Righty ho...

With local promotions for The Phantom Menace 3D next week, Aayla is getting a few upgrades!

Wasn't happy with the second blue I used for Aayla (Tag regular light blue). It was far too bright once the camera flashes came out. I've since ordered another blue which, fingers crossed, will be 'the one'. I'm not a fan of mixing different body paints and just want a good paint with a shade that will work well in a multitude of lighting that lasts well on the skin, doesn't crack or flake, and doesn't require mixing to get the right shade.

As for the Tag paint, it flaked off in the creases around my nose, mouth and eyes, in weird patches around my neck, felt plasticy, had a really weird shine on my face that I had to dull down with powder, and was an absolute nightmare to wash off afterwards.
Do I recommend Tag? For facepainting - perhaps. For bodypainting? Nope.

I also found a lovely leather hide, which I'm currently using to redo the vest, headgear, and belt (which are soft vinyl).
I may redo the 'apron' pieces, but they're right at the bottom of the list and I'm not expecting to have the time to have them finished before I need the costume ready to go.

So first up on the agenda - repaint the lekku for a third time and have fingers crossed REALLY tightly that THIS is the paint and I won't need to strip the lekku down for repainting again!
Second - finish up glueing and sewing the leather replacements!