#unityworldtian

[unityworldtian]

My drawing of Yumi from Yumi’s Cells Webtoon.

[arucelli]

What are your inspirations for making costumes for your portfolio? ;w;

well, if you’re designing anything that’s meant to actually exist in a world, then you’ve got to have cultural inspirations that feed into it! Most of the time, world building is basically (respectfully) assimilating aspects of already existing cultures into something new and interesting! 

Whenever I’m designing clothes specifically for a certain region, or universe, I try to think about all the logical and technical stuff that would dictate what they’re wearing! Questions you could ask yourself while designing:

What kind of culture(s) am I basing this off of?

Why would they wear it like this/in this way?

What kind of climate are they wearing this in?

What purpose does this garment serve?

Is this a practical piece of clothing, or are they just going to wear it on special occasions?

If it’s practical, is this fabric I’m making it logical?

Alternatively, if you have a class-based social system, is this the kind of cloth they have access to?

How do these clothes represent my characters personality/person? (we pick our clothes afterall, for the most part)

Does it fit them? Should it fit them? What part of their circumstance or life would lead them to dress like this?

All those questions are super helpful for you to ask yourself if you plan on making something that is functional/logically based/believable! 

On top of all this, there’s also just personal taste! I love Hindu/Indian/Asianic dress, so a lot of my casual designs consist of beadwork and embroidery that have a lot of symbolic meaning to their culture!

Most importantly tho, you’ve gotta have fun!! A good design is sometimes killed by the enthusiasm of the artist themselves. So keep at it till you love it!