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Choosing a color palette for your OCs!

If you know me, you know I love a good colour palette; and so does the rest of the Unvale team! In this article, we’ll be covering some suggestions for picking the perfect partner palette for your pocket pals - er, your OCs! There are lots of different methods,

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Backstory Building Questions for Your OCs

Questions to help develop your OC’s backstory Backstory isn’t always a crucial part of an OC, but it’s part of what makes your OC interesting and exciting for others. Sure, cool art is one thing, but learning that your OC has a cool scar because of a

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Roleplaying Etiquette

Maybe you’re new to roleplay or you just want to brush up on your skills. Either way, give this a read if you want to know the do's and don’ts of roleplay! (Roleplay is often shortened to ‘RP’, which you’ll see in this article.) 1.

World Building Using Genres

“Okay, I know what world building is, but what do genres have to do with anything?” Well, let’s start by defining what a genre is! If you listen to music or read a lot of novels, you’ll probably already know that songs and books are categorized by genre.

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These 5 simple tricks can boost your Community AND Creativity

Hey you! Yes, you! You got here by either exploring the UnVale blog or you got here from one of our neat little pop up banners. Meaning...you must be interested in learning how to start up one of your own events or collab worlds! You've definitely come

UnVale Mobile App Look-a-Like: How It Works

UnVale Mobile App Look-a-Like: How It Works

This is a guide to make UnVale act like a mobile app on your phone or tablet. Following these instructions will fake-it-until-we-make-it into an app, and it's pretty easy to do. Read on for instructions for both Apple and Android devices.

Hack Your Brain: Draw Water and Other Textures Easily with These Steps

Hack Your Brain: Draw Water and Other Textures Easily with These Steps

Follow this step by step water texture tutorial to unlock the hacks for drawing all kinds of patterns!

Become a VRoid Master with These Fab Tutorials

Become a VRoid Master with These Fab Tutorials

These tutorials and video series will help you develop and master your VRoid abilities.

Beginner's Guide to Live 2D

Beginner's Guide to Live 2D

Are you interested in learning how to use Live2D but don't even know where to start? Then this is definitely the right place for you! We've compiled tons of helpful resources and tutorials so you can follow your very own 2D vtubing dreams. Whether you plan

Learning How to Draw Animal Characters

Learning How to Draw Animal Characters

If you are looking to further develop your artistic skills this resource guide for drawing animals is a wonderful place to start. Whether you want to draw realistic animal portraits or anthropomorphic original characters, learning more about animal anatomy will greatly help you in your journey. Studying from guides created

How to Create a Reference Sheet for your OC

How to Create a Reference Sheet for your OC

Making a reference sheet for your original character is a great way to communicate elements of their personality and design to others.

Drawing Advice: Anime Style Cel Shading Tutorial

Drawing Advice: Anime Style Cel Shading Tutorial

Cel shading is a style of shading used in many types of animation, and often associated with anime art. It usually features bold colors with strong and clear lines. The effect of this style can also be used on 3D artwork and for paper drawing. This style known as cel

The Gijinka Journey

The Gijinka Journey

Have you ever heard of a gijinka? This term is often used in online communities to describe the practice of depicting non-human objects and animals in a humanoid form.

Create and Sell Your Own Adoptable Characters!

Create and Sell Your Own Adoptable Characters!

Using these tips you can plan and design your own adoptable characters. You can then sell your adopts online and build a community around their designs.

All About Adoptable Characters

All About Adoptable Characters

Adoptable characters are a fun and social part of the artistic community. Adoptables are original characters made by an artist or other creative, usually with the intention to sell or trade the rights to the design. Let's learn all about adoptables!

Drawing Advice: Pushing Poses

Drawing Advice: Pushing Poses

A figure's pose has the ability to greatly shape the meaning, mood, or intention of a work. Learn how to better express your ideas by pushing your poses even further through these tips and resources.

Learning Line Art - How to Improve your Line Art Skills

Learning Line Art - How to Improve your Line Art Skills

Let's get better at creating line art for our artwork with some tips and tutorials! By practicing these lessons, you can learn to easily create impactful line art in either medium, be it traditional or digital.

How to Create Your First Original Character

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How to Create Your First Original Character

Creating your first original character is an extremely personal and powerful experience. It can be a ton of fun while letting you learn a lot about yourself and what sparks your creativity. You can then open the door to exploring character art, roleplay, and other fun interactions with your OCs!