I made VAMPIRE inspired Corset Armor 🦇 

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Every day that we get closer to Halloween, the more Kira’s power grows 🦇💖

The flashback to you invoking the wrath of the various crafting deities might be one of my very favorite bits you've done. I'll have to finish this after work, but I already know I'll be in awe of our resident magpie-brained vampire queen!

Since we’re doing every type of corset conceivable…. How about a rib cage corset? 👀 I know of a certain necromancy obsessed fandom that would go bananas ⚔️ 💀

At 3:05 the “I love a good granite counter top” has the same energy as “I love refrigerators”

When you use foam clay, you're supposed to gently dampen the area you want to attach it to, then sculpt it while damp. But obviously with worbla, it has to be warm to get gluey. So what I would probably do is heat up the worbla and use a wet foam noodle then sculpt from there. Hope this helps.

The amount of details that she’s put into this corset is such an incredible elevation from the og corset she made. The og was beautiful, but this is next level (and so many more techniques!)

Tip for sculpting filigree: use a pasta machine to get really uniform noodles to sculpt with. Then make a crosshatch texture where you wanna attach the noodle and on the noodle itself. It creates more surface area to adhere to.

A suggestion that I would have for the uv resin would be getting some alcohol inks. The resin typically has problems with higher opacity and the alcohol inks get you the color and keeps it more clear. You can get a nail polish curing lamp for easier curing. Also remember that the thinner the layer of resin the longer it’ll take to cure! The corset looks amazing and I can’t wait to see what you make next!

someone needs to hire you for costume design in a fantasy epic tv series im so serious

With all these vampire core inspired projects and her hair this color, I think we need a gender bent Astarion from Kira. 😊

the way this poped up RIGHT as I'm drawing a vampire- her videos never miss

Use a picture frame mold to get sharp corners, but instead of hot glue use epoxy sculpt. You should be able to pop the clay back out before it fully sets, lay it onto the corset where you plan on putting it, and you could manipulate the shape a bit. You'd get sharper corners that you are looking for. A baroque circle mirror mold would have worked pretty well for the "windows" of this piece. Idk. It's stuff you probably already have or have tried, but I feel helpful mentioning it lol... Edit: If you used a mirror mold for those windows, you could have done the outside in clay, and the inside with resin and alcohol inks to get the stained glass look. Or, instead of clear plastic in the window, use stained glass window film cut to size.

For resin I'd personally recomend powdered pigments, they don't have to be intended for resin specifically. Ground up watercolors work just fine for me.

As always you’re brilliant❤ I watch your videos while I work on my own projects 😊 just wanted to say that if, in the future, you want a really BRIGHT, shiny, realistic gold leafing, especially for these materials, try out sheets of actual gold metal leafing!! It’s messy!! But it’s SO satisfying and so beautiful and legit looks like real gold. But that’s just referring to your doubts about the filigree work. The final result you got was ✨stunning✨and you’re always an inspiration

Glad to see Kira’s overall quality increase as the years go on I only found the channel last year and the difference in editing and product quality is amazing! Keep up the good work!

This is so beautiful!!!!!!!!! Even with the less than ideal "imperfections" it came out so gorgeous and I think that this is just another step into your craft mastery. Be kind to yourself and remember that crafting is releasing your creativity to the outside world for others to enjoy your experiences!!

I love that you are pushing your boundaries and seeking to grow as an artist ❤ the piece turned out beautifully and I look forward to more seasonal pieces 😊

she wanted to slay, but it was a whole slaughter🔥

omg how is it you're always leveling up every video?? this came out STUNNING. I love all your corset videos and I was so excited when I saw you did a spooky one this time :D

mby a bit tmi but im so grateful u uploaded rn, boyfriend just got hospitalized and im worried sick, so distraction is very welcomed and ur videos are the best distraction

finally she's mixing paint with something that can actually be mixed with pain

So happy to have found this channel. Kira rocks many a socks. So talented & love her editing style. I live vicariously through her videos lol.

