Topic

visual identity

A poll/discussion:

How often do you change the appearance of your glitch?
Is there anything you keep constant?
Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa?
Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance?

Posted 9 months ago by Lettuce Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I have been wearing the same outfits since I started playing but that's more because I don't really like everything else than that I don't want to.
    If new clothing will be introduced that I do like I will definitely buy more and change more often. 
    The horns will stay forever though...
    Posted 9 months ago by WeavingTheWeb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 1. No. I don't like changing my appearance.
    2. I will usually keep the same.
    3. No.
    4. Yes.
    Posted 9 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I keep my facial colors and features constant, but I've been exploring the free bin of the wardrobe a bit.  Bought a few things, but I do have a character concept that includes the Glitch equivalent to thrift store chic.

    I do sort of wish, sometimes, that I'd chosen a more ambiguous and amorphous name, so that I could really change things up on occasion.  But, I'm a sucker for continuity and a little tinge of role playing.

    I definitely notice when my friends change clothes or appearance.  It's fun, and what got me out of sticking to my raincoat and bare feet.
    Posted 9 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 1. During the first beta, I changed my outfit between each test (once a week/two weeks). Now it's just when I feel like it or maybe for holidays (I'm still in all green for St Patty's day). I suppose it might work out to every month or so. Depends on how much I'm playing Glitch at the time. I'll also change them if something new in the wardrobe inspires me.

    2. I keep my Glitch's facial features and skin the same (I just lurve purple). I might change the shade of the skin occasionally or change the size/position of the eyes/lips. I change hair style and color depending on how it looks with hats and outfits (I try to always wear a hat of some sort).

    3. I just pick clothes that match each other. I match my hair to my hats/clothes.

    4. I wouldn't say particular notice, but I do notice when the friends I talk to most change.
    Posted 9 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change my appearance for special occasions, but I have two outfits that I'm very partial to, one of which I'm wearing right now.

    I will change everything except my basic features.  Eyes, nose and mouth stay the same.  The skin color had to change when I went with the white hair/outfit, as the yellowish look I had going on really wasn't working out. haha

    I definitely notice when Glitchen I talk to/see a lot change their appearance.  I nearly dislocated my jaw from the shock of seeing Shaniqua with clothes one day! *snicker* OK, minor exaggeration, but still ;)  I do notice~
    Posted 9 months ago by Genkicoll Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Soupie's skin color and facial features have remained the same since since a few days after I signed up. As for her clothing, I change her every few days--she's a bit of a fashionista.  I used to play around with hair styles but once I went out in public with the afro, there was no going back. When I'm not wearing it, people say they miss it. lol  So now just her hair color changes :)
    Posted 9 months ago by Soupie♨ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love wearing cute clothes & being versatile. Sometimes I wear my big dress that suits my Queen name lol.The Frances Brandon dress. But I have worn it out lol.  I have everything I wanted out of wardrobe now, and until its updated I doubt I would spend any credits there. I wear the same outfit now until I am sick of it and try to mix and match. I also lean towards clothes that look nice with the skin color I have. 
    I also love seeing the many different ways my friends change their look and I look quite often to see. They inspire me to change my clothes and try different looks:) 
    Posted 9 months ago by Queen Zipporah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My appearance has changed on occasion, I started out with different vanity features than I have now. My outfits change according to mood, or whether I just want to throw something together. I definitely notice when one of my friends has changed their looks, however. These days it's more like I try to make my hair color look good with my clothes, so you may see that change. I am by no means, a fashionista. Some of my outfits are rather randomly put together. XD
    Posted 9 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • At first it took me awhile to figure it out, but now I am purple.  No matter what.  Tried pink and other colors and purple is my favorite.  

    I love the purple mask too!  I get mixed reviews when I wear that.
    Posted 9 months ago by Thursday Soleil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like Carl Projectorinski i keep my face colours & features the same, but i change my clothes, hair colour & hair style pretty frequently (though i usually just switch between my 2 current favourite hairstyles). I enjoy the challenge of mix & matching seperates.  

