practical outfit with the bare stomach and pants reflects that, but also reflects how she still has her girly and childish side with the heavy use of pink to contrast her mostly black outfit As an example of how not to design outfits, well it's hard to talk about that since I can't really think of any specific examples and I don't want to be mean A few tips for designing a great costume : 1: always remember your characters' goals, personality and role in the story. This'll prevent you from making outfits that completely contrast everything about your character. Unless you're doing that for a bait and switch then it would be wise to avoid it 2: keep a coherent and simple color scheme. Once again, something that tends to get screwed up. When you're making an outfit, especially if it's for a character that's a super hero or magical girl or something like that. I always suggest to use one main color and then pick up to two sub colors. For example, if your characters' main defining color is blue, then you might make most of their outfit blue and add some white highlights. Or maybe purple instead. Maybe if that character is wearing a dress then her dress would be mostly blue with a white ribbon and purple shoes. It would also be helpful to look at color combinations and the color wheel. 3: make sure it looks pleasing to the eye. This one is simple. Unless a character is intentionally supposed to be hard or nauseating to look at, then don't make them unappealing. Once again, color scheming really helps Anyway that's all I have to say on the matter, sorry this comment is so long I just had a lot to say
It's better to keep the colors simple and the color palette limited rather than use tons of mismatching colors and see what sticks. That's why I say stick to two or three colors and use different shades
I agree with Cure Black being a great example of this! Her outfit is practical, girly but not to the extent that Cure White's is, and the colour scheme works really well!
At the what was your character doing before the story etc. part, my OC Tara's checklist appeared in my head: Before: Breaking free of chains (metaphorically AND physically) with her girlfriend and getting married During: murdering people to be stronger/ killing off the "hero" group/ spending time with her wife who is also her partner in crime, etc. After: dead The "before" is a lot more intricate than that but that was as concise as I could make it ... I write cheerful things.
6:50 OMG!!! One of my FAVOURITE movies!!! I feel like Song Of The Sea is ssoooooo underrated :/. Seriously, the art is adorable and the story line is great, 10/10 recommend you to watch.
I mean i don't like wet sandwiches But i prefer mine atleast moist If the bread isn't moist, BACK TO BAKERY HELL WITH YOU!- -I mean Maybe they should make another loaf..
I'm glad that I found this. I been trying to revamp my Oc's backstory that I wrote about 6 years ago. I seen a bunch of real big mistakes after watching a vid of yours. Hopefully this can give me a good direction.
Im a tomboy in real life so most of my OC's are tomboys and i have one (the one I like the most) with blades on the tips of her ears and tail and shes wearing a red hoddie. Most people would think shes Aggressive and dark (blades and hoodie) but she's actually friendly and she loves cooking!
I have a character almost the opposite. My OC, Luke, has a soft, feminine appearance. Their personality, however, is cold, cunning, and not very empathetic. He also doesn't get much sleep, but plays it off with a smile. The only thing maybe showing this is the fact that Luke has constant bags under his eyes.
Ohhhhh,my oc is not rlly talkative some mix of shinsou from bnha and shikamaru from naruto but twist is that once adrenaline kicks in she goes psycho ,and I wanna draw ur oc,dm me on insta if u want _doublled_ I wannaaa draw ur occcccc
I have a character, who's a fairy with a cute and childish design and colour scheme, but she's not cute, she's a rude, narcissistic show off, who likes taunting people and flaunting her magic. She's not very nice, she's very dense, and believes that everything she does is a blessing to those around her.
@Nilu Srivastava No, not gaster. I found a draft of it. I never finished it. I made it like a year ago. A glass heart. By, M.B aka, Marigold. A heart of glass, mind so broken, a breaking connection. “Hello there.” A voice whispers from the darkest corner of the room. At least what you assume to be a room. It’s dim lighting makes it difficult to tell. A small girl with somehow pink hair skips to you holding out her hand. “Hello? You, alright there?” The girl looks you in the eyes confusion filling her voice. She looked to be either 7, or 9. “You took a big fall!” she chirps hyperactivity. You stare her in the eyes and take her hand. You are still unsure of where you are. The girl trots along a small path in the darkness. Keeping a grip on your hand. She began humming a tune, “Little mockingbird in the tree’s.” You refuse to question it, still a bit shocked. You tapped her shoulder. She turns her head to you. “Hm? Oh you are still confused?” She said in a disappointed high pitched voice. “You’re in V.O.I.D silly!” You tilt your head in utter confusion. She then continued, “Varying odd inner Demons!” She laughed before chuckling to your confusion. “It’s just called void.” You aggravatedly mumble something about her. She’d not hear this to busy humming that stupid tune. You stare into the road. You look at the dark shapes darting in and out of view. It scares you to think of what those shapes may be. Part 2. The girl decided to introduce herself. “My name’s, Kari.” You’d tilt your head to the side. You ponder what Kari is taking you to. You again peer into the darkness. A new shape darts across it. This shape is reminiscent of a large snake with legs. Kari turns around seeing as you had stopped to look at the shape. She stamps her boot with a loud huff. “Why are you stopping?” You’d not respond your vision still fixated on the shape. She’d tug you along the dark path. Then you noticed a small light. Slowly you realize that Kari is taking you to it. As you enter the shack you see it’s wooden interior. Soft yet shaggy carpeted floor. Along with a window showing you the darkness outside. Kari lights another lantern and trots to the kitchen. She opens a cabinet revealing some boxes. You can’t read any of the labels. She takes out a small cereal box. She pours herself a bowl. The cereal looks like chunks of wood. They’re big and seem hard to chew. She’d look up at you the light revealing her slightly pink hair. She’d say with her mouth entirely full. “Want some?” You’d shake your head and point to the pantry. She’d nod and say you could pick something. You grab the single edible looking box. You pour a bowl. It’s bland but better than nothing. You go to sleep on the sofa. Kari is busy glaring out the window. A scowl on her face. You fall asleep listening to a distant growling and thumping in the distance.
I once made a Beyblade FC (Not OC) who is a tomboy, but wears a dress like princessy dresses because she feels more comfortable and feels more free and expressive than wearing outfits typical with tomboy archetypes, not because she's a girly or super feminine person who doesn't like boyish things And it wasn't intended as an error of design, that's part of the point of poking fun of the tomboy archetype and mock the "rule" of "Outfits should always reflect personality" and the people who say it should always be this and that. -totallynotcuzSheiladrama-
Well, I mean, an outfit's gotta reflect the character's personality at some point, that's one of the basic rules of character design. Nobody wears clothes that directly contradicts their personality and beliefs.
@@ravenfrancis1476 Are you sure about that? Its not really a mandatory rule, but go off with your purist views I guess. "Nobody" is false unless proven otherwise throughout.
@@mysryuza I never said it was a mandatory design rule, it's just that unless the other characters acknowledge that this is a subversion of their expectations, and not just one for the audience, then it usually doesn't work that well. Plus, out of all the tomboys I know (Which is, like, practically every woman I know that isn't my mom), almost none of them would be caught dead willingly wearing a super feminine dress. So not only is your design blatantly ignoring a fundamental aspect of character design, it's actually highly inaccurate to the demographic it's supposed to represent.
