you do not need a full polished mascot / character reference sheet to request art of your character!!!

however, the more visual references you can provide, the more efficiently i (and other artists) will be able to work with you :)

even doodles are perfectly acceptable, such as these:

“i don’t know what my persona looks like / what i want my character to look like!”

i would highly recommend playing around in character creator apps like Picrew, no drawing skills required at all!

here is an example that i made :

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物騒な女メーカー

there are ton of different styles all with different options for skin tone, accessories, colors, etc!

a more in-depth guide, if you want to get further into it →