Everything I draw ends up wearing a bow-tie

Well, firstly shucks you’re welcome and thanks gosh didn’t really know I was doing that, but in terms of method I think it’s because I tend to love the characters I’m drawing? It’s also very tactile, like, I try to imagine what it would be like to hug them, or pat them on the head! It might sound silly but having an idea about what texture they have, how cuddly or boney they are, what holding their hand would feel like- it helps me learn to draw them and I guess respect them as people. I like having that sense of volume and interaction when I draw, but a lot of it is about respect. There’s also this thing called ‘appeal’, which is in the list of the 12 basic principles of animation that Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas introduced (which are just really good things to know about in terms of drawing too) so I guess it’s something related to that? Having said that it’s all a bit vague and I’m not really smart enough to know what I’m doing, or what about it makes characters ‘look attractive’, I just draw and try to get it there.