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Character Mannerisms

Here’s some considerations for the tiny little details that can add a lot to a character. Figuring out these mannerisms can do a lot for conveying character traits through their normal actions rather than just their thoughts, dialogue, etc.

How’s their posture? There are more options than just sitting up straight or slouching a lot. What’s their most comfortable sitting position? Do they have a consistent posture or does it change depending on situation / present company? 

How’s their etiquette? Do they hold the door for people behind them? How do they handle handshakes and other kinds of typical contact? Does their language change or become more formal when speaking to strangers? To their elders? To their superiors? 

In a crowded space, do they get out of people’s way, or do people get out of THEIR way? 

How do they point something out? Pointing their finger? Nodding their head? A flippant wave of the hand?

What are their comfort gestures or self-touch gestures? Common comfort gestures include rubbing the back of the neck or gripping their own arms. Can they suppress these gestures or do they do them often?

Also consider the character’s common reactions to common emotions. Do they whoop when they’re excited? Do they tremble when angry? 

What parts of the body are the most expressive? Do they shuffle and stomp their feet a lot when agitated or excited? Are they a hand talker? Do they have an impressive range of motion with their eyebrows?

How do they sound? Do their car keys jingle as they walk? Do they drag their feet? Do their heels clack resoundingly on hard floors? Do they breathe loudly? Do they fidget in ways that make a lot of noise?

How do they handle eye contact?

Any behaviors they reserve for moments when they’re alone? (Or possibly among family/friends that don’t care?) Do they pick their nose? Do they bite their toenails? Do they sniff their armpits? Or do they not care if people see behavior like this?

Apart from comfort gestures, what else do they do to comfort themselves in trying times? What’s their go-to self care? What’s their comfort food? Where’s their safe space?

What are they doing with themselves as they’re suppressing emotion? Lip biting, fist clenching, and avoiding eye contact are common methods of coping with strong emotions.

There’s lot of debate and explanations about alignment, so i’mma just add this to the pile.

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Unsplash -  photography, illustration, & art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Getty Images - photography & illustration

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

StockSnap.io - stock photos

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without plagiarizing! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more resources for free images <3

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I remember. Of five people, three must pay a price… You are not one of them, Jing Yuan. High-Cloud Quintet + Animated Light Cones

Long week for Cas and Dean

Nissa would probably get all 52 cards into the house, given the space and quiet. She's such a little card shark, and nimble to boot!

How high would your character be able to build a house of cards?

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again, thank you to @lavellanpls for the original layout

There’s this… stunning elven mural in a dark abandoned corner of Din’an Hanin

60 Word Challenge

If you want an actual challenge, fill one a day for two months or fill two a day for 30 days. Or! Just use this as inspiration or an askbox meme.

1. Collapse 2. Browse 3. Institution 4. Database 5. Society 6. The cost 7. Isolated 8. Severest 9. Dice 10. Syndrome 11. Sensory 12. Hallucination 13. Schedule 14. Genesis 15. 46 16. Beneficial 17. Markedly 18. Auditory 19. Extensively 20. Compelled 21. Infiltrated 22. Not_____ 23. Stage 24. Cells 25. Polar 26. Spread 27. Absorption 28. Intervention 29. Fatal 30. Clot 31. Production 32. Brain 33. Blind 34. Pressure 35. Maturation 36. Trade-off 37. Impact 38. Fever 39. Tolerance 40. Predicted 41. Dependence 42. Anxiety 43. Case 44. Radiate 45. Reduction 46. Euphoria 47. Designer 48. Lecture 49. Infant 50. Construct 51. Stressor  52. Layer 53. Bare 54. Toxic 55. Domestic 56. Sheepish 57. Arrow 58. Coma 59. Stroke 60. Impairment