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Hey everyone! It's been a couple of days since FanCon 2026 wrapped up here in Kyiv, Ukraine. While I'm not a massive Planescape or D&D fan (life is just too busy to dive into such a deep and complex lore), I stumbled upon the Lady of Pain while looking for cosplay ideas and absolutely fell in love with the character design! I noticed there aren't many detailed cosplays of her out there, so I decided to contribute something of my own to both the cosplay and Planescape communities.
Here is my costume! To give you some details on the build: the main crafting material I used was 5mm EVA foam, and I used thinner EVA foam for the raised patterns. The blades on the backplate were carved out of XPS foam. As for the mask, it was sculpted from papier-mâché, then covered with clay, sanded, primed, and painted. When painting the details, I got the idea to use reflective paint for the runes. This makes them glow whenever a camera flash is used, which you can actually see in some of these photos!
For the textiles, I sewed the robe and the poncho myself (I made a slight miscalculation with the measurements, but luckily it wasn't noticeable!). I hand-drew the patterns on the poncho using a gold fabric outliner. The gold leaf patterns were already on the fabric for the robe—as soon as I saw this fabric, I knew it would be absolutely perfect for this look.
Fun fact: I actually won 3rd place at the convention (1st and 2nd went to anime cosplays). Feel free to ask any questions! Even though I'm a beginner in cosplay, I'd be more than happy to answer! 😉
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<!-- SC_OFF -->Hey everyone! It's been a couple of days since FanCon 2026 wrapped up here in Kyiv, Ukraine. While I'm not a massive Planescape or D&D fan (life is just too busy to dive into such a deep and complex lore), I stumbled upon the Lady of Pain while looking for cosplay ideas and absolutely fell in love with the character design! I noticed there aren't many detailed cosplays of her out there, so I decided to contribute something of my own to both the cosplay and Planescape communities.
Here is my costume! To give you some details on the build: the main crafting material I used was 5mm EVA foam, and I used thinner EVA foam for the raised patterns. The blades on the backplate were carved out of XPS foam. As for the mask, it was sculpted from papier-mâché, then covered with clay, sanded, primed, and painted. When painting the details, I got the idea to use reflective paint for the runes. This makes them glow whenever a camera flash is used, which you can actually see in some of these photos!
For the textiles, I sewed the robe and the poncho myself (I made a slight miscalculation with the measurements, but luckily it wasn't noticeable!). I hand-drew the patterns on the poncho using a gold fabric outliner. The gold leaf patterns were already on the fabric for the robe—as soon as I saw this fabric, I knew it would be absolutely perfect for this look.
Fun fact: I actually won 3rd place at the convention (1st and 2nd went to anime cosplays). Feel free to ask any questions! Even though I'm a beginner in cosplay, I'd be more than happy to answer! 😉
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