Silk: Silk was a very expensive and a high-class fabric, and commoners could not afford it or just could not legally use it, due to sumptuary laws. Therefore, generally preferred colors were: brown, black, green, red, and blue. Brightly dyed leather (white or bright yellow) was very expensive and rare. Leather: Leather was also used commonly, especially over tunics. Cotton clothes could be found in varying colors. Hemp: Hemp was preferred for working clothes and aprons.Ĭotton: Cotton was taking dye better, therefore, it was very popular. Therefore, linen clothes were generally worn in their own natural color, beige. Linen: Linen was often used for undergarments and also for veils and wimples, and it did not take dye well. It is a fabric that takes dye well, and often found in colors of grey, white, black, and red. Wool: The quality of wool would range and be bought depending on your economic status. So, depending on the status and class of your character, you can pick an appropriate fabric for your character. Here in the image below, I tried to illustrate the differences between two fabrics. Additionally, a silk fabric would also show soft highlights at certain parts of the fabric. On the other hand, soft and thin materials, such as silk, would show more and heavy folds and a lot of small creases. Those thick materials are generally pulled at the bending areas, so you can place the folds there. For example, if the clothing fabric is made up of leather, it will have less and wider folds, since the material will be hard and thick. Also, it determines the folds and wrinkles on the clothing. The material generally determines the color of the clothing as well as the quality of that color, i.e. You can ask how to reflect the clothing material on your drawing. Materials can range from wool, cotton, linen, or animal hides. Local or available materials of clothing that are used in a particular region plays an important role in the fashion design. Therefore, we need to also understand our character’s world. In today’s fast fashion age, it may be hard to imagine not being able to reach certain colors and textures, but in the medieval age, access to dyes would be quite difficult. LOCAL MATERIALS AND WEALTH OF THE CHARACTERS Let's go over the things to keep in mind when drawing our medieval characters. Note that the knowledge provided here is just for historical reference and does not need to be strictly followed in the costume design. But before creating the costume design, we need to first acquaint ourselves with that age, and then we can create our own design. For that reason, it is a pretty popular concept. Many European based fantasy novels and movies use the medieval age as their setting. But this article intends to establish a rough idea of how to think about those costumes. Also, keeping in mind that, medieval age covers approximately around 10 centuries, and is difficult to generalize. That’s why, this article will just act as a starting point for your research in determining your clothes. That being said, the fashion style and the fabric preferred in clothes may vary a significant amount based on the country and setting you pick. This article aims to make this process easier for you. Drawing costumes for European medieval fictional characters require more research than drawing a cloth for a contemporary character.
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