First off, tell me if this is super dark because i edited this on my laptop and when i pulled it up on my dad's computer it came out super saturated in black >, <' so let me know and i can adjust it a bit.

SO, with the exception of the background and my ears and part of the back of my neck which is photoshopped [i was waaaay too tired to paint the black on me at the time of the photo] this is what Shadow Zelda WOULD have looked like at Acen had i gotten my mask to cooperate and here's how:

1. First, you can kind of tell here, but the mask isn't sitting perfectly flush with my face. So at the very last minute, i made an executive decision NOT to wear it. Which lead to the next dilemma..
2. Everything would have been fine and dandy then because i had enough black makeup to cover my face EXCEPT i didn't have red contacts to cover the whites of my eyes T_T which then lead to the next dilemma..
3. The shoulder armor relied heavily on the black body suit i wore and since i couldnt' paint my face, i obviously couldn't wear the skin suit. SO at literally 4 am the nigth before the con, i made a makeshift invisible teather that held the armor against my chest.. and then i prayed. LOL.

i was really mad because i altered the collar of my suit to raise all the way up my neck so with that plus the mask i would have only little face painting to do to be all shadowy T^T'


EPIC FAIL.


[EDIT] - forgot to mention i chose this photo because i wanted to show the back of my outfit even tho its pixelly now .. what i really like about this whole outfit is that the hylian enscription on my bodice is different from Zelda's actual one, i rewrote a message onto mine >:3

If i recall correctly it goes like this:
"Rushed forth the speed of light to find that darkness was always there first."