Fern – Sousou no Frieren

A friend of mine recommended Frieren to me, when I told them I was out of anime to watch. And it is such a good series! While I normally tend to feel more for cosplaying the main character, I fell hard for Fern! She’s adorable, capable and I love her personality. Struggling with communicating feelings is something I know too well… Normally, I cosplay more complex/detailed deisgns, but her simplicity was actually really refreshing and motivating. I didn’t feel the need “make it happen, whatever the methods” and made a really sturdy outfit because of it. To make her easier on my mind, I started with using some old stuff I had laying around and I am slowly replacing that with better stuff. That’s why I have different wigs for different photoshoots for example. 🙂 But anything that I made new for this cosplay, I wanted to be sturdy and right at the first try, so the dress, cloak and staff were made with extra attention from the start!

For those curious about the painting job on the staff: I started with a white base. Then painted it all in a medium brown. Made a wash in dark brown and applied that. And I finished it off with a dry brush of light brown and matte varnish.