[Umaeril]

Interesting. I tend not to challenge myself with specific items/poses, though I will decline to use certain poses if they are ones I have a habit of using. Like the hair from the Dramatis Personae item, I love that hair! It is very hard not to use it and the same goes for Zephyr's Companion hair, I think that is the name, that I am wearing now. So I will avoid certain things.

Otherwise I have a couple ways I do avatars. One way is that I start with the skin. I look for some color I have not used and see if anything goes with it. If not then I'll switch skins. The other way is to browse for a pose I have not used and try to match it. Idk which way I use more often. I never start with eyes and mouth, those come in the middle. Fine touches come last.

I never cosplay and my avatars have no meaning to them, like I would never make a fairy or a doctor, I am terrible with stuff like that. My whole thing is generally a paucity of colors, a beautiful face and flow and balance.