artist self-insert

When the artist or creator puts themselves in their story, game, movie, etc, whether it be as a depiction of themselves, an original design representing themselves (including virtual youtuber avatar), them embodying one of their original characters or a generic faceless character, or even having an existing character act as their persona.

Examples

See also

• Artist self-reference
• Commissioner insert
• OC x canon
• Real life insert
• Viewer self-insert
• Self-portrait
• Tag group:People