tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post5998009774972135390..comments2024-03-15T17:54:44.919-05:00Comments on Steam Ingenious: Outfit Revamp aka "Help, My Airship Crashed!"Violet von Mickelsburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-43048759289117499102013-11-03T18:04:11.274-06:002013-11-03T18:04:11.274-06:00ripped fishnet stockings would be sexy *and* relat...ripped fishnet stockings would be sexy *and* relatively cool :)Alisandre de la Chapellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760318875002641612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-24966358223742048472013-10-29T12:21:17.562-05:002013-10-29T12:21:17.562-05:00True, but I tend to avoid stockings for heat reaso...True, but I tend to avoid stockings for heat reasons. Maybe if they're ripped enough they wouldn't be too warm?Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-45690061348951247022013-10-29T08:53:52.952-05:002013-10-29T08:53:52.952-05:00above the knee bloomers & stockings with runs ...above the knee bloomers & stockings with runs -- even if you don't do panty hose a pair of inexpensive thigh-highs would work -- nothing says "this woman has been tossed about" like ripped stockings, while being kind of sexy<br />BoringlibrarianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-55384954117414621852013-10-28T21:23:53.955-05:002013-10-28T21:23:53.955-05:00Oh, and also I want to make some bloomers to go un...Oh, and also I want to make some bloomers to go under so I can actually damage the petticoat more without threatening my modesty. One of the slits I made went pretty high and I was slightly worrried about gusts of wind.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-78361531351664192812013-10-28T21:21:15.977-05:002013-10-28T21:21:15.977-05:00Yeah, the petticoat actually has more damage than ...Yeah, the petticoat actually has more damage than shows, but because of its fullness, the cuts and burns get hidden. <br /><br />Spirit gum is on my list of things to buy when I hopefully hit some Halloween stores later this week when everything is on sale.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-29273229190990836632013-10-28T21:15:32.835-05:002013-10-28T21:15:32.835-05:00Love the concept, and how you did the overskirt, b...Love the concept, and how you did the overskirt, but I really think to look "authentic" you need a lot more damage to the petticoat underneath. In the photos it looks so pristine! If the overskirt is that torn, the petticoat would be much more damaged in the same areas. And for discoloration, I use tea dye as a base coat. Try thinning brown fabric paint to nearly the consistency of water, and applying that. If you apply it to wet fabric, you get a more even look, apply it to dry fabric, and it will be much more blotchy. Then, around the hem and up into the worst tears, sponge on a less-diluted version of the fabric paint. Finally, you can add a few touches of darker paint in a few select areas. I would also try burning the fabric. For yourself, the best and easiest wounds/scratches I ever made was to get some spirit gum. Dab it along your face or arms where you want scratches. As it's drying, keeping touching it, so that it dries looking roughed up. Then dab it with something blood-colored (I used some lipstick because it was handy.) I did a scratch down one cheek, and people kept thinking it wasn't actually part of my costume, but a real scratch! And it was so easy.Alisahttp://www.freewebs.com/dragonflydesignsbyalisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-14683527851985821252013-10-28T21:05:47.464-05:002013-10-28T21:05:47.464-05:00Ooo, great idea about the bandage. I thought of t...Ooo, great idea about the bandage. I thought of tearing off part of the petticoat, but not wearing it like that. <br /><br />Yeah, if I had been doing a more set photo shoot I might have skewed my accessories, but I was walking around in this all day so that didn't really happen. I wish I could half pull my hair down, but I'm wearing a hairpiece, so I don't have the long hair to pull down in front or sides.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-90994381289289707572013-10-28T20:59:37.614-05:002013-10-28T20:59:37.614-05:00Thanks for the references. The first one is proba...Thanks for the references. The first one is probably out of my reach, but the second one is going on my wishlist. Maybe a Christmas fairy will gift it to me. :)Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-12177077512709804942013-10-28T19:55:19.129-05:002013-10-28T19:55:19.129-05:00I love it! What a great way of showing a part your...I love it! What a great way of showing a part your story visually.<br /><br />Here's something I think would go along with your story AND add a bit more damage to your outfit. If you were in some kind of fight or accident you yourself would be damaged. To show this without having to do a lot of makeup work I think you could tear a strip off the bottom of your petticoat, bloody/dirty it up with some Halloween makeup, then tie it around your arm/hand/head. Add a bit of blood to the skin just around the band-aid and I think you'll have a pretty realistic looking bit of "injury".<br /><br />To add a bit of a rushed or disheveled look, as if you'd crashed on your way to the convention/faire you could wear a few pieces of the outfit askew. I think the goggles and the capelet would be the best pieces for this.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028810836604804331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-6985855945417988282013-10-28T17:33:25.795-05:002013-10-28T17:33:25.795-05:00It's kind of pricey to own but it is availalbl...It's kind of pricey to own but it is availalble on Amazon: Costume Craftwork on a Budget: Cloathing, 3-D MAke-up, Wigs, Millinery & Accessories. / Tan Huaixiang, 2007. ISBN 9780240808536. If you have access to Texas A&M library, they have a copy. It includes a chapter on aging and distressing costumes. <br />Less expensive is: A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup. / Tokyo SFX Makeup Workshop, 2012. ISBN 9781781161449. Sam Houston State Univ. Library has a copy. <br />PS <br />The above justifys my reading your blog on work time. ;><br />Boringlibrarian in WacoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-4288241367163930912013-10-28T17:03:28.800-05:002013-10-28T17:03:28.800-05:00The skirt was just....boring and plain, even thoug...The skirt was just....boring and plain, even though the fabric was busy. Good point about the scratches.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-81473560006729997012013-10-28T17:02:09.671-05:002013-10-28T17:02:09.671-05:00Yeah, I want to add more dirt to the petticoat wit...Yeah, I want to add more dirt to the petticoat with paint. It's something I just didn't have time for. And I considered trying to do dirt or smoke make-up, but really just wasn't prepared to try something like that without practicing a bit first. So maybe I'll get there.<br /><br />Cool idea about pieces of wood....hmm, I'm trying to think what other debris might get caught...Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-67599096479762316762013-10-28T17:00:01.188-05:002013-10-28T17:00:01.188-05:00Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll probably d...Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll probably do that.Violet von Mickelsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060355396309538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-87337905750205359942013-10-28T16:20:41.689-05:002013-10-28T16:20:41.689-05:00I love the skirt, so I am doing a sadface over it ...I love the skirt, so I am doing a sadface over it being torn. But I like the idea. I think a few scratches on your face and arms would really help with the effect though, you look a bit clean! Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-77133716356685539792013-10-28T14:21:24.536-05:002013-10-28T14:21:24.536-05:00You might try adding some "smoke damage"...You might try adding some "smoke damage" on the petticoat using watered down black paint. Makeup of a similar effect would be easy enough as well - just powder black eyeshadow in strategic places (and you can use goggles as "stencil" as well) on your face or your hands, and set with a makeup sealer. You could also stitch tiny pieces of balsa wood into pieces of the skirt, like you jumped through a window or door and the skirt caught while you were trying to make your escape :)Brittneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13228051482997342710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773773484793380962.post-25403955081269099642013-10-28T12:27:38.938-05:002013-10-28T12:27:38.938-05:00Love the concept! :) If you want to re-use the cap...Love the concept! :) If you want to re-use the capelet trim but want the "damage" to read bigger, perhaps try pulling out the stitches holding trim to capelet in several places so it droops as if caught on something and partially pulled loose?Alisandre de la Chapellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760318875002641612noreply@blogger.com