tutorial for drawing characters with Down syndrome!
DISCLAIMER... please keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. it's more of an overview of features that are common in people with Down syndrome, not meaning to imply that every person with DS has all of them 👍👍 thanks
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THE FELLA GOT AN UPDATE! Look at him in all his stinky glory! Give him a bath. He’s got a bit of new information as well, not much.
Old design
Mascot is some form of an eldritch abomination that has stuck itself in an old mascot suit that was left in an abandoned mall. It spends his time just wandering the abandoned mall alone, minding its business and occasionally hanging out with any animal that comes by.
It doesn’t speak, but it can mimic certain sounds, similar to a parrot. It normally creates a choking or gurgling sound, but often whimpers and huffs. Occasionally it repeats a word that it has heard someone say before.
It’s very curious, but also extremely shy. Best way to deal with him is to leave him alone and don’t provoke him. Being provoked or harmed will make him lash out and attack whoever is near. Most of the time it will kill or at least fatally wound the person near it.
Occasionally it will take any human corpses it has and it will drag or carry them around, acting like it’s someone who is alive. People who are dead don’t hurt him, so he’s not afraid of them. It doesn’t know the concept of death.
The mascot suit it has stuck itself in acts as a sort of protective camouflage. Blending itself into the environment, as well as keeping it safe from most harm. Most of the time when it’s not walking around, it’s sitting slumped over in a corner.
While it doesn’t need the head to see, it often turns and tilts it, as if mimicking other people. The head can’t be easily taken off, but if it is, normally there is nothing inside of it. Despite it not being in or needed the head of the suit, it will still get upset if the head is removed, panicking and lashing out at whoever is closest till it gains its head back.
Despite any urban legend it has created, and any thoughts of death or what have you that people rumour, it is actually fairly sweet. Often if not provoked it will curiously examine whoever is near. Sometimes it will just stare for a while before walking off, but on occasion it will poke and proad, even grab parts of someone to look at closely. It’s not the most gentle, but it doesn’t mean any harm.
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