(Or you skip ahead to the character creation part.) Paradigm Shift: An Origin Story Kate’s Heroes Unlimited 2.0 character sheet Mike’s Ninjas & Superspies character sheetįor Paradigm Shift, the characters definitely preceded the story by a long mile. To begin, we take a look at a case history. The more you know your character, the more likely a story idea will come from knowing who they are, what they like and want, and what their history is. No matter where the idea comes from, the magic comes from playing around with the character to see what makes them tick, whether it’s writing the ideas down, drawing character sketches, or just daydreaming about that character in a quiet moment. That starting idea could just be a funny doodle in a sketchbook, or beam in as a “wouldn’t it be cool?” idea while walking down the street. For many creators, the process is a natural evolution from an initial idea to a fully fleshed-out character. There is no “right” way to create your character. While I have many ideas for premises for stories, there’s no actual *story* until there are characters for it.
It’s their desires, their actions, and their personalities that shape the direction and plot of story. To me, all stories start with great characters. And before there can be story, there has to be some characters. Being the third installment of my How to Draw Comics series.īefore there can be a comic, there has be a story.
