I’ve managed to fix several of these things since that first wear, several of which I think really helped me with clinching the win at RenCon. My first attempt at cutting realistic feathers was okay, but I wasn’t happy with it so I started over and tried to make the cuts more organic looking. October 9, 2023 Unveiling the Origins of Menstrual Hygiene: Did Women First Wear Dresses for Protection? Then I hit it with a few coats of the aforementioned Filler Primer to make it as smooth as possible.

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She used the same pattern she used for his Halloween dinosaur costume minus the tail and horns and put some felt eyes on the hood. The only way to make a mold for it (sans rope) and cast it with a more translucent resin would be to make a mold. During his journey, he encounters many different characters, both good and evil, and learns valuable lessons about life and nature. I decided to go ahead and use my Dremel rotary tool with the cutting bit on it to rough cut the blade out of my board. I used a standard five-minute epoxy to glue the hilt pieces to the tongue of my blade and to each other.Since I knew I’d be heavily sanding the edges to get the bevel anyway, it didn’t need to be perfect.

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When you hear the words Ashitaka, you might think of Princess Mononoke, in which Prince Ashitaka refers to brighter tomorrow. I watched too many videos on mitering bias tape for quilting to get miters on all of my corners (both inside and outside ones) around the arm holes, wrist guards, and thumb holes. This vest includes an outside layer of faux suede as well as lines with leftover faux sherpa fur from my shoes.Once I had a good coat of purple on each one, I then added some white paint to lighten it a little and then brushed on some highlights to make them look more realistic.

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We never see the inside of the quiver in the movie, but I felt this added some realism to the quiver while also keeping my arrows from getting too banged around. For the curse on my arm (and later chest, and neck), I used Mehron Paradise Face and Body Paint plus Mehron barrier spray to fix and seal it. Princess Mononoke’s protagonist is a seventeen-year-old boy, Ashitaka, who is determined to do his best to achieve justice. A crystal dagger from Kaya reminds him of the power of true love, and he uses it to remind himself of their love. Again, using the techniques I learned from Bill Doran’s prop-making book, I weathered the bow and grip to make it look a bit more realistic (this photo is from before I did the weathering).So for Thursday, I had my hair up and in a bun and had no curse on my arm, just like at the beginning of the film. I love the way it turned out and people love seeing a cute little kodama with Ashitaka when he comes out with me. Apologies again for not having more in-progress photos, but sometimes when you’re on a roll, it’s easy to forget and stop for photo ops. For anyone who doesn’t know, Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite films, so it was a no brainer for me when deciding on my next cosplay that I’d try Ashitaka.