BTS: Drocell Cainz (Kuroshitsuji) In The Making!

Hey everyone! :D

It's been a while since my last post and lately some of you have been asking about my Drocell Cainz cosplay :) regarding the makeup, costume, music box etc. So here I am, posting a little um...FAQ? I dunno. Just for you lovelies to see some of the WIP work that I did when I made the costume! It's not really much, just a couple of photos here and there but I will try to explain some of the things I did so that you will have a better idea of the process. As for the make up I used for Drocell see HERE :)

Also, I'm really sorry for the extremely bad lighting in some of the photos D: I pulled an all-nighter before the convention to finish this costume =_____=' *eye twitch* So I ended up taking the photos in either the late hours of the night or early hours of the morning XD

Hopefully this small segment will answer some of your questions :D And if it doesn't...well don't be afraid to ask me anything :) I might post another 'behind the scenes' if you want, just comment!

Until next time!

- Rai

A close up photo of the details on the tailcoat. The base is a
gold satin ribbon with a gold embroidery trim laid over the top
in the centre.

Dry bushing technique used on the box to give an 'aged' look. The box IS actually wooden, I just used different acrylic paints over the top to produce the deep brown colour (originally it was beige). Basically to make the box, I drew out patterns and adjusted the box size to fit my height. Then my dad helped me get supplies and cut out the pieces for me. 

The tailcoat of my Drocell costume still in the process of being
completed! This is just to show you how the final product was
going to look in the end :) For the most part of it, the garment
was sewn with my old sewing machine...which is a tiniest thing
you'll ever see. Only the gold ribbon and trims were sewn with
my new one!

The first 'draft' of my top hat. Yes I did in fact make
the top hat myself. I had a browse around in many
shops but most of the hats weren't tall enough!
Solution? Make my own :)
This was my first hand at making a hat so although
it's not perfect I still love it. Finished this at 1am in
the morning before the con XD

This is the actual base that I used in making my hat. I used
thick cardboard for the inside of the brim and fabric over the
top (the ring seen here was slipped into the fabric cover).
Both the inner and outer rim of the 'donut' has flexible wire
running around it for extra support and so that I can bend
the brim and have it stay in place.

These are the buttons that I used on the tailcoat. I ended up having to
use ones that were flat and white in colour because I couldn't find
any buttons that were even relatively similar to the one's seen on
Drocell's tailcoat. I hand painted then in a gold colour with black
acrylic paint as a base for the gold spray paint to stick to. I used
about 3 layers of spray paint, letting each dry before spraying the
next.

The beginnings of the tailcoat. I initially
made most of the tailcoat around August
2011 (around the time of my birthday)
because I wanted to wear it as the
tailcoat for my Mad Hatter seeeing
as the theme of my birthday party
was Alice In Wonderland.