User blog comment:Vinnnn/Character Critiques, Tips, and Hints/@comment-99.110.176.71-20150615161019/@comment-33209858-20150615163819

Hello! Of course I'd be willing to help C:

So, for the daughter of the Mock Turtle, you could go with making her slow like a turtle and shy, like she needs to "come out of her shell" so to speak. Perhaps she's a little dim-witted or airheaded. I know tortoises are usually associated with being wise and whatnot (I mean, look at the Tortoise and the Hare for an example of that) but I think it'd be an interesting take to make her a little bit more ditzy instead of just making her physically slow like a turtle. So, perhaps she doesn't catch on to hints very well, or she gets distracted easily, or maybe she's just forgetful. You could even make her the opposite of shy and wanting to come out of her shell - Perhaps she's already out of her shell and has lots of friends and is naturally outgoing. I mean, she's the daughter of the Mock Turtle after all, so it would actually make sense for her to not behave as a regular turtle would. Plus, the Mock Turtle is described as being a melancholy character, so perhaps she didn't want to be all melancholy like her father was, and instead broke out of her shell. Plus, since she's going to be a Wonderlandian, I'd say adding a bit of madness to her personality wouldn't hurt either! Wonderlandians are some of my favorite characters to work with, as you can come up with all sorts of fun and crazy ideas for them!

And for her appearance and design, I'd say making her appearance look sort of similar to a turtle, but not quite there. For example, she could wear tortoiseshell motifs, but add them in with more Wonderlandian patterns (stripes, zigags, swirls etc.) so that the tortoiseshell pattern looks a bit distorted - y'know, so she looks like a turtle, but not really thus making her a mock turtle in her own right. I'd say also giving her turtle-like colors as well - green, for example. I like the idea of her having either blonde hair with green streaks or just hair with different shades of green (mint green & emerald green or lime green & hunter green, etc.), and having green-colored eyes. Feel free to go a little crazy with her design, since she's a Wonderlandian and all~

Well. that's all the ideas I have for now! ^^ If you need any more help or advice, feel free to ask anytime~