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24 Master List of Physical Descriptions Eyes General I m focusing here on physical descriptions rather than emotional expressions, though there s a little crossover. large small narrow sharp squinty round wide-set close-set deep-set sunken bulging protruding wide hooded heavy-lidded bedroom bright sparkling glittering flecked dull bleary rheumy cloudy red-rimmed beady birdlike cat-like

25 jewel-like steely hard fringed with long lashes with sweeping eyelashes with thick eyelashes By the way, this post on how to describe (and not describe) the eyes of an Asian character is really great. Check it out. Eyes Color Brown is the most common eye color by far. Green is quite rare. chestnut chocolate brown cocoa brown coffee brown mocha mahogany sepia sienna brown mink brown copper amber cognac whiskey brandy honey tawny topaz hazel obsidian onyx coal raven midnight sky blue sunny blue cornflower blue steel blue ice blue

26 Arctic blue glacial blue crystal blue cerulean electric blue azure lake blue aquamarine turquoise denim blue slate blue / slate gray storm blue / storm gray silver / silver gray chrome platinum pewter smoky gray ash gray concrete gray dove gray shark gray fog gray gunmetal gray olive emerald leaf green moss green Eyebrows arched straight plucked sparse trim dark faint thin thick

27 unruly bushy heavy Skin Color Josh Roby made this great chart of skin tones and descriptor words, and I got a lot of these words from him. The quote from N.K. Jemisin interested me: I get really tired of seeing African-descended characters described in terms of the goods that drove, and still drive, the slave trade coffee, chocolate, brown sugar. There s some weird psychosocial baggage attached to that. amber bronze cinnamon copper dark brown deep brown ebony honey golden pale pallid pasty fair light cream / creamy alabaster ivory bisque milk porcelain chalky sallow olive peach rose / rosy ruddy florid russet tawny fawn Skin General

28 Some of these are better for the face, and some are better for other parts of the body. lined wrinkled seamed leathery sagging drooping loose clear smooth silken satiny dry flaky scaly delicate thin translucent luminescent baby-soft flawless poreless with large pores glowing dewy dull velvety fuzzy rough uneven mottled dimpled doughy firm freckled pimply pockmarked

29 blemished pitted scarred bruised veined scratched sunburned weather-beaten raw tattooed Face Structure square round oblong oval elongated narrow heart-shaped catlike wolfish high forehead broad forehead prominent brow ridge protruding brow bone sharp cheekbones high cheekbones angular cheekbones hollow cheeks square jaw chiseled sculpted craggy soft jowly jutting chin pointed chin weak chin

30 receding chin double chin cleft chin dimple in chin visible Adam s apple Nose According to this article in the Daily Mail, there are fourteen kinds of noses. snub dainty button turned-up long broad thin straight pointed crooked aquiline Roman bulbous flared hawk strong Mouth/Lips thin narrow full lush Cupid s bow rosebud dry cracked chapped moist glossy straight teeth gap between teeth

31 gleaming white teeth overbite underbite Facial Hair (or lack thereof) clean-shaven smooth-shaven beard neckbeard goatee moustache sideburns mutton-chop sideburns stubble a few days growth of beard five o clock shadow Hair General I threw a few hairstyles in here, though not many. long short shoulder-length loose limp dull shiny glossy sleek smooth luminous lustrous spiky stringy shaggy tangled messy tousled windblown unkempt

32 bedhead straggly neatly combed parted slicked down / slicked back cropped clipped buzzed / buzz cut crewcut bob mullet curly bushy frizzy wavy straight lanky dry oily greasy layers corkscrews spirals ringlets braids widow s peak bald shaved comb-over afro thick luxuriant voluminous full wild untamed bouncy

33 wispy fine thinning Hair Color There are some repeats here from the eye color section! black blue-black jet black raven ebony inky black midnight sable salt and pepper silver / silver gray charcoal gray steel gray white snow-white brown brunette chocolate brown coffee brown ash brown brown sugar nut brown caramel tawny brown toffee brown red ginger auburn Titian-haired copper strawberry blonde butterscotch honey

34 wheat blonde golden sandy blond flaxen fair-haired bleached platinum Body Type General tall average height short petite tiny compact big large burly beefy bulky brawny barrel-chested heavy / heavy-set fat overweight obese flabby chunky chubby pudgy pot-bellied portly thick stout lush plush full-figured

35 ample rounded generous voluptuous curvy hourglass plump leggy / long-legged gangling lanky coltish lissome willowy lithe lean slim slender trim thin skinny emaciated gaunt bony spare solid stocky wiry rangy sinewy stringy ropy sturdy strapping powerful hulking fit athletic

36 toned built muscular chiseled taut ripped Herculean broad-shouldered sloping shoulders bowlegged Hands delicate small large square sturdy strong smooth rough calloused elegant plump manicured stubby fingers long fingers ragged nails grimy fingernails ink-stained Master List of BLACK raven ebony obsidian onyx sable black as coal pitch black

