The Masque of the Red Death Costume Design || PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT

Possibly the most overly melodramatic project reveal, but hey. Teenage gothicvictorianlittrash Bernadette is very pleased. Fabric Sources: Red changeable organza: stash (approx 4 yd, 120” wide) Black beaded net: Diana Fabrics, NYC (1 yd) White silk underskirt: Fabrics Garden, NYC (3 yd) White silk chiffon: Fabrics Garden, NYC (3 yd) Black cord: Daytona Trimming, NYC (3 yd) Black twill tape: Daytona Trimming, NYC (3 yd) Artstuff: (Please know that these are affiliate links) Cold press watercolor paper: https://amzn.to/2Fzl7qa Sable watercolor brushes (#2, #10, and #0 used here): https://amzn.to/2DfgXBt Watercolor palette: https://amzn.to/2FwRpSH Windsor & Newton Gouache for opacity (Spectrum red, Alizarin crimson, zinc white): -Starter pack: https://amzn.to/2SYmqSJ -More advanced pack: https://amzn.to/2Fv3IyU -(Gouache is mega expensive so I usually just buy the tubes individually as needed from my local art supply shop and have been collecting colors for years, but the starter pack (or even just a basic R/Y/B, black and white) should be all you need to start off. I can tell you from experience that settling for cheaper brands is *not* worth it as the difference in paint quality is significant. W&N paints are water soluble and so can be re-wetted and used again once dried, while most others dry into plastic and cannot be reused. This also means that the paint behaves differently on the paper during use: water soluble paints should be able to be reworked after dryi