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Here it is: my final uni project. Ta da *does sad little jazz hands* Well this was a tough one. My final year was a pandemic year, so I made this by myself and for myself, which is basically the only thing we were strictly forbidden from doing from day one. Always have a model, always have a tutor check over your stuff in person for critiques... haha. I don't think I did a bad job all things considered, but this costume was very much soured by the experience of working to a deadline while completely alone.

It needs some fixes too due to rushing some things at the last minute, so my hope is that if I mend what's broken and wear it around other people it'll make some happier memories, because this costume has a very solid base! I focused a lot on painting and weathering for this, since it was a set of skills I hadn't really touched before, and I honestly think the paintwork came out so cool.

Also, because it was for class rather than for fandom, I experimented with some detail shots for the hand-in - something else I hadn't done before. I wanted to showcase the actual clothing and the work that went into it, rather than centering my own body and performance, and I love these little abstract macros a lot. I think they were probably inspired in part by some of disastertowncosplay's photos of his Qifrey cosplay.

November 2023