Sudawan Corness

The Gauntlets - 

The gauntlets followed the same process, a pattern first, then transferred to plastazote and scuba. Blue craft foam was stuck to the inside of the gauntlets for a cleaner finish. Hair curlers were used for the edges of the gauntlets and pink craft foam was applied to the top. The gem was made from hair curlers, craft foam, worbla, gesso and painted with black acrylic paint. The gem itself was made from a clear bauble cut, sanded and painted with nail polish on the inside, this was hot glued to the gauntlet. The blue flap was glued underneath the front of the gauntlet, which was comprised of scuba and craftfoam. These gauntlets were able to slip onto my arms easily, so a fastener wasn't needed. 

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The Bodice and Shoulder Piece - 

The main piece is a corset I modified. The eyelets were removed along with the string. These were replaced with interfacing and a zip for easy removal. A pattern was made from the corset, divided into three pieces, and cut from blue scuba. Each piece was stretched and glued to the corset using hot glue.

 

The shoulder piece is plastazote covered with blue scuba. The plastazote pieces were glued together using contact adhesive, then the scuba was stretched over and glued underneath. Blue craft foam was placed on the inside for a cleaner finish, and hair curlers added to the edges. The curlers were individually stuck together and shaped with super glue before being attached.

 

The cape is made from pink bedding material as it was thicker and an accurate colour. The hem was folded over three times at the bottom, and machine gathered at the top. Once gathered the cape was straight stitched to keep the gathering in place, then hot glued to the inside of the shoulder piece. 

 

The gem was made using the same method as previously mentioned above. The star was painted carefully by hand on the outside of the gem (following a stencil I made) with nail polish. This was then hot glued in place. 

 

The shoulder piece is attached to the bodice using velcro on both the front and the back. This was the best way to attach it and made it easier to remove for travel purposes. As this piece is light, it stayed in place without issues. 

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The Skirt -

The waistband was the starting point, a paper pattern was created then transferred to plastazote and yellow lycra. The plastazote pieces were glued together and the yellow lycra was then stretched over and glued to the inside. This was the same process for the front and back arrows, which were also glued to the inside of the waistband.

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The skirt is also made from pink bedding material, following the same process at the cape. Afterwards, it was hot glued to the waistband underneath. This piece is able to fit over my head and bodice when worn, so a fastening wasn't needed.

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The Hat - 

A Paper pattern was created first, which involved a lot of trail and error. Once satisfied with the pattern, it was then transferred to Plastazote and scuba. The hat is made from two pieces, both were covered with scuba first, then blue craft foam placed on the inside. The pieces were then hot glued together with the curlers added to the edges. The three pink rings at the top are hair curlers superglued together, then hot glued to the hat. 

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The pink spiral piece is styrofoam that was carved, sanded, covered with worbla, primed with gesso and then painted with acrylic paint. This was then hot glued to the side of the hat. The hat is a snug fit, which allows it to sit lower on the back of my head.  

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The Necklace - 

A rough pattern was drawn up, then cut out from craft foam and worbla, the worbla was heated then used to cover the craft foam. The necklace was primed with gesso and painted over with acrylic paint. The gem is up-cycled from my old Dark Magician Girl costume, however I applied it to a brass pendant border first, then hot glued it in place. A necklace fastener was then added to the back. 

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Staff - 

The staff is made from a plastic pipe, styrofoam and a polystyrene ball. The styrofoam was carved using a saw, mini sander and sand paper. A hole was made at the bottom to allow for the plastic pipe, special adhesive was then used to stick the two pieces together. The circle disks on the end were carved out of styrofoam and applied to the pipe, the polystyrene ball was glued to the end. The entire piece was then Papier-mâchéd, painted using acrylic paint and later finished with varnished.