[Luo Tianyi cosplay] Chasing Fireflies with a Light Fan: Detail Record of a Traditional Chinese Style Look

Today's Traditional Chinese style Luo Tianyi look features quite a few experimental details overall. The silver-gray wig paired with blunt bangs and long sideburns left on both sides flatters the face shape wonderfully. The golden hair crown on top and the nearby floral tassel hair ornaments required special attention to fixation during the shoot, as the weight and position of the accessories affect the overall visual balance. In terms of makeup, I deliberately chose green contact lenses to enhance the eyes' translucency. The eye makeup elongated the eyeliner and featured applied upper and lower false eyelashes, complemented by noticeable aegyo-sal makeup to make the entire look fit the 2D expression style more closely. The base makeup pursued fairness and cleanliness, the nose contour was slightly deepened, and an orange-pink lip tint was used on the lips to brighten the complexion.

The costume's design itself integrates many traditional elements. The outermost layer is a blue cloud-patterned mandarin-collar cape, edged with golden borders and white lace trims, accented by a golden knotted Chinese button at the neckline. The inner layer is a black bandeau with white lace decoration on the chest, creating a strong color contrast. The sleeves are divided into two parts: the upper arms feature pink-purple translucent sheer lantern sleeves, while the forearms consist of light blue silk gloves or arm sleeves. The dark blue large bow at the waist and the golden waist cincher decoration serve as one of the visual centers of the entire look, paired with a multi-layered fluffy skirt for the lower garment, whose hem uses a light, airy sheer fabric interwoven with pink, purple, and gold, creating wonderful light and shadow changes when moving.

The prop in my hand is a golden long strip item, similar in appearance to bamboo slips or a folding fan. During the shoot, this prop vastly enriched the action performance. In the first photo, with my hands crossed in front of my chest and no prop, greater focus was placed on the restraint of body lines and a quiet expression. In subsequent photos, I tried holding the prop with one or both hands, utilizing the extension of the folding fan or bamboo slips to balance the composition. For instance, holding the bamboo slips with both hands in front of the chest while slightly offsetting the hand positions guides the gaze upward toward the face. In other photos, I performed single-handed waving and arm-stretching gestures to showcase the flowing feel of the sleeves and skirt hem. When shooting garments made of such lightweight materials, keeping the arms away from the body and slightly spread allows light to filter through the sheer fabric, forming a nice halo effect and preventing the outfit from looking bulky.

Regarding posture, when shooting in front of the pink studio background paper, I paid closer attention to the angle of facial illumination because the silver wig and green contact lenses tend to look flat under strong light, requiring side profiles and head-turning angles to reinforce facial dimensionality. Apologizing for any OOC (out of character), it mainly stems from feeling that Luo Tianyi's vocal range and image lean sweet and lively, whereas my personal appearance might lean a bit quieter. Coupled with the heavy Traditional Chinese style elements of this costume, I kept communicating with the photographer on-site, hoping to portray that nimble and lively state as much as possible, such as tilting the fan slightly or lifting my hand gently. This was an indoor studio shoot where the overall lighting leaned bright, capturing the glossiness of the costume fabric brilliantly while making the overall color saturation higher.