Thread: Face Claims Rp Survey

If yes Do you use photos representing real people? Why or why not? If by real you mean flesh and blood, then yes, but I prefer to use people who are public figures in some way as my faceclaims like celebrities, actors, or models. How do you choose who represents your characters the best? I tend to have an image in my head and search until I find something that fits, though occasionally it's the other way around. I'll see a picture and my brain will go that . Do you ever use actorscelebrities? I use them for a visual reference only demeanorfacevoice. I won't play the actual celebrity i.e. celebrity x fan roleplays are a hard no for me. When using actorsactresses to represent your characters, do you ever base the character off of roles that actor has played? It depends a lot of times Ill get inspiration for a character or find an image that fits a character based off of a role the actor has played, and thus I tend to lean more towards using those images as references over others. It just depends on what fits the character best. Do you use anime or art? Why or why not? Sometimes, but it depends on the art. I shy away from using lazy anime as references. When using drawn representations, do you use other people's art? If I find a suitable image, yes though I hate myself for it... Or do you draw your own? I have in the past, but Ive been really lazy about digging out my tablet here lately... Does either matter to you? I'd prefer to use things I've drawn myself, but again -- I'm lazy af about it. Have you ever used a canon anime picture for a non-canon character? ex like using Naruto's pic and screenshots but your character is an OC Ive probably used fanart of a canon character as a reference or as inspiration unknowingly, but I don't like a lot of the newer animes coming out or more specifically their art style, so that often saves me from from using references from the source material. When using pics, how often do you use them during the rp? Normally I only use them when introducing a character. Do you just use it for the character profile and then that's it? See above? Or do you also include reaction pics and gifs to accent your posts at crucial moments during the rp? I havent, but if I ever found one suitable I might especially if its a long-term story short-term stories I tend to be a little lazier about character references. Why or why not? Im more concerned with writing a post that my partner enjoys rather than agonising over finding the perfect image for that post. I'm not against doing it if I have something in mind, but I'm not going to lose timestress about trying to find something. Do you mind which type of pictures your partners use to represent their characters? I prefer flesh and blood faceclaims, but as long as its not an art style I abhor I wouldnt mind drawn references. Does it affect how you visualize things if you use one type of picture but they use the otherlike, if you have a celeb and they have an anime character? Again, it depends on what art style is used for drawn references. If the reference is artisticsemi-realistic in some way or has a lot of personality it I don't mind at all, but if the reference is something that looks like it was taken from Pokemon or Naturo sorry-not-sorry the different mediums it'll make it difficult to visualise what that character is supposed to look like against the character with the flesh and blood faceclaim.