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Anyways, I should still have some process pictures, If you're interested I could send them in a note. If you're wondering how the symbols on the cape look like I can take a picture for you ^^
You really deserved 1st price
Yoo bad you couldn't be there :c
I used EPS (expanded polystyrene) for the base. I cut and shaped this exactly the way I wanted it to be and then covered it with a couple of layers of paper machè, because it was not strong enough I poked some wooden sticks through the weak points. I coved the thing in 8-9 layers of Gesso ( some sort of liquid latex) and painted it with acrylics. I used a sealer on it all and tied the string. The bow is not bendable so I had to use a stretchable string.
If you're planning to make a prop just like this I would highly suggest to use a thin layer of wood (if you want to I could look up the english names for the types of wood I would suggest) and glue the polystyrene to it. This will give it a bit more stability so you don't have to be overly carefull.
If you have any more questions feel free to ask them. I also have a ton of progress pictures in case anything is unclear.