[Krul cosplay] Seraph of the End Changchun Comic Convention Convention photo

This time at the Changchun Comic Convention, I cosplayed Krul from Seraph of the End. The red ribbon bow and voluminous wide cuffs are the most eye-catching features of this styling. The costume was custom-made in advance, featuring black damask fabric paired with golden buttons. The red ribbon and gemstone pendant at the neckline were also meticulously reinforced to ensure they wouldn't fall off after walking around the convention all day. The pink wig was carefully layered in trimming, with sideburns hugging the face shape, and paired with pointy elf ear props, instantly bringing out that 2D anime vibe. For the contact lenses, I chose a purple-pink shade, and added a hint of red tone at the outer corners of the eyes. To match the vampire queen persona, my nails were also painted in a nude glitter polish since hand gestures are frequent during shooting, meaning details cannot be overlooked. The bat wings in the headpiece are made of a glossy patent material, offering fantastic reflective performance under indoor lighting. To secure them firmly, several bobby pins were used. The first photo was taken in a corridor, where I reached both hands forward with fingers splayed like claws, gazing straight into the lens. To prevent this pose from looking stiff, the shoulders must be relaxed, body leaned slightly forward, with body weight resting on the balls of the feet. The background blurred out the cluttered crowds, concentrating visual focus squarely on my facial expression and upper-body costume structure. This costume's bell sleeves are extremely large, making it easy to obscure body lines during motion, so I adjusted hand positions several times, trying to keep hands slightly elevated to leave exhibition space for the body. For the second seated convention photo, I sat on the floor covered with a black backdrop cloth and fluffy rug. Holding a red apple in hand as a prop to enhance color contrast. To showcase leg contours, I intentionally wore black stockings and high boots, with lace trims along the thigh adding textural layering. Sitting down in this outfit is actually quite inconvenient; skirt hems and lace are prone to wrinkles, so during the shoot I could only hover-sit lightly on the cushion, stretching my legs to one side to maintain a posture that was relatively relaxed yet carried elongating extension. The boot laces loosened once midway through shooting, so I quickly had logistics help tie them up before resuming the shoot. Indoor lighting at the Changchun Comic Convention was rather mixed; when shooting convention photos, what I value most is the three-dimensional feel of light and shadow. Since large areas of black in the costume tend to blend together into a muddy patch, I communicated with the photographer to leverage rim backlighting more heavily to outline contours. There were plenty of photographers and fellow fans on site, and everyone was super enthusiastic, but to avoid delaying the shooting schedule, I had to concentrate first on completing the pre-planned poses. When shooting this type of dark gothic-styled cosplay, bodily tension matters more than a simple smile; the curve of the mouth and the joint angles of the hands both require precise control. Looking at the raw shots afterward, the costume's damask patterns and lace textures were preserved quite nicely. During retouching, I mainly adjusted skin tone consistency, slightly brightened the dark areas of the costume to make layers more distinct, and avoided excessive skin smoothing to preserve authentic skin textures. From preparing costume props to syncing with photography on-site, every single convention photo session is an accumulation of experience. A lot of care went into costume details and prop matching for this Krul styling, and being able to leave behind this set of photos at the Changchun Comic Convention met my personal expectations.