I'm finished!! I've wanted to make this costume for so long, it's hard to believe it's finally done! I spent the whole day yesterday taming the mohair pouf-ball and turning it into an elegant hairdo. I took photos of what I did and added them on the Tutorial page.
By evening I was ready to add the embellishments, but it was too dark to take any more photos, so there are none of that process. First I stitched on the tiara I'd made earlier in the day. Then I proceeded to hot-glue in all the embellishments I'd prepared earlier in the day between working on the wig, while waiting for it to dry between stages. After everything was glued into place, I brushed on glitter paint, then spent hours gluing tiny stars all over her hairdo and costume.
This morning I took her down to the studio for some photos. First, a close-up of her hairdo....
By evening I was ready to add the embellishments, but it was too dark to take any more photos, so there are none of that process. First I stitched on the tiara I'd made earlier in the day. Then I proceeded to hot-glue in all the embellishments I'd prepared earlier in the day between working on the wig, while waiting for it to dry between stages. After everything was glued into place, I brushed on glitter paint, then spent hours gluing tiny stars all over her hairdo and costume.
This morning I took her down to the studio for some photos. First, a close-up of her hairdo....
I decided to make the wig as tight and compact as possible, so as not to make Asa's head look too large. She's not human proportions, so I needed to keep her wig small so she would look elegant, and not "bobble-headed". Here she is with her cloak and collar....
...and her whole dress....
She's so much more beautiful than my original art doll, but then, I could never sculpt pretty women - just make exquisite costumes for them. Which is why I love ball-jointed dolls!
So here she finally is....my Queen of the Night....
So here she finally is....my Queen of the Night....
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