My first ever comic con! And first cosplay too. Of course it's gonna be my boy :] Ramblings about the process are under the cut(Let me know if?? You would want me to elaborate with process images for any of the steps?)
The costume took me forever to make, as I've never done any machine sewing, sculpting, fabric dying or spray painting before but learning all of these was so fucking fun!! I never realised just how many different skills go into making a cosplay but it was so worth it!!!
Almost all of the clothes(except the hat) were purchased first as bases, but all of the detailing was added by me. All of the fabric used was originally just scraps that I was given for free so I needed to learn how to dye and dye all of the stars, they were originally white.
The sewing machine was its own beast that brought me tons of frustration from the lack of skill and knowledge (it was devastating to find out that 95% of fuck ups were my fault and not the machine's lmao). But as a result, a hat sewn from scratch, all of the fur trims, embroidery on the corset, stars and the collar(which is very hard to see on the pictures unfortunately) was all added manually. The stars and the stripes(on the back of the cape) were attached using heat-and-bond adhesive (I WISH I knew about such thing just when I started working on this. It would save me so much time and nerves.)
Then I found out about polymorph(mouldable plastic) and it has become the next thing I wanted to learn, to sculpt the claws and the fangs(yes, they're handmade jfksjs). The claws I then primed and painted in trillion coats because I wasn't satisfied with the colour of the spray paint. The fangs I moulded to my own teeth and then stained with tea to match the colour of my teeth :)c
As for makeup, I used Mehron Paradise water activated paints. At first I wanted to try to save money and bought myself Snazaroo instead, which unfortunately turned out to be a waste. Snazaroo didn't hold on my face for longer than 2 hours, cracking and peeling awfully. Mehron on the other hand survived 11 hours of me smiling, talking, emoting and such and didn't even crease at the smile lines(I'm actually shocked about that). It obviously works like any other makeup which means your skin texture and wrinkles won't go anywhere but Mehron's elasticity pleasantly surprised me. It did obviously smear from sweat and saliva(if you're eating and licking your lips) but if you don't touch the skin it just dries again, self setting. But if it's dry it's fully smear-proof. Highly recommend!
And last but not least, I've decided against painting my hands as it was very risky that I will stain everything I touch at the smallest hint of sweat. So instead I got myself gloves-tights(? Not sure how they're called but it's made from the same fabric as tights) and painted them with normal acrylic paint(did you know you could dye fabric with acrylic paint? I personally didn't), then heat set with an iron and voilà, they're reusable, my hands are not stained after an exhausting day and I don't stain everything I touch. It worked wonderfully which honestly was a surprise as I was really sceptical that acrylic paint will somehow stay in place.
I think this whole thing took me minimum of 6 months with big-big breaks for my school and life in general. But I'm really proud! This project taught me so many new skills and I couldn't have been happier about learning new knowledge, even if it sucked to fail in the meantime.
Everyone at the con was really nice and gave me a large confidence boost even tho it was my first time and I had no idea what I was doing. Taking photos with other people was really awkward/new for me as I hate cameras so I really had no idea how to pose/behave in front of one. But that's okay I think. This whole experience definitely made me want to do this again, so I think that will come with experience. Thank you for reading this far, hope you enjoyed this little summary :)
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Probably not gonna finish this. So y’all get a forever WIP. Happy summer be upon ye
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Priorities
Y/N, waking up in the middle of a thunderous and stormy night, hearing growls in the dark corners of the room: who is there? Show yourself!
Shadow monster Moon, eyes glowing scarlet, lightning illuminating his features for a split second before darkness shelters him once more: I hail from the abyss of forgotten sorrows and I have come to collect what is due. I am the one that feasts upon your dreams, delightful nightmares, your dread and despair my sweetest nectar, granting me pleasure unlike any other.
Y/N, getting out of bed to run away: oh, heck no, not tonight, I work in the morning!
Sun, blocking their path: I am the wanderlight most deceitful, will-o'-the-wisp, bane of travellers, a lord from faerie land, I feast on false hope, the last flickering flame of yearning, I snatch it for myself, I collect the last and sweetest fruits a tree has to offer before its dying hour. Surrender your final joys and send them my way, so that I may live another day.
Y/N:....I have to get up in exactly four hours, I do not have time for this!
Moon, approaching closer: you have been chosen, you shall satiate our desire, your essence had summoned us, it called for us, we hunger, we starve, we are dying.
Sun, speaking softly: we had waited here, observing you, not a single detail escaped our notice, everything you do, all of it carved into our memories, our gaze forever focused on you.
Y/N: You two have been waiting here this entire time? Watching my every move?
Moon, whispering: not a single gesture escaped our notice.
Y/N:...do you two happen to know where I left my car keys this morning?
Sun: of course, in the pantry.
Moon: same place where you lost your phone last week.
Y/N, thinking for a moment, before smiling and offering their hand: boys, you know what? I think we can make a mutually beneficial arrangement here.
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Reunited at Last
I normally don’t like BloodMoon
I HATE him even, for all that he’s done, for all the murders
But when is brother died, I was kinda sad… not CRYING sad, just like a “hole in your heart” sad
And the fact that he WANTED to die, just so he could see his brother again
I can’t help but love him for that ❤️
Also, that hat tho- 🤌
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