Most of my muses come long before I choose an FC for them. In face casting, they fit more in tone than actual looks.
Having said that, I’d say the FCs match about 60%- 80% how I see the characters in my head. They are NOT accurate to the characters. They never have been, they never will be. They never could be. I think the only accurate representation would be if I just started drawing them, which is something I want to do, but it would be time consuming, and I wouldn’t be able to use the hundreds of icons I’ve bookmarked or even made myself from fc pics.
At the end of the day, I love using FCs and its helpful (to a point)l, but it makes me cringe, too. Knowing the fc name and hearing it used before the character names make me cringe. I realize I just don’t want a part of that anymore. (I want to see the character first and foremost, the less I know about FC and the actors involved, the better). If your character is named Jake and the character means a lot to you, and has gotten you through some tough times, why would you want to have the public perception of him be someone like say, Johnny Depp, when he’s always Jake to you? I want to know Jake first, okay? I’m sure he’s way better than the FC. Face casts come and go, your character is forever.
But to each their own.
If I start drawing my muses, its gonna be for fun and to get more in character. I’m not going to draw individual icons, and I’m not going to do it for other muns. And if the drawings turn out bad, this topic will probably never come up again on this blog.