Use a silver paint pen to highlight the raised areas and give the appearance of metal. Use your finger tip or cotton bud to blend.

Hermione Granger: Hermione is another key character in the Harry Potter series. She wears a white shirt, gray sweater, and Gryffindor tie, along with her signature bushy hair. Use skewer or tools to make indentations along the center of the skull and beak. Use the image below as a guide.Slytherin: A friend can dress up as a member of the Slytherin house with a green and silver tie, robe, and wand. Emma’s interest in all things Harry Potter is still going strong, and even after a couple of years, shows no signs of waning. Sybill Trelawney: This divination professor can be recreated with a shawl, glasses, and a crystal ball.

I’ll be sharing the full Bellatrix Lestrange costume DIY next week, including how to make a leather corset and how to style a Bellatrix wig.

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Use a skewer to make a hole through the head section large enough to thread a ribbon (or cord) though. Molly Weasley: Molly Weasley is a loving and fiercely protective mother, a skilled witch, and a nurturing figure within the wizarding world of Harry Potter. If you're looking to conjure a group costume that complements Bellatrix, consider these magical options: I want to dress up as Bellatrix Lestrange”– It was decided, I’d be making Emma a Bellatrix costume for Comic-Con this year. Ron Weasley: Ginny's brother Ron is another great option for your group costume. He wears a maroon sweater, white shirt, and khaki pants, so it's easy to recreate his look.

Mad Eye Moody: For a more unique character, someone can dress up as Mad Eye Moody, with his magical eye, long coat, and staff. Professor McGonagall: This iconic Hogwarts professor can be recreated with a green cloak, a witch hat, and spectacles. As usual when it comes to researching her cosplay, Emma studied the movie costumes in detail. After all, the key to nailing a good cosplay is in the details. Harry Potter: Your best friend or family member can dress up as Harry Potter himself, with his signature round glasses, lightning bolt scar, and Gryffindor robe.Bellatrix is a beautiful woman with white skin, long curly hair, and heavily-lidded eyes with long lashes. Her striking looks suffered when she was imprisoned in Azkaban, in which she looked gaunt and older. Trained by Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix became an extremely powerful and dangerous witch. Her skills include her signature spell, the Cruciatus Curse. She is known for torturing her victims instead of just killing them outright. Just like the Dark Lord, she can cast the Killing Curse with absolutely no regard for the lives of people. She is also a very skilled duellist, which she was able to use in the Wizarding Wars. Grey polymer clay is ideal as it only requires minimal embellishment to achieve the look of metal, but you can use any other colour. You’ll just need to paint it grey. In the Harry Potter books and movies, Bellatrix is a fanatical Death Eater that is quite unhinged, especially after a long stint in Azkaban prison. After cosplaying Luna Lovegood last year for Comic-Con, this year she chose a much darker character – Bellatrix Lestrange.