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 This is one of my favorite parts! :D Ancestors are simple, because they don’t need to be fleshed out as a character as much as their descendants. What does your character want to do with themselves? Do they have dreams of being a Ruffiannihilator? Or a Legislacerator? Maybe their ancestor is out doing those things! The more your character knows about their ancestor should reflect what kind of things the ancestor did. Did they keep a journal that your character found? It would make more sense if the descendant knew more about an ancestor who wrote about themselves than one who didn’t, right?

 Ancestors often look like their descendants, with subtle or slight differences. (The length of their hair, their body type) Or course this isn’t a RULE, but it often makes designs easier. If your troll has a theme, their ancestor should follow that theme.

 Dancestors are a little harder and a little more fun. Your dancestor should also follow your original troll’s theme, while being a completely different character. Different hobbies, skills, and a different personality! Dancestors can be very similar, or they can be polar opposites. (Nepeta and Meulin are very similar in personality, whereas Meenah and Feferi aren’t very similar at all!) 

 Some people say that dancestors are supposed to have very stereotypical, or joke-like personalities but I personally don’t like that idea. I mean they COULD, if you wanted them to, but it tends to make their characters a little bit more dull and uninteresting. (If you’ve seen one nerd girl, you’ve seen them all.) So why do that, when you can make their characters a lot more interesting!

 A troll is NOT the same person as their post or pre-scratch self, and though they may be similar in personality, they may not be! Just remember not to make three (or four!) versions of the exact same person, and keep them different! Think of them as brothers and sisters rather than clones.

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Hi there! The first thing I’d recommend, is to practice drawing your character elsewhere first! Get used to the way their hair falls, or how their eyes are shaped. A really nice sprite will show some distinction of the characters features, as well as their personalities! (Are they scowling? Grinning? Apathetic?) Picking a good color scheme (or lackthereof!) will tell people a lot about your troll. A character with a more colorful outfit might be a lot more cheerful or freespirited than one who wears duller colors, or solely black and gray. Remember that highbloods can wear more colors than lowbloods! Using another sprite as a base for proportioning isn’t unheard of or a bad idea, as long as you edit well, and turn it into YOUR design, and don’t just like…throw some pigtails on Sollux and call it a new character. Try to redesign as MUCH as you can! DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES. And don’t forget that no one’s first sprite is a good one. Just to prove my point, here’s mine:

 Pretty snazzy, right? And here’s what she looks like now:

 So don’t get too discouraged if you’re not happy with the sprite, or the design right away! There’s always plenty of room for improvement!

 Hi there! I’m gonna be honest, I’ve never heard of them before! I’ve done some research though, and I’ll try my best to help! This is going under a read more, since it’s pretty long!