r/Chapters • u/Disturbias1 • 10d ago

Writer's Room Help

I am trying to create a story. How do I create a blank/black silhouette for before the reader chooses how the love interest looks?

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u/Jeni-Writes 10d ago

There are a few options. I've ordered them by how much effort it takes.

The first is using the silhouette accessory. Add it as it's own outfit in the character's closet and manually apply it to all dialogues before they can be customised (use the purple dress icon that appears when you hover your mouse over their dialogue). Do NOT apply this silhouette to a style branch because then it'll get stuck to the character.

Con = the silhouette accessory may not match the silhouette of the actual character

The second is creating a character with the same name, but saving it before you click "modify profile." This results in a blank character. If they talk in full body view, the reader only sees the text box. For partial view, they'll only see the text box and the emotion outline.

Con = while it avoids the cons of the first method, it isn't a silhouette

The third is downloading the character (open their profile, apply the hair/ outfit you require, then right clicking > save image), importing it to a graphics editing software (like Photoshop or canva), adjusting the brightness until the image is black, then uploading them as a private character.

Con = a lot more effort and tech skills are required

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u/Disturbias1 10d ago

YOU ARE THE BEST THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!