How do you use fashion in your comic?

[jono_thompson]

For Moments I haven't really paid too much attention to the fashion of my characters, other than making sure they basically wear the same stuff over and over - so the character is easily identifiable.

Their fashion is a reflection of their personalities I guess. Jay wears a orange top, since he can be excitable. Bazza wears a flannel and patched up pants - because he's pretty carefree. And Liz just wears a pink top and purple pants, because she's a girl (to be honest I haven't really thought about her fashion, mainly because I'm a guy who has no clue about female fashion)

[jessiepolfliet]

For my characters in Stormspectrum I thought about three things.
1. What pieces of clothing would be available for them?
2. What would be practical for them?
3.What would fit there personality?

So in Lilies case, she would wear easy clothing with fun colors and patterns and designs to fit her optimistic and creative personality.

In Skippers case is availability and personality a thing, because his family is always low on money he often wears second hand clothing, not really caring if it fits together or not.

William is quit the introvert, therefor he os often spotted wearing a hoodie in dark colors.

Busters family has no money whatso ever, so most clothing pieces he wears are worn down and have pieces missing.
Though the hat is something Lily made for him, and he is quit fond of his silly hat.

[katverwho]

I really want to see more of Roys development, it's such a big stylistic jump for him. The whole suspenders + kinda butch/tough looks suits him REALLY well! And new tattoos?? I cannot WAIT.

[mappypaint]

For my comic U-Speed, it's more on function that fashion.

In the racing scene they will wear fireproof racing overalls, a headsock, and a helmet. It's all for protection and safety in motorsport.

On normal school days, the student's wear coveralls, and a vest that can offer some protection when they work on cars.


And on days without school, they wear casual clothes. ^u^ Now this is where you will see the characters wearing their favorite colors since it's a no uniform day.XD

Character dress ups are fun.

[El_Psy_Congroo]

Haha I love the pose in the first picture.

As for my own characters, I really have to take the post-apocalyptic Eurasian setting into account. For Jun, she didn't grow up particularly rooted in any "traditional" culture - as far as her history goes, so she has more "Western" "modern" (though in the story it would be more antique?) clothing. Its a more grungy, battle-ready, post apocalyptic look. Iman, on the other hand is of Arab descent and his clothes are more based on traditional middle eastern dress - although I took more influence from indo-persian traditional clothing since I find they tend to be more extravagant and I have more experience with them.

[joannekwan]

I enjoy coming up with different fashions, it really allows my characters to express themselves.

In Demon House, Tula (with glasses) mostly dresses in more practical outfits but with a touch of femininity. Ferran's a slacker/geek so he usually just has a video game related shirt on. Faiza is muslim so she stays modest and she has somewhat of a skater style but she can definitely dress up as seen in the night scene below. Even their Halloween costumes say a lot bout their personalities.

For Heavy Horns, Andreas (with horns) works as a model, so I get to experiment a lot with his styling. I like creating sophisticated pieces for him and his fellow model Dusy to wear. But when he's off duty, he'll gravitate towards simple and practical outfits. Big neck holes, V-necks, and/or super stretchy fabrics are a must as he has to fit his horns through. He is not partial to button-ups however because he just doesn't like them. Beau on the other hand loves button-ups and polos. He likes to look put-together without too much effort.

[jacintawibowo]

Ooh yeah! Fashion is all a part of character design for me. What the character wears tells something about them.

I wanted Prince Deryn to look like a Prince without having to use "on-the-nose" visual cues like drawing a crown/jewelry to show that he's royalty. The clean-white clothes and the fancy golden buttons on his suit works nicely <3 the little red half-cape made him look more important too. The two sisters are colorful wanderers! I wanted the younger one to be the "girlish" of the two, so I have her in a dress while the other two characters where more "trouser-esque" XD clothing. The eldest sister wears big boots and gloves to make her look like a worker: someone "hands-on".