Hey y'all! Do you struggle with finding unique and cool outfits for your characters? Are you curious on how to make your existing outfits pop out with detail? Read this!
Welcome to gloomybrd's Pattern and Outfit Guide!
Places to look for reference: PinterestWelcome to gloomybrd's Pattern and Outfit Guide!
- Pinterest is your best friend! What helps me the most is taking advantage of the Pinterest algorithm within the 'more ideas' section of your Pinterest board. Pin a few things you think are really cool and specific to the vibe you're going for and peruse that section.
- Other things to look up on Pinterest:
- Time period accurate movie and TV costume design
- For detail/pattern/motif reference, try searching these things!
- Ornamental design
- Rosemaling
- Intricate floral designs
- Victorian wallpaper
- Medieval/renaissance/victorian illustration
- French embroidery design
- Art deco ornamental design
Places to look for reference: Websites
- https://fashionsfromhistory.tumblr.com/:
- This is a great blog dedicated to historic fashion!
- https://www.pinterest.com/hukhuggin/clothes/:
- Here is my Pinterest board! I use and update this board almost on the daily and get all of my inspo from it.
- https://www.etsy.com/?ref=lgo:
- I've also tried looking up things along the lines of 'larping costume' and 'renaissance faire costume' on Etsy before and there's some cool things sometimes. A lot of it is really goofy and inaccurate, but still is a good place to look for inspiration.
- www.metmuseum.org/art/the-collection:
- The Met website has a giant database of historical works of art and items of clothing and jewelry! For example, if I search clothing, it gives you a bunch of different criteria to help you narrow down your search. I really suggest looking for culturally significant/accurate pieces of clothing that match your character.
Clothing and pattern examples from my own art:
Next: For the artists reading!
How-to reference for floral pattern:
Some extra ways to add some spice to your outfits:
How to: Repeating pattern:
Thank you for reading! Happy creating!
Next: For the artists reading!
How-to reference for floral pattern:
Some extra ways to add some spice to your outfits:
How to: Repeating pattern:
Thank you for reading! Happy creating!
