kathgruben

Simply gorgeous costume!! It was a treat to see it in person, and it was wonderful to meet you at C5

LOVE IT!!!!

Thank you, it does. Pretty sure I know what your getting at The test was done with a gently used latex cap so hubby could practice his application skills before the big show. For the real thing, we'll be using a Kryolan glatzan cap - now that I know where to get them, I won't go back to latex! We did test stippling the cap with flesh-toned liquid latex as well, the affect was similar. I will trust your experience and stick with the pax.

I did some testing this past weekend and followed these instructions. You mention that the PAX is used partly for texture and partly so that when the makeup dries it'll blend better between skin and bald cap. Personally, I found that the PAX was quite translucent and didn't really mask my brown hair under the cap. To make the PAX I took some pros-aide and mixed it with a little red artist's acrylic. Did I do this wrong? I was expecting it would be more opaque. Or should I use something else to mask over my hair?

I'm sure you'll have a fabulous time regardless! It'll be a great opportunity to see what others have done and I'm betting you'll be inspired

Any thoughts on things that can be done in advance to prepare a bald cap for application to cut down on time? I was thinking of applying the pax to the bald cap about a week before using it but not sure if that might ruin the cap...

Small update: looks like my order for the Glazan cap, pros-aide and reel creations paint won't get here until I get back from C5. Needless to say I'm VERY disappointed. The saving grace is I'm going to another con at the end of August so I'll have everything for that. Moving to plan B. Editing to add: Looks like the order will make it here just in time. Have had to order the Glatzan caps through another company, but looks like I should have everything by Friday. Planning to do some testing over the weekend YAY!!

Excellent, I will try that. Thank you again for all of the great information!

I have a question about removing pros-aide adhesive: I know that pros-aide makes an adhesive remover, but is there something else that can be used instead? The supplier I'm looking to purchase from doesn't sell the remover, only the adhesive.

Thanks for the tip! So I have a question for those in the know about pax: I can make my own pax by adding a little artist's acrylic paint to Pros-Aide liquid adhesive, yes? I have some cadmium red I can use to get the red tone to cover my bald cap...

Another suggestion would be to try second-hand clothing shops. I've found several excellent pairs of leather boots for dirt cheap at the ones in my area.

Great info ladies. Thank you for sharing! My order for Reel Creations body paint is in, so hopefully it gets here within the next few weeks. I'm also going to do a trial run of Asajj makeup using a soap-based paint and see how that goes. The big thing is finding something that sticks well to the bald cap but is also sweat-proof for the Orlando heat.

Congrats Pam! You are a talented woman!!

I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience in painting alchol-based body paint (eg. Reel Creations) over a latex bald cap? I'm planning to wear my Asajj Ventress costume at CV and am looking at various body paint options for speed of application and longevity. My previous experince has only been using water-based paint airbrushed over a bald cap, and I'm wondering if alcohol-based paints are quicker to apply and resist cracking, flaking, etc. I would greatly appreciate learning of your previous experience with this combination and any tips you may have to offer!

Very nice!!!

Seeing that video makes me want to resurrect my CW Ventress. It's always neat to see how Disney transforms the animated characters into real life costumes. I don't think they had a Ventress for last year's SWW. The actress is definitely wearing a prosthetic of some kind on her head for the pointy-head effect and underneath her top to exaggerate her collar bones. I'm not sure that you can get away from having a neck closure for the top, but I'd love to see what alternative you come up with. The actress in the video is constantly walking with her arms and shoulders back, making her top bulk up in the back as well. As for the collar, when I made my CW Ventress I lined the collar with a heavier interfacing to make it stand up straight. Hmm, from the video it looks like her skirt is a light velvet? Hmmm....

Thank you for *not* stopping! Stuff like this helps all of us

Yep, colour in that picture is absolutely right. But as you said abowe how people perceive colour mullberry vary a lot. I had a hunch of mulberry colour and that was way more dark blue. And TR-9826 saw it more blue and grey than in that picture of Megan Fox. (We feel so blue ) Maybe if there is line "Compare to reference picture" clears that thing? Well that should be obvious to everybody, but still. The only colour naming conventions that I can think of that *might* be internationally followed would be artist's paint colours, unless you refer to a Pantone number? Regional variations for names of colours is certainly tricky, so what about suggesting a few different names? Perhaps instead of "mulberry", using "burgundy, wine red or indian red" as the range? Otherwise, very well done Pam

Wow, nicely done! I'm curious to know what kind of bald cap you used - latex? Glatzen? Did you use thin layers of liquid latex to blend the edge? Kurious Kat

For what it's worth, only two things jump out at me: The collar is a touch long in my opinion, I would shorten it by removing the bottom-most band. The sleeves seem a little loose around the arms and I would snug them up a bit. Looking good!

This is wonderful! I love all of the new Ventress costumers making their debuts on the forum lately! Looking forward to more pics!

As you have discovered, the members of this forum really do like to help their fellow costumers! I agree, try to make the shirt more form-fitting if at all possible. Maybe it just needs to be taken in a bit all along the side seams and under the arms for the sleeves? To keep the shirt tucked in, you could use buttons, snaps or velcro to attach it to your leggings. My "shirt" is actually a body suit made from a stretchy fabric to keep it from puckering or pulling out of the skirt as I move around. For the collar or neck piece, mine is actually sewn to the shirt along the outside edge. I'm not sure what the other ladies have done, but this worked best for me. Whatever you decide, you will want to use something that runs continuously all along the outer edge so that you don't end up with the shirt fabric pulling strangely in only a few places because that's where the velcro is. Honestly, I found the collar to be the most difficult part to make, and fit correctly.

I've used velcro for back of my neck piece, but I have to be careful not to catch the delicate material of the body suit.

I'm such a smiley person naturally, that I have trouble sometimes with the angry Asajj visage too LOL This is really coming along well. However, one thing you're going to have to address is the outer edges of the collar - they should be connected to the shirt in some way and not hang loosely. Looking good

I like to think that costuming is a continual learning process One version of Ventress I've done is the "Sash belt" version: This particular version doesn't have an obi, but I have made them in the past for other costumes. I made my skirt from a polyester fabric that is finished in a way that reminds me of cotton sateen but is slightly heavier to give it a good drape.