I have been asked to sort the costumes for a local production of Guys and Dolls. The director is setting it in a comic book theme (the brief he has given me is Dick Tracy).
I like the idea of that but how will I do the Save-a-Soul Mission uniforms?
Any ideas would be appreciated, I have creative block on this one!!!
Angles of the lapels will give them an exagerated look.
^Great idea! And an exaggerated flare to the pant legs and skirts.
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I would mostly use primary colors - red, yellow, blue...
If you want an added touch, you should outline all clothing with black bias tape - or for an easier approach, outline everything using a thick sharpie marker. This will give it that "drawn" or cartoon look.
This may be tricky with such typically unadorned uniforms, but basically distill the real-world design to only its necessities or most notable features.
OH...I forgot one more thing:
You could put black edging (not sure if this is the right name for it) around all the edges (hems, sleeves, lapels, etc.) to "show" that everything was "drawn".
We did this for a produciton of Charlie Brown back in the day, and it was visually pretty effective.
I designed GaD along these lines some years ago. The Save-a-Soul costumes dont need to be taken to the comic extreme; that'll just undercut the concept. Keep them in simple, basic colours, with maybe a bit of red edging to the tab collars and hats, and you'll be fine.
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If you do go with some sort of black bias tape/edging, I would advise you to be careful to not go too heavy on it, and to keep the lines a bit on the thinner side. If it gets too thick you run the risk of going from a comic book style into looking more like they stepped out of a coloring book.
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