Thursday, March 7, 2013

Character Actions

I do not how to better explain this one then by just saying the habits or the way a character looks on the outside not by appearance but action. Imagine a black outline of a character and their stance. You could tell who they were just by the stance they took.

Example:

-Apple Jack from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, has the habit of crossing one side of hooves over the others in a laid back pose or also seen as an "Ain't Nothin'" pose.

-Inuyasha from.... Inuyasha, Has the tendency to scratch his ear when annoyed by conversations that are not deep emotion ones but just casually annoying conversations.

There are many little things that a character can do that is more obvious then little habits.

Example:

-England from Hetalia is a horrible cook, this may not be a habits but it is an action that if you said "That one character that can't cook in Hetalia?" we would know right away it was England.

-Gamzee from Homstuck and his Faygo, because when I see Faygo at Rural King I think Gamzee.

-Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender has a short temper (angst) and while that is not a specific habit it is a characteristic that makes him stand out amongst other characters

Our Character however is Marceline the Vampire Queen.

 -Marceline from Adventure Time, she has the tendency to be cool and relaxed but she does have a temper amongst her free spiritedness. She has the habit of not quite getting people and just doesn't understand what peoples deal is with her sometimes. She also has a bad singing habit which was touched on in previous posts.

Note: One of the best ways to learn a character is by writing down things that do or how they react to situations from feelings to physical actions. Also, try mimicking scenes of this character to really get the feel. Don't be afraid to copy them all the way down to the actions. (However I cannot float.)

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