A List to help with Character Design

So you wanna design your character! Whoop, fun! To make sure you don't end up with a generic looking character, but one that has a visible story you need to know some stuff. The rule of thumb with character creation is storytelling. A plain face is not interesting, but a face with a scar on the eyebrow and a very specific earring is interesting. Where did they get that? What does it mean? Try to incorporate your backstory into the details of your character. Bringing characters to life is what I love doing the most, so enjoy the process! 

1. Personality
- This is important for the feeling your character will portray. I don't need a completely detailed description of your character's personality, but give me his/her most important traits (like sassy, shy, arrogant etc.) 

2. General

- Gender
- Body type
- Specifics (like, big feet or missing a finger)
- Hair colour
- Eye colour
- Skintone

3. Clothing
- Footwear
- Legwear
- Torso
- Arms
- Hands
- Head
- Extra (belts, cloaks, scarves etc.) 
- Details (patterns, holes, dirt etc.) 

4. Details
- Any bodily oddities (crooked teeth etc.) 
- Scars
- Birthmarks (or freckles etc.)
- Jewellery
- Decoration
- Tattoos
- Hairstyle

5. Attributes
- Basically any object that you would like to show on your character (like weapons, a backpack, books etc.)

Meet Aiofa! She is one my own original characters. I had a lot of fun coming up with her hairstyle, her clothes and the attributes that tell her story!