    I definitely notice when friends & contacts change their appearance, it's always fun to see!   
    Posted 9 months ago by Errata Stigmata Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My outfit, hair, and skin color have been carefully selected to make me look extra soft and huggable. ;)

    Since my look is closely tied to my name, I don't change it. The most I do is throw on a hat occasionally. I wish I could keep the fur and layer on some clothes, but that's not possible right now. Even shoes are an issue because my toes stick out of all of them. 

    I do like to play around with different looks, though, so sometimes I have fun and experiment, but I always wear my yeti outfit in-game.

    I do notice when some friends change their look. I think it's really cool to see the variety of looks people have come up with.
    Posted 9 months ago by Yeti Spaghetti Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thursday Soleil: I love that mask too. I put together an awesome outfit with it a long time ago. I think it was the 3rd or 4th outfit I put together when I decided to start changing outfits every test. I haven't worn it in a long time, but I've got it saved!

    And contrary to my previous post, I am no longer in green, since this post made me feel like changing. lol
    Posted 9 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Usually, I leave my character's clothes the same.  I will try different things on my character, but the only thing I seem to change is the pants.  I feel what I have on 'er now is how I would most like to represent my real life self (I totally wear a full feather headdress whenever I leave home).  While I've got my own rl style and can get complimented for it, I don't put a lot of value on what people think of what I look.  If I feel my personality comes through, I dont give two hoots if I'm being fashionable, or cute, or attractive - sometimes the opposite can be more memorable.  It is more important to me that people notice who I am rather than what I look like; I put way more attention into the former.
    I would change physical features, but rarely do.  As for others, I notice the way people/glitches dress (or undress) themselves.  I am forever fascinated by others' creativity!  Some of you Glitches can stop me in my tracks and I rush to look at your profile page to admire your characters, it's true!  Lastly, you will never ever never see me with shoes on, if only my real life self could say the same.

    What about you, Lettuce?
    Posted 9 months ago by SallySomeone Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I keep facial features the same.  I've changed them once or twice (mostly to help people with pictures or videos), but I consider the facial features to be the one thing that gives me a consistent identity.  Well, except for ears.  I change those fairly regularly.  My main problem with clothes is that I don't feel like I get enough opportunity to show off cool combinations that I come up with.  I generally try to match skin/hair (including hair styles) to outfits, though there's a small number of hairstyles I tend to stick to.
    Posted 9 months ago by Magic Monkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have sideburns... usually.
    Posted 9 months ago by SideBurns Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I changed my underwear
    Posted 9 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've changed mine just once, when I changed my name. Initially it was kind of an actual avatar with my standard online name and the hair and (free) clothes closest to what I look like IRL, but eventually I decided it'd be more fun to play an actual character, and so I changed my name, finally decided how to spend my free credits, and did the glitch equivalent of the Significant Haircut. Since then I haven't changed, but considering the look my dude's got is kind of a weird wandering monk thing, it seems appropriate.
    Posted 9 months ago by Peregrinne Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Once I found digs that I dug and a doo that was dope I changed my appearance no more
    Posted 9 months ago by *oOo*Shizz*oOo* Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My face stays the same.  Everything else changes.  My color is the same most of the time.  I occasionally change my skin color if I wear part of a costume.  For example, if I wear a Gorilla mask but decide not to wear the rest of the suit, I will change my skin color to go with the mask.

    I have an extensive wardrobe and change it almost daily.  I love to mix and match outfits.  I often change my hair color to complement my outfit.  My hair style stays pretty much the same.
    Posted 9 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How often do you change the appearance of your glitch? - Every so often, probably once or twice a month - usually for holidays or special things for me (like I dressed like a pirate for our local Gasparilla pirate festival, and I put on a particular hat in memory of my Dad on the anniversary of the day he died and made pictures of myself in Ur with the flowers since he was a horticulturist, and I dressed like my favorite fauna in memory of the ending of FS, I think I was green and in all green for St. Patty's day and pink for Valentine's day).

    Is there anything you keep constant? - Usually my face, since the vanity options there are so limited...don't like much, so I keep it the same.  Would love to have more styles for all of them, to include eye color, but there are more important things to be concerned about right now.

    Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa? - Sometimes

    Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance? - Yes
    Posted 9 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I may change pants, hat, and shoes but I'm not taking off my brown coat unless they come out with a better one .... Go Brown Coats !!!
    Posted 9 months ago by BlackWolf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay, fun discussion!  I guess I will answer my own questions too :-)

    1 - I change my clothes & hair every couple days.

    2 - My facial features, skin tone, and deer horns are always the same. It feels too "unrealistic" to change skin tones, if that makes any sense.  Not like green skin or deer horns are realistic in the first place! Sometimes I wish I could wear hats, but aaaah I love my horns too much.

    3 - I pick clothes that look good with my skin tone. Although I get jealous of other glitches' cool coordinated outfits in other colors! Especially the monochromatic black/grey/white glitches --- you kids rock the block!

    4 - There's only a couple friends that I would particularly notice if they changed, since they are dressed like characters from books/TV that I like. But I love looking at ALL of my other friends' outfits (faces, hairs, colors, etc)
    Posted 9 months ago by Lettuce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My features remain the same.
    I went green in terms of skin & hair on St. Pats. Also fired up an all green outfit.
    Otherwise, I'm usually bright red, wearing dark clothing.
    Except for right now; feeling industrious, so am dressing the part.
    Posted 9 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like to aim for a particular style and color scheme for my avatars and visual representations in general, so when I went into avatar dressing here in Glitch I immediately started looking for things that would fit that style.

    I spent a considerable amount of time comparing wardrobe and vanity items before purchasing my current look. I don't think I matched the one to the other as much as selected some elements I decided I really wanted from both sets and matching everything to those. I really enjoy having such a very customized Glitch, but since the idea in my head is so specific I'm constantly browsing through newly released items looking for more items to match and improve the style. That's happened twice already, when things came out that I liked more. Not recently, though. (Although I keep thinking I should buy that Mandarin Black Collar Robe and then changing my mind. >.<)

    I have to admit, I rarely notice when my friends change style because I never remember what they used to look like! I look at everyone like I've never seen them before and I love seeing different costumes and ideas!
    Posted 9 months ago by Random Ghost Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I always wear my hat...once I didn't wear it and I felt naked! haha  And my clothes are picked to match my hat...or my hair color....wish there was more free stuff tho! Good topic for discussion :)
    Posted 9 months ago by Monkeygirl♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've kept my facial features essentially the same since the first day-- only made my eyes a little larger. Every time I've played around with my face--even just to try on the "lipstick"--I undo the changes because I never feel it looks like "me"!

    I change colors every few weeks or so, or at least I did before I got a paid subscription. Now I love my baby mole rat skin and oil slick black hair so much it's hard to change! I'm also pretty happy with my hair style, but I'm more apt to experiment with that. I do like my colors to match my clothes, but since most of my outfits are black, that's not a problem.

    I change some clothes every few weeks, but my black ballet flats and black lab coat are pretty constant. Unfortunately, most dresses and skirts don't combine with the coat (it cuts off pixels in a weird way) so I don't experiment with outfits as much as I'd like.

    I tend to interact with my friends in the chat rooms more often than I "see" them, so I don't notice outfit changes very much, and I don't know if they notice mine!
    Posted 9 months ago by Dr.Maud, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wear the ghost shirt and probably will stay forever.Always have been ghost777 and will continue to stay the same forever lol. and I mean many many many years have been this avatar.
    Posted 9 months ago by Jellybelly Baby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My facial features have stayed pretty much the same since I joined, and the only time I've changed my skin thus far has been to grey, for my "SOPA Protest" outfit. My hair tends to stay short and in the red-purple range. Outfits get changed up every once in a while.
    Posted 9 months ago by Spaghetti Thompson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change my outfit constantly. Vanity stays around the same, just need to move the nose up and down when wearing ma5ks.
    Posted 9 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hair, skin color and facial features have been the same since my little Glitch was imagined 8 months ago.

    I change my clothes maybe once a week.  I have about 6 "favorite" outfits and about half the time I am wearing one of those.  The other half I may be dressed for a holiday or trying something new.

    I definitely notice the clothes of the Glitchen around me.    Most of my friends change their styles fairly often so I notice that in the contest of being aware of how Glitchen in general look.

