#oc creation meme

[anotherhumanpet]

5, 6, 7

Questions About Creating Your OCs

5.) Is there any significance behind their hair color?

To some small degree, yes, but overall, no.

Jaden's hair color is brown because that's what his main face claims have; brown hair. So, while I did have an idea of what I wanted him to look like in my head, I also built his appearance around the actors I chose to be his stand-ins while I was creating and polishing him. This is how/why their hair color and bolder facial features were eventually tacked on during the process of making him because these traits stood out and appealed to me.

Dennis' hair color does have some minor significance to it though because he also started off with brown hair before I eventually changed it to his current color, auburn. I specifically went with auburn too because when I wanted the change to be subtle yet noticeable without putting me in this awkward position of having irrelevant commissions that still depicted him with deep brown hair. This isn't an end of the world matter, no, but it did affect my decision making nonetheless because I didn't want that money to be wasted.

Further more, as I started to better understand how freckles develop on people I opted to change his hair color so that this very defining trait (freckles) would better match his overall appearance. Brown haired people can have freckles, absolutely, but it's more common in red heads. Plus, Dennis is - overall - a love letter to Cricket, and making him more and more gingery like them has been nothing but a delight for them. So, ultimately, the change was necessary.

It's not super significant, but it is important. ♥

6.) Is there any significance behind their eye color?

Jaden's eye color is very deliberately green because I wanted them to tie in with his association with M.E.C.H.. It's not a grand detail or even one that calls a lot of attention to itself and him, but it is a little subtle point I put in just because.

Dennis' grey-green color is just something Cricket picked on a whim during a descriptive moment in our early role play scenes with him, and I never looked back after that moment. It could be argued now that the color strongly ties him in with Jaden significantly because they're a mix of Jaden's color and the maternal family's last name. But honestly, it was a spur of the moment decision.

7.) Is there any significance behind their height? 

I made Jaden 6 foot 2 inches because that's my brother's height, and a lot of Jaden's personality is inspired by my brother's. The hairstyle too, if I'm being wholly honest. So, I snuck a lot of my brother's traits into him while I was building Jaden up.

I won't lie - Dennis was a random number. I regret it now. He's too tall.

[nomstellations]

Create an OC: A techno-organic humanoid who came into existance when his creator accidentally transformed her science wife’s literal healing tank into a living creature during the red Moon where magic is both at it’s strongest and most powerful. New guests to the House often asks why He eats wounded workers to which He replies either “i’m literally a healing tank” or “my tummy is a healing pod”. He’s on good terms with his creator too!

Techro!

A “living” automaton born from an accident concerning a life-giving spell who serves as a nurse in the house he works for. His “stomach” is different from the rest of his body, it’s made of a squishy blue gel and it’s filled with a pale blue liquid and it heals whatever is submerged in it. He’s driven to swallow up anyone he finds injured regardless of if they want healing or not, and won’t let go of them until they’ve recovered (which is a slow process). He makes sure anyone he’s swallowed is comfortable and enjoys making conversation with them, he doesn’t know about many things outside of medical treatment and uses their time in them to learn more.

[raygirlramblings]

RAYMAN + SMOKE !!!!

As soon as I read this post I got an image of a classic black and white movie star smoking with one of those long cigarette holders. Fact is I don’t have many Teensie OC’s, so this is Teentress, a glamourous stealer of hearts. Her name is a mixture of ‘Teensie’ and ‘Temptress’ and has nothing to do with her age XD

Widow of multiple husbands who each died in mysterious and suspicious ways, Teentress (Her close friends call her ‘Tress’) exudes grace and classic Hollywood style as well as a stream of smoke from her luscious furs and signature cigarette. Refers to everyone as ‘daaaaaaaaarling’, is drawn to gossip and scandal, and is equally dangerous as a lover, friend or rival. She can be bought with classic jewellery and hearty flattery but never drink anything she offers you. Despite her secretive past she is not particularly inclined to be evil or malicious. She’s all about maintaining her glamor and fun.

[swtorpadawan]

8, 12, and 14 of the oc creation meme

I am finally getting to these.....  my apologies to @imkerf-uffle-d. So - on behalf of Corellan Halcyon. 8) What (if anything) do you relate to within their character/story? 

Deep down, Corellan is introverted. He's a private person with a short list of niche hobbies, like Voss poetry and a study of the archaeology of Force-users. (So he's kind of a geek.) He's gotten very good at hiding that. He's naturally friendly, and its easy to like someone who just saved your life. Kira taught him about jokes, Teeseven taught him about friendship, Scourge taught him about manipulation. He only let's a very few people "in". So the rest of the world looks at him as this incredibly charismatic leader.He very much does NOT see himself like that. When Lana wanted him to lead the Alliance, he was thinking "Who, me???" I don't mind being introverted like Corellan. I just wish i was better at hiding it. 

