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Arda Iron Wig Round 3: Catra

3/2/2021

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Challenge:
I will link rules and results at the bottom of this post.

TL;DR: In this challenge, contestants were asked to create a wig for the animated character Catra from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

The Materials:
Links to products used will also be provided at the bottom of this post.

Arda gave us the following to use for this challenge
  • Malinda in Dark Brown
  • Short Wefts in Light Brown
  • Long Curly Clip in Dark Brown
Base Wig:
  • Deconstructed the clip on ponytail & straightened all the hair to take inventory
  • Textured the entire base wig
  • Sewed in lighter colored wefts at temples
  • Sewed in alternating lighter wefts and wefts from ponytail into the back of the base wig for volume and to color variation
  • Textured all sewed-in hair
  • Trimmed off excess length and shaped mane to remove uneven layers
  • Added in the ears
  • Sewed in felt patches
  • Glued ears to felt patches
  • Trimmed and arranged hair around ears
  • Shaped points in hair with hairspray and hair dryer trying not to remove texture
  • Trimmed points for cleanliness
  • Teased in places and thinned in others for desired shape

Ears:
  • Started with a foam template
  • Cut out ear shapes in foam then in felt - 2 colors for each ear, front and back
  • Painted felt for pink/peach fleshy color on the inner ear and dark brown on the outer
  • Glued felt together around foam and stiffened felt for stability
  • Glued textured hair from light colored wefts and ponytail to the ear
  • Trimmed excess length and blended sections together for more natural look
  • Added some hairspray to shape the inner ear tufts
Mask:
  • Cut out template in foam 2x
  • Glued foam together and shaped with hair dryer
  • Sealed in Modge Podge
  • Spray painted black (not pictured)
  • Stenciled the triangles on the front of helmet with painters tape (not pictured)
  • Spray painted mask red (not pictured)
  • Tied elastics from ponytail extensions Rounds 2 and 3 to tie mask to head 
  • Hid elastic strings amongst base wig hair for effect
Results:
I'm not sure I scored better this round than previous rounds. The judges did not seem to respond well to the textured hair, but I also know the hairline could use some work. I plan on redoing the hairline with lace, and keeping the textured hair while making it more uniform throughout. This wig will be available for purchase at a later date.
See the Final Product
​Links:
Here is the promised link to the rules.
You can see the scores here.
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Here is the promised product list:
  • Malinda in Dark Brown
  • Short Wefts in Light Brown
  • Long Curly Clip in Dark Brown
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