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Sometimes I like to do sketches of my characters so I can better visualize what they look like. Here is an example of Myka (left) and Taya (right) from TLO. I did a quick sketch of both of them awhile ago, back when Taya was younger. Now she’s older, so imagine the sketch on the right as a nineteen-year-old blonde girl who is just a little taller than Myka. I like how it came out, because it really portrayed both characters. Only something seems to be missing . . .
Did you catch that?
That’s right. Their faces. For some reason, I just couldn’t get their faces right . . .
And I thought writing them was hard enough.
ps. Yep, they are also missing hands. What’s up with that?
Chersti Nieveen 
Wow, you draw as well as write. You are amazing.
Wow, thanks Carolyn! It’s a rough sketch with so many things to fix — I’m sure your writing is much much better than I could ever draw 🙂
Picturing characters is hard. Faces especially because that’s where so much emotion and intent comes across. I’m working on the same thing. Good luck. 🙂
Hands and faces are the hardest to draw. I love the idea of sketching them, though!
Chersti, I’m surprised. With how much you hate severed limbs, I never imagined you’d sever the faces and hands of your characters. Yeesh, how morbid! 😉
Haha, I love this! I always end up drawing my characters while writing. Can’t do it otherwise… 🙂
Leisha / Rebecca T – I never thought that those were the hardest parts, but now I see it. I normally just hate drawing hands, so I just left them blank. And the face I just couldn’t get right — I wanted their characters to come across in their expressions and it just didn’t work.
Joel – Do I even respond to that? I’m seriously going to get over the whole thing just so you can stop the torment! Ack!
Melissa – I would love to see your drawings sometime. That is so awesome. I usually find pics for my characters, but I was so specific for both these that I had to draw what they look like.