fangirlinginleatherboots:

tips for artists and writers who cant figure out whats “missing”

• rooms should be messy to some degree, lived in, and should have personality, even a clean persons room shows they lived there
• clothes shouldnt look recently bought unless thats part of the story
• no space is empty
• no part of the body is perfect
• quirks show in accessories, what pocket does the phone go in, headphones or earbuds, how are shoes laced
• when was an item bought? not every item is going to be up to date and trendy. age things appropriately
• skin picking, nail fidgeting, bruises, chapped lips
• quality of make up/self care
• waistline of pants/shorts/skirts
• are nails taken care of? chewed? polished? etc
• damage to objects like helmets, phone, jeans
• frizzy, loose hairs
• SEAMS IN CLOTHES
• signs of failed ambitions/projects. did they try to start using a fitness bracelet or keep succulents? 
• everyday allergies