
Crisis Red-Skies Ref Sheet v.2a - Cowboy
I decided to narrow the focus, so to speak, of the ref sheet in addition to changing up the colors. Now instead of a half-dozen different outfits I'm not using, it's the one outfit I actually picture her wearing. I've put the "Modern/Covert" styles in a second sheetin case I feel like using that instead, though I'm not sure what to do with "Casual" since I only drew one layer/style of it and that leaves a lot of open space. If I draw more clothes for her, I'll probably just draw up entirely new images or refs.
I also changed her sexuality to "Asexual (pan-romantic)" from "Asexual (hetero-romantic)". This isn't due to any particular change in my understanding of the character or myself. This is mainly due some writing advice I found suggesting, if I may be blunt, that characters should be effectively bisexual to keep their romantic options open. The author of this advice used the term "bisexual," but they really just mean to not have their sexuality engraved in stone when the story begins. Instead, characters should form relationships naturally based on their personalities and develop romances with whoever they have the best chemistry with regardless of gender. That way, romantic pairings don't feel forced or require characters to behave in ways they don't normally. If anything, I should've left her sexual preference off the sheet, except I still feel it's important for her to identify as asexual (lacking sex drive and/or sexual attraction to other people) and wanted to make clear she may still be romantically attracted to other people. And I went with "Pan" rather than "Bi" because I felt that cast a wider net. Why limit her to just two genders? I mean, look at that face and tell me she doesn't look pan. That's a pan-sexual-looking chick if I ever saw one.
And I added magic type to her load-out because I've already written fics where she displays knowledge of the arcane and supernatural, and I feel like it fits her.
I feel like I should cover more stuff here, but I'm pretty sure all the important stuff is on the sheet. I still have yet to draw her weapons, though. I could explain her omniversal meta-memories, but that's rarely, if ever, going to be an issue.
I also changed her sexuality to "Asexual (pan-romantic)" from "Asexual (hetero-romantic)". This isn't due to any particular change in my understanding of the character or myself. This is mainly due some writing advice I found suggesting, if I may be blunt, that characters should be effectively bisexual to keep their romantic options open. The author of this advice used the term "bisexual," but they really just mean to not have their sexuality engraved in stone when the story begins. Instead, characters should form relationships naturally based on their personalities and develop romances with whoever they have the best chemistry with regardless of gender. That way, romantic pairings don't feel forced or require characters to behave in ways they don't normally. If anything, I should've left her sexual preference off the sheet, except I still feel it's important for her to identify as asexual (lacking sex drive and/or sexual attraction to other people) and wanted to make clear she may still be romantically attracted to other people. And I went with "Pan" rather than "Bi" because I felt that cast a wider net. Why limit her to just two genders? I mean, look at that face and tell me she doesn't look pan. That's a pan-sexual-looking chick if I ever saw one.
And I added magic type to her load-out because I've already written fics where she displays knowledge of the arcane and supernatural, and I feel like it fits her.
I feel like I should cover more stuff here, but I'm pretty sure all the important stuff is on the sheet. I still have yet to draw her weapons, though. I could explain her omniversal meta-memories, but that's rarely, if ever, going to be an issue.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
Species Coyote
Size 488 x 1280px
File Size 112.8 kB
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