Well somebody said on your how to kill an OC video a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife Soooo 1. A hospital 2. A hospital 3. A hospital 4. A hospital 5. A hospital
"shape language" / "strong silhouettes" Me: **intensely sweats from making around more than 80 stickman OCs which body is the same and more than 5 normal OCs with also the same body**
This is so overwhelming to make a story and make OC’s especially if they just live in your head. When I try to make a character sheet I can’t put their story’s in words
@@pat9703 Abandonment in writing is a myth, just need to rethink your approach. More often than not, when you have all these stories in your head for a character but can't put it on the page, it's not the character you're attached to, but the wonderlust. The new possibilities, the potential. But those feelings will always be flighty and pass. You cannot say you're passionate about the character until you sit down and make those "what ifs" into a "will be"
Hey! Been a while since we last talked We used to message on Discord when you had 8k? You've grown so much and you deserve it ^^ It's been a while since I saw you upload and i'm glad to see you uploading again! You're really great at it. The shape structure sure is a large factor to creating an OC, and I must admit, i'm previously guilty of overlooking it ^^; The importance of it is much more than you can tell at first glance, but when you look further into it, it really does make a huge difference to it. And same with story. It makes a huge difference to how they act and live, and having a backstory to a character makes it possible for the audience to actually connect with the character. Mixed with interaction, an impact can really be made, and reside for quite a while as stated. I'm definitely using these when next drawing Equinox. This will be really helpful, thank you ^^ I look forward to what your next video will be, and hopefully you continue to create amazing videos! Best of luck, - Alkalinityyx ❤
Rise of the TMNT uses shapes to their advantage! Leonardo is a triangle red eared slider. He’s more of the cunning pun guy who tends to not take things seriously but also has some ideas that makes him look like a leader. Triangle suits him due to being sharp in personality Donatello is a rectangular shape soft shell turtle. He uses his tech to help protect his shell Raphael is a box shaped snapping turtle. He’s large and uses his body to protect his younger brothers Michelangelo a is more circular hard shell turtle. He goes in his shell more than the others and is a fun character to watch and be around
(Speaking of OC's, here's a snip from one of my future stories for Fictionpress:) One month...it has been one month after the unexplained yet destructive *'Party Incident'* that caused everyone invited in that mansion party. Trying to wrap your head around on what the hell is even going on like random black portals appearing in certain locations around Metro-Downtown and kept on spewing out void skinned psychotic freaks that breaks anything that moves or just any object they could find. That's where the party-goers with random superpowers comes in if the local military police force couldn't fend them off, and this resulted in either eliminating all invading Void creatures or hunting down the escaped Void creatures before they plan something else. That is all good and done, but those people have the heart put into it when it comes to being a superhero...well, some of them. Hell, my next door neighbor Kelly was one of those invited and ends up gaining magical girl powers with the skills of a super Brawler before getting herself a cool sick motorcycle...lucky her. Then Lauren, third close friend of our little group, gains the ability to transform his entire costume with weapons that either are anything related with the local Police or a goddamn United Nations Armed Forces, and i am kinda jealous at that for a bit. As for me...well, imagine having a vengeful bloodthirsty violent warmongering genocidal casual spiritual being from an unknown dimension...living inside your head like you have a literal roommate that can speak to you, sees what you see, feel what you feel, smell what you smell, taste what you taste, and hears what you hear. The benefits out of all of that? It's simple. Super strength, speed, defense, agility, endurance, reaction time, awareness, and most importantly I HAD TO HOLD BACK MY HIDDEN VIOLENT TENDENCIES AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS IN ORDER TO NOT TRANSFORM INTO A...A...Silver...Silver Dragonoid...Juggernaut Being...which is basically is his supposedly *'True Form'.* How do i even deal with his violent suggestions for a month? Well, here we are at Jackie's Side Cafe just because Grox loves his homemade Flabby Steak Ribs, which honestly i also loved it so we kinda have both something in common. So there we are, devouring the Ribs which both satisfied Grox's hunger for Terran cuisines including my stomach's never-ending demand of food after having to take out an entire heavily armed cult worshiping those Void creatures since last night. *GROX:* "Oh...damn goddess of life and fertility! These are the best damn meat i have ever get to tear apart with my own cursed forbidden fangs!" Yep, he's really enjoying it. Ever since he told that me that he was floating into the Forgotten Jail Zone for somewhere between two to ten million years of captivity, and boy he was so damn glad to be finally free despite the fact he had to live inside my head like he just moved into his own brand new house. *GROX:* "I love it, love it, love it, love it! Ripping Eldritch creatures is a huge satisfactory but damn you people know how to make fine toasted meats!" Again, he tastes what i taste and thanks to that certain link his sudden explosion of adrenaline accidentally caused me to eat the Steak Ribs like a rabid bear, because this means Grox is seriously enjoying it too much. *GROX:* "Mhm. Mhmmm. That's the stuff, oh that's the shit. Also i sense some doubts inside you, Benjamin. Wanna talk about it?" Of course my suppressed emotions is going to sensed by Grox one way or another...oh well, might as well talk about it by silently talk to each other in some sort of telepathic way. *BENJAMIN:* "It's about those seriously armed to the teeth cult that worshiped these creatures last night for the 8th time already, there's something ominous about someone so dedicated to summoning the praise about the supreme being who dwells in the blackness of the Void itself..." *GROX:* "Oh, that cult last night! Still can't believe one of them actually transformed into the same exact bulky monster like us except a shit ton uglier." *BENJAMIN:* "It almost kicked our ass way too close if it wasn't for the fact that i accidentally transformed at the right exact time and thus resulted the entire place being pounded into rubble, but the question still remains." *GROX:* "And that is?" *BENJAMIN:* "Why do i get the feeling that this is just 5% of the challengers we had to face against?" *GROX:* "Oh, that's easy! We learn about them before we can rip their sorry fucking hearts out of there dead corpses before painting there dead carcasses against the sidewalks like some kind of high quality artwork!" *BENJAMIN:* "Adapt to kill as always." Before we can finish the last Ribs, people outside the cafe began running away from something big, so seeing these happened caused me and Grox and other people within the Cafe to all look outside the windows and we were all shocked on what we are all seeing right now. It was like those black portals appearing everywhere, except it opened up in the skies and it was probably the most gigantic portal we have ever seen and NONE ARE EVEN COMING OUT OF IT YET. *BENJAMIN:* "Oh my god...that's seriously massive." *GROX:* "Yeah no shit. Nothing is even coming out yet and i am wanting to kill something already!" *BENJAMIN:* "Not yet! We need to know what comes out of that-GAH!" We both felt strange electric currents stabbing through our own heads like someone or something knows about us, and we both looked at the massive black portal in the sky. The source seems to come from there.
2:37 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS sorry i am totally fangirling over here
I can't believe that you didn't describe Dory as "forgetful yet unforgettable"
Oh hey I watch your videos your art is great UwU
You're here AAAAA
You are amazing
t'is but an opportunity missed
yeah!! dory is super unforgettable!!!
wait who's dory?
I don't understand the fuss over dory, but I respect your opinion.
Patrick is going to kill everybody on the last episode of spongebob.
XD I'm sorry, I messed up the 69 likes but this was too godly
Ahh yes, I can't wait
Nice
Thanks pizza I don't watch it
yes
Ando: "don't make your character live in the void"
Gaster: *am i a joke to you?*
DaRandom Flora
one of my OC’s that literally live in a place called ‘the void’: *b r u h*
Toby Fox is rolling in his office or wherever he is.
My world legit is in the void lol
Kaexe 𝗂 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎...
so an undertale comment
_in a video that has nothing to do with undertale_
...i love it.
gravity falls took this very literally. Look at that villain. It is a triangle.
