First we are going to start on appearance. When it comes to appearances, it would always be a curvy girl(sometimes with unrealistic features), or it would be a muscular guy(that has never ever worked out before to get it, his 6 pack just came naturally). And if it's not those, it would always be in innocent person, with no noticeable features, but somehow has everyone falling for them. This is what I get usually from a character. But I'm going to tell you how you can fix it.
Hair
When it comes to hair, it depends on what your going for. If your character is a human, it is best to give him/her a natural hair color. If it's supposed to be a murderer, don't give it these "all out there" colors. If it's a demon, the best colors are dark red, black, dark brown. Try matching it's species and see what good colored hair would be good for it. But when it comes to length, you can still mess up. If the hair is somehow lower than his/her butt, that's a problem. And if your oc is a girl and has a boy's cut, then that's a problem too. Give your oc a hairstyle that matches their personality. If she is flirty, let her hair be in curls. If it's a guy, let it be slicked black. If he or she is shy, let their hair cover their eyes a little, but not too much. If he or she has long hair, let it be realistic . Also, you can give your oc a different color hair, but just don't let it be neon colors. I would suggest some pastel like colors, baby blue, rose gold mixed in with some brown things like that.Things to avoid
-looooooooonggggg hair
-hot pink hair
-rainbow hair
-hair covering the whole face(unless it's made to be scary)
-hairstyles that switch up from time to Time (an oc that has really short hair somehow got a long braid, then back to short hair)
-really short hair in general
Body
When it comes to the body, you want to make your character realistic. If it's a girl, don't make her boobs so big that it's bigger than her head(unless she's overweight, and I'm not talking about a little chub of body fat on her stomach). If you want to make her curvy, make her have a realistic waist. And if she's skinny, boobs would usually be smaller. And when it comes to legs, don't make your character have GIANT thighs and a big butt but the upper half is skinny. How are you going to make the lower half Nicki Minaj and the upper half Ariana Grande?! And for guys, don't make this beefy looking dude that somehow has never even done a push-up. That's all I have to say them. Also, when it comes to age, make that realistic too. Don't let you oc be 13 but has K cup in bra size!
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~How to make a good character~
RandomThis will teach how to make a good character! It helps when writing a story, drawing, or just for fun.