tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post2075460055380643566..comments2024-03-24T20:54:42.846-04:00Comments on Spunk On A Stick's Tips: Photo Tuesday - Envisioning CharactersL. Diane Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-48704003446068925272009-08-13T15:00:40.910-04:002009-08-13T15:00:40.910-04:00That is a great idea. I have been collecting pictu...That is a great idea. I have been collecting pictures of wierd animals, settings and objects for the alternate world I'm working on but I hadn't thought to do that with the main characters. Most of them I have just drawn in my head and they look a little like comic book characters right now. <br /><br />Chris C.<br />http://cc-chronicles.blogspot.comCreative Chroniclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434862566768775103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-39106300161404598422009-08-11T16:02:59.682-04:002009-08-11T16:02:59.682-04:00I like to use pictures from catalogues and magazin...I like to use pictures from catalogues and magazines, just for a general idea of my characters. Hairstyle, clothing, the way he/she smiles. I put them on poster board and hang them by my desk to remind me of eye color and such.<br /><br />Beverly<br /><br />http://beverlystowemcclure.blogspot.comBeverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-30873525538228431412009-08-11T11:33:53.854-04:002009-08-11T11:33:53.854-04:00Photos are really helpful tools for visualizing ch...Photos are really helpful tools for visualizing characters. I use Google Images and just tweak the settings so I don't end up with a lot of nude pics. :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-50171152170781626732009-08-11T10:06:01.716-04:002009-08-11T10:06:01.716-04:00Oh beleive me, Marvin, I do not detail out the cha...Oh beleive me, Marvin, I do not detail out the character in the book - there's lots of room for imagination. <br />The images are more for me so that I can get a feel for the character and slip into his or her mind.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-73996466548230440742009-08-11T09:41:06.936-04:002009-08-11T09:41:06.936-04:00I don't use a photo, although I can see where ...I don't use a photo, although I can see where that might be a good tool. Most my characters are people or composites of people I've known. I'm also a big fan of not detailing to the reader all at once every little mole and hairstyle and tatoo, etc., that a character has - I like the reader to imagine and fill in the blanks. I really dislike being told the character was a "look-alike" of some famous actor or entertainer - that just ruins the imagination and kills the fun for me - too pigeonholing for my tastes.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">The Old Silly</a>Marvin D Wilsonhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634512.post-27779241055491580922009-08-11T09:12:20.195-04:002009-08-11T09:12:20.195-04:00I haven't used pictures, but I think it's ...I haven't used pictures, but I think it's a great idea. Now, it's so easy to go online and find pictures - so, yeah, I'll try that next time.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com