How to Create Interesting Characters for your Art and Stories!

[@markcallaway754]

Gary needs his own movie.

[@kinephas]

*GARRY* The Garry Starring Garry Roles: Main protagonist: Garry Side protagonist: Garry Main villian: Garry Side villian: Garry Narrator: Garry Tattooted gang member no. 4: Garry

[@tequilasunset2074]

+Mark Callaway And then a subsequent spinoff TV series that will make everyone miss the days when the movie was the best thing on earth.

[@loliH9]

+Jakub Orzech featuring Gary from the Gary™ movie series & Gary.

[@EthanVillanueva]

+Jakub Orzech Is this a fallout 3 reference?

[@steampunkerkai]

+Mark Callaway *GARY* In the dark streets of *cliche city*, a thug sells drugs. He sometimes buys drugs, and he beats up people when he gets paid. But deep in his heart, he really likes puppies. Like, a lot. GARY WILL RETURN IN THE SEQUEL, *GARRY*, ABOUT HIS SECRET TWIN BROTHER WHO LIKES KITTENS.

[@Prologue18]

"I, I like puppies. Like a lot." Oh, Jazza, how I love you so.

[@nickmindset8573]

Oh my God, Gary: "I uh... I really like... puppies... like a lot", best line in the history of the world! XD XD XD

[@daviieed]

Jazza is also secretly an actor :)

[@xaayer]

+Daviieed Not too secret lol he's mentioned it before and he was in a Joseph play a few years back

[@mrsloppytom]

xaayer Who's Joseph?

[@xaayer]

The Biblical character.

[@mrsloppytom]

xaayer Oh ok. Thought so!

[@rikumachida4811]

Daviieed and a singer, and a model

[@TreshToons]

Gary is the best xD

[@darksskull]

+TreshToons he's an impostor.

[@NayvieNoir]

I want to give Gary a hug. Also a puppy

[@diablo9997]

+KuraiChan who gary

[@evermenanimation]

+alex youno That sounds like something Gary would say. Are you Gary?

[@altothedragonborn5005]

Petition to have Jazza make an animation about Gary, Fadoman and Peter Banks.

[@jakevuolo6621]

YESS!! that'd be awesome

[@SquidgytheGreat]

You've done character design.... BUT PLEASE CREATURE DESIGN!?

[@DevoidFX]

To come up with interesting creatures, you need to know basic animals anatomy and structure and after that you can combine them. Also, you need to consider the environment the creature is living in and all sorts of scientifical facts so that you can come up with a believable and interesting creature design

[@Caanze]

+DC Artz That's a really short and precise answer to a rather complex design process. Have my thanks and upvote, good Sir!

[@DevoidFX]

+XxlnFlaMeSxX At first I smelled sarcasm, but yeah.. I learned that from another famous youtube artist, can't really tell which one though.. sycra or someone else

[@leetri]

+DC Artz I'd like to add, start with the environment. Where does it live? How do animals that live in that environment look? Why do they look like that? What food is available? How do they fit in the ecosystem? You can't have a penguin that lives in a salt desert and feeds off of apples on tall branches. Penguins are made to live in water, a salt desert cannot facilitate an apple tree and the penguin is not built to reach tall branches nor sustain itself on apples. Another thing you can do is take an animal you want your design to fill the role of, say savannah hunter. The obvious comparison is a lion, so look at the lion and try to pick out the mane (heh, puns) features. Quadruped, big claws to cling to prey, powerful limbs to sprint and jump at prey, etc. Keep it as general as possible, so no "short tail with fluff on". Now you have a list of characteristics of that archetype of animal that you can use.

[@tusenbensen334]

+Machine Herald and dont make it smooth with short blank hair everywhere, show ribs and the front is bigger than the back. im sorry I got exited.... :D

[@latenightthinker4737]

If I have writers block or a creativity block, I just watch one of your vids and it doesn't matter what it's about. I just have to sit and watch and somehow be insprired

[@anigamer379]

Late Night Thinker I just keep writing it's painful VERY PAINFUL but I have to finish books

[@fuzzythefluffywolfaj2567]

when you write a story and give the impression that it's going to have a happy ending like 95% of all stories do, then suddenly have everything turn to chaos and the story ends with it tugging at your heart as everyone dies. I'M GOOD AT THIS!!1!

[@tomiwaaina5499]

3:03 he became Tom Hardy

[@tobyv1.643]

that's what I was thinking

[@WinstonWhitetail]

haha, killing main characters cause it's interesting XD reminds me of the series I'm reading "Warriors" where they make you get attached to characters only for them to kill em later XDDD

[@markcallaway754]

+Joshpro8423 or the walking dead. R.I.P Beth.

