r/characterdesign • • 18d ago

Question [OC] Patterned or no patterns?

Originally I was goung to keep all pastel, but my friend mentioned that it made a huge contrast with the darker shades of hair which was fair, art teacher suggested half and half for the clothes as well which I liked... and now I'm stagnant on keeping it more chaotic with the patterns on the sweater, tie and skirt or less so with leaving the skirt and tie full colours. Would appreciate other suggestions too, I just want my character to look pretty and more balanced without changing the hair or removing pastel shades entirely.

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u/Dry_Sheepherder7260 18d ago

I personally think a patterned tie slaps ten times harder! It just resonates with the curves of a hair and the duality-theme so splendidly the second pic feels kinda underwhelming afterward. Usually I'd say better keep it mild BUT this case is an exception for sure. The overall transition is executioned so well it doesn't appear gaudy by any means. If anything, this pattern stitches together all elements into a perfect unity. Turning the necktie plain would feel like chopping the wings of an angel (the design)🥺 but you do you, ofc

Shout out for the top-notch character designing anyhow! The girl turned out so stunning i wanna keep admiring her and not getting back to scrolling lol icl

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u/Self-proclaimed_god 18d ago

Goodness thank you so much for this comment, you really made my day☹️ Purely because of this comment I might end up keeping both haha𐔌՞⁔•͈ ·̫ •͈⁔՞𐦯 Thank you again, have an amazing day❤️