12) What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art: writing, drawing, edits, etc.)? A couple of times, when i was writing Corellan in a "darker" state of mind, my writing made him come off far more "emo" than i intended. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it wasn't what i intended.14) If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be? - Fundamentally, Corellan genuinely IS a good person. Its just he's seen as a paragon, and sometimes he falls short of that. His "moral failures" (they've been few) all come from specific aspects of his personality. If i don't keep that in mind, he comes off fake.- A lot of his actions and decisions are influenced by his relationship with Kira. When he returns and leads the Alliance and she's not there, and he's traumatized from his final battle with Valkorion, he's in a bad state, but is naturally repressing that. I need to think "how do i show where his mind is without making it TOO obvious?"

[veridium]

1, 3, and 10 for Theia?

Ahh, thank you for asking!

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)?

Well, I knew that I wanted her to be named Theia first because that is what I named her in her playthrough. But, I think characterization-wise, I first pictured her and being someone young and kind of flying by the seat of her pants. Her playthrough was the first one where I picked the smartass comments most of all, and seeing the way her dynamic played out in the game made me curious about what it would be like for a sarcastic, though inexperienced young woman would to be Inquisitor.

3. How did you choose their name?

For me, the geneaological meaning of names are very important to me and help me set the tone for the character’s story. It’s kind of like a little embedded reminder to myself of what their purpose/characterization is generally supposed to be or aspire to. Theia’s first and middle name come together to mean “Holy/Glorious Wisdom,” and I think that’s very fitting for her. She learns a lot about what it means to be wise beyond your years, with all the ups and downs that entails. 

10. Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation?

Oh, yes, of course. All of my OCs identify as non-heterosexual in some way, and I think to an extent all of them would identify with being queer. But Theia was 100% intended to be sapphic, and as her story developed, I really felt this wonderful and powerful lesbian persona come out of it. I know that sounds kind of corny but that is actually the truth.

Theia was always going to be queer, no matter what. :) 

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[avangelical-moved]

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Questions About Creating Your OCs

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc.)?

I think it was pretty much a combination of general concept (I wanted to play a WIR-universe character who was really adventurous, basically as an excuse to RP a character who would gamejump constantly so I could be self-indulgent as fuck) and appearance. From the start I knew I wanted to go for an androgynous looking character.

3. How did you choose their name? 

literally just the first half of Avarice,,,

they’re a thief/rogue and they embrace their materialism entirely so when they picked a name (because their natural name is a keysmash; they’re an MMO bot) that’s what they went for

It could just as easily be short for ‘avatar’, though, and Ava very well may have had both in mind when they picked it because they’re a goddamn nerd.

14. If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be? 

THIS ONE IS HARD. Ava is actually a very complex character underneath the surface. I feel like the fact that Ava never feels the need to apologize for who they are, and shows completely different sides of themself depending on how much they trust someone are pretty key.

15. What is something about your OC can make you laugh? 

Honestly, so many things. Ava has little to no shame or self-consciousness and it leads to them saying and doing some hilarious shit. I can’t really nail down one specific thing.

19. What is your favorite fact about your OC?

I think I like the things they do that make them feel a little ‘softer’ best. They’re a very intense character a lot of the time, and I love that they’re really into cooking, singing, and painting. Ironically, their ‘softer’ hobbies are the one thing they can be a little reluctant to show off.

[starcunning]

Kaz, 14

If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

Kazreth is very friendly and accommodating.

That genial nature is born almost entirely of fear.

[nomstellations]

Create a Pred: Necromancer who eats ghosts in order to restore their bodies and bring them back to life with their enchanted stomach. ~ ♌

Zephyr!

A very strange necromancer whose patron deity is the goddess of healing and life, who blessed them with their enchanted stomach to give the dead a chance to finish their unfinished business. Most people think it's more of a curse but they love their job! They're fearless, wandering cemeteries and haunted ruins in search of spirits. They'll even "purify" a haunted house, though their methods are...strange, to say the least.

They always ask the spirits first if they'd like a second chance, and won't offer it to ones with harmful intent. The nature of their stomach prevents the ghosts from phasing through once swallowed, and the whole process takes a good few hours. (Not that they mind, they marvel at their full belly and as an eccentric sort they'd probably show it off.) With their current power they can only remain for a day or so before fading back into a spirit, but with the more spirits they eat the more strong their power gets, up till they can completely restore a spirit.

Did I mention that they love this job they've been given? Because they do, they're a very eager predator and will happily chat someone's ears off about the unique taste of spirits or how surprisingly filling ectoplasm is.