How to Draw Anime Clothes

Video Transcript

"All right, folks, in this clip we're going to draw some animated clothes. Now, here's the amazing and awesome thing about anime. For the most part, it is basically a chance for you to become a brilliantly courageous and innovative fashion designer. Why? Because the sky is literally the limit. If there's one thing that anime artists know, it is how to create incredibly visually interesting costumes. And literally, you should not in any way let yourself feel limited here. Like you should feel free to try the most random, absurd combinations you can think of--because you can. Allow your imagination and your creativity to run amok. Feel free to absolutely go crazy. Now, that doesn't mean wander completely off the map. Allow yourself to have somewhat of a true sense of the character in mind in advance before you go in there and draw something absolutely crazy. Like he ought to or she ought have some sort of a trueness to themselves. But here's the thing, I'm telling you right now, even if for some reason--let's say you decide to abandon your original plan, when it comes to anime, no one will ever know--honestly, at the end of the day--what it is that is right or wrong in terms of the character. Why? Because the anime world is absolutely limitless in terms of creativity. You can go and do absolutely anything you want. So what I'm doing here basically is I'm creating two different looks for two different characters based on, you know, early imagined character designs. I'm giving this guy kind of a crazier spacey looking battle suit. As we move down, we'll continue to build their look. Like this girl, this skirt is going to end up being incredibly short. And she is going to be wearing some crazy boots--that honestly you would never ever see anyone wearing anywhere in real life. And that is the beauty of anime. It's not real life. It is fantasy, as we all know--hopefully. So we come down here, we can give this guy--hey, we might decide at the last second we want to throw some shorts on this guy. No problem. We can do that. And you know what else. Let's give him some boots too. Maybe he needs boots in his quest--I'm sure they all have a quest. Give him something interesting to do. Give them a pattern. Make them as brilliant and creative as you want them to be. The sky is the limit. So basically, my advice to you, if you're setting out to draw anime, is do not at all be afraid to think outside the box. That is where you ought to be when designing anime costumes. You ought to be a free thinker. You ought to be outside your head, and willing to explore beyond the limits of your imagination. So, go out there. Be your own little fashion designer. Draw your anime costumes, and have fun."