I love it when the worbla worbles everywhere

Exact outfit I want my Tav character to wear when she finally gets that date with Astarion

kira this came out so beautiful!! im glad you came around to it at the end because i agree, i think you leveled your skills up a lot with this one! i have some tips for resin since it was, for a time, my material of choice. i hope these will be helpful: 1) uv resin can't cure properly with dark or opaque colors-this is because the dark color prevents the uv light from fully penetrating the piece. if the light can't get in, it can't set the resin, and it will remain sticky and uncured forever. if you want dark/opaque colors, the best way to do it is with epoxy resin, which cures slowly over a period of hours instead of momentarily with UV. 2) similarly to the above, any molds you use with uv resin have to be translucent so that the UV can reach. for instance, the filigree molds you use probably wouldn't allow you to get a proper cure with a uv resin because they're a solid pink/red color. (i know you didn't do this, but just for future reference-don't want those beautiful molds to get ruined!) 3) for coloring resin, you have to be very careful with what you choose to use, because lots of colorants don't mix well with resin. as you noted, the acrylic paint inhibited the cure, causing some parts to stay wet forever. instead, i recommend alcohol inks (for translucent colors) and mica powders (for glitteryness). on that note, please be very careful if some of your pieces are sticky/tacky, because uncured epoxy is very harmful! 4) to save your hand from holding up a little uv light forever, a cheap uv nail lamp is great for batch-curing lots of pieces at once! 5) i think it's probably for the best that you ended up not coating the whole piece in resin-since it has no flex, i think the coating probably would have ended up cracking when you tried to put it on. i think there's certain 3d printer resins that can be flexible, but standard epoxy or uv resin should cure hard! i know that's a big wall of text but i hope it is helpful!! resin is a very finicky but beautiful material. i think it shines best in applications like jewelry and prop making-perhaps you could experiment with making some crystal daggers to go with your porcelain corsets? :) i hope you have lots of fun with it!

The reveal gave me swashbuckler vampire pirate, also your vibe, as a character in a new fictional Twilight, fall season appropriate spin-off. You are doing a phenomenal job.

The finished product looks stunning. The detail in the painting, the beads, the freaking self made gemstones... it turned out great !

I love seeing all the little diy ideas that kira comes up with! like glue gun embellishments?? that's genius 😍

I am somehow always watching RU-vid when you upload, it makes me very happy!

I just realised the pattern for the collar has the shape of a bat. Kira is just pure genius

Wow def giving Castlevania vibez such a vampire queen

this is literally the coolest thing I've ever seen

fabulous!!! Unbelievable!!!! Extremely talented!!! Let me see, hum.what else can I say, but I LOVED your talent and skill. You make it look so perfect. I liked this video so much I had to watch it again.!!! Hahaha!! I can't even sew, you are a master at creation.

I like to use a small loop of elastic to attach chains. You just attach the jump ring to the little loop, then if the chain gets tugged, it will have a bit of play from the elastic so it is less likely to break. :3 (I've broken so many chains and jump rings... Had to find a way to avoid it. I got sick of packing a tube of superglue around at cons.)

SWEET JESUS SHE HAS A SWORD! Also I'm new here and what I have seen is amazing.

before you added color it looks like a cute little gingerbread corset :)

Wow this corset turned out absolutely stunning!!!

It looks absolutely stunning on you! Wow, it’s a masterpiece.

Absolutely amazing corsette armor!!!❤

Today shall officially be vampire costume day.i declare it

oml you make me wanna get back into cosplaying! Such beautiful work

It always looks amazing. You are so talented. I find myself worrying that I can't do something to the standard that I want, so I end up not even trying. I need to just experiment and learn. You are inspiring me to do that!

