Tutorials

Tutorials

How-tos for everything from lore building to OC creation.

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Character Design

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 on How to Summarize Your OC’s Backstory in 20 Words or Less

“Brevity is the soul of wit” - Shakespeare’s Hamlet You might have heard that phrase here and there, especially if you’ve studied Hamlet in high school English class. But what does it mean? Brevity is another word for conciseness or briefness, so in rough summary: “being concise is the

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Tips for Designing a Magical Girl!

Want to know what choices to make when designing a magical girl OC? We can help. Pick aesthetics, outfits, powers and more with this guide.

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How to Write a Fight Scene in Your Original Stories

In a fight scene, you need three ‘C’s. This article will cover those, and then delve more into ways to make your original fight scenes exciting and interesting to your readers. Whether you want to use these tips for your own original world or for a RP, hopefully you

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Picrew and Gacha Life: Giving Your OC a Free Face!

Learn more about Picrew and Gacha Life here, and how to use them to create characters on Unvale. There are thousands already shared here!

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Character Design

Choosing an Eye Design for your OC!

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Character Design

Choosing the shapes and silhouette of your OCs!

Shapes…they make up everything! Without shapes, there would be no art. But what if you could use shapes to your advantage? Well…You can! Shape language is an important part of character design. You can use shapes to subtly tell the audience something about your character! It’s also

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How to Swap Between Narrating OCs

Have you ever found yourself reading something where the narration suddenly shifts to a different character entirely, and it takes you a good minute to figure out what happened? Or maybe you’ve seen a character’s name as the transition sign in the middle of a chapter and it

How to make an OC – the ultimate guide

How to Make an OC: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to make an OC step by step – from naming and design to backstory and world-building. A beginner-friendly OC creation guide from Unvale.

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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.

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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

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!