Designing the Verusian uniform.

Talented artists gaslighting themselves into scrapping their entire designs and starting from scratch will never get old.

My favorite line from the livestreams: ‘Chat, stop putting the word kinky before everything’

I've never seen someone so enthusiastic about codpieces before

I have a feeling that this decadent uniform is something the soldiers would be wearing at the beginning of the war when resources and moral is at its highest. Then years into the war when things become more cynical and jaded, the kitschiness would slowly fade away and become more minimalist and stripped down.

Verus's original god: "would you still worship me if i was a worm🥺"

4:45 just had me pause. the line delivery of "Why didn't I use the cool swoopy pointy hat? -I was a coward.-"

20 minutes of MonsterGarden? Hell yeah!!

“Me and my rat friend are so mischievous!!!🤭” -actual quote,trust me bro!

The descent into design insanity is so relatable ngl

I love the colors. In the American Revolutionary War, the Americans wore blue because it was made from indigo which was a very common crop grown in the USA. Maybe you could do something similar here with these guys?

"Made them puffy to look more comfortably" The irony is not lost in that one. :D

I'm starting to suspect this entire channel is a performance piece about one artist's descent into madness. And I love it.

A quick note that may help your design process in regards to the 'dotted' tunics - historically, said pattern is called puff-and-slash, and originates from a desire to showcase both the outer layer and the under layer - stitched slit holes were added to clothing, the slashes, through which the underlying fabric would be pulled through, the puffs. It was common among the wealthy or ostentatious - not only is your outerwear luxuriously-brocaded and stitched, your innerwear is also fine dyed silks and pristine virgin fabrics. The most standout example from the real world in a militarized context are the famous German Landsknechte mercenaries from the 15th to 17th centuries, who wore their value as skilled mercenaries literally on their sleeves in the form of bright, bold fabrics with plenty of puff-and-slashed elements, bought with the coin their services demanded. For a Verusian foot soldier, it is entirely likely said puff-and-slash elements may be quite subdued, yet still present - the design you put forth reminds me of some of the holdover elements of French uniform design during WW1 - the 'pantalon rouge' that was standard across the French army at the start of the war, which was eventually phased out as it became apparent that bright red pants and caps did little but make French soldiers easier to spot along the trenches. Perhaps the puff-and-slashed coat and slopped red trousers could be a holdout of Verusian notions of nobilitas - a lingering remnant from a prouder time that the common soldier now must pay for with their lives, when a less ostentatious uniform might've helped them survive another day. I can see captains and commanders still clinging to parade forms of this design line - more puff-and-slash, more poofy trousers, more heavy, bulky armor and a plumed helmet that cannot stop a well-placed bullet. There's a lot working for this design, and a lot of visual language being used - definitely a solid job, keep it up ♥

If you're looking for ammo pouches, you could look into the powder slings 17th century spanish arqebusiers wore. A single sash/belt strapped across the chest with multiple pre-measured cylinders of black powder hanging from strings of linen or cord (could be fancy silk for Verus ;) ). It could help make the silhouette of the soldier a bit smaller and dial back the timeframe into a period of warfare under represented in pop culture. Anyways, I'd love to wear that soldiers pants. Lovin it.

Hell yeah long video for Monster Garden LETS GO Really interesting view of this duality between fantasy-military you have. Its something I consider heavily in my work as well, although I would have probably called it historicity and instead of seeking a balance I try to lean heavily on it. I think your approach is wonderful however and your design sensibilities are strong af, even though you seem too hard on yourself at times, I liked the designs you seemed to hate as well haha Anyway, cheers man! and thanks for another banger of worldbuilding and art! *takes notes

I would fucking KILL for an open world game set in this universe. Imagine being able to pick from one of the races, do a questline where you get cursed or some shit and you get a randomly generated permanent mark on your character Like you go to Verus to learn magic and slowly begin to physically change and grow disproportionate. Or like you join the Witch Hunters and become increasingly deformed based on the race you picked

i love the self reflection, it actually feels genuine and not glossed over like others might do, it is refreshing

Monstergarden, your work here has inspired me greatly. Not in the actual lore or design of your setting, but rather in your process and creation evolution. I also realize that projects with worldbuilding are rather incomplete without images to help flesh them out, similar to how it is hard to draw without having concrete ideas or concepts to draw upon. Thank you so much for this!

Sometimes other countries will borrow or copy designs from neighbouring or more influential counties as such ram and verus might have some common feature but not be identical

Early Modern fantasy is sooo underrated. It feels like everyone wants to be either medieval or industrial even though there’s a whole time period of knights with flintlocks between 1450-1750. It’s genuinely a massive time period that is way better understood than the dark ages. The problem is that basically all the cool shit was happening away from Northwest Europe. Seriously massive evil empires Mughals, Ottomans, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Aztecs all dominated here.