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#9 - shinybuttfinger (01/11/2016) [-]
Why do so many artists especially female ones draw themselves with some stupid **** like the bunny ears we see right here? Soule has a retarded eye, and that other girl whose name I do not know has a paper hat? Why?
#115 to #9 - jonball ONLINE (13 hours ago) [-]
Because why not?
Makes them easier to recognize for once, and second they probably like drawing it like that.
User avatar #114 to #9 - alpako ONLINE (13 hours ago) [-]
so you can identify them easier it's like how serial killers get a pattern
User avatar #113 to #9 - zaperzero ONLINE (14 hours ago) [-]
Pathesisx does it cus liquid squid hair is hot and good for tentacle porn.
#82 to #9 - iceduchess (22 hours ago) [-]
For some (definitely not all) artists, it's to express sexual fantasies or may have something to do with escaping from reality. For example, if an artist enjoys pet play as a cat, she obviously can't walk around 24/7 with cat ears on. However, she can add cat ears to her comic character instead. It's not necessarily to make herself "stand out". She just personally likes seeing herself that way and and uses art to express that side of her. Once again, this applies to some artists, not all.
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User avatar #72 to #9 - mcassio ONLINE (22 hours ago) [-]
Soule has the eye thing because she gains it in the comics.
User avatar #71 to #9 - rawryrawr ONLINE (22 hours ago) [-]
It's so if you see any thing like it you think of them. I can't look at any ties without thinking bout itsthetie
User avatar #73 to #71 - dreygur (22 hours ago) [-]
I find his beard to be the most recognizable part of him
User avatar #61 to #9 - greyhoundfd (23 hours ago) [-]
Soule's (the character) eye is actually part of the storyline, it's supposed to be their. Her explanation is that the character only looks like her, it's not an author avatar. That's why she's fine doing **** with her.
#86 to #61 - lucianorocks (21 hours ago) [-]
source? for science reasons
User avatar #62 to #61 - greyhoundfd (23 hours ago) [-]
Oh **** , I mean there, not their
User avatar #50 to #9 - lametitan (01/12/2016) [-]
It makes the character and artist stick out better
I think it would be boring as **** if each character didn't have some sorta silly gimmick
User avatar #89 to #50 - sequel ONLINE (20 hours ago) [-]
Soule eye thing? alright
Paper hat? sure

Bunny Ears? Dude, I wish I had a nickle for every bunny eared OC character i've seen. OP isn't gonna stand out at all if he's using bunny ears, it's like cat ears 2.0.
User avatar #43 to #9 - aabbccddeeffgghhii (01/11/2016) [-]
Its basically a cheap way to give 'character' without actually putting any thought or effort into it.

Also it attempts to make the design "unique" and cute without actually having to design a unique character... Its all an illusion.

User avatar #40 to #9 - paddypancake (01/11/2016) [-]
I dunno soule's eye is at least somewhat creative. Doesn't mean its good but at least it's something i haven't seen before. The entire animal ears thing on the other hand has been beaten to death often enough to supply the rest of humanity with ears for their ****** webcomics.
to be fair i liked this strip though
User avatar #69 to #40 - djmaryhikineet ONLINE (22 hours ago) [-]
oh boy you haven't been around a lot have you, just look up the term chuunibyou and you learn why soules characters eye is stupid, though it more or less not given to the character by there choice they still have it
User avatar #48 to #40 - SweetJesus (01/11/2016) [-]
Your armor is so shiny
User avatar #37 to #9 - iamchicken ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
Typically for a 'pop' in character design.

If you make all your characters look the same it apparently turns people away from wanting to view your content.

Unique features on a character both give it more depth, at times, but also give it an easily recognizable feature so someone can see said character and go "Oh thats- bla bla bla"

Source: I did an art class for a semester and we did a unit on making comics and stuff.
User avatar #35 to #9 - sengo (01/11/2016) [-]
well Soule's is linked to how the character ended up in hell (iphone to the eye), so its not random. But yeah I get what you mean.
#29 to #9 - floran (01/11/2016) [-]
like the logo on a brand, is for easy recognition.
User avatar #22 to #9 - tarekmig (01/11/2016) [-]
S P E C I A L S N O W F L A K E
User avatar #117 to #22 - bigmanfifty (12 hours ago) [-]
would you prefer an average, difficult to recognise snowflake in your OC?
User avatar #17 to #9 - dndxplain ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
Soule's has a reason tho
User avatar #14 to #9 - kadish (01/11/2016) [-]
It's pretty simple, to not be forgetable, and to be recognizable. If they don't make a character with something you can clearly remember, you will not inmediatly connect each comic with the same artist
#13 to #9 - bunner [OP](01/11/2016) [-]
and kasper has his tie, and gee has his hat covering his eyes, and captain wow has a sock on his hand, and i forgot his fj name but theres a guy that draws himself as an astronaut/robot ect ect
idk uniqueness i guess
a majority of the OC artist on this site have some sort of detail they add to themselves so they arent average.
you can draw a million average characters, might as well add something strange or different
User avatar #94 to #13 - bloodmagic ONLINE (20 hours ago) [-]
Whoa whoa whoa, itsthetie's name is kasper? Thats my name too! What the hell
User avatar #75 to #13 - dreygur (22 hours ago) [-]
But, bunny ears. Something like a santa hat would've been better.
User avatar #78 to #75 - bunner [OP](22 hours ago) [-]
Well when you draw yourself, feel free to add a Santa hat
User avatar #53 to #13 - scorcho (01/12/2016) [-]
don't forget the guy with the sorta greyish wrinkly face from way back.
arnold-something
User avatar #76 to #53 - dreygur (22 hours ago) [-]
busk
#42 to #13 - epicduck (01/11/2016) [-]
and that one bitch who is a bird
#23 to #13 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
Kasper's account name itsthetie, he had that name long before he drew.
#18 to #13 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
ChromedDragon is the guy who draws himself as an astronaut/robot.
User avatar #19 to #18 - bunner [OP](01/11/2016) [-]
yeaaaah thats it. thanks anon
User avatar #15 to #13 - geebomb (01/11/2016) [-]
aaaand myopicprophet has his nipples
User avatar #12 to #9 - izaya (01/11/2016) [-]
For characters not to be too bland. A lot of starter writers also go through that phase, like giving their characters scars or stupidly colored hair.
User avatar #11 to #9 - klina (01/11/2016) [-]
to be unique i guess
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