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Queen of Albion: Coat of Arms

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This is the coat of arms worn in my Queen Esther Costume, which won Judge's Choice award in the Madman National Cosplay Competition back in November 2010.

This crest, or Coat of Arms, is featured on the sternum of the bodice of the dress. It was difficult to discern exactly what it looked like, since there's all of a few reference pictures and the detail they were drawn in was quite minuscule. Also, it had to be quite sturdy, since Esther Blanchett's rosary would be hanging from it.

In the end, the crest was inspired by the design from the Royal Family's coat of arms, specifically that of the Windsor family.

The entire crest was sculpted by hand using Sculpey Clay, then once fired to hardness the separate pieces were attached together using Epoxy clay. Once given enough time to dry, the coat of arms was sanded and polished to get rid of fingerprint left behind and the rough patches of clay. Then it was painted using sterling silver enamel paint (the same used as the jewelry to keep everything tied together), then gold detailing was added onto the manes of the animals, as well as the crosses, crowns and jewels on the shield by hand using a fine paintbrush.

Made and worn by :iconyiji:

Much thanks to :iconkurai-kishi: for helping me with the Epoxy clay! XD


Trinity Blood (トリニティ・ブラッド) © Sunao Yoshida / Thores Shibamoto
Coat of Arms brooch © Yiji 2010
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Very accurate and correct operation) Thank you for the quality))