Graceo Cakeo flying dorito
I died xD
Lmaoo
* pyramid
I laughed but now I’m sad because I miss Gravity Falls
Triangle: sonic
Me: wait he is evil-?
He's active and somewhat dangerous
Lol true
But it triggered me cuz he is a hero
HE IS TRIANGLE SHAPED CUZ HE IS A HEDGEHOG...
Is being a hedgehog bad? ;(
I thought the exact same thing XD
Yeah.. It was a bad example.
Put a pic of Shadow and it might fit XD
OC: *dies*
Me: *gives video*
OC: I have awaken
LOL
Lel😂😂😂
They are *w o k e*
Jesus has returned
Yes
Ferb I'm sorry
Phineas is a triangle. He's gonna betray you
😂
Haha
OMG XD
Mario is a circle
Lol yes
Did she really just casually take a 6 month break? And then drop this awesome work off and leave again? I want more
Well if all goes well I will have a new video out this month, though it’s going to be a live presentation
@@AndosArtTips better than nothing! Take breaks if you need though- I'm new to this channel and I'm already worrying about someone overworking
Half a year... Yea take some time
Like, steven universe nowadays. They make a few awesome episodes then hiatus.
>talking about hiatus without mentioning Berserk
“If your character has a lot of dramatic shadows, it might be about horror or psychological drama”
You heard it, All Might
Do you mean JOJO shading?
LOL- ESPECIALLY CAUSE HE JUST WENT- "Hey kid eat this hair it will give you superpowers" LMAO-
@@idiott101 *”i t l l g i v e y a s u p e r p o w e r s”*
@@user-yg4om8rd1z lmao-
@@idiott101 *”E A T T H I S”*
″Say you have a character, unless they live in an absolute void-″
*has literally 10+ OCs who live in voids*
welp *good thing they can leave their voids*
edit: its been three years please why am i still getting comments
o and by the way theyve been completely revamped and then promptly abandoned so rip these guys
That-
That sounds really interesting I wanna learn more
@@coixerra7319 Oh, thanks! So the concept is that they're either made by the void or kidnapped into it, and they all have very *very* different views on no longer being human (or witch) or being made from one themself
Also they can leave the void if they need to, but some don't because they're either scared of social contact/outside world or because they're just more comfortable in the solid endless color and lack of stimulus (like trees, wind, smells)
Thanks again for liking it, it's my passion project I've been working on for *years*
@@emile9663 Woah that sounds amazing! I have a passion project too but it mostly consisted of a crappy magic system and some spooky monsters before I also scrapped the magic and gave them all guns lol. The premise isn't that great but I love each of my characters even if they're probably not the best written. I've worked on this for years too and it went from a light hearted fantasy to a horror in the meantime.
@@emile9663 Still yours sounds way cooler, I'm actually really excited to see what you do with it, do you have an instagram or tumblr account I can follow you on?
@@coixerra7319 I don't have an Instagram or Tumblr account YET. I'm severely limited to literary stories right now. Once I get the hang of anatomy and character design, I will open those up and start posting comics and stories.
I do have a magic concept in the making, since the void ocs don't technically belong (anymore) to the overall world where most of the stories take place. I may not have the mainstream social media, but I do (cringily enough) have a Wattpad, which is currently empty until I'm better at story telling
Me: *sees hairy cup of tea*
Also me: *shivers*
Me too
as a brit, I am disgusted, but also slightly amused.
now that’s a cursed image
Don't watch harry potter then
lol
Ando: Do they dress their age?
Also Ando: Shows boss baby
LMAO
Gucci Breadsticks i will eat your Gucci breadsticks
@@Wereboypiko no u will not they are mine😂
WHEEZE
Answer: N O
*Triangles often give out threatening vibes*
Me: - Looks at Bill Cipher -
Also Me: Cute.
AND *THREATENING*
*Menacing*
ELEGANT☆
I'm sO QuIrKy
a ma Z I Ng
Main goal:
Making a good OC
Obstacle:
Not knowing how to draw.
edit: ok it's been 3 years and I'm getting notifications for this LMAOAO yes I know about picrew now!! thus, I've been practicing drawing since then and I think I've improved a lot. enough to at least give my characters a face I suppose. but thank you all
Write
@@aaronking1181 Hm yes writing for a physical description, perhaps lore.
not the same thing tho, I would have to pay someone to draw for me :')
@@batgh0ul Maybe a light novel.
Maybe you can go to art school . . . ?
Liina
I just downloaded live portrait to get a basic idea of what my characters look like
Me: Feels bad when I draw my OCs sad or injured, so always draw them happy.
Also me: Give them a sad and tragic past and thinks how I'm going to make them suffer emotionally in the story, to show later a character development.
Lol, I smile when i write them sad.
CutUrTimeShort
O_O
I have a super sassy gay snake boi who is super smooth and always so bright so when ever i hurt him it feels like im hurting myself. Hes too good for such things-
*My cHilD*
LITERALLY SAME SGDSETRDY
ONE OF MY MAIN OC'S IS A CYCLOPS CAT WHO ALWAYS SMILES
Yesss I start get watery eyes and I erase and draw smiley faces
Me : kill them
Others : no
Me : kill them off
Others : that’s really dark
Me : bring them back and make them suffer more
Others : how about no
Edit
(I made this so long ago eek to clarify my character sees ghosts and it’s a main part of the story when characters die off )
Big boy mood-
Yeah that's not funny
Basically homestuck...
@@greencup4568 Nice pfp. Fefipeta I think?
@@greencup4568 Whups, been a while. Xp pfp does fit the whole dying and coming back to life. And then dying again... '-'
Squares are big strong and sturdy
Me: hehe sponge bob square pants
Expectation subversion buddy
@@user-uk6lf1qp4c what part of SpongeBob subverts your expectations?
@@icantbelieveyouvedonethis1813 spongebob is known for being a bouncy, bubbly character, which are traits much more associated with circles than squares.
@@epikitee2186 exactly, a lot of his design is very round. His shoes, fingers, eyes, etc. Nobody expects spongebob to be a tough guy, he's very visibly an innocent, bubbly character
@@icantbelieveyouvedonethis1813 i was trying to point out what i thought were the expectations being subverted, namely that his name literally has "square" in it, but he has circle traits. i do agree that he is a very round and bubbly looking character, though.
Me: *makes an oc*
Me: *draws them a few more times being happy*
Also me: *gives them a traumatizing backstory*
Same
God why are some of these comments so accurate to my oc...
Omg are you me? Am I you?!!! I DO THE SAME THING WITH LIME
Haha my oc’s have emotional backstories
:,)
Same
How I make my ocs!
Me: *listening to music*
Me: God, if only I had someone to relate to it-
Also me: OC MAKING TIME
Why is this so relatable tho.
That's me when i see cute wigs tho
Zooer this is me listening to
*Any. Flipping. Song*
MEEE
How I do it is.....
Inspiration from pinterest
Another great example of #4 is from Spider Man Into the Spider Verse! They use different art styles on different kinds of Spider-Men and Women from Anime, Graffiti, Cartoony, Noir, and Comic Book, and yet it never feels jarring
Also a really great use of Shape Language! I wish it was out when I was making this video, because I for sure would have put Kingpin in the square section, he had such a great design!
Davin, your profile picture gives me life. I’ve seen Big Hero 6 almost 70 times and I will never tire of it!
I saw that movie recently, and honestly.. There is ALOT of shape
It’s a great story, it all moves along beautifully (but *somebody* didn’t need to *die* if you know what I mean.)
