Fundraiser - Character Drawings

Name:
Gender:
Species (if human, Race):
Age:
Height:
Body Type:
Hair:
Eyes:
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape:
Species-specific Notes:
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos:
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit:
Pose (optional):
Personality:
Quote (optional):

The rule of thumb is this: the more detail you can give me, the better. If I have other specific questions, I will NaNoMail you.

This year, I'm adding another category: "Pose". If you wish to have your character posing in a particular manner, let me know; otherwise, I'll draw your character in a simple, standing posture like this.

1. Chocolatequeen - Confirmed - Not yet begun
2. lollybob818 - Confirmed - Not yet begun
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Oh oh! Can I be #1? :D

Name: Olwen
Gender: Female
Species (if human, Race): Human (though you know the whole story there) Gondorian (supposedly)
Age: Not determined--youthful appearance though. Perhaps early 20s
Height: Taller than your average human female
Body Type: Slim
Hair: Long and dark
Eyes: Grey
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: A small star shaped scar on the left side of her face, right where her jawline meets her ear.
Species-specific Notes: Um... well, she's actually an elf, though she doesn't look it at the moment. And... She looks regal. But not in this particular moment, as you'll see when we come to pose.
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos: Oops. Mentioned the scar already
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: Some sort of long, pale, gauzy night dress
Pose (optional): I'll fill you in on this one later.
Personality: Upbeat, though not in an obnoxious way. Pleasant to be around. Diplomatic. Headstrong.
Quote (optional): Uh... I'll get back to you on that too.

Name my novel!

Oooh! This is just too good to resist! I loved your image of my MC last year Amanda and would love to have another whenever I finally figure out what the deal is and staple down a general storyline.

I do like that you're doing this again this year. It was a fabulous addition to last year's writing. I was not only looking forward to the end of 50k but was looking toward getting a copy of what you imagined my character to look like (from my description).

So, I guess that makes me #2?

I'll edit this later and send you a PM with the particulars (so you don't have to worry about checking back on my account).

Write all day, write all night, write write write, just don't turn out the light!

Wow, I'm glad to get two people already on the first day of my thread! And thank you for the lovely compliments. **Blush.**

Both of you will find that your names are on my list. I'll get started soon and keep posting the statuses as I go.

I'd like to be number 3! I love what you did with Perrine last year. I'll have character information to you in the next day or two!

Carissa

Consider yourself on the list... as soon as I can edit it again. I might just have to re-post it. Blah.

Unfortunately, for reasons I'm not entirely certain of, I currently lack an Edit button on the first posting of my List. While this contains trace amounts of fail, I remain undaunted. Yea, I shall put on my Big Girl Panties and deal.

While I still have no clear idea of what went down, I searched the Tech Help forums for a clue to my problem. Results are currently inconclusive, but I did learn that the Edit button gets disabled on any comment that has been replied to. Therefore, I respectfully ask that this particular post not be replied to, in order to prevent future instances of this. I'm not sure if that will fix the problem, but it's worth a try, I guess. Feel free to use the bottom-most Reply button liberally.

That said, I present "The List and Status Report - Redux". If this one loses its Edit button, then I'll try another tactic. The Forum Gremlins will not defeat me!

1. Chocolatequeen - Complete!
2. lollybob818 - Complete!
3. poetmage - Confirmed - Awaiting Approval
4. CallMeMo - Confirmed - Complete!
5. Innowen - Confirmed - Complete!
6. Night Silver - Confirmed - Inking
7. Haunted_Nefertiti - Confirmed - Awaiting Approval
8. Indiapyro - Confirmed - Awaiting Approval
9. Sharax - Confirmed - Awaiting Approval
10. KittyJ - Confirmed - Preliminary Sketch
11. Pegunicent - Confirmed - Preliminary Sketch
12. Chieftu - Confirmed - Preliminary Sketch
13. Surria - Confirmed - Not yet begun
14. HonuaGal - Confirmed - Not yet begun
15. Debil - Confirmed - Not yet begun
16. Mizushimo - Confirmed - Not yet begun
17. Frodossweetie - Confirmed - Not yet begun
18. Calanoriel - Confirmed - Not yet begun

I'm still laughing over "trace amounts of fail." Yes, apparently the forums were packaged in a plant that also handles fail.

Name my novel!

Can I be #4? I promise to fill out the questionnaire soon. I almost had it finished, then my window died and refused to be recalled. It too has less than 1% of the daily recommended amount of Fail.

"Make my soul a blade/ so even as I fade/ I will remain unbroken." -Warrior's prayer

To those with sufficient disregard for the consequences, anything is possible.

Name my novel!

Of course you may. ^^ **Snerk.** I'll get you on the list right away.