    I am in awe of the stylish and clever outfits I see around Ur.
    Posted 9 months ago by Kookaburra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I keep my eyes, nose and mouth the same, I like changing everything else, including hairstyles, hair color and skin color (colors usually match the clothes/theme I wear). Occasionally, I change to the button eyes to freak people out :D
    Posted 9 months ago by natsumi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How often do you change the appearance of your glitch?
      I don't change tooooo often but I do like to change to match what I am wearing in RL now and then.  Or, to change for St Patrick's Day.  I like to think I dress my Glitch that way I dress at home.  I do have similar hair except my hair is black and my skin isn't blue.  ...or green....or yellow/green.

    Is there anything you keep constant?
      Mainly just trying to keep my glitch similar to how I look, not including hair or skin colour.

    Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa?
      Yes.

    Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance?
      I do.  There are some who are always the same appearance and some who change quite often but then change back and some who change now and then but don't change back.

    Interesting poll!
    Posted 9 months ago by Minkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How often do you change the appearance of your glitch?
    Oh, like, weekly. Then I change it back after about 10 minutes because I'm like "I don't feel comfortable" I do make total changes for special occasions, but for general Glitching about, I look how I look.
     Is there anything you keep constant?
    My dress, leggings and skin/face/hair.  I do sometimes switch out my jacket. Sometimes a hat, but not usually.
    Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa?
    Match?
    Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance?
    I rarely look at my friends, because I don't have any close ones who come hang out. Just globally people.
    Posted 9 months ago by Lyn Frog, Esq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I close my eyes and hum "testosterone, testosterone"... and escape this thread!
    Posted 9 months ago by OL. Der Dan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change my clothes (particularly my skirts) and my hair color as often as a couple times a day, but my features, skin color, and hair style have stayed constant since i was a baby glitchling. so natually my clothes are picked to match my skin tone, and my hair color changes on a whim, usually to best match my clothes but sometimes not. Before I became a subscriber I wore basically the same outfit for months, only once I had the credits to play around with did I really break out into changing things often, but I have always and as of right plan to always in the future wear skirts, which is something I should do more often IRL, but never get around to doing.

    my friends that i know best in world haven't been on a lot lately, and don't change much when they are, and the people i know in global a lot of the time i don't even know/remember what they look like anyway.
    Posted 9 months ago by elekanahmenisarook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My skin color, hairstyle, and features have always been the same. I think I've gone through a couple hair colors, but it's always been bluish-green or greenish-blue or thereabouts. I do change clothes, some, but apart from Christmas time it's always been sneakers, trousers, and a tee shirt. (I got creative at Christmas: sneakers, trousers, and a *sweater*.)
    Posted 9 months ago by Gwenog Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had the same look, mostly, from the beginning. Then the Cthulhu mask came out, so I had to make an outfit of that. Then the Purple Scion mask came out and I was required by the violet voices that free will was a myth and I had to make a Scion Jr outfit, as the barnacle powders were waging a bloody war with the shiny objects with no intrinsic value.

    Having done such, I move between my default and the other two rather often.
    Posted 9 months ago by MrVolare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change clothes often - sometimes I go for a week or two, but I often change every few days.  I have experimented with three hairstyles, but tend to keep the one I have now.  I really don't like any of the hairstyles very much. Yes, I do change hair color frequently and skin color occasionally, especially if they look *bad* with my clothes.  I have also experimented with facial features, but have settled with one face that I've had for several months.  I do notice my friends clothes, maybe more than their other features.
    Posted 9 months ago by Shmoopie Kerfuffle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I keep the face, hair, and skin/hair colors the same. I pick out random new outfits to wear every month. Scuba diver, Tree, futureHavok, Pink Link, etc. I also have a basic outfit that is my default between the crazy ones. 

