Master Guide: Appearance

All the detailed suggestions you need to form your characters' physical appearance.

Eyes:

Small-narrow, squinty, beady

Big-round, wide-set, doe, bulgy, almond shaped

Hooded-sunken, deep-set

Bright-sparkling, twinkling, flickering

Sad-puffy, red-rimmed, cloudy

Tired-sleepy, heavy-lidded, dull, downturned, droopy

Mean-steely, sharp, hard

Eyebrows:

Neat-plucked, arched,

Natural-straight, unkempt, unruly, round

Thick-dark, bushy, heavy

Thin-sparse, faint

Nose:

Dainty-upturned, narrow, thin, small nostrils

Button-flat, large nostrils

Long-broad, square, defined, straight, pointed

Crooked-hooked, bulbous, flared nostrils

Mouth/Lips:

Thin-narrow

Full-puffy, lush, puckered

Defined-Cupid's bow, bow-shaped, rosebud, glossy

Dry-chapped, cracked

Teeth-gap, straight, overbite

Face:

Heart-shaped-square, round, oval

Jaw-square, soft, double chin, cleft chin

Cheekbones-sharp, high, sunken, hollow, dimples

Facial Hair:

Beard-five o'clock shadow, stubble, sideburns

Moustache- goatee, mutton chops

Clean shaven-smooth-faced

Hair:

Long-shoulder-length, shaggy, tousled, boob-length, layered

Short-spiky, buzzed, slicked down/back, crewcut, bob

Fine-limp, stringy, oily, stringy, wispy, thinning

Dry-dull, frizzy

Shiny-glossy, sleek, luminous, lustrous, neatly combed

Tangled-messy, wind-blown, unkempt, bed head, straggly

Straight-wavy, curly, kinky, spiraled, coily, corkscrews

Braided-crimped, curled, straightened, up-do, bangs, twists

Thick-puffy, afro, full, voluminous, bouncy

Bald-shaved, mohawk

Body Composition:

Tall-lanky, gangly, leggy, lean, bow-legged, long-limbed

Short-petite, tiny, small

Skinny-lithe, willowy, slim, slender, thin, gaunt, bony, wiry

Large, burly, beefy, bulky, barrel-chested, strapping, hulking

Stout-thick, compact, stocky, solid, sturdy, strong

Fit-athletic, muscular, toned, built, chiseled, taut, ripped

Ample-plush, voluptuous, curvy, hour-glassed, generous

Heavy-overweight, chubby, pudgy, portly, flabby, plump

Small Details:

Freckles-moles, birthmarks, scars, pimples, bruises

Nails-bitten, painted, well-groomed, long, short, manicured

Skin:

Soft-smooth, satiny, baby-soft, pore-less, velvety

Dry-flaky, scaly, dull, blemished, raw

Old-wrinkled, thin, sagging, loose, veiny

Glowing-dewy, translucent

Outdoors-weathered, leathery, sun-kissed, rough, sunburned

Hands:

Delicate-tiny, small, elegant, long-fingers

Plump-short fingers, soft

Large-rough, calloused, capable