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Erica. 22. Midgard, Florida. Cosplayer. Mega nerd. Esoteric. Snarky snark snark.
You don't know yourself until you've lost yourself.

First coat of resin! Getting a hard shell, and looking clean. Was going to lay down fiberglass cloth to make it REALLY strong, but I messed around with laying it down, and I realized that I’d end up losing all of the detail I worked so hard to get. So, just brushing on a couple layers of resin, then proceeding with Bondo, more detailing, sanding, resin, more sanding, priming, painting, showing it off. Many hours of work ahead of me, but it’ll be worth it. Super proud of my work so far. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #cosplayprop #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #skyrimcostume #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #arrow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #tamriel #morrowind #bethesda #prop #propprogress #propmaking #resin

Last update of the afternoon. Work calls. I think I’ve got all of the detail and skeleton work done/sketched out. I’ve gotta take a closer look at my reference pictures to make sure. Lookin’ snazzy. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #cosplayprop #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #skyrimcostume #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #arrow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #tamriel #morrowind #bethesda #cosplaygirl #cosplaychick #gamergirl #nerdlife #prop #propprogress #propmaking

They replaced my blood with aloe, my skin with chlorophyll, and filled my lips… with venom. #poisonivy #ivy #poison #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #wig #red #redhair #batman #robin #thejoker #pamelaisley #batmanandrobin #dickgrayson #brucewayne #dc #dccomics #dcuniverse #comic #venom #gotham #gothamcity #gothamcitysiren #longhair #lips #sexy #eyes #greeneyes #cosplaychick

Haven’t been updating much over the past couple days! Been at work, then back home, the gym, sleep, repeat. But I have been slowly getting progress done on the Nightingale Bow. I’ve just been working on bulking out the handle area so I had room to make the Nightingale Logos just above the handle. All I’m using to bulk it out is a layer of lightweight joint compound, let it dry completely, sand it down, resin over the layer, repeat the process. Waiting for it to dry is why it has taken 4 days just to get to this point, but I almost have enough bulk built up! Getting close. Soon I’ll start adding more details and working on some serious surface prep so I can add a couple layers of resin, fiberglass, Bondo, spend days sanding down the Bondo, then finally paint and weather the Bow. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #cosplayprop #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #skyrimcostume #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #arrow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda #prop #propprogress #propmaking #resin #fiberglass #orlandocomicexpo #orlando #florida #nerdlife #gamergirl #elf #darkelf #dunmer

Clean lines, all day err day. Top detail is done! Time to start working on the detail around the handle of the Bow. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #cosplayprop #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #skyrimcostume #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #arrow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #tamriel #morrowind #bethesda #cosplaygirl #cosplaychick #gamergirl #nerdlife #propmaking

Clay = bust. Polystyrene = bust. Joint compound sculpt = bust. Hot glue outline bulked with joint compound? WIN. So much trial and error today. But all of that trial and error has confirmed to me that hot glue is literally the best thing ever. #victoryscreech #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda #prop #propprogress #orlandocomicexpo #orlando #florida #nerdlife #gamergirl

Really sorry for the photo spam. Currently super obsessed with this prop right now. If it was a dude, we’d start a torrid love affair and get married. As you can see, it’s a pretty sizable piece. Really excited to finish this project and have my photo shoot. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda #prop #propprogress #orlandocomicexpo #orlando #florida #nerdlife #gamergirl #elf #darkelf #dunmer

Sometimes I don’t understand how I work so fast *in the cosplay zone*. Happy with the results, though! I think I’m gonna call it a night. I wanna play some BO2. Eh, knowing me, I’ll probably be back out in this garage at midnight to work on this thing even more. Need to get it done for the Orlando Comic Expo! #orlando #orlandocomicexpo #beforeandafter #prop #cosplayprop #progress #cosplayme #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda #gamergirl #nerdlife #callofduty #cod #blackops2 #blackops #BO2

Detail. Detail. Detail. Even a prop made out of the cheapest materials can look like a professional movie prop if you put enough detail into it. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda #prop #cosplayprop

Deceiving order: hard edges sanded off; hard edges still intact; full bow with one side sanded and the other side unsanded. #cosplay #cosplayme #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #cosplaywip #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #nightingalebow #karliahcosplay #karliah #bowandarrow #bow #archer #archery #tes #theelderscrolls #bethesda

Three layers of MDF; one 5/8” middle stencil later, and two 1/2” outer bulking layers. You’d think it would be heavy, but I don’t even think it weighs 5 lbs! Need to check some reference pictures to see if I need to bulk out any other areas with foam. I’m sure I’ll have to, but I’m well on my way to a well made Nightingale Bow prop! Pretty proud of it so far. #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #skyrimcosplay #prop #skyrim #karliah #karliahcosplay #elf #darkelf #dunmer #archer #archery #bow #bowandarrow #weapon #ranger #nocturnal

In my workshop, making cool shit, sawdust everywhere, sneezing like crazy, having a blasty blast :3 #cosplay #cosplaywip #cosplayme #skyrim #skyrimcosplay

First cut! Turned out really nice. Still a couple more layers of MDF to add, but it’s really, really lightweight. Lightweight and game accurate. Fantastic. #cosplay #cosplaywip #cosplayme #nightingale #prop #karliah #skyrim #bow #bowandarrow #archer #archery #weapon #skyrimcosplay #nightingalecosplay #karliahcosplay #elf #darkelf #dunmer #dbz #dragonballz #vegeta #goku #saiyan

Nightingale Bow stencil transferred to the MDF. Trying to trace that massive stencil outline with a sharpie was taking forever, and the lines were really jagged. So, I thought, ‘why not spray paint over the stencil?’. Worked like a charm. Very clean, visible lines. No more for tonight. At least I’ve got this project started and I’m motivated, now. I’ll use a jigsaw to cut this out tomorrow, and resin it so it’s not so floppy and flexible. I’ll end up bulking it out with foam board, and finally fiberglassing and bondo-ing it. Still debating on if I want two layers of MDF for the core instead of just one… I suppose I’ll decide on that tomorrow. Any suggestions, @theironforge? #cosplay #cosplayme #cosplaywip #nightingale #nightingalecosplay #skyrimcosplay #prop #skyrim #karliah #karliahcosplay #elf #darkelf #dunmer #archer #archery #bow #bowandarrow

Nightingale Bow. MDF. Interrupting cat. It’s a good cosplay crafting night. #cosplay #cosplaywip #cosplayme #cat #nala #siamese #skyrim #skyrimcosplay #nightingalecosplay #karliahcosplay #elf #darkelf #dunmer #nightingale #karliah #mdf #bow #bowandarrow #weapon #ranger #archery #archer #prop #propmaking