@@pianopanicattack I know...
- DONT READ ON 4 SPOILERS -
miles couldve shown his identity to his uncle during the scene when prower was in his apartment :P
Like legit I sat there saying:
MILES BRO TELL HIM....
"Triangles can be threatening"
*Shows Sonic*
She shows him after saying untouchable, and also his existence is threatening even if he isn't.
Hand over the rings or I’ll shoot!
Gotta go fast *nee noo nee noo*
" Sonic.exe intensifies "
I agree sonic is scary
Costuming is my faaaaavorite part of character design, mostly because that means I can go crazy with coming up with adorable outfits for my girl characters :D
QueenCloveroftheice Costuming is one of my favorite parts too! Especially if I’m working off of a theme!
@@AndosArtTips Oh, and if your story takes place in a fantasy world or historical time period, and you can design those ornate fashions for your characters... true bliss.
QueenCloveroftheice absolutely! I love looking at old photos and costuming books to reference for my period fashion! 💖
Definitely designing cute outfits for girl characters is great. Why oh why is men’s fashion so dull??
Hard to find references for mens period clothes too 😞 I wish that western guy’s clothes were given more range, but India and China have especially lovely stuff
I literally just got the notification for this when I was watching your video on "5 Things that can kill an OC"
The coincidence is strong
Coincidence? I tHiNk NoT
POKEMON
ANIME
UNDERTALE
*When you're the story writer and the fandom of your story at the same time*
yep.
Now that's some next level dedication
@@flannelfan433 I suddenly feel praised lmao, thanks mate
Relatable af
This is me
5 ways to make a Mary sue good
I'd honestly like to see 5 ways to make a basic Mary sue into a actual well designed, fleshed out character
1. Give her a weakness.
Oh wait
@@ratlinggull2223 unnecessarily a weakness, maybe a superior or a challenge
Easy
1:obliterate them
@@ulyssesdenice5071 Great! Now we just need 4 more ways.
@@HarbingerOfWAH
1.Obliterate
2.Rewrite
3.Add some fricking flaws in there
4.Redesign
5.Constructive Criticism
My OCs don’t exist I can’t draw but they’re pretty okay in my head
Same
YES!
I'm thinking of taking classes to draw as a side project, but I don't know how much time it would take away from my writing.
I usually create them in games or avatar creators online
I’m bad at art too, so I insert pictures into a drawing app I have and change the colours so it looks like them.
hey I couldnt draw either but every time dem bad oc ideas came up I drawed a little and now I still cant draw for shit but Im a bit better
Ando: How do they dress?
Me(A warrior cats fan): They wear fur...?
*W-wear* fur? Did they *kill* someone to get their fur?
Yesss warrior cats forever
@@possums154 they're litteral cats. cats.
@@meggamiauw4266 I know, it's just funny that the thing for having fur (as a cat in the comment) is "wear fur"
SAME
My oc : *soft, kind, is loyal no matter what, shy, quiet, quite girly, (basically it’s my pfp)*
My friend: oh he lost his eye. He looks really mean and threatening.
Me: *B O I*
Lmao
* inhale *
BOI
* inhales *
Baby!!!!!
Give him a beard and make him Odin
*BOI*
Ando: your character’s story!
Me: **sweats in Undertale OC**
Actualy, most of Undertale MAIN characters have an good backstory.
Pick up Asgore and Flowey as examples.
@@chillway5776 damn right
what about the friskies tho =(
Goal: Make a unique OC
Obstacle: Drawing basic hair,clothes,and eyes
goal: making an OC Im happy with
Obstacle: myself
I rly cant fucking draw hands😭
@@An_Entire_Lime ... same
solution:draw a robot
Hey man, one of my OCs literally have dots for eyes, spiked up hair and a long sleeve shirt, lol you’re totally fine
I literally was laying in bed for 6 hours wondering why I can’t go to sleep, it’s currently 5:51am where I am, then I just remembered that I took my medicine before I slept, which means intotal I had 200 grams of caffeine. During those 6 hours laying in my bed, I created a few new ocs wit a whole plot to correspond with my main story line....I’m still up...oof
Last night I took my medicine and i couldnt sleep for 5 hours after my "original bedtime" (10 pm). The medicine helps but has side effects :')
I feel like people can have the weirdest story behind how they came up with their story
Legend says that after two months Tanime & Art was still awake
That happened to me last night
It:s 5:01 AM for me right now hhahauegeudgdhd
Edit: I'm going to try and sleep after this video
"Your characters story" me: hmmm....
Me: Ah i know! **types in my o'cs bio**
My o'cs story bio: she ate a baseball once
Me: Perfect!
You sir...are a genius
Was it fried or steamed
...and they call them steamed despite the fact that they are obviously grilled?
w wha whaaat
@@ItsPersonaTime atleast it was good if it was...
You’re forgetting another important thing:Emotional and personal attachment.
The crucial thing about that is that a person is more motivated to continue with that character. Those OC’s with personal attachment make it easier to write. (Assuming you are gonna write with them).
Also color langauge
Yes, this is why most of my ocs are based off of parts of me.
Oc 1: Bubbly, happy, chatty, intelligent, and secretly kinda s******.
Oc 2: Cold, sarcastic, serious, blunt, kind of rude
Oc 3: Cutesy, slightly childish and appears happy all the time, but is secretly really manipulative and homicidal.
Oc 4: idk where she fits in this one is just a tsundere lesbian
@@redheartsunglasses same. and i have a heck ton of ocs. they all have SOMETHING similar to me, be it small or big. do you want me to give a list of what part of me they are?
@@metra8604 yes
@@redheartsunglasses ok
TW: self harm, 5u1c1d3
Sabrina: eyes. the eyes are a mix of different colours, which is exactly what my eyes are. also, her eyes glow. as to represent the fact that to me my eyes 'stand out'.
slim: mainly the mask they wear. i wanna hide my face, same with slim. and i wanna wear a cat mask if I do, which is what they have.
elis: taken away from her best friend. i had to move away from my best friend and i have no contact whatsoever. she got separated from her best friend because her parents wanted to 'protect' her.
nameless: i constantly try to be kind, but no matter how hard i try i end up hurting everyone and loving it. Nameless tries to be nice, but ends up hurting or even killing them.
aaron: mental health issues and others. his death is 5u1c1d3 because throughout the whole story he's struggling with self harm, depressive symptoms and 5u1c1d3al thoughts. i also struggle with these.
sara: just kinda pessimistic. i keep looking on the downside of life. of course, i can be optimistic but that's not often.
ty: one personality i have, made into an oc. just a mess. scared, confused, panicked, relies on others etc.
fiz: another personality into an oc. fiz is manipulative, parasitic, just toxic. and may want to kill everyone. more toxic side of me. definitely not a friend.
Tezinn.. lonely. just lonely. this dude is trapped with only himself, nothing else. and when he gets out, he keeps ruining friendships because he's extremely socially awkward. i think you get what im representing here.
Thetris: what i want to be. Thetris comforts people in their last moments. they have wings, representing freedom. i want to be free. they got out a tough situation and now live a happier life, just being a silhouette with wings roaming the land.
zero: how i wish i lived. i just wanna live life having fun, trying new things, experimenting, etc. also i wish to just be a robot sometimes. a robot who can just turn off things anytime it wants. zero is a robot.
adam: i wanna just live with a friend. not have a kid. Adam has no interest in kids, and the closest thing to a kid is zero.
dan: i wish i wasn't afraid of water. i want to embrace it. i want to be like dan when it comes to water. care-free.
danielle: she can fight very well. i want to be able to fight like her.
calabaza: my love for fire. she is able to burn things and not get hurt. i am not. i am not able to burn things and not get hurt, 90% im put near fire i get hurt. i don't like it. i don't even have access to anything good enough to burn a house down.
