This Week's Topic: IRL Person on Whom I've Based a Character
Beyond models whose images helped me focus on the physical aspects, I don't think I consciously developed a character's personality based on someone I know or a celebrity. {chin scratch} Maybe a quirk here or a tic there, but no one individual comes to mind.
What's that? You want to see the models' reference photos? Oh, well, pfft, yeah! I have to thank whoever chose this topic because it's been a few years since I reviewed these photos and I've fallen in love with the characters they inspired all over again.
From my Immortal Spy urban fantasy series:
Character = Bix; IRL Inspo = I wish I knew her name
Character = Tobek; IRL Inspo = Lasse L. Matberg:
Character = Phobos; IRL Inspo = David Gandy: