I plan to go with a zentai-style mask eventually, but for now, I'm going a simpler route. Simply, a pair of white tights over a pair of black tights. This was a quick flash photo test to see how much of my features show -- surprisingly little.

Breathing is fine, but visibility is limited -- I'll have to cut a pair of eye holes in the bottom layer so I can see.

I also did a fabric pen test on a white scrap. The fancy-pants textiles pen I bought bled like a bitch and faded to grey. A plain old Sharpie, however, bleeds very little and is a nice dark black. WE HAVE A WINNER.

Now, I just have to cut things down to size and color in the mask using the design I've selected..

EDIT: Final mask tutorial is here: http://www.cosplay.com/journal/1472/

Character: Rorschach Series: Watchmen Photo Views: 1554 Upload Date: 08-01-2008

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