Who is Your Character?
The first general step to creating a character is to come up with a general idea or, ”Character Concept”. This can be a sort of archetype, such as the lone hero, the dastardly villain, or the hopeless damsel. But the idea is to begin with a basic idea that will drive the persona, and overall outline, of who your character is.
Some Helpful Questions to get a Character Concept:
- Are they male or female?
- What kind of person are they?
- Any existing characters that are similar to who you are making? (Aka, Dastardly Villain = Snidely Whiplash, Hopeless Damsel = Sleeping Beauty).
- How old are they?
- Did they have any family, and if so, what were they like?
- What are two or three words that can describe them?
