In the Grimm tale All-Kinds-of-Fur, a princess asks for three impossible dresses to delay a marriage she does not want: one as golden as the sun, one as silver as the moon, one as bright as the stars. She gets all three, and runs anyway.
Sun Dress is built on the first of them. The wardrobe is gold, amber, brass, bronze and every warm metallic the palette will hold, and the challenge the game sets is quietly difficult: make something that reads as sunlight rather than as a gold dress. Those are not the same picture, and you can tell immediately when you have got it.
It is one of the most played games here, and the reason is that the first attempt almost never works.
If the tale interests you more than the dress, Grimm Beauty lets you build the whole story.
How to play Sun Dress
Start from the fabric, not the shape. In this game the finish does the work and the silhouette is secondary. Hair colour against gold is the hard decision. Dark hair holds the metallic; blonde disappears into it. The background sets the light level. A dark ground makes gold read as sun; a bright one makes it read as fabric.
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Orientation
Built for a landscape screen. On a phone, turn the device sideways.
Frequently asked questions
What story is this based on?
All-Kinds-of-Fur, a Grimm tale also known as Allerleirauh, in which a princess demands three impossible gowns.
Are the moon and star dresses in the game?
The palette leans gold, but the pieces are there to attempt the silver and starlit versions too.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It is one of the smaller canvases on the site and sits comfortably in portrait.