Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I looked through the different forums and couldn't decide where it would fit best. I figured it would at least have the best chance of being seen here.
So I have this problem where I can't quite bring a character into use until I've completely designed their physical appearance, and by that I mean including and almost especially clothing. I need to design "normal", "winter", "summer/it's-too-hot-out-" and "swimwear" for each character before I feel comfortable putting them out into the world. I don't know why but I need this.
Marisol here is proving hard for me to grasp entirely. I'm hoping someone can help. See, she's special in a way that she's exactly opposite from me. She's a trans girl. It's mostly her winter wear that's throwing me off. I want to throw Lolita clothes at her and make her adorable but... I'm just not sure that's something she would wear. She is very self concious about looking like a boy, but at the same time, she doesn't want to look super insanely girly(like the Lolita jacket I want to put her in) she wants to look cool while being cute at the same. For a ten year old who doesn't know the word, she has a good grasp on what it means to overcompensate and she doesn't want to look like she's doing that.
Keep in mind, this is a child who wanted to name herself "Rainbow Sparkes, Princess of Sinnoh"(thank you mom and dad for putting the foot down on that one ^_~) In one sense, she's all over the place and, me being a transguy who rejected all things femme all my life, I'm having a bit of trouble pinning down what she might want to wear. On the other hand, she's pretty straightforward; she wants to be cute, but COOL and cute. And I don't know where that line is. I'm really hoping someone can help me.
So I have this problem where I can't quite bring a character into use until I've completely designed their physical appearance, and by that I mean including and almost especially clothing. I need to design "normal", "winter", "summer/it's-too-hot-out-" and "swimwear" for each character before I feel comfortable putting them out into the world. I don't know why but I need this.
Marisol here is proving hard for me to grasp entirely. I'm hoping someone can help. See, she's special in a way that she's exactly opposite from me. She's a trans girl. It's mostly her winter wear that's throwing me off. I want to throw Lolita clothes at her and make her adorable but... I'm just not sure that's something she would wear. She is very self concious about looking like a boy, but at the same time, she doesn't want to look super insanely girly(like the Lolita jacket I want to put her in) she wants to look cool while being cute at the same. For a ten year old who doesn't know the word, she has a good grasp on what it means to overcompensate and she doesn't want to look like she's doing that.
Keep in mind, this is a child who wanted to name herself "Rainbow Sparkes, Princess of Sinnoh"(thank you mom and dad for putting the foot down on that one ^_~) In one sense, she's all over the place and, me being a transguy who rejected all things femme all my life, I'm having a bit of trouble pinning down what she might want to wear. On the other hand, she's pretty straightforward; she wants to be cute, but COOL and cute. And I don't know where that line is. I'm really hoping someone can help me.
Doll makers are very useful for this. One site that a lot of people use here is Azalea's dolls.
There is another one I would like to recommend, but it has been down and I don't know when it will be back up.
There is another one I would like to recommend, but it has been down and I don't know when it will be back up.
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Doll makers are very useful for this. One site that a lot of people use here is Azalea's dolls.
There is another one I would like to recommend, but it has been down and I don't know when it will be back up.
There is another one I would like to recommend, but it has been down and I don't know when it will be back up.
I love dollmakers when I'm stuck on a design. My personal favorite was always Elouai's "Candybar" ones *goes to check if its down* . But this time at least, its not so much the design as the "Would she even wear this" that I'm stuck at. I've got several designs I've drawn up and scrapped because I'm unsure.
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