well, this is a lil embarresin:
I make up my own chars, then i dress up as them, getting as close as i can to the char ive designed using household objects, or anything i can get my hands on. For instance, i did a pirate once, and made a patch myself, put on a due rag, and some funky long socks, a blanket for a cape, and a short katana i have, lols, then my sister took 100's of pictures at different angles for photo reference, if im ever having trouble drawing something, i always go back and look at them ^_^;;