So, you�re looking for character ideas you can steal? What if you just need to look around you? How do you come up with character design ideas? This post looks at getting character design ideas from everyday life. I�m going to tell you a story then talk about how I get ideas then tell you another story. So are you sitting comfortably?[br]
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The Shieldbug that Hitched a Ride
One day I was over at my mum�s with the dog. It had been a nice day and we had had a good play. As I was driving away down the road I found a little shield bug clinging to my arm. I opened the window and encouraged him to fly out. When I arrived at home, I got out of the car to find the intrepid shield bug had been clinging to my car roof! I helped him into a buddleia bush and went about my business. Later that day I spoke to my mum on the phone and told her the story of the enterprising creature. She laughed and suggested that he had been on a quest. That gave me the idea that