Some people complained that the costumes in the fairy tale drama "Two Cities of Mirrors" are too "similar": "Although the heroine in the whole drama has no less than dozens of looks, in my eyes, they all have the same costume, which makes me tired of looking at it!

Some people complained that the costumes in the fairy tale drama "Two Cities of Mirrors" are too "similar":

"Although the heroine in the whole drama has dozens of looks, she all has the same costume in my eyes, which makes me tired of looking at it! ”

In fact, similar styles have become an old problem in Xianxia costume dramas. The market-oriented operation method has compressed the cost of costume design to the extreme, and the "creative space" left for designers is also very small. Once an "explosion" occurs, "Model", many styles immediately followed suit.

Such ancient costumes will certainly make the audience feel boring. In fact, a good fairy tale drama not only relies on scripts, actors, and acting skills, but also a very important part of the visual effects.

This issue of the costume styling guide starts with the styling design of "Two Cities of Mirrors" to provide you with a comprehensive analysis of the secrets of matching costumes in fairy tale dramas.

|| Analysis of the design ideas of ancient costumes in Xianxia dramas

In recent years, Xianxia dramas adapted from IP have emerged in an endless stream. Except for some impressive early costume designs, the current Xianxia costume design is really too perfunctory.

The same style and the same matching elements will cause visual fatigue for the audience after watching it for a long time.

In fact, the most basic characteristic of high-quality Xianxia ancient costume styles is that they should have ancient charm and chivalry. Although the costume style is not Hanfu, and does not need to be rigorously restored, the basic style preference must be clear and reflect a clear Chinese style, rather than forcing innovation with "Western fantasy" style styles.

||The key design points to match the ancient costumes of fairy tale dramas

·Color matching is classical and simple

Nowadays, the basic color matching design of many fairy tale dramas is very dull, "women should be pretty and filial", for holiness, justice, immortality Characters like Qi will be mostly decorated with white, which has no characteristics at all.

And once the character is "blackened" or to imply the character's stance, black will be used. Such labeled color matching makes the audience's aesthetic fatigue inevitable.

If you simply use color to express the character's personality, the depth of the shape will be greatly reduced.

Among the traditional Chinese colors, there are five very basic colors. Their color preferences and modification functions are different. In addition to the "black and white ink color combination" which is often used in Xianxia dramas, red, cyan, and yellow are also very good. .

Red is cinnabar red. It has a relatively high saturation and is commonly used in Jifu. The red color is whiter after being worn, which can effectively enhance the luster of the skin color. cyan is a very practical adjustment color, which can neutralize the deviation of skin color to achieve a whitening effect.

And yellow will give people a bright and noble feeling. If your skin color is yellowish, it is best to match the "goose yellow" with lower saturation. This rich and diverse color matching style will give people a distinctive feature, and it will also be more visual memory.

||How to design a highly recognizable costume style for Xianxia dramas

·The clothing style should fit the character's personality

The matching of clothing materials in Xianxia dramas is also a top priority. We need to choose clothing materials according to the character's temperament and settings. texture. For example, gauze fabrics are light and elegant, which can help create a fairy-like and lively style. Cotton and linen clothing materials will be more simple and comfortable, which is very suitable for the knight-errant setting.

There are also luxurious brocade, silk and other fabrics, which will give people a noble look. When matching, we can combine fabrics with a variety of textures to enhance the overall layering of the look.

·The shape of clothing should refer to traditional Hanfu

The shape of the fairy tale drama needs to refer to traditional Chinese costumes. If there is no historical basis at all, the blind design will give people a very inconsistent style, which will make the audience feel "eye-catching" The inconsistent styling of .

Although the costume design in this drama is not a restored Hanfu, it still has the shadow of Chinese style.

For example, the basic clothing shape is the traditional Chinese style " cross-collar design" , and the integrated clothing design gives people a feeling very close to "Wei and Jin style" .

The more important design is the "wide sleeves". This sleeve shape helps to modify the overall body shape. It not only highlights the petite size, but also gives people a smart and elegant look.

In fact, it is not easy to design a look that is consistent with the character and highly recognizable for the Xianxia drama. But it is precisely because of the difficulty of innovative styling that the audience has strong expectations for a drama.

If you can integrate the character's personality characteristics with the traditional Chinese style, it will be very easy to design the so-called "hot style", but the key is to carefully explore the story behind the character and constantly innovate the highlights of traditional clothing.