I'd love to add my name and character to the list for this year. I've just gotten my halo for my $25 donation. I need to fill out the character form but I can tell you now that my character's name is Xep and she's a mechanical faerie.

Thanks for offering to do this, it's a great incentive. Hopefully it doesn't interfere with your writing time!

/innowen

Round Eight: 50,000 words or Bust!

You know what I love the most about this? It's not seeing my character come to life, it's seeing all the halos that show up in our region. I know many of us would donate anyway, but since we doubled our total donation amount between 2007 and 2008, I'm pretty sure this made a difference. We're at $170 so far for the year--and it's only October 12! Vancouver, you rock!

Name my novel!

Hello there!

Is it possible I can be added to the list? I am the ML for the Portland Oregon Region, but adore this idea. (Kudos to you!) I am donating anyway since I'm an ML, but I would love to put it towards this too! I will be donating in the coming days, but wanted to make sure there was still room on that list for me!

NS

"They say to stop and smell the roses. I prefer to sweep them up along the way and plop them into the hands of my sweetheart."

Innowen and Night Silver:

You've both been added to the list. I'm looking forward to your questionnaires. ^_^ And, Innowen, don't worry about writing interference: I'm just doing the art this year. One of these days, maybe I'll write....

I'm glad this is getting such a good response. I've already got twice as many people as last year. And I hear our donations are up. Way to go, Wrimos!

I'd love to have my MC drawn out! I'll be able to do the questionaire as soon as I finish filling out her character chart for myself, lol. I'm almost done though! It's really awesome of you to do this with no profit to yourself. Thank you!

~ Eli

NaNo 2009: In The Heart of a Half Blood (In progress, ???)
NaNo 2008: All's Fair In Lust Not Love (incomplete, won)

Spiff and awesome. ^_^ I'll make sure to add you to the list.

For those who have yet to give me questionnaires, don't be shy: send them my way soon. That way, I'll be prepared once I finish the picture I'm working on.

Thanks loads!
--Amanda

Hello!

Night Silver here again. I am filling out that questionair now, but I had a question:

Most of your example links pose TWO characters instead of one. Do we have the option of requesting you do two of them, or just one?

Thanks,
NS

"They say to stop and smell the roses. I prefer to sweep them up along the way and plop them into the hands of my sweetheart."

Name: Haven't fully decided, but it begins with a vowel and has a "y" and probably an "l" Something like "Awelyn"

Gender: Female

Species (if human, Race): Werewolf

Age: about 50-100, but looks 20, very young.

Height: tall, 6'1"

Body Type: Curvy, i like wide hips and thighs, thin calves, small waist and a size 32-38 B(which ever fits the waist best)

Hair: Red, like cranberry juice, medium length and i want it to look like upside down fire, spiky like ends she should have bangs, but more in a side-sweep way, not emo with all the bangs going to one side, but the bangs divides in 1/3 and 2/3 sections and swiped to each side of her head. The 2/3 should sweep to the left side. layered too. voluptuous.

Eyes: red irises , big, almond shaped, not anime like but realistic. If possible they should be passionate but subdued (sorry for the contradiction). maybe a tear of blood running from the right eye. it just reaching her right cheek.

Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: angular features, oblong and thin face, but not sharp angles. her lips should be dark dark red almost purple, and maybe have a bit of blood dripping, like she bite her lip. her skin is alabaster nearly translucent, so maybe show a few faint veins like on her neck and one down the left side of her face. long red eyelashes and her ears have red fur and are pointy, like an elf, but not extremely long.

Species-specific Notes: she is a werewolf, but she looks human, maybe has fangs and sharp teeth, but not protruding, more like vampire fangs for all her teeth, small but sharp.

Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos: there is a scar, a brand like a claw scratch, angry looking, on her left breast, the tunic she wears should be wrap around and secured with leather, as later mentioned, but there should be a lapse of fabric to should the scar. it is one diagonal from her left shoulder reaching to her left hip. there should also be a black celtic knot tattoo, very complex, covering her right inner calf. it should cover from her knee to her ankle. Lastly on both feet, in black ink, one "x" it should reach from both sides of the ankle, cross over the top of the feet and end by her big toe and little toe on each foot.

Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: sapphire blue tunic reaching about mid-thigh, v -neck line, tight 3/4 length sleeves, the body of the tunic should wrap around and be frayed at ends and edges. no skin should be seen except her decolletage and above, her scar on her left breast, not the nipple, but the upper flesh, and then her calves, feet and hands. THe black leggings reaching right past her knees should be form fitting and with one frayed, diagonal slice on the outer thighs like from mid-hip to the knee, no shoes, long feet with a high arch. She should wear a black, leather armor on her forearms, and straps of black leather crisscrossing her chest from her decolletage to her waist. long finger nails/claws, not yellow but red, blood red.

