Creating and developing characters is how I was first introduced to the art and story scene and is my first step to worldbuilding and its storyline. In this portfolio, I have organized, from top to bottom, most recent to least recent, several sketches that played a key role in improving and evolving my characters. While working on each character, I like to also consider the world I would place them in, as to best format their design to fit the environment. I might ask myself: What is their day-to-day life like? How does their lifestyle influence their physical appearance? What is their place in the story? How do I make them unique? These questions, among several others, I incorporate into the character as I continue the world-building process alongside the individual. I find this method of starting with a character's basic design and personal attributes while also considering the character's environment first, and then continuing to build the world that surrounds the character to best suit them, to be the most effective and cohesive way to build a world.