I don't really hang out on art social media, can you tell me what the deal is with OCs? I thought they were just characters people come up with and drew art of but I watched a video where the creator made it sound like peoples' OCs have storylines. Do artists write stories for their OCs or do lore dumps or something? I was wondering how that worked.
Some people create OCs because they want to tell a story through comics and games.For the vast, vast majority it’s an emotional thing. They daydream and have stories in their head, and occasionally drop some lore. This group of people should be avoided. Anyone who used the term OC for emotionally heavy characters is mentally unstable.
>>7804090Im in the process of creating an OC for marketing purposes, and because I simply cant let things have their designated purpose I came up with a story for it to also use as marketing material.
>>7804090I dont like the term OC, but I do characters with a story
>>7804090Trying to wrap my head around how someone could ask a question like this in earnest. You don't know what a character is, or how they fit into a story? Have you never read a book, or watched a movie or TV show? The people you see in those are fictional characters, made up by the people who created the story.
>>7804130What I mean is I'm wondering what format the story part of the character takes, what makes it not just a character design? Is the backstory something the artist shares or is it just something they keep in their head?
>>7804130I think that's a pretty normal response to the retarded concept of "recoloring or retooling established characters to claim as your own and then pretend they have an important background when you'll do FUCK ALL in terms of producing media where such a story will take place " you feel me? No one gives a shit if your emo version of kim possible is actually dyslexic because all she ever did in your lifetime was pose for pretty pictures and occasionally a meme. Do you get it?
>>7804130People very much do not use OCs the same way an author uses characters. For most people it's borderline schizophrenic levels of self-insertion fantasy. Anyone who calls them OCs over characters should be treated with suspicion.
>>7804145This. "OC" is a warning term
>>7804142>>7804145I guess I've just never interacted with the fandom cesspits where the term is used like that. I describe my characters as OCs on occasion to differentiate them from characters in established media, or to clarify that they aren't generic one-off figures for a single illustration. I would describe the OP image, if it wasn't made as a joke, as a fan character, or FC.
basically fan-fiction but instead of just writing a story, they draw and design a character in that fandom. usually they have at least some backstory to them. there's a lot of overlap, either the story or design could come first.kids/autists often have obsessions with certain fandoms so a lot of their daydreaming is done in that universe.
>>7804090As >>7804180 said, it's an offshoot of fanfiction culture pretty much tailored for social media. Nowadays when people don't have the guts to actually write a story or draw a comic, they end up taking a half-baked slice of their imagination and turning it into a shallow circus attraction to post on Twitter and circlejerk with other OC artists. Beyond farming a few likes, it's pointless and rarely goes any further than that.Or they just use it to larp, which is extremely embarrassing for all parties involved.If people ask you who a character you made is, say that "its my character" not "its my OC tee-hee" if you don't want to come off as a brainrotted social media fanfic addict.
>>7804090Quick everybody itt post your work
>>7804275Okay but it is pretty good, please do not steal it
>>7804299Good character
>>7804142>>7804148>>7804097>>7804180Imagine still thinking that the term is still used in this ancient definition when even professionals use the terms at this point lol.You guys need to get some joy and whimsy in your hearts already.
>>7804299i love this so muchgood spoof, anon
