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a close up of a man 's face with makeup and the words `` how bout that '' .

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

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a group of people are dancing on a red carpet with the words let 's do the time warp again written on the bottom

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Rain Dog @brushwolf.bsky.social · 11h

Got me singing along!

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

ALT: a group of people are dancing on a red carpet with the words let 's do the time warp again written on the bottom

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Ziggy, Tabletop Taurus @ziggybull.bsky.social · 11h

Minotaur singing the Time Warp just what I needed

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

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Exploring the Real Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

This destroys the Minotaur's masc image. 🤦

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 11h

Me while getting suited up: I feel a panic attack coming on. 😶

Haunted: Sing the Time Warp! It's your happy song! 😃

Me:

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 12h

Haunted Cosplay @hauntedcosplay.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you Storm for keeping us slightly cooler today 🙌 all of us at the Xavier Institute appreciate your effort.
@theuncannyexp.bsky.social #werewolfwolverine #wolverine #wolverinecosplay #werewolf #werewolfcosplay #cosplayer #cosplay #xmen #marvel #storm #stormcosplay #psylocke #nightcrawler

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 15h

The article just got posted.

virginialiving.com/culture/expl...

Uncover the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Virginia through the artifacts housed at the captivating Poe Museum in Richmond.

virginialiving.com

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 16h

a cartoon character with the word finally written on it

ALT: a cartoon character with the word finally written on it

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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bookgirl33.bsky.social @bookgirl33.bsky.social · 18h

Their bodies were snatched. Now actors resurrect their stories.

Soul Strolls transforms the cemetery into immersive theater and brings interred residents to life. This year’s theme: grave robbing and resurrection.

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 18h

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

Sooooo, all of this is just swirling in my head for NYCC. On Saturday, I'll have 15 minutes for the Minotaur to meet the judges, get examined up close and personal, and explain how everything was built. Then, the Minotaur will go on stage in the evening and we'll see what happens. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

I also learned that in contests, you have to know what the audience likes and what the judges like. Sometimes these preferences are at odds with one another. Which to value the most depends on your goals and what makes you the happiest. 🧵

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

I felt better knowing that I had respect of my peers, which sometimes is more important than winning a contest. After that I worked hard to learn all the other techniques I had neglected in haunt SFX makeup. 🧵

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

After the contest, the other artists immediately came up to me to ask how I did my work, which shocked me. For me, it was just basic anatomy drawing that I learned in the studio and loved doing on my own. But they had all started with sfx prosthetics, but no formal art training. 🧵

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

In one contest, I finished up with my team doing my ripped-skin-zombie-design on the model. I turned around and looked at the other teams and realized I totally lost the contest. Everyone else had full prosthetic applications and contact lenses. Mine was just body paint. 🧵

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Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

I bombed mainly because I didn't have a grasp on what haunters like. I was coming from my (limited) art school background and love of figure drawing. So I leaned into using the makeup like paint on a canvas. I was still doing horror-style, but it was nearly all body paint with no other sfx tech. 🧵

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

I have a troubled past with art contests.
I did two relatively high profile haunt makeup contests years ago and one *really stupid* informal contest that I'll talk about some other time.
For the other two, I bombed them so hard. 🧵

a woman sitting at a desk with her hands on her head and the words state of my mind

Rottenartist @rottenartist.bsky.social · 19h

Let's start overthinking the NYCC costume contest judging:

My work is crunchy at a 5 inch inspection range.
I work like a haunter, not a cosplayer.
This is my first try at foam armor.
This is my first build book.
I don't record most of my build process.
I make my stuff to wear, not preserve.

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