Pose (optional): standing, but hunched over from the shoulders up. face forward looking straight-out of the page, but curve the body a little to the right, or maybe just the legs to show the tattoo.

Personality: altruistic, subservient, she is a slave and very obedient, strong, wild in battle, and falling in love

Quote (optional): "Yes, my captain"

Thank you so much. This really helped me develop my character. I'm excited to see what my character will look like. Just message me via email, phantomhotte@yahoo.com, if you need more info or clarification.

Peace, love, light, and joy

Indiapyro

Angst is marvelous. >^.^<

NaNoWriMo 2008 Winner
"Dreams from a Conscious Unconscious Mind"

Name: Boudicca Iceni Wells
Gender: Female
Species (if human, Race): Human last she checked - white with the Pacific Northwest Palor
Age: 45
Height: 5'10"
Body Type: zaftig..ok slighty overweight..never lost the freshman 20 ok 30 alright 40!
Hair: reddish brown, short, disheveled due to an aversion to hair care products. Bits of gray are starting to show, not a lot, just enough to let her know she's aging...maybe not gracefully.
Eyes: blue boring ol blue.
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: Her face is roundish, you can make out cheek bones that if she lost weight would be fairly pronounced. She's got a small upturned nose that would look better on Pipi Longstocking then 45 year old Pac NW transplant. She's starting to get a few laugh lines around her eyes.
Species-specific Notes:
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos:
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: Northwest Causal meets Texas Rual. Jeans, a T-shirt that usually has a funny saying such as "Instant Human Just Add Coffee", crocs without socks. In fact she's usually has a starbucks coffee mug in hand her last link to good coffee
Pose (optional):
Personality: Sarcastic, a little bemused by suddenly finding herself in a small East Texas Town. She has a good sense of humor
Quote (optional): Coffee...I need a LOT more coffee

Hi, Night Silver! Thanks for your question.

As the rules state, I will only be drawing a single character. I posted the example pictures because I felt that they are the best representations of my style and abilities at this time. Sorry for the confusion.

--Foxplushie

To everyone else: I'm pleased to see the questionnaires coming in. Thank you all and keep them coming!

Thanks, Indiapyro and Sharax, for your interest in this. I've put you both on the list. ^_^

Ack! I just looked over the description I gave of Olwen and realized I need to tell you something--she no longer has a scar. It was an interesting plot point that would have complicated way too many things, so it has been axed. No scar.

Name my novel!

Oooh, may I have one too?

I'm still working on my characters (more like letting them talk to me and tell me who they are), so I'll have to post my character description later.

Thanks. :)

KittyJ--

Most certainly. I'll put you on the list right now.

Name: Haiki Zhu
Gender: Male
Species (if human, Race): Zanryu koji: Collective term for Japanese war orphans left in another country, namely China, after the end of WW2. Many immigrated back to Japan and faced difficulties finding jobs, friends, and are treated as second class citizens. Zhu is half Chinese, half Japanese.

Age: 26
Height: 5'3"
Body Type: Androgynous, long limbed and slender with soft features and less defined musculature, easily mistaken for either male or female.
Hair: Black with dark brown highlights
Eyes: Black and almond shaped
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: He wears his hair long and typically tied back in a sloppy tail. He has pierced ears and prefers to wear silver hoops.
Species-specific Notes: He's got the more yellow cast to his skin typical of Chinese, and frowns a lot, leaving tiny wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos: He has numerous tiny burn scars on his hands from hot oil and knife scars across his fingers. He works in restaurant kitchens and tends to have the poorest jobs so his hands are rough and callused.
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: Jeans, slightly baggy, hooded sweatshirts that he can use to hide in, beat up sneakers bought cheap, and a scowl. Sometimes in the winter he dresses up in jeans that fit, a knit sweater in some god awefull shade of green and a bright orange scarf with raggedy ends.
Pose (optional): Slouched, leaning on a wall or walking with his head slightly lowered and hands stuffed in his pockets.
Personality: He's a recluse, preferring to keep his own company or hang out with his cat Mew. He misses China and his Chinese friends, but the political situation seemed better in Japan. Unfortunately life in Japan is hard and he can only get menial jobs, he's constantly jeered at and has developed a loathing for 'rich bastards'. He hopes to save up the money to someday go to America.
Quote (optional): "If you live by the philosophy of 'Hold Nothing', you find yourself as empty as your hands."

I wish I could think of something witty and pithy to put here to make you think I know anything about what's going on, but the coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

Pegunicent, consider yourself added to the list.

If you don't mind my saying, your username reminds me of a friend I had at Clark College. Did you happen to attend classes there?

Thanks again, everyone, for your interest in this. I'm seeing so many amazing character descriptions; I'll do my best to do justice to them!

