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Is it a problem if all my character's pictures are anime-style? Should I have some real-life pictures in there too?

Alot of people on the site use anime pictures (including myself) and nobody seems to mind. I believe it's the players choice.

Okay, thanks

It varies per person. I know of a couple of people who won't RP with people who use Anime pictures, others don't mind. Regardless, please be mindful of the art you use. While big corporations usually don't mind fans using their stuff (always doublecheck to be sure), you can really hurt artists by taking art that's not meant for you. Just because it's on Google doesn't mean it's free to use for all. This is especially true for custom artwork of people's personal characters.

Okay, I'll try to be watchful of what I use.

This is a personal choice. There are those who feel that using real people's faces for fictional purposes could be creepy for those people if they ever found it IRL, and so don't do it. There are others who don't like anime. There are plenty of people who like both. Whatever you want to do (so long as it's legal) is probably just fine.

Okay, thanks

You can always, of course, opt for something completely different from either of the two. Different art styles, using a character creator, etc. There are also lots of artists offering free sketches here and elsewhere, and of course you can commission art.

^ This is what I do all the time. Dolldivine.com has excellent character creators, and I will, 99% of the time, use a character creator to make a ref of my character if I don't have art of them done for me already. Especially because it can be murky waters legally to use whatever anime picture you find off of DeviantART or Google, Dolldivine.com is a safe and legal way to get character ideas or make art for your character. As long as you don't claim that you made that art yourself, it's good!