SHIVA'S
BODY
Most people when cosplaying Shiva make a white body suit. I didn’t want to do that due feeling
restricted and hot. I decided to use white tights for the lower half and paint my upper body.
For the tights, I used a blue fabric marker to draw a design and filling it in. I was running out of marker
and it was starting to look streaky, so I finished up the feet area with blue dye. I painted silver glitter
fabric glue around the thigh design.
For the upper body, I used a liquid body paint (by Ben Nye) that doesn't smudge when dry. I also used a variety of Ben Nye makeup to complete the look of Shiva’s face. Cream makeup (white) is excellent for the face; the kind of makeup that clown's use as a base. It's not greasy compared to the colors. I used the colors once for my Ultima cosplay; it wasn't that great but the cream white is wonderful. You kind of have to experiment. Also take into consideration if you will be outside in the sun and sweating, or if you will be sitting inside most of the time.
The top half of the bikini was first started off with foam bra cups that were spray painted blue. I then painted silver glitter on the cups, along with fabric gems. After the cups were complete, I taped them on the mannequin. Getting the idea from Katie Bair's Shiva tutorial, I used clear Silicone caulking (used for kitchen sinks and bathtubs) for the "ice." I taped the cups to a mannequin, then applied whole silicone tube over one of the cups and molded it to look like ice. Before it was dry, I sprinkled glitter over the silicone. DO NOT APPLY WET SILICONE AGAINST YOUR SKIN!!! IT CAN DEFORM YOUR SKIN! That is why you need to use a mannequin so that the silicone can cure over the course of 24-48 hours.
Initially, I was just going to tape the cups on me, but I decided that it wouldn’t enough support. I took a strapless bra and spray painted it blue. Using hot glue, I attached the cups for complete support.
The tricky part is that the industrial silicone cannot adhere to spirit gum to stick against your body. So, you will have to do either of these two things. Either A, attach the bra cups to the bra with the silicone formed and dry...then safety pink it to one of the straps from the inside of the ice. Or B, attach the bra cups to the bra before applying the silicone. That way when you apply the silicone to the mannequin, you can get the bra strap in there while its wet. The choice is yours. I did option A since the silicone was already dry when I figured out that the spirit gum wasn't working for me.
I swear my husband isn't groping me...lol.
Most people when cosplaying Shiva make a white body suit. I didn’t want to do that due feeling
restricted and hot. I decided to use white tights for the lower half and paint my upper body.
For the tights, I used a blue fabric marker to draw a design and filling it in. I was running out of marker
and it was starting to look streaky, so I finished up the feet area with blue dye. I painted silver glitter
fabric glue around the thigh design.
For the upper body, I used a liquid body paint (by Ben Nye) that doesn't smudge when dry. I also used a variety of Ben Nye makeup to complete the look of Shiva’s face. Cream makeup (white) is excellent for the face; the kind of makeup that clown's use as a base. It's not greasy compared to the colors. I used the colors once for my Ultima cosplay; it wasn't that great but the cream white is wonderful. You kind of have to experiment. Also take into consideration if you will be outside in the sun and sweating, or if you will be sitting inside most of the time.
The top half of the bikini was first started off with foam bra cups that were spray painted blue. I then painted silver glitter on the cups, along with fabric gems. After the cups were complete, I taped them on the mannequin. Getting the idea from Katie Bair's Shiva tutorial, I used clear Silicone caulking (used for kitchen sinks and bathtubs) for the "ice." I taped the cups to a mannequin, then applied whole silicone tube over one of the cups and molded it to look like ice. Before it was dry, I sprinkled glitter over the silicone. DO NOT APPLY WET SILICONE AGAINST YOUR SKIN!!! IT CAN DEFORM YOUR SKIN! That is why you need to use a mannequin so that the silicone can cure over the course of 24-48 hours.
Initially, I was just going to tape the cups on me, but I decided that it wouldn’t enough support. I took a strapless bra and spray painted it blue. Using hot glue, I attached the cups for complete support.
The tricky part is that the industrial silicone cannot adhere to spirit gum to stick against your body. So, you will have to do either of these two things. Either A, attach the bra cups to the bra with the silicone formed and dry...then safety pink it to one of the straps from the inside of the ice. Or B, attach the bra cups to the bra before applying the silicone. That way when you apply the silicone to the mannequin, you can get the bra strap in there while its wet. The choice is yours. I did option A since the silicone was already dry when I figured out that the spirit gum wasn't working for me.
I swear my husband isn't groping me...lol.
Copyright © 2008 Beth
Hodgson
