For this experiment I wanted to look at different clothing designs and think about what might be a good design for the character. I tried a variety of different colour schemes, including monochromatic, complimentary and triad.

For the first design I wanted to think about how a traditional school uniform would look, but add a magical element to it. I chose to add the blue socks in order to add a mystical element into the image.

For the second one I also focused on witchy colours, going for a monochromatic scheme. I think the colours work well because they’re muted and not too bright so the design of the character wouldn’t be overshadowed. I think that the design might be just a little too simple but I will discuss this with my group to get feedback.

I went much brighter for the third design, using a complimentary colour scheme. I like how bright the colours are, especially the green skirt as I think this would make the character stand out. I also added the witches hat as an accessory to help link the character to the world of magic. I think that the saturation of the colour might be a little too bright in this design.

For the 4th design I wanted to follow the same complimentary colour scheme but I adjusted the colours slightly so that the purple and the green were less vibrant. I think that this works much better because it still keeps the magical colours of purple and green but it isn’t so distracting. I think it might depend on the background design but without a background I prefer the 4th design to the 3rd one.

For the 5th design I went for something much softer, focusing on an analogous colour scheme of mainly pinks. I paired this design with a floral skirt because I thought the floaty nature of a skirt would suit the soft colour palette. I kept a little bit of the school uniform design by adding a shirt but on reflection perhaps a more loose fitting top would work better for the flowy nature of the design.

For design 5 I looked at another complimentary colour palette, this time thinking about the magical blue tones and how the yellow would work with this. I went with quite a simple outfit design of a hoody and shorts to show quite a casual character. I think however that this maybe strays a little too far from the school uniform theme and it might not be clear that the world is set in a school. I also think that while the colours work well together and they create a vibrant outfit they don’t really capture the mysterious vibes I was looking for. Perhaps more blue or different shades would improve this as opposed to most of the design being yellow.

The 7th design was following the monochromatic scheme again but this time I went with brighter shades of purple. I also chose to use workout clothes for the design of the character in order to show that there will be action in the scene and it would be a practical choice of clothing. I liked these colours a lot and I think they work together well in the outfit. They are bold but with the right background this might not be so much of a problem.

For the last design I chose something very different. I wanted to capture the witchy magical nature of the world so I thought a robe would be a good choice. It also seemed like a good way to explore the draping of the fabric. I’m not sure if the design of the robes if quite right, because I don’t think that is how they should fall. I think I need to revisit this and look at some more references to see how the layers should drape. I do think that the colours are good though, the little bit of red suggests a little danger, and the dark blue is quite mysterious but it is not so dark that you cannot see the lines.