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YOOOO, okay so I'm not very creative when it comes to clothing. Especially the arcana clothing, its difficult for me to get the hang of and all the patterns are overwhelming. Your apprentice looks so cool in all thier different outfits too! Basically do you have any tips for the clothing? Or reference images?? Please and thank you, you're amazing
First off, that is a mood. Every time I draw any of these characters I’m hit by how complicated their outfits can be and I’m tempted to chuck them all into t-shirts and jeans.
As a disclaimer, I costume design is a weakness of mine, so I’d advise asking other, better artists for their tips before turning to mine. But, if it helps, I’ll go through my process by designing costumes for a few of fanchildren I made (x)
First off, I think about the style/inspiration of a character. The devs use a range of inspirations: (x) (x) (x) But, they said their main inspiration for the setting is Egyptian/Arab, Italian, and Mediterranean design set around renaissance time. Researching this type of fashion helps it fit the setting.
To fit their characters/cultures, I make notes on the type of impression I want them to have. If they have complex or simple outfits, flashy or dull, revealing or conservative, etc.
With a LOT of references, I get the basic shapes down. I try to use a lot of repeating shapes. To get the complexity of the Arcana costumes, it’s good to add layers/extra details such as belts, coats, or jewellery.
Then I choose the main colour for them. This is something to centre the pallette around and can be used to indicate about the character.
Then using a maximum of 3-4 new colours, I flesh out the different areas of the costume. Using different colours to highlight the repeating shapes is especially effective.
Now, the old me would have stopped here because I like the simplicity of it. However, in the Arcana, costumes a buttload of patterns and gradients.
If there’s a large blank space, add a subtle texture or hue change to it. At the rims of clothing, add chains of patterns, think about the character’s personality and life to see if you could add paint marks or dirt etc. One trick I do to think of what to add is the give a character a motif.
Here, Atiya has a dragonfly motif, so her dress has a slight iridescence and insect wing pattern, Timur has a lotus motif, so the rims of his jacket have lotus designs, etc.
This was a bit rambly, but I hope it can help in some way. Like I said, I still have a lot to improve on when it comes to costuming but these are just some things I’ve picked up.
A guide on my process for colouring like in the Arcana which I developed through studying the style.
Now, this is just for sprites or for neutral lighting. In the case of most memories/CGs, you have more interesting colours to use, but the process is identical. There are just extra steps.
Using my favourite memories for each character as examples (hopefully, you can tell which ones) you can see this process. All of this happens on layers above the base drawing.
Usually, you set a colour-filled layer to the setting “multiply” over the entire drawing, then using a “screen”, “add”, or “hard light” layer, you add the lighting. Depending on the intensity of the lighting, the outline will be coloured to be lighter.
The shading colour rarely changes, aside from slight hue changes.
Misc advice/tips/tricks below. I may update it depending on if I get further questions.
More of an Arcana style guide to go with my colouring guide.
I tried to cover key aspects that make the style distinct so I hope this can be useful :D
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We're considering making stickers of some cards available! Even if you don't plan on buying any, I'd love for you to take this survey to get an idea of people's favorite characters!
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Some of my favorite characters 💖
Nightshade in my three styles 💚
Nightshade in my three styles 💚
Some of my favorite characters 💖
Some of my favorite characters 💖
