Looking afar at the twelve towers of the Jade Capital, reorganizing the dusty world to cleanse the firmament. This time, putting on Gongsun Li's Lihenyan skin look, the overall presentation is a cool yet gorgeous ink-wash Chinese style texture. The photographer was very supportive in capturing the shots, specially choosing a dimmer indoor environment as the background to make the light-colored clothing and decorative elements appear more brilliant and prominent. This outfit has quite a few details, especially the golden hollow-out patterns on the top and the ink-wash gradient effect on the skirt hem. To better fit the character's temperament, I also made some special attempts in the makeup processing; the clear eye makeup paired with high twin tails and adorned with red bead accessories made the overall visual layering richer.
In terms of prop pairing, the folding fan-shaped weapon in hand and the oil-paper umbrella nearby precisely reflect the character's dynamic agility in-game. During the shoot, different compositions of standing and sitting postures were utilized. To restore the character's temperament, the movements not only had to be steady but also required a good grasp of the center of gravity and the beauty of curves; the photographer and I worked through several poses during this process. The shoes feature a thick-soled high-heel design, which indeed put some burden on the ankles when worn for a long time, but it was all worth it for the final photo results. Maintaining a sense of reverence for the character itself and bringing the in-game character into real-world scenes is the purest fun when playing Cosplay. I look forward to unlocking more attempts at Chinese-style looks in the future.