EXAMPLE: Kiseki Haruesaki (The Individual)
Kiseki is from an original story but she's a perfect example of appearance description. Now, don't be confused: all of the other characters I give as examples (unless stated otherwise) are for fandoms. Kiseki is original.
Anyway when I created Kiseki, I thought of several of my other story characters from stories here on KidzTalk, as well as characters from my favorite book series and mangas. She has super long white hair, inspired off of Hitsugaya and Yourichi Shihion in Bleach. Hitsugaya has super short white hair while Shihion has long blackish hair: I liked both styles, but since Kiseki is female (Hitsugaya is male), I knew long hair would work well. As for her eyes, greenish worked well.
I made her super skinny and underdeveloped, since she had a hard childhood. Despite this, she is somewhat strong and uses her speed to her advantage. Later on, her hair is cut because it interferes with her battle ability, and she wears clothes that cater to her body so she can move quicker.
LESSON: Make the appearance relate to history and make it somewhat believable.
EXAMPLE: Rinji Shukei (Bleach: SOUL REAPER VERSION)
At first glance, Rinji's appearance may seem crazy or unorthodox. In fact every part of her designs serves some purpose.
When I designed her she was a lot different from now, but that's besides the point. She has long green hair in a ponytail and sea-foam teal eyes. Her ponytail keeps her hair out of her face when fighting. . Other designs include symbols, scarves, arm-wraps, etc, which serve no important purpose but are fashion choices to show personality.
LESSON: Make appearance eye-pleasing, or crazy, but make it serve a purpose.
EXAMPLE: Alexandra Jackson (FNAF The Silver Eyes)
Alexis is a perfect example for dressing as an example of personality. Her hair is naturally dark red, but because of her punk/emo persona, she streaked it with black, as opposed to blond or white. Her hair is also cut somewhat short, in an angled, sharp, and Hime-like style that adds to her extreme design.
She also tends to wear pop and splashy clothes, like striped leggings, but the colors usually go from black, grey, and darker colors (like blue, green, or teal), with hardly any pink. She also wears clothes that are "grundge", which was a big fashion choice of the 80s and 90s.
LESSON: Make clothing cater to personality and time period.
EXAMPLE: Rinji Shukei (Bleach: SCHOOL GIRL VERSION)
Rinji has two versions: her normal ("Soul Reaper") and her Human World version ("Schoolgirl"). In Bleach, several characters visit the living world (from the spirit world) to help the main character out with missions.
Rinji's schoolgirl version warrants more personality. She wears her hair in a ponytail, only instead of it hanging down her back, she hoists it up higher, and she wears more lazy T-shirts with witty slogans and jeans. Her shoes are usually slip-ons that let her run, and technically, she tends to wear more necklaces. Her hair is also very unique, being green and fading.
LESSON: Let personality take the reigns sometimes.
I hope you enjoyed and post your own!!!
