MikeIsAlive
Previously Rabbid
Why do people almost always want a real life picture instead of anime? To be honest, when I picture RPs happening in my head, I see it as animated.
Anime and Real Life Pictures Question
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White Masquerade
QuirkyAngel's Red Oni
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You know what's funny? There are people who ask, why do people always want to use an anime picture instead of a real life one? Can you believe that?
The honest truth, is just that it's all about your perspective. One side thinks the other is too crazy, the other thinks the other side is too crazy. I kid you not, I have seen a thread like this, asking the opposite of your question. I can't even tell you which type of picture is really used more.
From what I've read, people don't like anime pictures because they don't look realistic. The proportions are off, and the character looks too cutesy (what?) or bubbly?
Anime Vs Real-Life
I kind of get it? Looking at a realistic picture, lets you know what a character really looks like. The way their hair falls, more detailed expressions....and other things (I don't know). It just feels more real and relatable because it's a human-looking human, and we're human-looking humans ourselves. Looking at an anime picture...or imagining an anime character, might be jarring to people who are used to looking at real humans?
THEN, there are people who say they prefer anime pictures because, why use a picture of somebody that's already real? That's weird.
I don't know Rabbid. Half of what I said, didn't even make sense to me. Any picture should be okay as long as you can see your character's facial features.
None Of This Please
My head is good at filling in the blanks...but what the heck are people supposed to do with that? If someone is going to go non-realistic, they should at least consider using digital art.
Digital Art Is A Nice Middle-Ground
I hope this made some sense. That was a very weird question.
)You know what's funny? There are people who ask, why do people always want to use an anime picture instead of a real life one? Can you believe that?
The honest truth, is just that it's all about your perspective. One side thinks the other is too crazy, the other thinks the other side is too crazy. I kid you not, I have seen a thread like this, asking the opposite of your question. I can't even tell you which type of picture is really used more.
From what I've read, people don't like anime pictures because they don't look realistic. The proportions are off, and the character looks too cutesy (what?) or bubbly?
Anime Vs Real-Life
I kind of get it? Looking at a realistic picture, lets you know what a character really looks like. The way their hair falls, more detailed expressions....and other things (I don't know). It just feels more real and relatable because it's a human-looking human, and we're human-looking humans ourselves. Looking at an anime picture...or imagining an anime character, might be jarring to people who are used to looking at real humans?
THEN, there are people who say they prefer anime pictures because, why use a picture of somebody that's already real? That's weird.
I don't know Rabbid. Half of what I said, didn't even make sense to me. Any picture should be okay as long as you can see your character's facial features.
None Of This Please
My head is good at filling in the blanks...but what the heck are people supposed to do with that? If someone is going to go non-realistic, they should at least consider using digital art.
Digital Art Is A Nice Middle-Ground
I hope this made some sense. That was a very weird question.
SpookySneeze
One Thousand Club
I have a realistic one and a anime one for my characters so that I can use whichever one most people are using ^0^ I only just started doing it now when I realized people would think it was weird for me to use anime pictures in super realistic roleplays.
It's hard tho, 'cause one of my characters (Syo) has a hairstyle that is kinda hard to find in realistic pictures. I mean, I'd prefer to draw my own characters, but I can't do very realistic, so for roleplays that want realistic, it's kinda hard.
It's hard tho, 'cause one of my characters (Syo) has a hairstyle that is kinda hard to find in realistic pictures. I mean, I'd prefer to draw my own characters, but I can't do very realistic, so for roleplays that want realistic, it's kinda hard.
Pine
PK THOT ⚡
Like people have been saying, I think it depends on the role play.
If I'm doing some sort of fandom or something that is deep in fantasy (depending), I'll be more inclined to use an anime picture.
It's easier for me to picture things in an animated kind of way when a role play doesn't EXACTLY obey all the laws of physics.
Conversely, when I'm in a role play with a more realistic setting, it becomes difficult to translate that more cartoon-ish style into things with that kind of modern feel.
For example, I would almost be more inclined to picture a character being able to leap to the top of a crate than having to climb it.
So it might be the type of role plays you're looking at.
When I make role plays, I don't really ever set it as a rule that NEEDS to be followed, but if people are using pictures largely as a reference for their characters, and the role play itself becomes this whole mess of realistic and anime characters, then it becomes difficult to REALLY imagine everything that is going on between them.
In short, I think it's better to just stick to one or the other, depending on the role play.
Even better is MAKING yourself think of a character's appearance before hunting for an identical picture, and if you can't find one that matches your character in whatever sort of "genre" you pick... then just leave the picture out.
That's something I've been struggling with, because I hate coming up with appearances and ESPECIALLY their wardrobe, but I think it's something that people can really reap a lot of benefits on.
That's just what I like to do, anyway, and it's totally up to the individual how they handle their character's appearance (within the parameters of the role play they're trying to join, of course).
If I'm doing some sort of fandom or something that is deep in fantasy (depending), I'll be more inclined to use an anime picture.
It's easier for me to picture things in an animated kind of way when a role play doesn't EXACTLY obey all the laws of physics.
Conversely, when I'm in a role play with a more realistic setting, it becomes difficult to translate that more cartoon-ish style into things with that kind of modern feel.
For example, I would almost be more inclined to picture a character being able to leap to the top of a crate than having to climb it.
So it might be the type of role plays you're looking at.
When I make role plays, I don't really ever set it as a rule that NEEDS to be followed, but if people are using pictures largely as a reference for their characters, and the role play itself becomes this whole mess of realistic and anime characters, then it becomes difficult to REALLY imagine everything that is going on between them.
In short, I think it's better to just stick to one or the other, depending on the role play.
Even better is MAKING yourself think of a character's appearance before hunting for an identical picture, and if you can't find one that matches your character in whatever sort of "genre" you pick... then just leave the picture out.
That's something I've been struggling with, because I hate coming up with appearances and ESPECIALLY their wardrobe, but I think it's something that people can really reap a lot of benefits on.
That's just what I like to do, anyway, and it's totally up to the individual how they handle their character's appearance (within the parameters of the role play they're trying to join, of course).
ShadowedNexus
That Guy Who Reads A Lot
I think it all depends on the RP.
If I am going to have a heavily Fantasy Based RP then anime will fit a lot better than a normal person
However if it is say, Zombie themed, Actual pictures are great for it.
If I am going to have a heavily Fantasy Based RP then anime will fit a lot better than a normal person
However if it is say, Zombie themed, Actual pictures are great for it.
Threedog
New Member
Honestly what it boils down to is the preference of the original poster. I personally prefer to give as vivid a description as possible.
Cavil
idgaf honestly
I never ever ever use anime because I personally don't like the art style.
Bone2pick
Minority of One
I'm not too big on it either. It's very odd to me how often anime gets used in context as if it's the only art alternative to realistic images.L0TUSLAND said:
Anarchy
Respect the bot!
Pretty much this!!Nakinagara said:
Also, if I notice that everyone else in the rp is using an anime picture, I'll use an anime pic. If they're using RL pictures, I'll use a RL pic. Both are pretty, so it makes no difference to me!
