This week was fairly monotonous as far as cosplay progress is concerned. I got quite a bit done, but it’s several small details that take a significant amount of time.
That is to say, this week I worked on finishing the first round of detailing on Katara’s skirt — first with hand painting, and then by adding rhinestones. The second custom mixture was MUCH more successful, and I got right back to painting! It took about 4 hours to paint each the remaining two iterations of each pattern, and then I was GLORIOUSLY DONE. Painting the whole skirt took about 25 hours, and MAN is it satisfying to finish a large part that detailing. Next it was onto the bling! I used a mixture of light blue and white halfback pearls (6-10mm), silver rhinestones (4-6mm), and light blue rhinestones (4mm) to add a bit of sparkle and movement to the skirt. I place rhinestones by applying E6000 onto an old, dull pin and transferring it to the back of the rhinestone, then placing it carefully on the fabric. On a translucent fabric like chiffon, the glue will bleed through, so I made sure I was working on a laminated surface (my painting pattern). I scrubbed the dried E6000 off of the pattern in between sections to avoid glue buildup! Each section took about 30 minutes to apply 100 rhinestones and pearls, which I then let dry for 20-30 minutes. IT SPARKLE~ I also ordered some blue ombré lace through Etsy to fancy up the skirt. The lace is about 8” wide, or about twice as wide as the satin on the bottom edge of the skirt. I’m going to fold the lace over the edge, like a taco, and took some time decided which color gradient I liked more. I think that the blue ombré photographs better, but the light teal looks better in person and is more accurate to the artwork— so I’m going with the latter. That’s it for this week! Next week will be MOAR KATARA UPGRADES!
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One of my favorite things about shooting Katara with Colfox Photography is her obsession with detail photos! She returned several close-up photos of my costume that are just... perfect. Enjoy! These photos were taken before I put another 50+ hours of work into the costume for C2E2, so I'll definitely re-do detail photos for ya'll soon <3
I spent the majority of this week starting the prep work for Mira, the Neopets Space Faerie cosplay! Mira was my absolute favorite Neopets faerie growing up because, well… space, duh. Her design is a unique blend of 80s sci-fi and ethereal fantasy, and I really want to bring those elements together in my personal interpretation!
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