How often your characters change attire

[SirHellsir]

That's the question. Do your characters change clothes constantly?
Also, do your characters have a defined color palette and their clothes changes stick to it?

[zetina]

I tend to design characters with a set outfit, trying to make it look distinct from what you might find in reality. I haven't had the occasion to see whether I'd hold on to those outfits though, yeah, a lot of them have a certain colour scheme.

In my current comic, they'll change as much as a person in reality does. In this case, gotta get a feel for what kind of style they like and what colours they prefer. It's pretty fun, actually, when it's not about designing a completely new fashion design but just drawing variations of the type of outfits they like :'>

[AnnaLandin]

My characters hardly ever change clothes. Partly this is because Masahiro is a ragged hobo and doesn't have any other clothes, partly this is because quite a few of them are wearing a kind of uniform, and partly this is because those characters who aren't a.) ragged hobos or b.) in uniform tend to be in the story only for a shorter span of time, so changing clothes isn't really necessary.

I do have characters coming up later in the story who will change clothes occasionally, but it'll mostly be for stuff like changing from casual clothes into armour, or from current outfit to a flashback with a past outfit.

As for defined colour palette - yes, they do have that. There are those who have the uniform, as mentioned, and different groups have different palettes. Like, the guards and staff of a particular castle have a particular palette, the villagers of a particular village have similar palettes, etc., etc. I pick palettes based on mood and story-relevance. Masahiro's got a lot of neutral greys and beiges - partly because it fits his personality, and partly because he needs to work in a lot of different lighting conditions and settings. I've got a character I'll be introducing later who will be wearing a lot of washed-out blue shades, etc.

ETA: Just for fun, I once did a "draw your characters in a different/modern setting"-challenge her on Tapastic, and kept the colour scheme the same!

[R.n.P]

I plan to change my main characters main attire (samurai robe) every arc but when it comes to his outing and normal days I change it everytime. Also for other characters I plan to change their main attire twice or so but outing attires will also change constantly.
if your interested in my comic's progress for the coming arcs you can read n subscribe to it THE LAST SAMURAI

[Damatris]

It depends on the character really but all will wear at least couple different outfits during the story. My main character is definitely the one who switches outfits the most (he already has claimed that title) because he's rich enough to have multiple sets and because he's vain enough to care. The same can be said with his hair as he will wear it in a few different ways.

I have color palettes for different characters as well as other small markers that will be constant. Often I also keep something from the previously shown attires like shoes when drawing the next one. Basically, I just try to keep clothes stylistically similar in a sense that every character has different tastes and clothes will reflect that.

[demthorshie]

Two chapters in to my comic and the main character has already changed outfits 3 times :s! She isn't leaving her home village anytime soon so I don't see a reason for why she should be wearing the same thing throughout the story. My other character Ron on the other hand has been wearing the same thing since he hit adulthood, but that's going to change pretty soon. xD

[KSlinger]

Uh, they haven't at all yet but it's pretty early days. Jed lives out a boat so he's partially excused, the others might change outfits more often. I can think of two specific future occasions where primary characters will have to dress up for an event but otherwise creating an expansive character wardrobe isn't on my list of priorities.

I didn't go out of my way to design a unique palette for each character, per say, but they've certainly developed colour arrangements from which they can be easily identified. If there's a flash of blonde and brown for example, it's probably Serge. It's important to me that readers are able to identify each character at a glance (for continuity and flow purposes), but I also really hate overly complicated designs from a reader and creator standpoint as well. In the world of West, considering where the characters are and what they're doing, flamboyant clothing arrangements are inappropriate, but that won't always be the case. As and when the basic character designs do change, however, it generally denotes a much greater, over all change in that character specifically, as in something has happened to them and they are no longer the same as they were.

ETA: Just for fun, I once did a "draw your characters in a different/modern setting"-challenge her on Tapastic, and kept the colour scheme the same!

I remember that thread!! This was my contribution. It was a lot of fun.

[gateofselidor]

I change their outfits whenever it suits the story to do so. If they're travelling somewhere new, or if some time has passed and the season has changed, or if I'm switching from mostly outdoor scenes to mostly indoor scenes, that sort of thing. Each of my characters has certain design elements, colours and materials that they prefer, but I don't have a specific palette. I think it would be pretty easy for readers to identify which outfit belongs to which character, though.