Edit: deleted this, but cannot take post away. Accidentally twice-posted the below.

Write all day, write all night, write write write, just don't turn out the light!

I have two questions: This character goes through various changes at various points in the story. Should I just pick his image at a particular moment and describe it as it exists then, or should I offer the description of his change as well?
First description will be character at beginning of story:
Name: Collin Kellogg
Gender: Male
Species (if human, Race): Human
Age: 28
Height: 5'8" (shortsy)
Body Type: stalky legs, perhaps bowlegged? but slight, does have a prominent chin with a dimple mid-center, and perhaps a disproportionate bum, because he's a CPA and is on his bum a lot (not HUGE, but not as small as his slight body would indicate)
Hair: Brown, conservative, businesslike
Eyes: Blue eyes
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: prominent chin, dimple in the middle of chin (not like Gaston from Beauty and Beast, but something more proportionate. Noooo onnnnnneee fights like Gaston! He's married, never takes off the ring, inset diamonds, but mostly flat band. Heirloom.
Species-specific Notes: Human.
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos:
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: Suit, 3 piece, something upper-class.
Pose (optional): Contra posto
Personality: Jokester (when not at work), always planning things
Quote (optional): ...

Or, this is how he'd be after the story gets going and when he's been transported into a magical world.

Name: Collin Kellog
Gender: Male
Species (if human, Race): Human
Age: 28-30
Height: 5'8"
Body Type: Average build and muscular. His body at this point would be quite porportionate as he'd have been in a different world for 6mo-2 years, diet changes from his coffee, and scone every day for breakfast/Sandwich or Soup for Lunch/Large Dinner, to Meat and protein based meals. Great deals of porritch, and very little fresh vegetation. He does manage to get in his Vitamin C, so no scurvy.
Hair: Anywhere from the buisness cut he had when he came from his world, to a long ponytail. Up to you here.
Eyes: Still Blue
Other Facial Features/Facial Shape: Pronounced chin, in this world he'll have a tattoo on his wrist in the shape of a serpent.
Species-specific Notes: In this world he does have magical abilities. He simply hasn't developed or used them often. He's the son of a powerful sorceress and war official and there is a prophecy about his return to this land.
Birthmarks/Scars/Tattoos:
Clothing Style or Specific Outfit: He will always either be waring, or holding a leather jacket/coat made from a roan cow. Before it's death the cow had a map magically tattooed onto it's back. Collin was wearing this when he transported into the magical world, and it will only show the map while in his hands, or while his hands are upon it. He was wearing a kilt as well as his family tartan when he transported from his world. He was at the Scottish Highland Games just before the transport.
Pose (optional): The prophecy will say something about him becoming a spirit warrior to help save the world from the various evils amongst them. A warlike position could work, a studious one, if you have him looking at the jacket, or even an exhausted position, as he'll be doing more work here than he's ever done in his life.
Personality: Still a jokester, though he's developing a military mind as he goes. Since there's also an aspect of Magic that comes out intermittently (when he's most stressed, threatened, or happy) it could be that he has a different way of taking on problems.
Quote (optional): Collin’s head hit the pillow as it had so many times before it was only seconds before he drifted off.
“Hello Cailean.” It was the roan cow again, her big brown eyes were looking out at him as she chewed her cud. She was inside a clearing, surrounded by a dense forest.
“You’re hair is longer.”
He rubbed his hands through it and then roughed it up. “I guess.” He sat down on a stump near her. “Why do we keep coming here. I’ve never even been here in person.”
The cow snorted and fog came from her nose. “We will always come here. This is the magical place. This is the place where everything started.”
Collin sighed. He always felt like he was talking in circles with the cow. He never understood her. What did it mean, “this is where everything started?” He had been born fifty miles out of Edinburgh when his mother was eighteen. He had been born in his grandparents house, certainly not out in the middle of clearing surrounded by trees with a cow in the center. “What began here?” He thought to ask this time, though he figured the cow would give some further illusive answer.
“The journey.” The cow said simply.
Again, he didn’t know anything about these things. “You talk in riddles! Should I yell it into yer big lugs to make you understand?”
“Don’t be upset Cailean.”
Collin did not like the Gaelic pronunciation of his name. His grandfather had pronounced it that way as if it were the only right pronunciation of his name. It was the only name the cow ever called him. “I dun know what I should be at this point. With dreams that go nowhere.”
“You’ll understand all of this when it’s time.”
Collin turned to the cow and reached out to hit it. If it was just a dream it wouldn’t matter if he hit the cow anyway. As he did his eyes opened and he was back in his bed next to Kelly. “Goddamned dream.” He said, sitting up.

Write all day, write all night, write write write, just don't turn out the light!