[@lionelheisler4887]

+Mark Callaway ikr

[@hannahmayfoulds9741]

Or Homestuck. Everyone dies in Homestuck.

[@lionelheisler4887]

Hannah May Foulds true, true.

[@hannahmayfoulds9741]

Schizzle Blizzard Very true. Hussie has no mercy!

[@Ronindude]

You really packed a ton of useful gems of wisdom in this one! Really well done, man! Love the character portrayals, too, got a kick out of that. Bravo!

[@anastialagarez3148]

This is epic, love your teachings and approach. I showed you to my college tutors and they said they would be out of a job if you were teaching at our campus.

[@kirthar7393]

I needed this video, thanks Jazza. Question: youre going to reveal the cotm winners on thursday, right?

[@Jazza]

Yep :)

[@SiliPiano]

+Draw with Jazza can't wait! :D

[@mayfirerose]

+Draw with Jazza awww yes. I can't wait to see the great animations you chose as the winners. I'm sure I haven't even seen all of them. but the ones I did see were so good. And I'm really glad. I usually don't enter contests because I don't want to go up against so many people better than me, but this one felt so different. I had so much fun with it. I hope everyone did.

[@tusenbensen334]

+mekacher anis same problem here

[@kirthar7393]

+mekacher anis Guys, remember about traditional animation trough sheets of paper and pencils...

[@jessiefox3739]

The only time that a person is finished is when they are dead.

[@cenedra20]

Sometimes not even then - DUMBLEDORE

[@annekewestra6011]

And Ari... maximum ride

[@gracebridgette7848]

Or Jean grey...........13 times

[@ragingtaco9183]

"Hi, my name's Gary, just Gary" Hello Just Gary, nice to meet you *self high five*

[@bruvulouz]

you should do a series where you make characters using the design process. i really enjoyed the video and it would be cool to see more!

[@ponaxesvahn1392]

I just had to pause the video to say Bravo @draw with Jazza, this video is amazing. I love the roleplaying and how you explain the characters! LOVE IT

[@Anon-nh8tf]

Thanks Jazza! I was having some trouble on character creation for a comic I was writing, you helped me jump that barrier! Thank You!

[@hoohohohter]

Jazza, I just wanna thank you, you have taught me soooo much, and bestowed your wisdom onto me, and I'm super grateful, you taught me how to Animate, one of my childhood dreams. You are my mentor, and I respect you in every way possible! Keep being awesome !!! ^_^

[@maitreyeek9906]

When you were doing the Street guy Gary You looked like Tom Hardy !! Nice work.... Great videos you have !

[@theblanketfortcohort7332]

so i'm developing a story where the prison in a secluded town goes offline and everyone escapes. the protagonist (who is a bit of a sadist) and his detective brother are basically the only people who can do anything about it. i chose the main character because the wellbeing of the town rests on a man with no conscience. does it sound interesting? i'd appreciate it if you guys could give some pointers XD

[@ellyannadavey9914]

Your friendly neighbourhood nobody that sounds awesome! very Interesting. keep it up!

[@sybilledcxl1255]

I already want to read that story!

[@DavidWilson-me6bs]

Many thanks for this video Jazza. I found this very beneficial as I have been able to follow your drawing tutorials but not give the figure a different identity in a new surrounding because I didn't know what to consider during the post drawing process.

[@TheNecroDarkness]

I'm going to forever use what you have brought to me in this video. Thank you for uploading this helpful video.

[@heartlessangel656]

i have this one character for a manga/ comic i'm working on, were he is perfect in every way he is kind , rich , attractive, he is ladies man etc. but he has one huge flaw that you don't see the first time we see, witch is he has split personality and he slowly changes in to a insane maniac thirsty for blood and this shows over time were he goes from a guy who cant even look at a gun without getting nightmares to a person who slaughters villages , kills , rapes and eats and drinks humans and even he starts changing how he looks as well were he use to wear nice cloths, he was a neat freak to he has scares all over his body , ripped bloody cloths and carries rusty knives and guns. he does this because he has a inner demon slowly taking over his body and his slowly breaking him and forcing him to doing these acts.

[@RiaDadiaPlaysMinecraft]

whoa

[@emilye8701]

Sounds interesting but in order to be believable he'd have to have some flaws visible from the start. Nobody is perfect irl, and if readers see a perfect person they automatically lose interest. Even if he becomes more flawed as time goes on because of the demon/split personality thing, people won't care unless you build a real, flawed, human personality for him at the start. Then you can show how the flaws become more and more pronounced and so on as time goes on. (Not trying to criticize, just trying to offer helpful advice as a reader. Feel free to ignore me, it's your character after all lol)

[@heartlessangel656]

Thanks for the advice , i love to hear feed back about storys and characters i write and how to aprove them, appreciate it.

