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I'm having trouble communicating with artists to commission exactly the visual I want the characters to have. So, I've been told I need to shamelessly compile my references, be they celebrity, camgirl, or unsourced amateur porn. I know everyone can and will have their own mental images of how the characters look; these just happen to be mine.

I think ideally, the cover art for a AnimeCon Harem book will just feature Stephanie and Kelly on it, but I can be ambitious and dream of hiring an artist to do a bunch of black and white illustrations for various chapters inside the book, as well.

Stephanie:

I've always based Steph's face on a well-known camgirl/instagram model, kaijafaerie. (NSFW) Adorable expression/stunning smile. Searching Pornhub or Xvideos will bring her up, her Tumblr got removed with adult content purge.

Kelly:

Kelly's hard to pin down exactly--the closest reference I could find to what's in my head is this Adriana Alencar one (SFW).

Emily:

Unsourced cell phone lewd (NSFW) seems like the closest to how I picture her. Maybe with a dash of Bonbibonkers energy (Tiktok fame) and a bit of '98 Lacey Chabert (Penny from 98 Lost in Space).

Chloe:

I have a couple references for Chloe's hair, (SFW) but haven't decided on a perfect facial reference that gives off her subtle vibe.

Rebecca:

All I have for Rebecca is some awesome viking-style tunics I found, but I'll put more effort into pinning her down soon.

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BigBoss828

Cant open, at office. I'll give my input later.

FortySixtyFour

No worries, haha. How they appear'll always have a lot of leeway for interpretation--it's just me trying to figure out a better way to convey a "vibe" to commission artists.

ZeroCross

Have you considered providing excerpts along with a small description of their physique? Your prose bleeds personality. We quickly derive who they are, and then their face usually follows the personality. I'm sure it'd help the artist.

FortySixtyFour

Ideally I'd want the artist to read the whole thing rather than just exerpts, but I've been working up in-depth descriptions to go with the references, yeah.

no name

My idea of Emily is more of a young Audrey Hepburn. I like the others though.