    When I first started though I kept testing out different hair and colors until I found something I liked.
    Posted 9 months ago by HAVOK PEW SUMMERS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My first few days I bought the Blood Maiden Dress and the Ladycat Shoes and that's been my main outfit ever since; I have two others that people have seen me in, but this is definitely my favorite. My skin is leftover from subscription and I hope it stays that way. The free dark pink color is a bit too alien for my tastes.
    Posted 9 months ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I kept the same basic vanity look and color for a looong time... then decided it was time for a change. Since reset, I've changed my whole look multiple times, but I tend to do it by outfit and corresponding vanity... whenever I change to a different outfit, I change the vanity to suit (so to speak). My original look I still think of as my "base" look though, and change back into it every so often.
    Posted 9 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I never change the vanity stuff. I like it just as I have it.

    I change my wardrobe about every 2 months or so, most recent change a couple of weeks ago.  I don't see it changing again unless something really really really cool is added to the wardrobe (and I like my current outfit much as it is now).  Saving my credits for the house upgrades when we have to actually pay for them.
    Posted 9 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The only things I never change are ears and facial features.
    I change clothes when something new and shiny catches my eye, or when I just need a change -- probably once or twice a week. I have quite a few "saved" outfits for when I want a quick change.
    The hair changes fairly frequently, but I have a few "go to" styles. I consider any color fair game for hair (I have a history of dyeing my hair RL, and some of the colors were considered odd by my co-workers and family at the time -- like when they used seven different dye pots on my head).
    I tend to stick with the lighter, more "natural" skin colors, but occasionally go for a slightly alien look (like moonglow skin color). I equate changing skin color to changing my RL blush color (well, if I still did that). I might choose some of the darker colors on occasion, if I could also change eye color. Not sure why that is, but this IS Glitch, so I probably don't need a reason.
    Posted 9 months ago by kastlin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How often do you change the appearance of your glitch?
    Generally whenever there's something new or a holiday. 

    Is there anything you keep constant?
    My facial features, generally, though I do move eyes & nose sometimes to accomodate various masks & hats. Also, my hair will never be a "normal" color. No blonde or brunette. Wild colors only. 

    Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa?
    No, neither. That would be odd to me.

    Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance? 
    Yes. I really enjoy looking at other people's outfits. Such a wonderful form of expression. :)
    Posted 9 months ago by Wynella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change my outfit depending on my mood

    My hair and skin colour is constant and the same as mine in RL

    I notice when regulars players change outfits and many recognise when I do also.
    Posted 9 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I changed my body appearance when I first started, and I've changed basic shirt colors a couple of times early on, but I mostly forget that appearances are changeable. I guess you can tell from the absence of a pink heart by my name that it's not too important. ;)
    Posted 9 months ago by dm Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kastlin, I'm with you! I change my RL hair color lots.
    Posted 9 months ago by Lettuce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My facial features and my body and hair colors stay constant.  I love changing my clothes, and I might try a new hairstyle if I think it goes better with an outfit, but I like that I look basically the same every time another glitch looks at me.
    Posted 9 months ago by Jewel Stoned Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I change clothes whenever the whim hits me..I have a low boredom threshhold lol.  The only constant from day one is my ears, and maybe the nose.
    I usually have a somewhat coordinated look.I've been emo, with gray skin, black clothes and hair, and a down-turned mouth.  Also some kind of wizardy thing, with white hair, skin and a white robe and sandles.  Right now I'm just trying to think spring.  Tomorrow?  Who knows, haha.
    @Carl, you could change it up by using "Carl" as a nickname for Carla.  Remember George in Dead Like Me?  Short for Georgina, if I remember right.
    And I love to see all the different looks in Ur, but seldom remember what anyone looked like yesterday.
    Posted 9 months ago by Phoebe Springback Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How often do you change the appearance of your glitch?
    Rarely; I kept my original appearance until I turned 50, then I went all grey/black. I haven't decided if I will go all white or all mad colour at 60.

    Is there anything you keep constant? Facial features stayed the same.

    Do you pick skin & hair to match your clothes, or vice versa?
    I'm really picky about my skin/clothes *coordinating* (not necessarily matching). I blame Freud...and a lack of control over anything else in life.

    Do you pay particular notice when your friends change appearance?  I absolutely notice; there are some really neat costumes out there...it's very much a part of my fun with Glitch.
    Posted 9 months ago by Mnēmē Subscriber! | Permalink