Welcome back! We kept your picks for .
Who are we drawing?
Start with the name they'll see on every page. Nicknames are perfect.
They're…
A teddy bear, a robot, a dragon, a talking teapot: anything that isn't a person or an animal.
Pronouns · optional
Subject
Object
Possessive
Reflexive
How old is ? How old does seem?
So the pictures and the words fit them just right.
Years old
Babies
Older
Exactly how old? (optional)
What is ?
Tell us what they are and how they look, and we'll draw them just right.
How should we draw them?
Their colours
's skin
Pick whatever's closest. Not sure? Skip it.
Have a photo of ? We can fill these in for you.
Looking closely…
Filled in from your photo. Change anything that's not quite right.
Totally optional. We look once to pick the closest matches, then delete it.
A hint: veins look blue or purple on cool skin and green on warm, or think of whether silver or gold suits them best. Not sure? Skip it.
's face
The shape of it, from the cheeks down to the chin.
's nose and ears
Small things that make a big difference to a likeness.
's eyes
They're what make a face theirs. Pick what fits, skip what doesn't.
The colour above is the eye on the left as you look at them. The other eye:
's eyebrows
They do a lot of the talking. Pick what's closest.
Colour
's lips
Their shape and colour, and how wide the mouth is.
's smile
Every smile is different. Pick what's closest.
's facial hair
Start from the closest, then fine-tune any part. None at all is an answer too.
How the moustache is worn
Does the moustache meet the beard?
How high it comes up the cheeks
How wide on the chin
The bottom of the beard
Down the neck
How it grows: straight, wavy, curly…
Colour
Going grey?
How thickly it grows
Anything in it, or done to it
And 's hair?
Dyed and bright
The second colour
How does wear it?
The way you'd see them on an ordinary day.
You picked a bald head, so there's nothing to style. Anything in the Body step (like a hat they always wear) still shows.
Pick as many as fit, from anywhere in the list.
Short cuts
Worn down
Tied up
Braids, twists and locs
, head to toe
The stories show them from head to toe, so a little about their build helps.
Always with them
Anything they wear or use every day, so they're drawn the way you know them.
On their head or face
Faith and culture
Getting around
Health
For little ones
The little things
The bits that make it look like . Pick any that fit.
So they're drawn as themselves, gently and accurately.
Lines and marks
Creases, freckly patches, birthmarks and scars: what makes a face 's own.
Pick one, then tap where it is on 's sketch. Now tap the sketch where it goes. Tap a mark to remove it.
Save 's new look?
What's changed
Nothing about the look has changed.
We'll redraw 's character sheet and portrait from the new look. Stories already made keep their pictures.
Paint for real?
Tell us where to keep , and we'll paint their portrait in our storybook style while you watch.
We'll keep in an account with this email. There's no password for now: we'll email you a link to set one. See our privacy policy.
Ready to paint ?
We'll paint 's portrait from everything you've picked. It's worth one more look at the sketch first.
If something isn't quite right, you can change the look and repaint . After that, this portrait is the one we'll use.
Repaint ?
What's changed
Nothing's changed yet, so there's nothing to repaint.
Subscribers get an extra repaint.
Now, who is ?
The look is done. Now tell us what makes , .