#I had such a good time

[xitsensunmoon]

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 :)

[ejga-ostja]

The devil works fast but the Kylan girlies work faster when it comes to drawing over cute pics of Freddy and Jack

Screenshot from here

[williamvapespeare]

The facts, as Edwin understands them, are thus: 1. Edwin Payne spent 7 decades in hell 2. Edwin Payne spent the majority of those years being ripped apart by a spider demon meade of doll heads 3. On Tuesday 12 March, 2024, the Dead Boy Detectives investigated an old railway station on the outskirts of York which was home to a nest of unnaturally fast and magical spiders being bred by a local mage for unknown purposes. 4. Approximately 5 minutes after entering the nest, Edwin Payne began to experience the following symptoms: shortness of breath, blurred vision, shaking hands, a curious sensation as if something very large was trying to crack ribs he does not have by squeezing him in its fist. In which Edwin's trauma catches up with him and he finds the whole thing quite tedious. For @dbdpromptober days 7-9: blood, hell, and past. This is a collaboration with my lovely friend Tash! She did an AMAZING drawing to go along with this and you should all go give it some love!

[emotoangel]

obviously I’m gonna do everything I can not to spoil anything at all from tit but like all I have to say is ,, what the fuck. what the fuck ????? also ,, I love them. I miss them. I’m so glad they’re back. why were they so close to me. why are they in my house. I’m going to be sick. thanks!

[ehghtyseven]

some ramblings about the night of assists bc I don’t want to forget these little things 😍

sidney: just exceptionally pretty close up in person; thighs just exceptionally massive up close in person (cue even the dudebros behind me gushing over how big they were); apparently inherently lucky bc all three times I witnessed him place someone’s bet for them when asked, they won; not above cheating nudging the wheel to keep spinning later in the night if it wasn’t working out for people; braces (hot - should wear more often) but no hat (sad)

geno: in fine form; BIG hands, very deft; his face is just so expressive all the time, it’s delightful; no hat or braces (sad) but still effortlessly hot

tanger: still holding court at his blackjack table after everyone else was done; wonderfully judgemental, loud and dramatic over people’s choices; sent pojo to find him another drink when his was empty; braces and hat (👌)

pojo: so cute! kept trying to send the ball the wrong way at the roulette wheel; did not seem to mind in the slightest kappy telling him what to do whilst gently mocking him for it; was dancing to the street band at the end of the night & just generally having a fun time; braces and hat (good boy)

kappy: in his element; bossing pojo around; no braces or hat (boo)

dumo: is Not Good at mental maths bless him and checked every hand with us before paying out; gave me a $25 chip instead of a $5 at one point - tbf the lighting was low lol - and was just like ehhhhh keep it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯; says london reminds him of dc apparently; hat but no braces (“looked a bit amish” according to my friend)

jake: saw sid cheating helping by nudging the wheel and decided that meant he could too but much more blatantly; not above just spinning the whole thing again; generous with the payouts; sparkly braces but no hat (looked cute)

jason & rusty: did not seem to know the rules (not sure anyone did); had a very fond little lovers spat about it; jason mostly pleased they gave him the little stick you use to push things around with; hit himself in the head with it at one point; jason wearing his special velvet shoes again, rusty rocking a hat & beads combo, both wearing braces (nice job boys)

tristan: sweet boy, sweet smile; braces and hat (excellent fit in general)

dan potash: delightful; apologised that I’d witnessed two losses so far this trip; dismissed several hall of famers with a hand wave when talking about how good sid is; taller than expected; glittery waistcoat & hat, excellent shoes (a+ outfit choices all round)

sully: seen briefly, looked hot; regular suit, no hat (I would have liked to see it tbh)

burkie: seen briefly; giant beads instead of the open tie round his neck

r-hex: not seen, just as well tbqh

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

oh but that first cut after the wrong doctor showed up? that super jarring cut to the doctor still in the other room. i was like "oh no that wasnt him" and then donna entered and i was like "oh it was him. oh no that isnt HER"

[endlessfuckup]

fuCKIN AWWWE

[tundesweb]

11.19.24

[nekhcore]

today was the best day of my fucking life

(he got to see jimmy eat world live for the very first time)

[perfectplaces]

chappell and olivia concert last night was so FUN!!!!

[local-space-gay]

The nimona movie was genuinely so funny. Like it got so many laughs out of me and I usually do not laugh that much while I’m watching movies. The delivery and the script were just so so good. I’m still reeling over the jokes. I need to make a list of all of my favorite lines because there are several

[onlyalittlebookworm]

hi everyone beetlejuice beetlejuice was so much fun and winona jenna and catherine are an absolute joy to watch please go see it

[queershakespeare]

hilma af klint exhibition in düsseldorf

[jaylynx1412]

HAPPY BIRYHDAY 😁😁😁😆😆!!!!!

💪💪🔥

YAYAYAY THEYRE AT THE GAY BAR

thank u for this its beautiful

My friend actually drew t4t sonadow for me as a gift! y'all know me so well (its literally the only thing i talk about)

[iamonlyhereforthefreefood]

Damn those old men know how to rock

[penciled-palominos]

HELLLOOO HORSEBLURR!!!

I WENT TO A FLEAMARKET TODAY AND THEY HAD BREYER HORSES!!!!

I had such a nice time there, it was a really clean and nice shop and these two horses together [the ones in the photo in my lap] were only 30$ together! How cool is that!! I'm very happy with my morning so far and my day has barely begun! Im going to a reptile expo later today!! [Just to look and hang out with my dad] But I'm so excited!!

I LEFT THIS IN MY DRAFTS FOR A FEW HOURS HI GUYS, So I didn't end up going to the expo but I did hang out with my boyfriend so that was pretty awesome, And, I reorganized the horse shelves!

It was pretty hard to figure out how to get these beautiful models to work on my shelf but I think they look great! The Dapple is my first ever 1:9 scale model and I am so happy about him, He sits proudly on my shelf as not only a special vintage boy and as my first 1:9. I think he'll be a prized possession for a long time,

I'm really hoping to go back to that flea market soon to get some more models, tho I may need to ask my dad to put up another shelf for me pretty soon so I can actually display all of them!

The last two photos of the dapple are to show how it looks like he's judging you when you walk in, and to show the size difference between the 1:9 1:12 and 1:32 scale models :))

Thats all for now!

I hope all of you who see this have a great day today and a great night's rest, you deserve it <3

Gooodbye, until next time! Horse girl out!!