What is your toon's outfit motivation?

catstarsto · April 2017

When you design an outfit or cosplay, what are you shooting for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV8Mr9MnYbU

flyingfinn · April 2017

Public decency.

catstarsto · April 2017

flyingfinn said:
Public decency.

...sry I asked.

legendarylycan · April 2017

all of the above except the last bullet

deadman20 · April 2017

Canon/Accuracy

I shall be the only vote! This poll is mine now!

Anyway, I try to ensure that the character's costumes are representative of their background and what they actually wear as that character. There are a few exceptions, but for me it's mostly accuracy to the character I am playing as. I will usually update a character's looks as new pieces come out which fit their canon better or try to experiment to see if a new combination of pieces is better representative. The characters looking how they do, whether it's cool, sexy, ugly, etc. is a byproduct of how I try to ensure the way they look is what represents them and their background.

themightyzenith · April 2017

Depends on the toon. It's quite a flawed poll.

nacito · April 2017

Awesome/Cool

Mostly

catstarsto · April 2017

themightyzenith said:
Depends on the toon. It's quite a flawed poll.

I was looking for a theme for a CC to host but NM

themightyzenith · April 2017

catstarsto said:
I was looking for a theme for a CC to host but NM

Well that's an easy enough thing to do. What ideas do you have so far?

ashstorm1 · April 2017

themightyzenith said:
Depends on the toon. It's quite a flawed poll.

Ditto. It really depends on the toon i want to create. And i need the concept first before even thinking about the costume.

beezeeze · April 2017

I would choose all of the above, but I typically don't vote in forum polls.(I even made a thread and a poll about it!)

It depends on my mood and what character I happen to be playing. Sometimes I just want to try out a new combo of powers and I slap on the costume as an after thought then expand it from there as I get a sense for the character's identity. Othertimes it is a costume idea that comes first and I select the powers that best fit the theme I am aiming for.

aesica · April 2017

Mine are a combination of:

- Cute
- Awesome/Cool
- Beautiful/Glamorous
- Lusty/Attractive

This really isn't a "just pick one" poll.

sterga · April 2017

Most of my costumes are a result of making something for a contest. Sometime I see a cool image / character and ripoff am inspired by it.

Sometime it's just a matter of having the basics. Pirate? Check. Space Pirate? Check. Sky Pirate? Check. Casual? Check. Cowboy? Check. Holiday? Check. Cyber Ghost Samurai? Check.

In-game events are also an excuse opportunity to make something stolen new.

Usually, only one of my character's costumes is their themed look. I tend not to do skimpy outfits. It's not exactly hard to wear nothing and it's not much of a costume without clothes.

avianos · April 2017

not going to vote for any of the choices because the poll is flawed and I have multiply characters that have different themes and personalities

i always stick with the characters' primary costumes, some of them have ALT costumes for different builds (with passives and gear) or just because I really like the character

I always design costumes for my characters with the following Criteria

Matching the Character's theme, both lore and power wise. Design is IMPORTANT
The costume needs to match with their personality, their occupation and their Body types
Trying to experiment with different colours and avoid using my favorite combinations again and again (So much Green~) using references from my favorite RPGs is not a bad thing
The costume needs to be pleasant and friendly for the eyes, horrible colours and edgy outfits which deform the character into a silouethe of eye ganging colours will be TOSSED
The oufit needs have good Colour Synergy. Combining 2 to 4 different colours which need to look good together, highlight each other or are Complementary (including small detail colours like white, gold e.t.c)
If the character has different skin colours (either because they are fantasy creatures or have different nationality) or Fur/Feathers/Scales colours (for anthro character), this needs to be taken into account so the costume colours wont look aweful.
If the character is Robotic, the costume needs to take in account the METAL textures and how the colours change
If Im not satisfying with the costume, I scrap and start from the start, Always keep a character base costume without clothes for that. I have delayed leveling for that and missed XP events.
In general i'm more specialized in designing fantasy themed costumes and heroes. Modern Technology is not my strongest point, i prefer Steampunk

jonsills · April 2017

Have to go along with It Depends.

Mostly I go with some variant on tights, because I'm a little old-fashioned about superhero styles. OTOH, Patchwork is a cyborg who mostly built herself; her appearance is mostly armored bits, especially the (artificial) limbs. Mr. Softee is a former mascot for an ice-cream parlor, who became his costume and gained ice powers thanks to an extradimensional entity that misunderstood something he said, so he's built out of the snowman parts from the winter event. And Captain Bananahammock, based on a wild whim I had once, wears a cape, gloves, boots, and the briefest briefs I could find in the tailor, for fairly obvious reasons. (In some parts of the world, I'd probably have named him Captain Budgie-Smuggler.)

For the most part, though, I go with a costume I find pleasing. (I'm quite proud of the fire motif I worked up for Pyretta Blaze.) And "canon/accuracy" can only be a concern if you're cloning a trademarked character. Do we need to go into why that's bad once [i]again?[/i]

ikonn · April 2017

Awesome/Cool

It's a theme for each character I build. I have used almost all the available options in the poll, but they are all designed, in the end, to look cool...

... at least to me.

What is your toon's outfit motivation?

What is your toon's outfit motivation? 13 votes

Comments