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Lookout! Another huge file

It's due time that we made reference pics for the massive cast of The Second Life of Stephan Beaumont (SL's proper, non-abbreviated title ). Not everyone had been drawn out yet, and it was a good way of branching out and drawing older, younger, and less fit people. XDDD

And soooo much research went into designing their outfits to ensure that they actually looked like they were the style in 1725! OK, time for a history lesson! People could only afford a couple of outfits at a time-- it was a loooot pricier than it was today, as more labour went into making clothes. To get an idea of people's wages and the cost of living back then take a look at [link] As a result, some people wore the same outfit day in and day out. Also, everyone wore their tunics or chemises as night clothes.

Women's mantuas were a lot higher-cut and had a "cape" in the back, many of them had ruffles on the skirt (ruffles = you had money!) and stomachers were not common until the late 1730's. As for men, their coats had "skirts" and kind of poofed out in the back. Even tricorne hats had a specific look back then, but I didn't draw any hahaha.

Even the placement of the mouches (beauty marks) on their faces had significance-- they denoted people's marital status, temperament, and the way they displayed physical affection. A heart on the right cheek meant the wearer was married, one on the left cheek means engagement, a round patch on the forehead suggested majesty, one near the corner of the eye suggested passion. Although patches were primarily worn by women, men also wore them.

The upper class tended to wear light colours, silver, beige, ivory, and a spectrum of reds and pinks. Black was also a symbol of aristocracy. Textiles from India were extremely popular in France at the time, as was gold embroidery. The middle class gravitated towards bolder colours (such as red or blue) because they denoted status (albeit light colours were the choice of the upper class).

Hair was worn very close to the head-- those enormous Marie Antoinette wigs were not seen until the later half of the century. Women wore mob caps to keep their hair from falling into their face while doing housework. Men wore bag wigs if they could afford them, and hair was tied back with a black piece of cloth. Facial hair was a no-no amongst men who were not in the working class.

OK, history lesson is over! This is our massive cast! Everyone is drawn in the same pose because I am lazy I was trying to focus more on body types and clothing.

Oh and no one ACTUALLY goes shirtless during the story hahaha! XDDD The reason why I drew some of the men without their shirts and Sel in her petticoat and corset is for a body-type comparison. The only person who is dressed provocatively is Clarice, but it's for her job as a barmaid at a local hell (yes, that is what they called inns that offered gambling XDD). The colouring is kind of sloppy in some places but this is just supposed to be a quickly-drawn reference for everyone in our cast.

Hope you like it! If you want to know more about any specific character, just ask <3

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SL and its non-historical elements belong to ~dotsweare , no stealing please!
Baroque brushes and textures from various sources around DA

Description
J:

Lookout! Another huge file

It's due time that we made reference pics for the massive cast of The Second Life of Stephan Beaumont (SL's proper, non-abbreviated title ). Not everyone had been drawn out yet, and it was a good way of branching out and drawing older, younger, and less fit people. XDDD

And soooo much research went into designing their outfits to ensure that they actually looked like they were the style in 1725! OK, time for a history lesson! People could only afford a couple of outfits at a time-- it was a loooot pricier than it was today, as more labour went into making clothes. To get an idea of people's wages and the cost of living back then take a look at [link] As a result, some people wore the same outfit day in and day out. Also, everyone wore their tunics or chemises as night clothes.

Women's mantuas were a lot higher-cut and had a "cape" in the back, many of them had ruffles on the skirt (ruffles = you had money!) and stomachers were not common until the late 1730's. As for men, their coats had "skirts" and kind of poofed out in the back. Even tricorne hats had a specific look back then, but I didn't draw any hahaha.

Even the placement of the mouches (beauty marks) on their faces had significance-- they denoted people's marital status, temperament, and the way they displayed physical affection. A heart on the right cheek meant the wearer was married, one on the left cheek means engagement, a round patch on the forehead suggested majesty, one near the corner of the eye suggested passion. Although patches were primarily worn by women, men also wore them.

The upper class tended to wear light colours, silver, beige, ivory, and a spectrum of reds and pinks. Black was also a symbol of aristocracy. Textiles from India were extremely popular in France at the time, as was gold embroidery. The middle class gravitated towards bolder colours (such as red or blue) because they denoted status (albeit light colours were the choice of the upper class).

Hair was worn very close to the head-- those enormous Marie Antoinette wigs were not seen until the later half of the century. Women wore mob caps to keep their hair from falling into their face while doing housework. Men wore bag wigs if they could afford them, and hair was tied back with a black piece of cloth. Facial hair was a no-no amongst men who were not in the working class.

OK, history lesson is over! This is our massive cast! Everyone is drawn in the same pose because I am lazy I was trying to focus more on body types and clothing.

Oh and no one ACTUALLY goes shirtless during the story hahaha! XDDD The reason why I drew some of the men without their shirts and Sel in her petticoat and corset is for a body-type comparison. The only person who is dressed provocatively is Clarice, but it's for her job as a barmaid at a local hell (yes, that is what they called inns that offered gambling XDD). The colouring is kind of sloppy in some places but this is just supposed to be a quickly-drawn reference for everyone in our cast.

Hope you like it! If you want to know more about any specific character, just ask <3

--

SL and its non-historical elements belong to ~dotsweare , no stealing please!
Baroque brushes and textures from various sources around DA