Costumer
PixieKitty wanted to transform herself into sorcerer Edea, the
power-obsessed character from Final Fantasy. She had the dress, the
contact lenses and the helmet, but one touch remained - the character's
facial appearance. For that final, important touch, the costumer turned
herself over to Yaya Han, one of the convention's guests of honor.
Using character art as reference, Han showed how makeup can finish a
costuming effort and make a fan into a convincing version of a
character.
Edea
has veins that appear to spread from the helmet into the sides of her
face. To give the veins a three-dimensional appearance, Han started
with a white base, sketching the basic patterns in that color. Then she
added darker color to make it appear as if the veins are separate from
the skin. Costumers at this demonstration noted that this kind of
makeup is at its most effective when the cosplayer has good skin to
begin with, and it takes a lot of skin care to be ready for this kind
of work - otherwise the impact isn't as great.
This
was the result, a face that is a great match for the original character
design. The makeup sitting took nearly an hour, but it also was good
enough to last for much longer - again, a result of careful application
of the correct product. Han used brushes to get the makeup in the right
place, and had the advantage to working on a costumer who already had
prepared her face with the correct base makeup. Costumers noted that a
good makeup job should last for a long time, so long that it should be
a little difficult to remove.
Costumer
PixieKitty wanted to transform herself into sorcerer Edea, the
power-obsessed character from Final Fantasy. She had the dress, the
contact lenses and the helmet, but one touch remained - the character's
facial appearance. For that final, important touch, the costumer turned
herself over to Yaya Han, one of the convention's guests of honor.
Using character art as reference, Han showed how makeup can finish a
costuming effort and make a fan into a convincing version of a
character.
Edea
has veins that appear to spread from the helmet into the sides of her
face. To give the veins a three-dimensional appearance, Han started
with a white base, sketching the basic patterns in that color. Then she
added darker color to make it appear as if the veins are separate from
the skin. Costumers at this demonstration noted that this kind of
makeup is at its most effective when the cosplayer has good skin to
begin with, and it takes a lot of skin care to be ready for this kind
of work - otherwise the impact isn't as great.
This
was the result, a face that is a great match for the original character
design. The makeup sitting took nearly an hour, but it also was good
enough to last for much longer - again, a result of careful application
of the correct product. Han used brushes to get the makeup in the right
place, and had the advantage to working on a costumer who already had
prepared her face with the correct base makeup. Costumers noted that a
good makeup job should last for a long time, so long that it should be
a little difficult to remove.