[@darksidecola4529]

that's a pretty great idea, none of my characters come out that interesting. the are all either so good they could try out for Jesus, so bad they are basically the devil incarnate, or there to create contrast with other characters or the setting.

[@zombiedude9826]

tenshi Why does this sound a lot like Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde?

[@AnnaGlin]

you're such an amazing actor Jazza! honestly, your acting talents might be higher than drawing imho but it's so awesome that you do so many different things :)

[@amandariviera]

Nice video. A lot of advice I give newcomers to my role playing groups, too. I especially loved the way you explained Tyrion. And how excited you got talking in this video :D

[@Maninawig]

there is a ted ed video about how to write a story that lays out a great writing plan that compliments your video really well

[@leaderwithoutaplan]

This video couldn't have come at a better time! Thanks Jazza! Also...when the thief went into his love of puppies, I couldn't help but think "puppy rape". I guess that shows where my mind is *sigh* probably shouldn't have shared that, but hey, I did. Keep up the great work :P

[@mayfirerose]

Dude, I think you need some time away from the Internet. lol.

[@leaderwithoutaplan]

+mayfirerose Truth is you're probably right XD

[@mayfirerose]

+leaderwithoutaplan lol. it's cool. sometimes we think weird stuff. it's normal.

[@sulleh7127]

+mayfirerose but how can weird be normal? isnt that a contradiction?

[@jarosbodytko6462]

+leaderwithoutaplan Trust me, you weren't alone.... The 'like... a lot'-thing just makes it creepy XD Thank alot, Internet...

[@goodjob3093]

I think I'm going to make a character like Gary... I can picture it now...

[@dylanmagoiofthethalasso4032]

Your "knight" characters motives remind me of the play Othello

[@rushart9517]

THIS IS BOTH HILARIOUS AND INGENIOUS WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!!!!!!

[@cruzvids6959]

You should do a face reveal when you hit half a mil

[@xandredarium4209]

+CruzVids Mate...

[@opheteufel504]

Yes!

[@savannahlevy97]

Am I missing something...?

[@Joshua-hz3cl]

+Dove from Above I am missing something also.

[@steampunkerkai]

+CruzVids And voice.

[@r.s.j.creations3943]

You post some of the most useful videos on KZbin!

[@awesomesauce6175]

I see exactly what you mean with the expectations, as with Star Wars ( I'm a huge geek ) , everyone expected kylo ren to be like every other Sith Lord and didn't really pay that much attention to him , and he turned out to be quite different from most ( all) villains in the franchise , which gained lots of attention for the charcter.

[@midas8009]

Thanks for the info, man! Both ideas for Halloween and characters

[@Mezzy]

Your videos are incredible. So informative and helpful.

[@platypusbuk]

Dhamon Grimwolf is a Peeeerfect example of a memorable character. He never wanted to be the hero. read his story and see who he is, who was, and who he becomes.

[@rkm424]

Loved the brief 'see you later' montage at the end. :P Great video Jazza, really helpful! :D

[@therealr0bert]

For my main characters I like to build a profile that the NSA would be jealous of. I decide all of their hopes and dreams, their backgrounds, and their personalities as I think any good writer should do. I also like to go a step further though. I think about things that may not even effect these characters, but help me to better understand them as if they were real people. What political party do they belong to, what are their stances on issues, what books or movies do they enjoy, what are their sexual interests, what do they like or dislike about their co stars, how do they react to different chains of events, what are their biases, religious beliefs? These are the question I need to ask and re ask about characters to make them feel alive. I personally think building characters is my strongest skill.

[@bredeleven4132]

You sir are a genius👏🏽really inspiring stuff!!

[@ao0421]

Omg I loved your street thug character "I like puppies,like,a lot" lmfao😂

[@ThemCoversMB]

The lil thing in the KZbin play button,The acting. Man ur so cool

[@grantlopez6797]

That was really helpful! Also you're very funny, those characters were great! Thanks Jazza! :)

[@S197Bryan]

You can make so many stories with the banker and street thug in them together! I already thought of 3

[@breelifornia4098]

How convenient. I needed this, thank you Jazza :)

[@KidHave]

This will really help me,thanks jazza

[@CherryMinecrafter]

Thanks so much for being such a great teacher all of your videos are really helpful and seriously you're like the best comic artist I've ever seen. I liked your thug LOL great job. :)

[@littlegoblet5156]

Jazza I found this really interesting. NOw I have to go rethink all my characters. thank you heaps :D P.S. love your horrible Boston/ New York accent.