[mariusthered]

some do. on tales fromswipecity.

the teens have school uniforms and casual clothes.
liza jones always wears the same working clothes and a fave scarf.
Agent Baxter always wears the same red suit
Miss Harlow always wears the same red shoes.
but i must now confess i made my character Steve Lawson a detective because i got sick of drawing him in uniform lol

[Thesleepypencil]

It depends on the story i'm writing. As well as the character.

in Lalita at the end of the universe The crew has been placed on a ship with the cloths they were first wearing and a pile of orange jumpsuits. So i have a default outfit they wear. Though suprisingly enough i give them multiple events that allow them to change clothes.

Other stories i draw are the same. Some of them wear one outfit with the occasion to change. Others have a whole wardrobe. The ones with wardrobes i actually design a wardrobe so i know what cloths they have to pick out of. Example.

I've got pages of this stuff for every comic i design
((I really like drawing cloths okay))

[Sanz]

I change thier clothes all the time! Because i love making new outfits. Usually they are around the same kind of out fit. Like the mc, she wheres a space suit but she she has different variations of that space suit. My comic is not in color but if it was they would be different colors too. Since she gets banged up alot her clothes often get destoryed so she has plenty of suits and a dress or two. My one dude mc. However never changes attire and in one of thier encounters she touches on that. "Why is it every time i see you....youre wearing the same ugly clothing...with a stupid hat...." since they are enemies he doesnt acutally care he just tries to shoot her, but later i have him looking at himself and thinking he should get some new pants.

[shazzbaa]

Not often! I suppose I could argue that it's "realistic" because they're travelling and there's only so much you wanna pack etc etc etc but honestly, realism isn't a huge concern. xD Clothes changing is one of those nice things where most people don't notice it if it doesn't happen, and since fashion isn't a strong suit for me, I feel like it would weaken my designs for them to change outfits often. I'd rather be able to spend time on designing each clothing change!

There'll be circumstantial changes (ex: when they're sleeping they're not in their full outfits) and they get "outfit changes" every so often when there's a reason or a good chance for them to do so. I wouldn't say it's always A DIRECTLY SYMBOLIC CHANGE (eg "he's experienced great loss and symbolically cuts off his hair and throws away his coat") or anything -- sometimes it's just "his coat got wrecked so he's getting a new one" -- but I do like the effect of being able to compare a character's first appearance with their later appearance and seeing a visible change in them, even if it's just wearing their hair differently -- you get the feeling that time has passed, and they're different in some way, and things that happen have affected them.

I do keep a very loose established colour palette! Every main character has a colour associated with them and I try to keep that colour in their outfit, even if other colours in the outfit change.

[kkitty]

They only change when the setting changes, but they always keep the same color palette so I don't confuse readers.

[Pandastrophic]

omg, all the freakin time!
I have to get them to change every day in the story since it's set at a university. But to keep everything simple I give everyone a 'style' to stick too most of the time, like my main character is always wearing knit sweaters and I just change the pattern and design abit every time he has to change.

[mappypaint]

Depends on the setting... in a span of 300+ pages, one of my main characters changed clothes 7 times.

1. Racing team logo shirt (his first set of clothes in the story)
2. Highschool Uniform (Coveralls since they will be working on cars)
3. Racing uniform (whenever they are on the race track + helmet if they are racing)
4. Old Racing Uniform (Wore it once when his cousin made him use it)
5. Skyblue pajamas (every night time in his room)
6. Red Polo shirt (going to the mall)
7. RFI Johnny O'range shirt (had him wear it as the guest characters from the comic of one of the tapastic creators)

[kambreapratt]

I wanted to make sure that the characters changed clothes. Rhen is the most standard because he wears his trademark long coat and you can't see his outfit. But the other characters all change costumes.

[Kayke]

My characters change clothes the same amount that a normal person would. So when the day changes they change their outfits. I wouldn't say I have set color pallets for them, but they do all have different style sensibilities. Alex is sporty/preppy, Sam is a little darker and quirkier, Riley dresses in comfortable clothes and doesn't care how he looks, and Holly is more fashionable.

They do have certain articles of clothes that they've worn multiple times, like sweatshirts and shoes... but high school kids tend to do that.

[SethJH]

My characters wear their work uniform for a good portion of my comic so far. However, Aleks, one of the main characters, wears largely the same things but only because he's somewhat lazy and aside from work doesn't go out much. Marija, the other main character, wears things ranging from classy formal attire to casual band t-shirts.

My comic is slow progressing, so pages showing a wide variety of their outfits haven't really come out yet.

[rainbowolfe]

My comic hasn't gotten too far, so I've only shown like 2-3 outfits for any of the main characters. But I have so many more ready XD I guess I just really like creating different outfits.
I generally change their outifts when A) Time(at least a day) passes or B) There's a big event(wedding, funeral, party, etc). I've probably dedicated way too much time to outfits.

[SirHellsir]

This is precisely my case