6-Problems?

This page brings up a conundrum in my head that seems to arise in many things that I write, read, or watch.  It's the character that is considered "the hot one," or even just particularly pretty or generally recognized as beautiful.  The first part of the conundrum is that when I draw a character that I've been mulling over for awhile, he or she inevitably ends up looking just... different... than he or she was in my imagination.  Less vibrant, maybe?  Just a bit off from the ideal combination of curves and/or muscle that I envisioned?  It makes me think of the incredible things I could create if there wasn't a barrier between my brain and the paper.

The secondary aspect of this conundrum is when literary characters are put into illustration or film, and they are different than what the reader pictured.  It's compounded with many readers for obvious reasons.  I applaud the folks in charge of casting films for the work that they do, because I think it would be very difficult.  Anyway, I'm pretty much rambling now.  ぺちゃくちゃ

I'm moderately pleased with how Crystal turned out, all things considered.  And hopefully she will turn out all the better in the end.  ^-^