Invert: he seems like an innocent kid when in reality he's a little shi-
rakel: gun. i like guns. she likes guns. gun.
Elisabeth: she's beautiful. i wanna be beautiful.
candice: i wanna be a boy but im scared. she just wants to dress like a boy but can't.
janice: a helpful demon. although, it may hurt, i do help.
so opinion?
Hey all! It was brought to my attention that the last upload had a pretty bad audio balancing issue, so I figured I'd save all of your ears and upload a better version. Sorry about the inconvenience and I hope you enjoy the video!
hewwo 0w0
invitartfic yeah, I figured it would be best to just replace the video early on, so sorry if it looked like I spammed your subscriptions
John gamer221 Hoiii!
Ando how are you?
@@spiketrap8212 Doing good, how bout you?
Okay, but I really love the examples you give because it helps me understand and connect what you're trying to say. Thanks for this! :D
"A cutesy villane"
Me: i think cozy glow is one yes, yes she is
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS MLP!!!
EXACTLY!
I love MLP!
horse
@@purpl3x3d93 pony
While I agree, there's just something about Cozy Glow motivation-wise (considering it's lacking) that makes her being a cute villain no one expects... kind of confusing
Wait... I have one question...
How was your sandwich?
It made her STROOONG
At the time I am reading this, your comment is like right next to marsiiart's comment
She asked pretty much the same exact thing
Stoopio's Productions nice TF2 reference
Don’t you mean sandvich?
It's rotted
This video was reposted because the audio messed up in the original at some point, i think.
@invitartfic With headphones the sound would jump from right to left. It started around 2/3 of the video
Me: gives character soft edges, hearts in her design, makes her nice and gives her a sweet family
Person: Aww, she's so cute!
Me: also she's a demon
Person: *WHAT THE-*
PLOT TWIST
this. this is something i end up doing all the time
Sounds like a God and Angel dub but with artists and other people
I would actually like that OC (it was OF so I edited it )
Oh, why?
Weellllll you see I once came across a little "cute" flower
Flowey!
And he used to be a cinnamon roll
And then turned into a demon flower
I actually have an OC who is a demon.... She has a heart shape on her chest. My friend said she cute (she a winged wolf)
Number 7: have fun
Preach
No.. If you want a good OC you will be confused and pissed until the drawing is good and it is on you wall. Then fun!
It's all fun and games until you have to differentiate your new character from the 70 other one's you've already made, then it's not so fun anymore.
Oh yeah yeah!
Oh yeah yeah
Me: *sees kaneki from Tokyo ghoul and voltron characters*
Me: *Screeches in anime*
☆StormySkiez☆ bUT voltron isn’t technically an anime...
,’/
@@bettierubber *it's close enough lol*
*shrieks in weeb*
For voltron it should be
*screeches in trainwreck*
(Like i love the show and all but bruh. Season eight....)
*Insert I am a pen meme here*
"Kind monsters.."
Me: *UNDERTALE*
YeS
"Kind robots.."
Me:Ayeeee
Yes but they're actually cute
Y e s 😍😍👏
Undertale: *WHO'S SUMMONING ME???!!!*
I don’t even have any draw ocs..
*time to make some*
0:27
Lol,that “ OHHH” tho!
Circles are Hufflepuffs, squares are Gryffindors, and triangles are Slytherins! Ravenclaws are just the whole Subverting Expectations.
the circle was blue-
Its 2020...
I guess I subvert expectations
Ya yeet
are we seriously ignoring the fact that the circle was blue??
I guess I’m a triangle
AFTER READING ALL THE COMMENTS
me: wow I'm not the only one who experiences all this things🙃
We’re all artists suffering together 😂
The biggest shift in my main OC (Anthos) would have to be having him go from an untouchable demonic overlord with legions of hellspawn at his beck and call, to being a literal dad and keeping the other characters from doing dumb stuff on the daily. Here's one of his interactions:
Anthos: "Sterling, you know I respect you not only as a father, but as a man as well."
Sterling: "Okaaay...?"
Anthos: "So would you PLEASE explain to me why you're sliding down my marble staircase with a sled?"
Sterling: "...The kids said it would be fun..."
Anthos: "Was it?"
Sterling: "Very..."
(I dunno if people will care about this, just thought it'd be funny to post :p)
I think the dialouge was very humerous, and if willing, could I use the dialouge for a story of mine. Also I really like your OC.
Adrian Anthos hey
try not to make those untouchable demon god ocs in the future, mary sues are to be avoided
@@swoluigi3828 not neccesarily , if done well OP characters can be extremely entertaining but it is REALLY difficult to pull of constantly ( which is why most writers put some sort of handicap on these characters , a time limit for instance or maybe a mental hinderance)
Adrian Anthos
This sounds like an anime
....an anime I’d pay to see
"Very" mmhmm.. sureeeeee
“What were they doing before the story?”
Me: they were living
“What are they doing during the story”
Me: they’re dead
“How are they left at the end of th-“
Me: THEY’RE DEADDD
👌
For me:
•they were vibing
•they are vibing
•they will be vibing
Sketch UT
they do be vibing tho
ITS BEEN SO LOOOOONG SINCE I LAST HAVE SING THIS SONG, LOST TO THIS MONSTER, TO *DA MAN BEHIND DA SLAUGHTEEER*
me:
they didn't exist
now they exist
they still existing
"Don't make your character live in a void"
My OC when she teleports:
**casually breaks reality for a second and transcends time and space through a void**
Edit: My OC just teleports regularly now I've fixed her.
my ocs: pathetic! *becomes void*
my ocs: amateurs. *gets dropped in the place often called the void time to time and are chill with it unless you're a first timer then you're fricked*
@@metra8604 yes but are you *the void* ?
@@An_Entire_Lime well my mc is half a creature literally made of the 'void' so i guess
Bill Cipher: *uh*
i just discovered this channel. As an aspiring animator, I'm a beginner in digital art, so was super helpful!
Oh my gosh. Thanks for the heart!
*7:37*
*Soul did well protecting Maka. I actually cried and I thought my babey was gonna die :'(*
Bruuuuuuh:((... Same
I should've left when the word spoilers flashed across the screen....WHYYYYY?!?!
Ah, sorry about that! Still a really great show though, and there’s still a bunch of great twists in it!
One unrelated question, do you like “8:26”?
@@maddiechapman7564 I haven't personally watched Voltron: legendary defenders, but my brothers have and they LOVE that show!😊
If you like sci-fi, then watch it
@@maddiechapman7564 I will! Thanks for the tip!🤗
I reflected my recent character after the "tougher they act the softer they are" saying. She is the leader of a few thousand demons who is dubbed as: "the mistress of moons." (Also shown as her constant use of moonstones in her accessories) She acts like a confident cold blooded killer with no heart but secretly a sympathetic, skiddish, homebody who is protective of her demons like they're her own children. Her usage of an oversized cloak and her black blindfold is a subtile hint that she's not entirely a cold blooded killer deep down hidden under practical use and intimidation/mystery factor. her role is suppose to be the "villian" but she is really an anti-villian. She's a softie who has done bad things because that's how the demons raised her. To keep her inner self in hiding she has a Prideful, lovably arrogant, secretly caring double winged gryphon-like demon who keeps her in check and acts as her "captain-save-a-hoe." The soft personality calms her demons from their usual sadistic and blood-thristy nature. A yin and yang factor, if you will. Sometimes, I wonder if I should change a few things...
