How do you decide what your characters look and speak like? (+examples)

Leyelle 2024-09-04 15:55:11 UTC #21

I imagined Verner George as an extremely charismatic hot nerd. despite being in his mid seventies, he appears to be i his thirties, and gives off cool encouraging older brother vibes more than he gives off dad vibes in a lot of cases, but I think it suits him well. He's not super serious, he doesn't demand respect from his kid and harbor kid just because he's older than them, but he gains it anyway just by being so kind and loving. He has a lot of energy, and is just generally pleasant to be around, the mood maker of his family.

Leyelle 2024-09-24 13:17:48 UTC #22

For plot reasons, I knew Therese had to be french, and I imagined her speaking with her rather thick accent in a low trilling tone almost all the time. It lends an almost femme fatale type vibe to the character, which is an interesting detail to add to a character who seems to be no more than a dutiful housewife. Her dark hair and the way her eyes squint when she smiles add to this mysterious, fox-ish appearance.