Hey Bo!
Can I ask what sign language Dario uses again? I think youāve mentioned before that heās mute in your Wish!AU. Is it Russian or German? I canāt remember unfortunately, sorry š
(Also, is there a reference you use when drawing characters who use sign language? Sorry if this sounds dumb.)
Hi Flicker! No problem, I donāt think I clarified this earlierā this doesnāt sound dumb at all!
I found this ask in my drafts hidden in the dump but here is what I wrote before:
So. I didnāt exactly put too much thought behind Darioās sign. He is mute (as is Dopey), and I originally drew him using BSL or ASL. But this ask got me thinking, and I explored a few different sign language options and narrowed them down to these two:
1. Thereās obviously ASL. Disney is an American brand, so it would make sense that their character would use American Sign. (Wait. In other countries, do they just reanimate everything?)
2. Thereās also SSL, as Rosas is a Spanish country.
I really wasnāt sure what to draw Dario using, but as this is a visual comic over Tumblr. But I think Iām going with American Sign.
Now, however, as Iām now (like five months late š) in Sign-101, Iāll probably be using ASL as thatās what Iām learning. I would love to do SSL if possible, but since I'm not familiar with the language, I won't be drawing SSL most of the time. I don't want to make an error as they're very easy to do in sign.
As for references, itās mainly just what Iām learning from my professors. ASL Gloss is the grammar structure used for word arrangement in sign, but I want to figure out a way to incorporate gifs in my comics if I ever need Dario to fingerspell anything. Heād probably give sign names to his friends (and the king and queen probably have one, Asha too) so I might figure that out. But I am not deaf, and only deaf people should give out sign names, so Iāll have to do some more research.
For words I donāt know itās mainly Google š I try to cross-reference multiple sources to make sure what Iām drawing is generally correct
So sorry for the late response!











