Hi everyone! Welcome back!
Currently, other than one picture I had finished before my initial computer struggles, I've not really managed much in way of digital art - though I've been gathering research, so I should have a new laptop soon. Thank you everyone on Facebook that helped me with that! It was a great help :)
So, I decided to do something Dreamwalkers related for those of you interested in my current comic, until I have my new computer and get really stuck into Part Two. So, I'll be doing some posts giving ten facts about characters in the series These can range from facts about the character's creation, to aspects of personality, interests and interactions. Only ten facts, mind, which will hopefully not spoil anything too important.
So, today is about the main character of the series - James Remington
1) James, along with Somnus, were the first characters created for the Dreamwalkers series, having been created as the concept was made, and was the first character to be finalized in terms of his appearance and personality, though oddly, one of the last in finalization of his backstory.
2) James' appearance was actually based off a short comic I made at university as part of a 'kids comic' series, 'Potty' which was created by the course. Initially, they were supposed to be the same person, but as time went on and his design changed, they ended up two different people instead.
3) James, like many of the Dreamwalkers cast, has a name based around dreams. Unlike the others, however, this is reflected in his nickname, Rem. Rem in this case, coming from the term R.E.M, or 'Rapid Eye Movement', a period of sleep where the sleeping person is thought to be dreaming.
4) James' birthday is August 15th. At the start of Dreamwalkers, James is 23 years old
5) James lives alone in his own apartment, where he also works as a freelance author.
6) James' room actually has a few cameos within it. If you read Dreamwalkers, see if you can spot them.
7) Oddly, despite James being one of the first characters developed, his name took the longest to be settled on. In fact, his nickname had been decided on before his finalized name. As such, other names that were considered that began with Rem, James could have had included Remus, Remuda, Remone and Remmer. However, I found the surname Remington worked a lot better than having it as part of his given name. His given name followed soon after, mostly as it flowed well, but also as I liked the name, despite the fact he would mostly be referred to by his nickname.
8) Family wise, despite living alone, James does have other relatives, including a kid brother who lives with his father. His parents were divorced, but are both alive and all get to cameo, if only briefly, so no oddly missing/ died of unknown plot disease parent here. lol,
9) As James' concept was created at the initial creation of the plot concept, James' inspiration comes from the song Byssan Lull, particularly the version by Carola, though more in the tune of the song, rather than the lyrics. Though he is also inspired by the song Prelude 12/12 by AFI
10) Oddly, in the first concept of James, he was supposed to have curly hair, and Somnus was to have straight. This was switched soon after,
Hope you enjoyed the ten facts for James Remington!
Until next time (when we should be covering Somnus)
Tara
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