37 jet black black as tar black as night black as a moonless night black as ink black as soot crow-black black as a beetle black as crude oil black as basalt black as a tuxedo jacket black as a man s dress shoes black as a Sharpie black as caviar black as Kalamata olives black as peppercorns black as wrought iron black as a nun s habit black as a model T Ford black as a car tire black as outer space black as an abyss black as a bat black as mascara black as a cannonball black as a vinyl record black as the screen of a computer turned off black as the pupil of an eye black as the movie screen after the final scene WHITE alabaster ivory white as snow white as a sheet white as a ghost lily-white milky white

38 creamy white pearl white bone white white as porcelain dove white white as sugar white as paper white as copier paper eggshell white white as a hard-boiled egg white as marble white as paste white as school glue zinc white white as salt white as talcum powder white as lily of the valley cauliflower white white as cotton white as toilet paper white like mayonnaise white as cottage cheese white as a powdered donut white like birch bark white as a flag of surrender white as Crisco white as a lab coat white as a lab rat white as bleached gym socks white as a dress shirt white as Styrofoam white as dandelion fluff white as a skull white as a golf ball white as Dairy Queen ice cream white as a polar bear RED

39 scarlet crimson vermillion carmine garnet burgundy blood red rose red beet red ruby red wine red red as a lobster cherry red cranberry tomato red red as a strawberry raspberry red watermelon red red as a pomegranate lipstick red brick red red as raw meat red as a stop sign stoplight red red as a ladybug fire truck red cardinal red red as a poppy red as Twizzlers red as a Coke can red as a Solo cup red as a Target shopping cart red as a Netflix envelope red as a London telephone box sriracha sauce red cayenne pepper red carnelian red

40 geranium red red as Mars BLUE azure cerulean aqua cobalt turquoise navy royal blue cadet blue Prussian blue sky-blue baby blue cornflower blue periwinkle blue robin s-egg blue sapphire blue aquamarine blue as lapis lazuli Wedgwood blue blue as the ocean glacial blue lake blue swimming-pool blue morning-glory blue hyacinth blue hydrangea blue blue like faded jeans blue as Curaçao blue like Neptune blue like cheese mold blue as a morpho butterfly Cookie Monster blue YELLOW flax saffron

41 parchment mustard butter yellow lemon yellow canary yellow sunshine yellow yellow as a banana daffodil yellow yellow as forsythia yellow as kernels of corn sunflower yellow taxicab yellow yellow like a caution sign yellow as a #2 pencil yellow as a highlighter pen egg-yolk yellow yellow like urine yellow as Kraft mac and cheese yellow as a duckling yellow as a rubber duckie yellow as gingko leaves in autumn yellow as a beak tennis-ball yellow golden as wheat golden as a lion golden as amber golden as citrine golden like sand GREEN viridian emerald jade mint sage olive avocado celadon

42 green as grass lime green pea green bottle green peridot green leaf green moss green ivy green spinach green algae green celery green pistachio green dill-pickle green green as a shamrock green as edamame wasabi green green as watermelon rind green as a kiwi fruit green as a grasshopper absinthe green green like oxidized copper green as malachite green as a golf course PINK salmon fuchsia hot pink shocking pink shell pink flamingo pink bubble gum pink pink as a tongue pink as a rabbit s nose pink as cherry blossoms cameo pink pink like rosé wine pink like strawberry ice cream

43 cotton candy pink pink as a piglet ballet-slipper pink Pepto-Bismol pink pink as a dragonfruit PURPLE violet plum mauve maroon amethyst eggplant lilac lavender grape wisteria purple pansy purple ORANGE tangerine apricot peach coral terra cotta pumpkin orange orange as a carrot sunset orange orange as a yam tiger lily orange orange as a basketball orange as Cheetos (or Cheez-Its) Creamsicle orange orange as Tang orange as a traffic cone BROWN sepia sienna khaki

44 tan coffee mocha espresso chocolate bronze camel walnut topaz caramel cinnamon chestnut hazel raw umber nut brown dirt brown tea-brown cocoa brown mink brown otter brown brown as polished mahogany brown as whole wheat toast brown like peanut butter brown like maple syrup brown as molasses brown like corrugated cardboard brown as a UPS uniform brown as saddle leather brown like dead oak leaves brown as a sparrow brown as bark brown as an old penny brown as a coconut husk GRAY charcoal carbon pewter

45 graphite flint gray ash gray smoke gray slate gray storm gray steel gray gray as mist battleship gray lead gray dove gray gray as concrete pigeon gray gray as an elephant gray as a dolphin sharkskin gray gray like Spanish moss pelican gray pussy willow gray gray as a dust bunny