#peterthehippyleek

[zandraart]

You were on the radar again!

[pipedreamszine]

Will this zine ever be open for submissions again??

I plan on doing a second volume in a few months!

[missusruin]

I love your outfit designs :) got any tips for coming up with them from scratch? Like where to even start?

I’ve wrote sorta briefly on my process before but that’s super old now so might as well make a new post. I don’t feel like I can answer this properly without making some super huge tutorial (but this will still be super long SO BEAR WITH ME), so I’ll just sum up some important things.

1. SAVE PICTURES OF CLOTHES. This includes taking photos of stuff you see in person. Sometimes I’ll specifically look up certain clothing styles/timeperiods that I’m gonna use, and sometimes I’ll just save stuff that I think is really cool looking, even if I don’t have a use for it right now (cause I might later, and interesting design can always be applied to anything really). Just basic research.

2. Mix and match that shit. And I don’t just mean “take this shirt, take that pair of pants, put them together”, cause that’s boring as hell and also not really…designing your own stuff. I mean like mixing and matching patterns/textures/materials/lengths/cuts/fits/etc. Like you love the cut of a certain dress, but another picture inspires you to use chiffon or a wool blend for the material, and another picture gives you the idea to add certain sleeves or embellishments, and so on.

3. Research clothing terms (like the difference between a pencil skirt and a box pleated mini) and materials (the airiness of chiffon vs rougher/thicker wool). Learn to identify them. This makes it easier to look up references of specific things since you can narrow it down. Knowing how to identify fabrics will also help you draw them better (like thinner fabrics will often crease and bunch a lot easier than thick).

4. Consider the character and setting. A character’s outfit says a lot about their personality (wealth/status/modesty/etc), and also their environment (they probably shouldn’t be wearing a bikini if they live in snowy mountains, unless their personality is just super weird like that or something).

5. Save interesting things in general. A lot of fantasy type clothing will draw influence from a whole heck of a lot of shit, like certain animals or plants, but it can also be applied to any outfit really. IE: If someone offhandedly mentions that their character likes a certain flower, I’ll research that flower to see if there is any way I could use it in one of their outfits. A fantasy type outfit might use the inspiration more drastically (like a big petal skirt), but a modern one might be more subtle (the flower as a print on a dress or tights, or worn in their hair).

[gicabyte]

*showers with sprinkles* you're adorable and your art makes my shipping heart sing. ^-^

Awww thank you dear <3

[ieafy]

I'd say Grass and Ghost because you're slightly mysterious, but your name and your art reminds me of lush green vegetation. :3

oh wow grass types all around, but gosh… no WONDER…. it could have been my user name all along lmao…

[elioli-art]

Any advice on finding your style? Except for a lot of paper drawings, my style seems to fluctuate a lot :/ how do I get a good recognizable style?

Don’t worry about it. Just have fun and do whatever you want! You’ll eventually find your voice. Our drawings still change a lot in styles and techniques. It’s personally a lot funner that way. ;)