The hilarious front line in the tragic war against ridiculous female armor
A few little tidy ups this week.
When submitting an image please take the time to change the submit form to image/photo and attach it – it makes things much simpler for us.
Some topics we have received queries about but have covered before:
– wincenworks & ~Ozzie
A few little tidy ups this week.
When submitting an image please take the time to change the submit form to image/photo and attach it – it makes things much simpler for us.
Some topics we have received queries about but have covered before:
– wincenworks & ~Ozzie
logical female armor
We’ve featured man of these individually before, but it’s always good to remember that there are so many great ways to make awesome armor for ladies – there’s really no reason why the battle bikini should be the default.
– wincenworks
How Dragon Age’s costume designs are influenced by cosplayers
While the article focuses on the cell phones, I was personally impressed by the concept art also being interested in which parts where comfortable and what challenges costumes presented.
Creating designs based off needs and functionality can do a lot to build immersion and tell stories via the visuals.
It’s also particularly timely given how many people seem to assume that the existence of cosplayers means a costume is perfect and hence above criticism – clearly at some of the people who design the costumes believe there’s always room for improvement.
– wincenworks
How Dragon Age’s costume designs are influenced by cosplayers
While the article focuses on the cell phones, I was personally impressed by the concept art also being interested in which parts where comfortable and what challenges costumes presented.
Creating designs based off needs and functionality can do a lot to build immersion and tell stories via the visuals.
It’s also particularly timely given how many people seem to assume that the existence of cosplayers means a costume is perfect and hence above criticism – clearly at some of the people who design the costumes believe there’s always room for improvement.
– wincenworks