Starfire
Teen Titans was a cartoon that was extremely important to me when growing up. It was a show that inspired me as a young girl and a fan, but also as a writer, as I fell in love with the characters and their story. Starfire especially became one of my favorite characters who I truly looked up to, so being able to finally cosplay her in 2013 was an amazing experience for me!
My Starfire wig was a Nyx from EpicCosplay in Dark Red. For her orange skin tone, I mixed orange Mehron Liquid Body Paint with body lotion at a 1:1 ratio, then applied it like lotion.
The outfit was made using spandex milliskin and 4-way stretch matte silver spandex. All pieces were self-drafted.
To give the silver pieces of the outfit dimension while retaining the elasticity of the spandex, I added a layer of fleece between the silver spandex. My chest armor was made as a separate piece from the purple top. The armor is two large “donuts” of craft foam, one slightly smaller than the other and each with a small slit down the back. The craft foam was covered with silver spandex.
The base shoes were spray-painted silver, and the boot covers were attached using Gorilla Glue.
I cast my gems out of EasyCast resin, using liquid FW ink to dye the resin green.
(Featured photo by LJinto.)