Animal Costume Idea: Black Cat

Meow! Everyone knows that black cats are a real Halloween favorite! So, rummage through your closet and follow me as I take you through how I put together my take on this mystical feline!

First, I went into my closet and I was able to pull out a black hooded jacket and black leggings. This will assemble as the basic body of the black cat costume.

Then, for shoes, I went with a pair of these Nike sneakers with a few hints of white to balance out the black. I also went for this black cat accessory kit that I bought from the Dollar Store (it comes with a tail, bow tie, and ears). Finally, I went with a bundle of other accessories, including silver drop earrings, black fingerless gloves, and this silver star infused black choker. To fin out how I made this choker, and others, click into this link: https://www.instructables.com/id/Jazz-Up-a-Black-Choker-3-Ways/

Finally, of course, no black cat would be completely with the actual face paint. So, to do this, I glued on a cat nose prosthetic with spirit gum, and used a bit of flesh latex and colorless setting powder to blend into my face. Then, I started adding my white to make the muzzle. Then, I blended in a bit of grey all over to start create the base for the cat's furry face. Then, I dived into my black, and used it to work on the nose, lips, whiskers, eyes, and blended it into the grey to create fur lines.

Finally, I added this black shaggy wig, and put on the cat ears, and the look is complete!

Now, that the costume is completely, get ready to pounce on that ball of yarn!