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How To Use MUSIC To Design An OC!

Have you ever been uninspired with designing a character? Maybe it’s time for a new source of inspiration…music! Music can be a great source of inspiration when it comes to creating a character! But before we get into that, if you need some help with already existing characters,

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How To Use Things In Your Daily Life For OC Inspiration

We all have a daily routine; you likely go to school every day, whether by walking, transit or riding a bike, and then you have classes, and then you go home. Maybe you also have daily chores too. Finding little spaces to be creative can be difficult, but this article

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5 Ways To Revive your Old OCs!!!

“I forgot I had this character! I like this old OC’s design…but it could be better! This old OC had such a cool concept, maybe I should revisit it!” Have you ever had thoughts like these about your old characters? Do you miss these OCs that have been

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Tips for Designing a Ghost OC!

The spooky characters just keep coming! With aliens, monsters, vampires, and other creatures lurking around, another ghoul joins the party…ghosts! Ghosts are a popular character type, often found in fantasy or folktales! You’ve probably seen ghost characters before, and you might recognize some such as… * The Headless Horseman

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Tips for Designing an Alien OC!

Many strange characters lurk the streets of Unvale…monsters…vampires…fairies…and many others! But another kind of spooky OC comes from a distant land…a different planet from your own...Alien characters! These Sci-Fi sillies can be found in all kinds of different media! You might recognize different alien

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5 Public Domain Monsters You Can Base Your OCs On

Ghosties and ghoulies, oh my! Here are five different monsters to inspire you to create new OCs; but first, what the heck is the ‘public domain’ bit? To skip the tricks and make it short and sweet, media that has entered public domain has no copyright attached. In the U.

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Tips for Designing a Monster OC!

You walk down the darkened streets of Unvale…the faint sound of wind blowing echoes through the dark night…You hear a sound, a faint whisper, and you slowly turn…to see…a vampire! Here to give you tips on designing…a MONSTER OC! (Pst…want some tips on designing

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Tips on How To Make a Reference Sheet for Your OCs!

We interrupt your “tips for designing” series for some tips on an important part of drawing your character…Reference sheets! …Huh? You haven’t read the “tips for designing” articles? And you wanna check ‘em out? Well, fear not, for there’s lots to read! There’s tips for designing

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Tips for Designing a Royal OC!

Silence! Fairies, vampires, and all other characters make way! The royals have arrived! Royalty characters are often known for being the leader of the kingdom or empire. There’s many different royals in media, and you might recognize the names of royal characters such as… * Princess Leia * Rupunzel * Aragorn * King

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Tips for Designing a Hero OC!

Someone’s gotta step up to stand against the villains of Unvale! Some of the pirates and vampires have taken the evil route, we need somebody to stop them! We need…heroes! There’s plenty of hero characters in media, and you might recognize some such as… * Spiderman * Batman * Link

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10 Things to Think About When Creating an Original Species

Here’s a list of 10 things to consider when making your own original species. This list mostly covers intelligent lifeforms rather than basic animals, but hopefully the early items can still help you develop your rare cave fish species in your original world that has never seen the sun.

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8 Pirate OCs to Sail the Seas With!

Ahoy Mateys! Did you know that pirates actually existed and still exist today? But they're most known in the fiction we read, watch, and play as! You'll likely be most familiar with Pirates from popular media by the names of: * Captain Jack Sparrow * Captain Hook * Patchy

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Tips for Designing a Vampire OC!

When the sun goes down…While many magical girls and pirates are fast asleep…another type of character emerges from the shadows. They’re iconic and they can make great villains…Everyone give it up for…vampires! We’ve covered one of my favorite types of characters to design, fairies,

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Tips for Designing a Fairy OC!

Pirates sail the seas…Magical girls and villains roam the streets of Unvale…but another kind of character stays hidden, believed to be mere myth…Fairies! We’re back to our regularly scheduled tips for designing series! (Oh, and if you missed the last article about simplifying designs, you can

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Tips for Simplifying an OC Design!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled “tips for designing” series for some tips on an important aspect of character creation…simplifying a design! …What’s that? You haven’t seen the “tips for designing” articles? And you wanna check them out? Well, fret not! So far there’s one for… * villains

8 Sci-Fi OCs That Are Out Of This World!

8 Sci-Fi OCs That Are Out Of This World!

We're going back to the future with these OCs! Coming from different science fiction (or sci-fi for short) lands, we're bringing you 8 different OCs for you to get to know! You may have heard of the sci-fi genre from things such as: * Star Wars * The

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Tips for Designing a Pirate OC!

While villains and magical girls roam the lands of Unvale…another kind of OC takes to the seven seas…Pirates! YAR! (But if you want to join the magic and create a magical girl of your own, check out my last article here!) There’s plenty of pirates in the

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Making a Video Game Character Into a OC!

If you have to battle the urge to play games when you want to draw like me, it might be time to merge your interests! By my estimate, there are two ways to turn your video game character into a brand new OC: 1. Turn your customizable character into a

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Tips for Designing a Magical Girl!

Hm…There seems to be lots of villains roaming the streets of Unvale…How do we combat them? (Pssst…If you want to add to the villainous chaos…check out my last article here! But don’t tell anyone I sent you!) Why not stand against them with the power

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8 Magical Fairy OCs That Really Shine

And they were a fairy~ 🧚✨ We're checking out 8 neat fairy OCs on Unvale that are flying around with cool designs and from even cooler creators! Fairies are well know mythical creatures that are a staple in the fantasy world. You can find them in various scenarios from

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Tips for Designing an Appealing Villain OC!

Muahahahaha…You fell for it, when I told you I wasn’t a villain in my last article! And now, for my very evil plan to commence…Giving tips for designing an appealing villain character! Nobody can stop me now! I love a good villain design, and I’m sure

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How to Make a Gijinka

If you’re reading this around the release of the article, then you might have heard about the recent popular dating simulator game Date Everything; boasting popular and well known voice actors, this game lets you date gijinkas of household objects. Taking a look at the character designs will help

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Choosing a Signature Makeup Look for Your OC!

Makeup! Want to highlight your features? Try makeup! Want to cosplay your favorite character? You can use makeup! Want to add to your favorite aesthetic look? Makeup can be used for that too! …But that’s not what we’re talking about today! Makeup doesn’t just apply to the

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How to Make a Self Insert/Fandom OC

Before we start, if you’re looking for how to make an OC in general, you’ll find an article here! Consider this a little supplemental article to that one. Ever thought to yourself, “gosh, other people’s fandom OCs are so cool, but I don’t know how to

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Choosing Unique Details for Your OC!

Have you ever created a character, but felt like they needed something…extra? Something that really makes them stand out among your other characters? Sometimes, adding unique details can help with that! How do you go about adding unique details? Let’s talk about it! What’s the setting of