"Captain-save-a-hoe" hahaha I like it, I would love to see an anime on this one day!!!
Thanks. I'm glad you like my character.
This comment section is a plethora of cringe
@@beyondhaircraze4418how about you shut the hell up and stop acting like you’re better than everyone? “ohhh man look at me I’m so cool, this comment section is so cringe!!! But I’m not!!” Like just shut the hell up man.
On another note, I really like this OC. It sounds like a cool idea
@@beyondhaircraze4418 bro's just mad they never had creativity as a kid
My character lives outside of the Multiverse she exists in. Think of it as like living in between game files.
Soooooooo, technically...
My character DOES live in a void.
Error?-
I am liking these Undertale comments on an unrelated video
Yay- Fellow Undertale people-
why is there so much undertale in non undertale things? didnt that die a eon ago?
@@An_Entire_Lime *Never*
I have a realistic art style, how should I use shape language?
Add them into face shapes, or hair styles (or even clothing/ accessories)
Think about the body in a more general sense. Someone fat would roughly have a circular shape; Someone like ,say, the rock would have more of a square body, an hourglass figure is literally two opposed triangles, etc.
You can apply the same logic to other parts of the body like the legs, arms, hands and as logoutoflife said face and hair. I would say the those two plus the torso are the most important.
@@asdasdasd-iy4nq Thanks!
also pose and maybe have them carry some props
maybe in their clothing choices and body built
Ando: Squares are usually strong Characters
Me: I can already guess the exception.
(the Krusty Krab theme plays in the background.)
Wait you mean spongebob theme?
Bro wdym Spongebob isnt strong, he can 1 shot God himself
2:48 "they are often used in antagonists, rivals and cunning characters"
*shows picture of a protagonist*
Okay but my thought throughout the whole time
*"Okay but what about the Kirby villians, literally all of them around and adorable, but heccing m e a n"*
Zero: Am I a joke to you
@@benoliver4306 you don't think giant floating bleeding eyeball spheres are cute?
What about the evangelion lookin dude
That one giant floating bleeding eye: am i a joke to you
5:50 I think the game of “Clue” pulls the “realistic-but-different silhouette” off very well.
"I recently started a Ko-fi account-"
You're telling me
My whole life
I've been pronouncing it like some
*sci-fi alien race*
or a
*Minimalist Millennial-targeted advertising company*
when in actuality it's pronounced like
*b e a n j u i c e*
Thats one way to say it
I loved the dead center of this video because I remember you telling us not to tell people our OC likes french fries and went to Wisconsin unless that info was needed for an OCT, LOL. XD
Lol yeah I probably could have put it better in that first video, but the notes of things that aren’t integral to understanding the character or their story are still important, just not something that the audience should be outright told in a bio unless it’s intended for someone else to use as a reference for writing about the character. Those little bits of trivia like favorite foods (ones that aren’t integral to the character) are still important to developing the character, just not necessary for the bio. If the audience finds out about them at all, they should be found out about naturally. Hope that helps clear things up!
Don't worry I wasn't confused. :) Just loving remembering that bit and really liking that you replied to me. :3
BologneyT Oh I see! Well thank you for watching!
2:45 sO aRe yOu sAyiNg thAt aRnOld frOm hEy aRnOld iS tHrEaTninG
He’s absolutely terrifying.
@@ametsunami4070 arnold caused 9/11
Avatar, Overwatch, Emperor’s New Groove, and Voltron were all used as references in this vid which I think is awesome cause I love all of these
Emperor's New groove is a masterpiece
8:08 made me tear up cuz this scene in the movie had me sobbing uncontrollably XD
I'm glad you brought it up since costuming is one of the parts that's screwed up the most when designing a character. I think when it comes to an outfit design it should serve two main purposes; 1) well, serve it's purpose well and 2) reflect the character.
What I mean by 1 is something that tends to get screwed up the most. Take an example if you have a character that's a knight, you wouldn't have them wearing a T shirt and jeans. And if you have a character that's a normal High school student they probably won't wear any elaborate suits or gowns
Ad for number 2, it also tends to get screwed up (sorry if saying that is harsh but that's the closest phrase I have)
For an example of a great costume design, I have one in mind that might help make things a bit clearer
Cure Black from Futari Wa PreCure has one of my favorite outfit designs , as it perfectly both reflects her personality and serves it's purpose. It's purpose is to be a flashy and stylish outfit that you could still move around and fight in, and it does show with the cool color choices but also in how it is ultimately simple and practical. As for reflecting her personality, it also does that very well. She's the more battle focused and physically active of the two, and her more practical outfit with the bare stomach and pants reflects that, but also reflects how she still has her girly and childish side with the heavy use of pink to contrast her mostly black outfit
As an example of how not to design outfits, well it's hard to talk about that since I can't really think of any specific examples and I don't want to be mean
A few tips for designing a great costume :
1: always remember your characters' goals, personality and role in the story. This'll prevent you from making outfits that completely contrast everything about your character. Unless you're doing that for a bait and switch then it would be wise to avoid it
2: keep a coherent and simple color scheme. Once again, something that tends to get screwed up. When you're making an outfit, especially if it's for a character that's a super hero or magical girl or something like that. I always suggest to use one main color and then pick up to two sub colors. For example, if your characters' main defining color is blue, then you might make most of their outfit blue and add some white highlights. Or maybe purple instead. Maybe if that character is wearing a dress then her dress would be mostly blue with a white ribbon and purple shoes. It would also be helpful to look at color combinations and the color wheel.
3: make sure it looks pleasing to the eye. This one is simple. Unless a character is intentionally supposed to be hard or nauseating to look at, then don't make them unappealing. Once again, color scheming really helps
Anyway that's all I have to say on the matter, sorry this comment is so long I just had a lot to say
Leehie Peleg simple is boring thooooo
ugh lol
@@sakuraogami6885 Ummm
What????!
Leehie Peleg cuz you said keep the colors simple lol but I get it
It's better to keep the colors simple and the color palette limited rather than use tons of mismatching colors and see what sticks. That's why I say stick to two or three colors and use different shades
I agree with Cure Black being a great example of this! Her outfit is practical, girly but not to the extent that Cure White's is, and the colour scheme works really well!
When I heard triangle I was like:
BILL CIPHER!!! IT IS BILL CIPHER!!!!!!!
The evil dorito
At the what was your character doing before the story etc. part, my OC Tara's checklist appeared in my head:
Before: Breaking free of chains (metaphorically AND physically) with her girlfriend and getting married
During: murdering people to be stronger/ killing off the "hero" group/ spending time with her wife who is also her partner in crime, etc.
After: dead
The "before" is a lot more intricate than that but that was as concise as I could make it
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I write cheerful things.
At 10:50
wait...fish dont have eyelids and dont sleep or blink...
*_NEMO EXPLAIN._*
Pufferfish do
Fish actually do sleep, well some do
DISNEY/PIXAR LOGIC
@@zangie_baby3969 but when they sleep the open their eyes
"Number three, strong silhouettes" Hazbin hotel: *Am I a joke to you?*
I really appreciate these videos about ocs, they've been a huge help in making better D&D characters.