Love the vampire corset. It is beyond amazing and you look stunning in it! Not to be presumptuous, but here is a technique you might like. Look into adding shrink a dink to your ornaments making arsenal. You can take any image, manipulate it to your heart's content, print it onto computer compatible shrink a dink sheets. They come in various colors like clear, gold, and white as I recall. Prepare the image at 50% saturation. Reverse flip if using writing. Plan for layers if desired. Load a sheet square with enough images to use up the whole sheet. Print on the shrink sheet. Order online if you can't find locally retail. Cut out the individual images. Add holes( use a hole puncher will be the right size when it shrinks) strategically for sew on if desired. Place on tinfoil if shape is desired(can be right out of the oven). Bake in an oven on brown craft paper or parchment baking paper to avoid sticking. The shapes will shrink like 30-50% as I recall. Same sheet cut apart and baked at the same time will shrink to the same %/size. The oven ideally will be used only for craft like an old toaster oven used outside (fumes). The shrink wrap will curl before going back into shape and will thicken. You may have to gently pat it down with a wood tool of sort. I would watch it pretty closely. Glue with a good craft glue. Add jewels. Coat with a protective clear spray or medium. Sew, rivet or glue onto your piece. You might also look into cake tube decorating ideas using foam instead of icing. Looking forward to more !

13:04 I find tropical beach music being played in a video where you make a vampire armor corset really funny

So for the resin and color, you can use epoxy pigment which tints the resin. You only need a couple drops and can mix the colors! I learned about it from Boylei Hobby Time’s water dioramas. Your work came out stunning as usual!

This gives me VERY Astarion vibes. Love it!

I love this darker themed corset! With the air brushing! Delicious! Off topic….you should make a villain bug group to rival your bug knights ⚔️🪲🐞🦋

For the UV resin, i second any comments about alcohol inks. They work really well with any type of resin. Also, for stuff like the gems, getting one of those UV gel nail polish cure lights- the little dome guys you put your hands in- makes curing UV resin a lot more hands off and you can work in like batches without putting them outside (where stuff can get stuck to them) or holding the light yourself.

For coloring resin, you can use resin dye to color the uv resin! It will work much better than using paint. I use the Let’s Resin brand and it’s worked great for me so far. You can also use alcohol inks too but that might affect your resin curing time if you use too much. Another option, is using mica powder too! If you can, I highly recommend doing little experiments with the types of dyes before you go head on into another project if you want to use resin. 👍 Anyway, thanks for another video! The vampire corset looks so pretty and gothic vibes ❤

2:00 This whole bit almost made me cry cause I was laughing so hard, the terrible drawing of the lines and taping on the shoulder is so true, doing patterns on yourself is such a struggle😂😭

I loved it! It went very well with your new black cape! ❤

This turned out incredible !!

amazing job and great techniques

This looks beautiful. I know its been a while but your videos always bring smile to my face

For future reference remember uv resin cures by the light hitting it do super opaque paint wont allow it to cure. Try a small amount of alcohol inks in the future or just a lor less paint! Good luck! And love the new corset as always!!

I have saved this video under craft videos... all kinds of good info in this one!

This turned out pretty cool!

Honestly it looks very D&D and we love. When I have uneven resin surfaces i do thin layers changing how the piece is laying then it can slowly build up to flat (for time the first few layers dont need any dyes etc since they'll be covered by the later ones). Instead of acrylic you could mix in unflavored koolaid packies or ground up chalk. Im partial to the chalk, sometimes i mix it with rubbing alcohol to make a dye type of color but ive never tried that with uv resin

The gems are so prettyyyy

I love it!

This looks incredible!

Another fab project

How is everything you make sooooo gorgeous?!

As a massive Vampire junkie, I love this!

Friend. You are WAY too hard on yourself!!! This came out AMAZING!

I adore these corset videos, also the Psych clip made me so happy lmao

this looks amazing, should be so happy with it!

This is giving Walter Bernhard from Castlevania Lament of Innocence and I'm so in love with this entire concept.

