I'm surper curious - your character designs are always so gorgeous, do you use references for your clothing designs or just come up with them entirely? Every piece seems so unique and interesting <3

hi, thank you!! i answered a similar question a while back, and now that i’m thinking about this one, it’s a little bit tricky to answer in a short way. what does ‘come up entirely’ mean? did i come up with the concept of 'pants’? no. did i come up with this color and pattern and cut combo? sometimes i do.

long answer is, if i copy/take heavy inspiration from an existing distinct ensemble, i state that in my post/thread on twitter; otherwise, it’s stuff that i come up with myself. and by that i mean:

i’m always looking at a lot of clothes for general inspiration! in the sense that sometimes i see a dress with a particular neckline and go, i’m gonna incorporate that shape into my next completely different outfit. i need a lot of foundation to build upon, but i like to use my resources creatively. it honestly all comes back to what i’m always droning about — references are good and every artist should use them because if you don’t study something, you won’t be able to draw it effectively. same goes for clothes! if you don’t know what types of sleeves exist out there, you probably won’t be able to create a lot of varied sleeve designs in your art. very few people can invent a computer from scratch; i certainly can’t. and there’s no need to! all possible types of garments have already been invented lads, you just gotta look at tons of existing stuff and you will be able to come up with a tunic, which has existed for centuries, but it will be a tunic design that no one has seen before.