6:50 OMG!!! One of my FAVOURITE movies!!! I feel like Song Of The Sea is ssoooooo underrated :/. Seriously, the art is adorable and the story line is great, 10/10 recommend you to watch.
I appreciate you putting *spoiler* before talking about Brotherhood, so that I was able to skip a few seconds ahead. :)
_makes my OCs gay for each other_
*haha yes*
Not My Austria my ocs weren’t supposed to end up together but i shipped them so hard i couldn’t help it
sakurawolfie mood
@@AwesomeMinecraftersakuraodomMC literally same
*Le Gasp yEs*
Y e s
How was your sandwich? 😂
Dry 😔
Zombie Dude I-it wasn’t that bad
I mean i don't like wet sandwiches
But i prefer mine atleast moist
If the bread isn't moist, BACK TO BAKERY HELL WITH YOU!-
-I mean
Maybe they should make another loaf..
“Triangles are threatening”
Bill Cipher: 👁👄👁
Bill has only one eye, and his mouth is his eye, so it's just: 👁️
" *That's rough buddy* "
I'm glad that I found this. I been trying to revamp my Oc's backstory that I wrote about 6 years ago. I seen a bunch of real big mistakes after watching a vid of yours. Hopefully this can give me a good direction.
Ando: *starts talking about clothing*
Me, who mostly draws cats: *goodbye felicia*
Im a tomboy in real life so most of my OC's are tomboys and i have one (the one I like the most) with blades on the tips of her ears and tail and shes wearing a red hoddie. Most people would think shes Aggressive and dark (blades and hoodie) but she's actually friendly and she loves cooking!
I have a character almost the opposite. My OC, Luke, has a soft, feminine appearance. Their personality, however, is cold, cunning, and not very empathetic. He also doesn't get much sleep, but plays it off with a smile. The only thing maybe showing this is the fact that Luke has constant bags under his eyes.
Ohhhhh,my oc is not rlly talkative some mix of shinsou from bnha and shikamaru from naruto but twist is that once adrenaline kicks in she goes psycho ,and I wanna draw ur oc,dm me on insta if u want _doublled_ I wannaaa draw ur occcccc
Lol, my OC is a gang leader. She has that attitude of an alpha, and acts like she is the only one. She uses a big axe, too.
@@shrimp5444 That is possibly the best description I have ever heard. No not possibly. Definitely.
I have a character, who's a fairy with a cute and childish design and colour scheme, but she's not cute, she's a rude, narcissistic show off, who likes taunting people and flaunting her magic. She's not very nice, she's very dense, and believes that everything she does is a blessing to those around her.
Finally, someone else who knows about The Secret of Kells!
The fact that I’m watching this again because I forgot it all (I didn’t even realise I had already watched it until I saw that I had already liked it)
I once had an Oc, that Did INDEED live in a void. Except it also stood for, Varying Odd Inner Demons. :p jUST A FuN FaCT aBOuT mE.
Oh mood, big same sorta
Was he Gaster?
@Nilu Srivastava No, not gaster. I found a draft of it. I never finished it. I made it like a year ago. A glass heart.
By, M.B aka, Marigold.
A heart of glass, mind so broken, a breaking connection.
“Hello there.” A voice whispers from the darkest corner of the room.
At least what you assume to be a room. It’s dim lighting makes it difficult to tell.
A small girl with somehow pink hair skips to you holding out her hand. “Hello? You, alright there?” The girl looks you in the eyes confusion filling her voice. She looked to be either 7, or 9.
“You took a big fall!” she chirps hyperactivity. You stare her in the eyes and take her hand. You are still unsure of where you are. The girl trots along a small path in the darkness. Keeping a grip on your hand. She began humming a tune, “Little mockingbird in the tree’s.” You refuse to question it, still a bit shocked. You tapped her shoulder. She turns her head to you. “Hm? Oh you are still confused?” She said in a disappointed high pitched voice. “You’re in V.O.I.D silly!”
You tilt your head in utter confusion. She then continued, “Varying odd inner Demons!” She laughed before chuckling to your confusion. “It’s just called void.” You aggravatedly mumble something about her. She’d not hear this to busy humming that stupid tune. You stare into the road. You look at the dark shapes darting in and out of view. It scares you to think of what those shapes may be.
Part 2.
The girl decided to introduce herself. “My name’s, Kari.” You’d tilt your head to the side.
You ponder what Kari is taking you to. You again peer into the darkness. A new shape darts across it. This shape is reminiscent of a large snake with legs. Kari turns around seeing as you had stopped to look at the shape. She stamps her boot with a loud huff. “Why are you stopping?” You’d not respond your vision still fixated on the shape. She’d tug you along the dark path. Then you noticed a small light. Slowly you realize that Kari is taking you to it. As you enter the shack you see it’s wooden interior. Soft yet shaggy carpeted floor. Along with a window showing you the darkness outside. Kari lights another lantern and trots to the kitchen. She opens a cabinet revealing some boxes. You can’t read any of the labels. She takes out a small cereal box. She pours herself a bowl. The cereal looks like chunks of wood. They’re big and seem hard to chew. She’d look up at you the light revealing her slightly pink hair. She’d say with her mouth entirely full. “Want some?” You’d shake your head and point to the pantry. She’d nod and say you could pick something. You grab the single edible looking box. You pour a bowl. It’s bland but better than nothing. You go to sleep on the sofa. Kari is busy glaring out the window. A scowl on her face. You fall asleep listening to a distant growling and thumping in the distance.
7:03
How did you leak my life story
*Reported for DOXXing*
'or is your story a slice of life all about the little moments ?'
shows usagi drop:
I once made a Beyblade FC (Not OC) who is a tomboy, but wears a dress like princessy dresses because she feels more comfortable and feels more free and expressive than wearing outfits typical with tomboy archetypes, not because she's a girly or super feminine person who doesn't like boyish things
And it wasn't intended as an error of design, that's part of the point of poking fun of the tomboy archetype and mock the "rule" of "Outfits should always reflect personality" and the people who say it should always be this and that.
-totallynotcuzSheiladrama-
woah, that's so cool!!
Foriginal characters ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Well, I mean, an outfit's gotta reflect the character's personality at some point, that's one of the basic rules of character design. Nobody wears clothes that directly contradicts their personality and beliefs.
@@ravenfrancis1476 Are you sure about that? Its not really a mandatory rule, but go off with your purist views I guess. "Nobody" is false unless proven otherwise throughout.
@@mysryuza I never said it was a mandatory design rule, it's just that unless the other characters acknowledge that this is a subversion of their expectations, and not just one for the audience, then it usually doesn't work that well. Plus, out of all the tomboys I know (Which is, like, practically every woman I know that isn't my mom), almost none of them would be caught dead willingly wearing a super feminine dress.
So not only is your design blatantly ignoring a fundamental aspect of character design, it's actually highly inaccurate to the demographic it's supposed to represent.
Me: (Watches this) Cool! I’m hyped to start my OC’s story!
Also me:
*No actual art style whatsoever, can only imagine what they’d look like*
Well somebody said on your how to kill an OC video a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife
Soooo
1. A hospital
2. A hospital
3. A hospital
4. A hospital
5. A hospital
hospitals won't save you from the almighty gun
@@metra8604 oh no
@@Allé_Hoopa_Ring îț'ș coming
I'm just kind of watching videos about OCs while remaking my own.
These unsurprisingly help, some people *really* need to watch 'em.
