Zelgadis Graywords
Does anyone remember Slayers? It’s one of my favorite anime ever, and Zel is one of all-time favorite characters! (Even though all this time I thought his last name was Grayswords, not Graywords! Mandela effect much??) I jst finished him and wore him at Phoenix Fan Fusion! I made his head-to-toe look, including sewing his outfit from linen! It’s period-accurate and also breathable, which is not something you can say about a lot of cosplays. His wig almost drove me to madness, but it turned out ok.
There’s a couple of updates below, and a full process gallery on Facebook with explanations of what I did
After testing some materials that didn’t work, I decided to build up the rocks with Worbla scraps. I think they need to be a little bigger, but I;m going slowly so I don’t overdo it.
Face Rocks
I popped the face rocks off of the plaster cast (the chin didn’t want to come off) and gave them a coat of Gesso. The initial blue-gray color was too flat in photos, so I did some cel shading, then hit them with a light spritz of purple glitter and a matte clear coat.