How to draw believable clothing for your character

The simple answer is to tell the character's story in his or her clothing. Every day, we wake up and put our clothes on and we tell a little story about ourselves – where we shop, what colours we think look best on us, how we want people to perceive us and suchlike. Character design is all about telling a story, too, and clothing is an excellent medium for doing just that.

Tips on drawing clothing for character design

These guys want very desperately to be birds, and it shows in their choice of clothing.

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