When it comes to the red and gold combination I can't be never sad or mad just perfection

God you make beautiful things! I'm impressed every time you make wearable art! I don't know if you already know this but wanted to do it your way, but the resin parts/windows - you get a lot more control if you paint in the effect you want with paint or glitter on the background/window first, then once dry add the resin over the paint to seal and give depth. If you want more of a 3d look, you can paint more on top of the set resin and then when dry add another layer of resin on top - repeat this technique as many times as you want (or as many times you can before you run out of borders). Not only is it easier to get the desired effect this way but you aren't adding more moisture to your resin making it take longer to set (or not set completely in some cases) . I hope this is helpful and not patronising.

Instead of trying to resin over the final pieces in the future with like, a two part resin or UV resin, consider using a catalyzed automotive clear coat. "Catalyzed" for those who don't know basically means "hardens when mixed" when used in this context. It's essentially rattle can sprayable resin, when you use it you have to pop a little thing in the bottom of the can and shake it to mix it, after which you only have a certain amount of working time (often about 24-48 hours) before the whole can hardens

When you’ve just settled in to do something productive, but then get a notification that Kira uploaded…

AAAAAaaa AN UPLOAD!! 🧛

GORGEOUS!

For resin you want to normally use mica powders or alcohol inks, and with uv resin you could partially cure it, carefully bend it (and I mean carefully, it is isn't cured enough you can very easily leave finger prints, but those can be easily covered by painting on another thin layer on top as a kind of seal)

i love artists who show me their process and fails. it helps me understand potential pit falls. which i suppose is why most people do it, but i'm fascinated by the way a project changes a person, and engage in spiritual alchemy with all my work. thank you for sharing. the result is lovely ~

Wow - very luxury vibe!

Great work. I like it very much.

You’re the perfect match of Nerdforge and Rachel Maksy 😮😍

I am impressed with your amazing maker skills and video production skills cool video thank you for being a creator! 🎉

It looks so cool!!

I love the beaded drips!! Tip for stained glass uv resin: Cut out each pane of ‘glass’ and make a mold-able silicon mold (I’ve seen some that look like playdoh) then assemble the panes onto your corset. Making the resin directly on the corset means there’s no changing your mind later.

The music choices for the different bits of the video are superb

It would be cool to see like a remaster of this in like a year or something after getting more experience with stuff like resin and whatever else will happen in that time

Absolute killer!! ❤‍🔥

Unbelievably fantastic work. Especially since you were learning so many new media and techniques along the way.

It's the Buffy intro for me 😭🔥

Next time you work with UV resin I would highly recommend using alcohol inks as the colorant. Because they are inks, they allow the UV light to penetrate through all of the resin so it cures fully.

Its soooo stunning ❤

The wonky flute while showing the "pattern" pieces sent me

I love a good psych reference

Holy sheet take my money 😍 that’s a beautiful dress

Sounds like the paint you mixed it with blocks UV light. Most paint tends to be "fade resistant" which just means it blocks some of the UV light. I would make sense for a products medium to carry the UV blocker if it is labeled as such but, by the sound of it the darker pigments block UV light on their own strengthening the UV protection.

Love the Psych ref Shawn is truly the best vampire

Love how it came out. Wonder if there's something you could put on the chains to give them a bit of an aged look to match the gold in the outfit better. Though I can only imagine how hard and time consuming that would be, so totally understand why one wouldn't

Wow ✨

I really love your work. I never got to get a Halloween costume of my choice as a kid because of finances and I'm inspired to give is a try. I've saw people use wood filler in molds but I guess the disadvantage would be the curing time 12:47.

Small suggestion, mica powders and alcohol ink work really well mixed with resin. Only issue with mica powders is some are too dark to let the uv light get to the resin to cure it. Also be careful with the fumes from uv resin it can make you really light headed.

love these videos - thank you for going through all of the frustrating moments for our entertainment sake