[Hsin cosplay] Wuthering Waves: Fox shadow in the illusion, a night intertwined with water mist and cherry blossoms

This set of Hsin photos is finally meeting everyone. Cosplaying Hsin under the setting of Wuthering Waves indeed took a lot of thought during the preparation stage. From custom-making the clothes to makeup trials, it took over a month back and forth. Especially that pair of ears and tail, they are actually much heavier than imagined. To look vivid in front of the lens, I had to add quite a few fixing hairpins and invisible hairnets inside, and sometimes my scalp was pulled so hard it hurt. The gradient dyeing of the tail was also done by hand bit by bit, and to maintain fluffiness, I was still repeatedly grooming it with a hair dryer the night before the shoot.

The scene arrangement on the shooting day was very complex. To match the water mist and round window, the staff built a pool indoors and brought over fake cherry blossom trees. Sitting on the wooden platform, I needed to constantly maintain balance because the skirt hem and tail easily fell into the water. The glowing gemstone on the chest is actually a small light with wires hidden inside the clothes, and during the shoot, I had to keep an eye on whether it would expose. The red, black, and white costume wraps quite tightly, but for the sake of the picture effect, I still had to straighten my back and pull out the shoulder and neck lines.

In terms of makeup, red contact lenses plus red eyeshadow blended around the eyes require strong color contrast. Because the wig is white, the eye makeup must be thick enough to show color in front of the lens. The red tattoo stickers on the arms and insteps are also one of the details; I originally wanted to paint them, but to make the lines sharper, I finally chose stickers. As the mist kept floating upwards during the shoot, the light hitting the body had a hazy texture, so I deliberately slowed down my movements, trying to make my gaze carry a bit of a detached fox spirit cosplay feel. To avoid a poker face, I practiced in front of the mirror for a long time on how to slightly frown while keeping the corners of my mouth relaxed.

Midway through the shoot, I encountered a minor episode. Because the mist on the water surface made it very slippery, I almost slipped when changing poses, but fortunately the photographer was quick-eyed and quick-handed, though this also made me pay more attention to my sitting posture and center of gravity. The bamboo tubes and tea sets by the pool were also moved over bit by bit, and to capture that casual feel, I fussed with their positions several times. Since I had to be barefoot the whole time, the wooden platform hurt my feet a bit, but seeing the effect through the lens, I couldn't care less about that anymore.

In terms of lighting, to embody the artistic conception of pillowing the dust of the mortal world's fireworks and guarding this side's lights burning bright for a long time, the main light source came through the round window from behind, with fill soft light in front, providing both rim lighting and preventing the face from being too dark. The mist on the water surface needed to be continuously produced using a humidifier, and attention had to be paid to the wind direction so that the mist naturally surrounded the leg area. Because these details matched quite well, the atmosphere of the raw photos straight out of the camera was very strong.

Being able to successfully produce photos this time is also thanks to the photographer's lighting and control of the overall atmosphere. In the final photos, elements like water mist, cherry blossoms, and the full moon coming together indeed gave that feeling of guarding the lights burning bright. Although retouching took a long time, seeing the final effect made all the previous hard work worth it. In the future, given the opportunity, I will try more characters of different styles.