[Pearl cosplay] Honkai: Star Rail - The aloof and holy vibe in the blue-and-white sea of flowers

This studio shoot for Pearl finally came to fruition. To faithfully recreate Pearl's outfit, a lot of thought went into the early preparations. Pearl's costume design has a strong sense of layering, featuring a white deep-V mini dress as the main body, layered with wide sleeves and a skirt hem featuring a gradient blue. This translucent tulle material presents a gorgeous lightweight feel under the lighting, but it also absorbs light quite a bit, so the studio was specially set up with ample and soft front lighting. The black crisscross straps on the chest and the black choker with a golden square buckle are the finishing touches, carrying a slight sense of coolness. The wig was chosen in a white-gold gradient light-blue style, with the small black crisscross hair tie details at the hair ends specially treated, and the golden hollow-out hair accessory on top of the head was fixed piece by piece by myself to ensure it won't fall off when walking and posing.
In terms of the scene, this time a large-area blue-and-white floral arrangement was used, paired with a white iron-art bench and Roman columns, aiming to create an overall aloof and holy atmosphere. When taking pictures, I intentionally utilized the light and shadow filtering through the hollowed-out background board, with light spots falling on the ground and the skirt hem, making the frame look very translucent. The splicing of the white plush carpet and wooden floor on the ground also just happened to provide a clean base color; when sitting on it, the scattering feel of the skirt hem looks exceptionally nice.
To better fit the character in front of the lens, the overall makeup emphasized a sense of translucency, using light blue contact lenses to echo the overall color tone. The eye makeup wasn't done particularly heavily, focusing mainly on clearly outlining the contours. In lighting, the photographer used quite a bit of high-position lighting, which not only highlights the skin's texture but also makes the blue-and-white gradient skirt hem appear more layered against the backdrop of shadows.
The prop staff is relatively long; holding it in hand requires balancing the center of gravity, and when striking casting poses, the lines of the arms must also be controlled. Speaking of poses, adjusting the several sitting postures this time took quite a bit of time. For instance, when leaning against the bench, to make the frame appear extended, the legs needed to be placed slightly diagonally with the insteps pointed, utilizing the wide skirt hem to partially cover while revealing leg lines, which can visually elongate proportions. In the shot sitting on the column, the staff needs to cut diagonally across the frame, and the holding position of the hands must fall right on the diagonal line of the frame, making the composition relatively stable. I also purposely prepared a bouquet of blue-and-white flowers; when there's no need to display weapon power, holding the flowers makes things look much softer.
During the final photo retouching, to preserve the costume's original gradient colors and the texture of the tulle, the use of filters was kept restrained, focusing mainly on adjusting the contrast of light and shadow to make the blue sections purer. Every time I portray a character, it's actually a contest with myself—from costume tailoring to wig styling, and down to every single play of light and shadow in the real set, I hope to present everything as perfectly as possible.