Sexy is not bad. Stripping is not bad. Wearing sexy boots is not bad. You know what is bad? Pandering is. Being a lazy designer at the cost of catching a wider audience is.
A bounty hunter who runs over rugged terrain does not need stripper boots, she needs something with treads and function that can *gasp* still be sexy. I can picture a hybrid boot design that is feminine but rugged, functional but badass.
You know what conveys things like “boosters” and “power” and “high jump”? Springs, coils, energy cells, treads, jets… you don’t have to be literal but you also might want to show, not tell, what a prop does.
High-Jump Stripper Boots! by stephlaberis
Very important quote from this article regarding Samus’s high heels, but it applies to character and costume design in general.
~Ozzie
(via bikiniarmorbattledamage)
Worth bringing back that there’s nothing wrong with sexy in itself, but there’s a time and a place for everything. When you’re trying to convey epic action and epic danger is not the time for epic sexy time clothes.
– wincenworks
whereismywizardhat submitted:
If you were wondering what Konami has been doing with all those video game IPs since setting their games department on fire, here we are.
This is what Konami is subjecting their staff to Orwellian conditions in order to protect? Wait! EROTIC VIOLENCE is actually it’s tagline!? For a PACHINKO MACHINE!?
That’s it! I’m leaving! I’m going somewhere nicer.
– wincenworks
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Tidy up Tuesday #1
As you can imagine we get a lot of requests, asks, submissions, etc that we don’t end up posting for one reason or another. Often it’s because they’re regarding a topic we covered some time ago or something else takes priority – so now we’re going to try doing an additional post every week to just tidy up.
thegreatwidesomewhere is currently doing a research paper on sexism within the video games and how it effects female gamers. She would love for some of our followers to contribute by filling out this short questionnaire.
monkeytights asked what armor can inspire Varric to flaunt his bare arms in Dragon Age Inquisition: You need to dress him in a heavy armor (which needs to be made using material that remove restrictions)
magical-girl-kickline asked if it’s okay to submit battle/action costumes that are not technically armor. So long as it’s a commercial production and it’s an outfit the female character is supposed to credibly fight in – we’ll certainly consider it provided it fits within our Submission Guidelines.
We’ve been asked if we can recommend some blogs that regularly post good armor, we have a list on the Related Sites Page. It also covers similar sites like Escher Girls and The Hawkeye Initiative. If you’re considering submitting something that is kind of what we post but different, we highly recommend checking the related sites page.
Also not directly related to BABD but still important: A Kickstarter called Invisibility Blues: Exploring Race in Video Games is in it’s final days – they’ve already met their goal and have set some great stretch goals. I highly recommend checking them out and considering supporting if you are able.
– wincenworks
Things assholes say to defend shitty female armor
-“She chooses to dress that way!”
-“It’s fantasy, get over it!”
-“I’m a girl and it doesn’t bother me!”
-“You see from her lore she doesn’t need protection because as an all powerful being of magic she…”
-“Conan the barbarian!”
-“If you don’t like it make your own content!”
-“I guess nobody can be creative any more!”~~Feel free to add ur own~~
– wincenworks