Sue's Halo 2 Cortana

[Calliopeia]

A little bit of history regarding my Cortana. This suit was done back in 2007. It took me a total of ten days, no sleep, rushing it out for the Halo 3 launch. I'm still amazed at what I could do in such little time!

Of course, even then it was still a WIP. I didn't have enough time to get a proper wig, and parts of my suit was undone (see the feet and lower arms). Also, I didn't do any makeup tests before the actual day, and when the face paint screwed up, all I could do was throw on a pair of shades to hide it.

I didn't do anything else to it after its debut, cept for chucking it in my wardrobe.

Fast forward two years.



Figured it was 'bout time I shook the dust of my dear purple A.I. So here I am now. Will be posting updates of my progress.



I did some shopping today, got better face paint, and a silver fabric marker. One of my plans was to draw the holographic lines down the suit, but I'm not quite sure whether or not to go ahead, for fear of ruining everything. Might do a makeup test tomorrow though.





(PS. All the photos in this thread are bout two years old lol, but I promise to update with current photos soon!)

 

[pooper]

wow, that looks great!

 

[thecarlzzon]

nicely done.

 

[SavvyTank]

looks nice. its good to see more AIs around here.



Savvy

 

[Underdogg13]

Wow, that's great for the time you finished it, great job.

 

[krazyazntrekkie]

OMG SO KAWAII GOOD JOB

 

[Shade88]

Nice Cortana suit, can't wait too see it finished.

 

[MIRAGE]

A+ VERY NICE SUIT

B+ FOR THE SMILE

 

[LauratheFierce]

Freakin sweet!!

 

[Calliopeia]

@ pooper, thecarlzzon, SavvyTank, Underdogg13, krazyazntrekkie, Shade, MIRAGE, LauraD - Thank you all for your comments! <3 It's really encouraging.

 

[ACDCrockr209]

Awesome cortana costum Sue!!!!



-Pony

 

[Shaymin Sky]

Nice!

 

[GamerGear]

thats sweet great work

 

[Liquidfire3]

Wow, looking great! Nice to see some in progress shots. I wish I could've done my designs laid out flat like that, but it didn't work out so well...



And yes, please post makeup tests! and if it's not too much to ask, pics of the wig!

 

[Calliopeia]

@ ACDCrockr209, Shaymin Sky, GamerGear - Thanks!!

Wow, looking great! Nice to see some in progress shots. I wish I could've done my designs laid out flat like that, but it didn't work out so well...



And yes, please post makeup tests! and if it's not too much to ask, pics of the wig!

Thank youuu! Haha yes I will post photos of the wig. Maybe together with my makeup, see how it all fits together.

 

[Liquidfire3]

@ ACDCrockr209, Shaymin Sky, GamerGear - Thanks!!





Thank youuu! Haha yes I will post photos of the wig. Maybe together with my makeup, see how it all fits together.

Awesome! Can't wait!

 

[Flyerfye]

Fantastic work! Can't wait to see the updated version.

 

[5point]

looks great will keep checking for up date keep up the good work

 

[Judge]

Looks fantastic. Did you do all the sewing too? If so, absolutely fantastic suit.

 

[Calliopeia]

@ Flyerfye, 5-point, Judge - Thank you!! But nope I didn't sew it. I ordered a made-to-measure purple unitard from a dancewear store, and painted on the rest from there.

UPDATES​

I did my first makeup test this morning. First off, the paint came out redder and more violet-ish than it appeared on the palette. Also, I had a lot of trouble trying to get it even. As you can see from the photo it was quite patchy. The paint (by GRIMAS), is cream based, and its not exactly the easiest thing to blend.



I wore eyeshadow and eyeliner on top of the paint, but it was, like I said earlier, hard to blend.

I'll keep practicing till I can get it better. Any suggestions or tips?





PS. I wish I could claim credit for the beads-in-the-wig genius idea, but alas I cannot; I would never have thought of doing that! This is {Cortana's old wig. Thank you!



Here's a back of the wig photo.