Last week during workshops we talked about characters and the difference between a picture and a character, for example, the difference between a picture of a cat and a character that happens to be a cat. We looked at a few story books for examples and inspiration then developed our own simple character development guide that listed a few questions to think about while we were working:

• What is its name?
• What does it look like? Does it wear anything that is not typical?
• What is special about it? Can it do something that is not typical?
• What kind of mood is it in? What emotion/s is it expressing?

Illustrations often have great detail and can convey so much of a story on their own. If a viewer looks carefully, they can discover a lot about a character, even when there aren’t words!

When you look at these characters, what can you tell about them?