Okay,i seriously need some help on the clothing department :/

[Zannen00]

Haha
Thanks for the morale boost!
Since i'm doing a magic girl genre,I'm going to need a few reference come time when they transform..

Thanks for all the given advice guys!All the website and links you've mention will be very helpfull
Looks like google is my friend...now if you'll excuse me i'll be abusing the heck out of my new friend >:)

[ashriott]

Not everyone dresses the same way IRL. When designing clothes for characters no matter the genre, try giving personal style a bit of thought. If a girl is more conservative and sweet, you're unlikely to find her wearing a leopard fur coat and fish net stockings out in public. If she is a bit of a tomboy guitarist, she'll be in jeans and a t-shirt with her favourite band name printed across the front. Unless your characters don't change regularly (like some journey, fantasy stories), they're unlikely to be wearing the same pair of jeans and t-shirt everyday.

But if you're OK with designing clothes for different character personalities, and the only problem you're having is with coming up with variety - there are lots of great fashion references out in the web. Pinterest and fashion blogs are some good places to look, just jam in a keyword eg "punk", "vintage fashion", "nautical fashion", "japanese street style" etc. For genres like fantasy, history and scifi however, I recommend looking into books as well, since there's a lot you can't get online.

You may need to do a few sketches of your characters in different clothes to see which one you want to use. Unless I have a very specific outfit in mind, I'm usually not able to come up with something on the spot. I definitely recommending testing out some outfits until you're happy. You might even come up with more than one you'll like to use in the future. Remember you can always change your characters' clothes if you decide it doesn't look nice after all xD

[UltHamBro]

Have a look at your own wardrobe. We sometimes have amazing clothes we never think of including.
For instance, one of my characters wears an awesome leather jacket, which I based on one I actually owned.

[punrai]

I always feelunsure when I'm drawing THAT character because I want her to wear cute clothes but I always end up drawing the same... so I started following those fashion instagram accounts hahaha. And I screen shot the ones I like.

[wrentemple]

Something that always helps me is buying clothes from thrift stores and testing combinations on a mannequin I have.
Having something right there in front of you to work from is always good.

I had trouble drawing a mask from multiple angles once.... So I made the mask. I then had a physical representation I could angle any which way I liked.

I tend to go to extremes quite often though :')

[GouFigg]

check out The Sartorialist or Pinterest, it might be a good idea to check fashion blogs and websites of the sort. Always mix and match different parts of the clothing, you can even make your own clothes if you like. If a shirt seems too blank for example try adding a pattern, zippers, buttons,pockets,lace, and maybe even changing the way the sleeves fold.

[hannahmcgill]

Seconding Pinterest. Great site for typing in random themes (Like 'peacock' or 'angry') and then collecting stuff that jumps out. It's also very aesthetic/fashion-oriented so that helps.

Also Project Runway is also a fun primer on how to critique clothing...Earlier episodes being better, and they're free to stream online http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway Kinda wish they'd go more in-depth on specific details as to why something's not 'there' but they do the overall gist pretty well.

[ArtistHan]

For modern clothing, I visit a lot of online shopping sites like Forever21, Urban Outfitters, Hot Topic, Stylenanda, etc. For other kinds of clothing, like older things, themed things, etc. I usually reference a lot of movies and tv shows. Everything from Pirates of the Caribbean, to Merlin, to Game of Thrones, to LotR, to Time Burton movies etc etc. Style and fashion are everywhere~!

[maeaton08]

I started following some fashion blogs on Tumblr. That's really helpful for more high fashion/formal wear. For more every day clothes I think about the character and try to imagine what they might actually wear. Or if the character was inspired by a real person I think about what that real person tends to wear.

I think someone else mentioned old episodes of Project Runway. They do a good variety of clothing from casual to couture so it's also a pretty good place to look for inspiration.

[lyy526938973]

Only I like sexy style? such as sexy dresses.

[HNLEE]

Well for me I just draw them instinctively since I'm in the fashion business and I basically have to design clothes everyday. I would suggest you establish your character's sense of style first so the styling process will become easier. Like does she/he prefers wears loose fitting clothes, is she/he the type to wear revealing outfits or does she simply not care what she/he wears? The style should also match your character's personality. From thereon you can just search variations of the same look. If you find it hard to decide then try searching mood boards for fashion.

[Pandastrophic]

I personally LOVE making clothing for my oc's, looking at clothing to find inspiration is always fun, I strongly suggest you get yourself a Pintrest account, I found it better than using tumblr or google images, it honestly has everything in one place and you can collect your images without having to save them so you can go back to look at references.

In my webcomic the characters would have to change clothing very often since it's slice of life/romance and to make it both easier for me and little more fun I made sure all characters have very distinct clothing styles that matched their personalities or likes or background. By having a distinct style you end up narrowing your options for each character which makes it easier for you to design clothing for them (although I think this really depends on the comic you're making but it matched the tone of my comic well).

[ucee43bbb999847b]

What about looking for inspiration in some online shops where ashops like where're plenty of clothes? Sometimes I use brands clothing shops like Topshop, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear and sometines I go for inspiration at this site http://aliexpress-coupons.com/ where I can look for sales and find a good outfit for my character. I want to be stylish and I want my characters to be in vougue too.

[chanalli]

I usually search for ideas. I know the style of each of my characters, but sometimes I just don't know what they should be wearing, so I go to pinterest or clothing sites like yesstyle.com and look for something that will fit them...

Hope that helps!!

[Desertfyre]

I actually have Pinterest and whenever I found fashion I liked I put it in there. I have one for females and one for males and now if I need some kind of help I will head over to Pinterest and start looking through what I have saved.

If you have no idea what you what your characters to where I'd head over to Pinterest and start searching. Perhaps even make your own collection to browse through. =D

[Raven_C]

hm i just realized that link no longer works! Here's the new one, though: http://www.osfcostumerentals.org/