[@MegaDeadpool100]

Thank Jazza for this video.

[@Portokal400]

Consistency is also pretty important. You can't have a character suddenly change withouht a good reason :o

[@jlw1049]

Advise I saw online. Who is your character What do they want How can you prevent them from getting that

[@woekser]

i think the best character i seen was in taxi driver. robert deniro as trevis bickle was a good in depth character with questionable motives.

[@hannahpieplow8557]

Hi there I am using Copic Markers and I love them :)

[@redeye998]

Jazza roleplaying? Hell yes!

[@TwelveTitansofficial]

Outstanding acting.

[@theredstoneclub1328]

thank you this makes me a better artist

[@aa-pq6jn]

Delson from : Infomous Second Son is cool too.

[@bleachedemu9935]

The flaws make me think of Percy Jackson. Great characters but they have their fatal flaws, like Percy is too loyal which lands him in Tartarus with Annabeth

[@RotaFury]

Wait your creating your own roleplaying system with your brother? What sorta system will it be? aside from that thank you very much for this video it was interesting food for thought.

[@sickdoodles908]

12:47 "Or create the animation TELLING their TALE"

[@Gijlnor]

Gary. Very Tom Hardy esque. Fair play Jazza

[@AlisonGroen]

some good characters: all characters in harry potter

[@AlisonGroen]

and in avatar: the last airbender

[@c.h.studios6714]

Alison11 11Groen and all the characters in the maze runner

[@edithdamanik7742]

Harry the Tato Nope definitely not....Teresa...

[@toriearle5877]

Throne of Glass

[@dandr0ugh875]

harry isn't good, ron, hermoine and the rest are all good

[@jobunny]

I LOVE GARY !

[@gkf_the_artist]

Gary I think you are the coolest dude ever😎

[@sladikk]

I want to see movies with each of those characters

[@loganreina2290]

The writers of spider-man really made him stay the same for a really long time. He always had "Parker problems". That's why I like Dan Slott's run on asm, ssm, and the new asm.

[@haileykate8216]

"I like puppies... Like a lot." I CAN RELATE, GARY

[@Lab-Gr0wn-Lambs]

That was unbelievably helpful 😲

[@doloresklasan415]

You would be one of the best voice actors XD

[@sybilledcxl1255]

There has to be a story about Gary and banks (combined or separated? Not sure...)

[@Urglerbob]

Now that you've done Tom Hardy, you should draw Bronson!

[@courtneyliebes4520]

Jazza: "with my brother" Me: OMG WHAT 😱😱😱

[@tumelochitiyo6150]

Gary lots of love

[@jammmonet]

Love your characters ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️

[@distru789]

you are a good actor :),thx for the tips

[@thewunderhase]

AWESOME VIDEO!!!! Thank you :3

[@soop5050]

When you say a villain who's not perfect at being a villain, my mind says, *"dr. doofenshmirtz"*

[@izzysotelo5774]

Lol you have a good American accent!😂

[@CherryMinecrafter]

Great advice!

[@asunais2225]

Sirius black is le best character!

[@Talooka]

Really great video, thanks

[@RoseTyler199]

I tink I'm in love with the suit guy who is in love with someone in the homeless shelter

[@katmaccoll2761]

I really like puppies. Like a lot too. I love Gary he needs to be protected, I mean whattttt....

[@sebrobinson8245]

I happened to pause at 3:50 to go and get something and I came back to that face.

[@nicholasdavis4688]

Jazza Your Awesome!!!!!

[@ClarizMarielle]

You look like tom hardy in the hoodie

[@Warden_Vtel]

Izzat real steel I seeeeeeeee

[@1andonlyRJ4Y]

I have to say Jazza, it's uncanny how much you resemble Captain America/Chris Evans when shown side by side...

[@quincey5917]

Peter Banks looks like Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight omg

[@clairetorres3494]

Gary is the best.

[@ryanyoak1017]

1:25 this just in. Jazza plays DnD

[@robinry7069]

Batman is a perfect example of 'Flawed.'

[@BioBreedGaming]

Gary! Maybe Gary should do a tutorial....

[@generalgh0st]

AAAAAA this is so helpfuuuuul

[@57daysproductions]

I really like Gary ;_; Jazza, please. Make him a thing. Or let me make him a thing. I'm having feels over a character I met fro 12 seconds.

[@Palewolf]

+6 charisma for the armor and chainmail

[@vb4894]

3:38 why is this me😂😂😂

[@floskywalker6220]

My name is Maddie and after watching this I have gained the confidence to call myself a hobby manga artist

[@DreamWizard9]

Garry likes puppies! LOL XD