About Finlay

Finlay Colquhoun age 9.

Hi,

I’m Finlay and I’m almost ten!

Finlay’s character was created by uploading a real childhood photo of the author.

Jason Calhoun circa 1975

The prompt included “Create a cartoon style version of the boy in the photo. Generate a character reference sheet with him in the following positions: … His name is Finlay.

The name Finley is a gender-neutral name of Scottish and Irish origin that means “fair-haired” or “fair hero/warrior”.

I drew an UNO Reverse card and played it on Finlay.
Prompt: A real life photo realistic picture of Finlay standing in front of Loch Lamond in Scotland. He has a mischievous grin. And he’s holding his knapsack open. Format as if taken on portrait by an iPhone. Add a real large breed terrier, with wiry hair to the picture.
Look familiar?