2:28 SpongeBob: I'm gonna stop you right there
"don't make your character live in the void"
Hollow Knight Shades Ive made into characters: This is why we live in the Abyss
My Hk ocs: we arent in the void! we ARE the void
The Hollow knight : ⚫▪️🟠
Me who also made hollow knight ocs
"shape language" / "strong silhouettes"
Me:
**intensely sweats from making around more than 80 stickman OCs which body is the same and more than 5 normal OCs with also the same body**
All the example images took me on a FIELDTRIP
I'm a bunch of different sized transparent blocks with a hat, jacket, and shorts.
In a purple bubble.
I'm unsure about the first one, Shape language seems subjective, i don't think it really has the same effect on me
"Do they dress their age?"
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Gillian Hunter jojo siwa*
Wut i dont get it
This is so overwhelming to make a story and make OC’s especially if they just live in your head. When I try to make a character sheet I can’t put their story’s in words
same... i've been struggling with writing a decent enough story for my characters for a long time, so most of them end up getting abandoned...
@@pat9703
Abandonment in writing is a myth, just need to rethink your approach. More often than not, when you have all these stories in your head for a character but can't put it on the page, it's not the character you're attached to, but the wonderlust. The new possibilities, the potential. But those feelings will always be flighty and pass. You cannot say you're passionate about the character until you sit down and make those "what ifs" into a "will be"
This is really well made and super helpful. Thanks!😁
Hey! Been a while since we last talked We used to message on Discord when you had 8k? You've grown so much and you deserve it ^^ It's been a while since I saw you upload and i'm glad to see you uploading again! You're really great at it.
The shape structure sure is a large factor to creating an OC, and I must admit, i'm previously guilty of overlooking it ^^; The importance of it is much more than you can tell at first glance, but when you look further into it, it really does make a huge difference to it.
And same with story. It makes a huge difference to how they act and live, and having a backstory to a character makes it possible for the audience to actually connect with the character. Mixed with interaction, an impact can really be made, and reside for quite a while as stated.
I'm definitely using these when next drawing Equinox. This will be really helpful, thank you ^^ I look forward to what your next video will be, and hopefully you continue to create amazing videos!
Best of luck,
- Alkalinityyx ❤
It’s been a while! Thanks for checking out my video, those are really great points you bring up!
Rise of the TMNT uses shapes to their advantage!
Leonardo is a triangle red eared slider. He’s more of the cunning pun guy who tends to not take things seriously but also has some ideas that makes him look like a leader. Triangle suits him due to being sharp in personality
Donatello is a rectangular shape soft shell turtle. He uses his tech to help protect his shell
Raphael is a box shaped snapping turtle. He’s large and uses his body to protect his younger brothers
Michelangelo a is more circular hard shell turtle. He goes in his shell more than the others and is a fun character to watch and be around
(Speaking of OC's, here's a snip from one of my future stories for Fictionpress:)
One month...it has been one month after the unexplained yet destructive *'Party Incident'* that caused everyone invited in that mansion party.
Trying to wrap your head around on what the hell is even going on like random black portals appearing in certain locations around Metro-Downtown and kept on spewing out void skinned psychotic freaks that breaks anything that moves or just any object they could find.
That's where the party-goers with random superpowers comes in if the local military police force couldn't fend them off, and this resulted in either eliminating all invading Void creatures or hunting down the escaped Void creatures before they plan something else.
That is all good and done, but those people have the heart put into it when it comes to being a superhero...well, some of them.
Hell, my next door neighbor Kelly was one of those invited and ends up gaining magical girl powers with the skills of a super Brawler before getting herself a cool sick motorcycle...lucky her.
Then Lauren, third close friend of our little group, gains the ability to transform his entire costume with weapons that either are anything related with the local Police or a goddamn United Nations Armed Forces, and i am kinda jealous at that for a bit.
As for me...well, imagine having a vengeful bloodthirsty violent warmongering genocidal casual spiritual being from an unknown dimension...living inside your head like you have a literal roommate that can speak to you, sees what you see, feel what you feel, smell what you smell, taste what you taste, and hears what you hear.
The benefits out of all of that? It's simple.
Super strength, speed, defense, agility, endurance, reaction time, awareness, and most importantly I HAD TO HOLD BACK MY HIDDEN VIOLENT TENDENCIES AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS IN ORDER TO NOT TRANSFORM INTO A...A...Silver...Silver Dragonoid...Juggernaut Being...which is basically is his supposedly *'True Form'.*
How do i even deal with his violent suggestions for a month? Well, here we are at Jackie's Side Cafe just because Grox loves his homemade Flabby Steak Ribs, which honestly i also loved it so we kinda have both something in common.
So there we are, devouring the Ribs which both satisfied Grox's hunger for Terran cuisines including my stomach's never-ending demand of food after having to take out an entire heavily armed cult worshiping those Void creatures since last night.
*GROX:* "Oh...damn goddess of life and fertility! These are the best damn meat i have ever get to tear apart with my own cursed forbidden fangs!"
Yep, he's really enjoying it. Ever since he told that me that he was floating into the Forgotten Jail Zone for somewhere between two to ten million years of captivity, and boy he was so damn glad to be finally free despite the fact he had to live inside my head like he just moved into his own brand new house.
*GROX:* "I love it, love it, love it, love it! Ripping Eldritch creatures is a huge satisfactory but damn you people know how to make fine toasted meats!"
Again, he tastes what i taste and thanks to that certain link his sudden explosion of adrenaline accidentally caused me to eat the Steak Ribs like a rabid bear, because this means Grox is seriously enjoying it too much.
*GROX:* "Mhm. Mhmmm. That's the stuff, oh that's the shit. Also i sense some doubts inside you, Benjamin. Wanna talk about it?"
Of course my suppressed emotions is going to sensed by Grox one way or another...oh well, might as well talk about it by silently talk to each other in some sort of telepathic way.
*BENJAMIN:* "It's about those seriously armed to the teeth cult that worshiped these creatures last night for the 8th time already, there's something ominous about someone so dedicated to summoning the praise about the supreme being who dwells in the blackness of the Void itself..."
*GROX:* "Oh, that cult last night! Still can't believe one of them actually transformed into the same exact bulky monster like us except a shit ton uglier."
*BENJAMIN:* "It almost kicked our ass way too close if it wasn't for the fact that i accidentally transformed at the right exact time and thus resulted the entire place being pounded into rubble, but the question still remains."
*GROX:* "And that is?"
*BENJAMIN:* "Why do i get the feeling that this is just 5% of the challengers we had to face against?"
*GROX:* "Oh, that's easy! We learn about them before we can rip their sorry fucking hearts out of there dead corpses before painting there dead carcasses against the sidewalks like some kind of high quality artwork!"
*BENJAMIN:* "Adapt to kill as always."
Before we can finish the last Ribs, people outside the cafe began running away from something big, so seeing these happened caused me and Grox and other people within the Cafe to all look outside the windows and we were all shocked on what we are all seeing right now.
It was like those black portals appearing everywhere, except it opened up in the skies and it was probably the most gigantic portal we have ever seen and NONE ARE EVEN COMING OUT OF IT YET.
*BENJAMIN:* "Oh my god...that's seriously massive."
*GROX:* "Yeah no shit. Nothing is even coming out yet and i am wanting to kill something already!"
*BENJAMIN:* "Not yet! We need to know what comes out of that-GAH!"
We both felt strange electric currents stabbing through our own heads like someone or something knows about us, and we both looked at the massive black portal in the sky.
The source seems to come from there.
2:37 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS sorry i am totally fangirling over here