Level Up Your Character Design with Knight Zhang

Summary by Krater

An illustrator explains how to use character costume design for storytelling, offering three core approaches: functional versus fantasy, historical versus fictional, and ensemble design choices.

From the video

Answers: How do you design character costumes for storytelling?

• character design
• costume design
• character storytelling
• functional versus fantasy design
• historical versus fictional design
• ensemble design

What it concludes

• A costume's aim is always to highlight a character's purpose, personality, and history.
• Research is one of the most important steps when designing historical or functional characters.
• Costume design is a tool to expand the lore of a character through visual communication.