{"id":9972,"date":"2015-02-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T17:17:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T21:17:49","slug":"the-art-of-characters-love-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/the-art-of-characters-love-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Characters: Love Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n<\/span> It’s that time again for another link-up! <\/span>Eight people participated last month for the Protagonist edition. Thank you for your participation. I’m hoping this month even more people will join in!<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Since Valentine’s Day is like … tomorrow I thought that this would be an appropriate type of character for the link up this month. ^ ^ Who does your protagonist have a crush on? Who has one on him\/her? Let us commence the squeeing for adorable character couples! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is it?<\/b><\/span>
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\n<\/span> This link-up focuses on your characters from the outside and how your character’s description can tell a lot about your character. I’m hoping this will not only help pure writers, but also writers\/artists to draw their characters more. I’m going to do a new link-up on the second Friday of the month. <\/span>I hope you enjoy it and you learn some more about your characters!<\/span>
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\nHow to Do It:<\/span><\/b><\/span>
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\nStep 1.) Find three pieces of art that describe your character. This can be your own drawings or cosplays or sculptures, someone else’s art (with their permission and\/or crediting of course), celebrity pictures, or a combination of the three.<\/span>
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\nStep 2.) Answer the questions below about your character’s description and link back to this blog so if anyone else wants to participate they know where to go.<\/span>
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\nStep 3.) Put it all in a blog post or deviantART journal.<\/span>
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\nStep 4.) When you post it, link up here and you’re done!<\/span>
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\nThe Questions:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\n1.) What does your character’s eye, skin, and hair color tell about him\/her?<\/div>\n
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\n2.) What does your character’s hairstyle tell about him\/her?<\/div>\n
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\n3.) What does your character’s default outfit tell about him\/her?<\/div>\n
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\n4.) Does he\/she have an object(s) he\/she carries around a lot?<\/div>\n
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\n5.) Does he\/she have any particular scars or birthmarks?<\/div>\n
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\n6.) Does he\/she have any piercings or tattoos?<\/div>\n
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\n7.) How does he\/she carry themselves? Shoulders back? Eye contact? Eyes down? Slumped shoulders?<\/div>\n
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\n8.) What is his\/her default expression? Smiling? Frowning? Solemn?<\/div>\n
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\n9.) Does he\/she wear make-up or face paint?<\/div>\n
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\n10.) Does his\/her physical appearance change at any time? For example: If they have a power do their eyes glow or hair turn blue?<\/div>\n
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\nBonus: Does the character change his\/her appearance to impress the love interest?<\/div>\n



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\nThe Link-Up:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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