Whats-mac-making - What's MAC Making?

their first glimmer of hope in the nightmare forest

PART 1 | PART 2 (here)

When I made this 2nd part it was originally just going to be even MORE ERA IV shenanigans. But then the ghouls new uniforms were announced, a new ghoul came about (Sunshine/Nyx) so now it's this! There are also errors in this video (like Aethers helmet being Rains helmet).

I am on the fence about making more Era V animatics because there are a couple of new ghouls and the loss of Aether feels pretty raw, still? I was already half out of the community and in my hiatus phase when he announced his shock regarding the notice he received of no longer touring with GHOST on ghostwt. I'm just now grieving that loss along with other closer losses.

Will I actually make more??? Maybe! Probably? Could possibly. We'll have to see :)

Decided to do this, and I'm currently choosing between:

-halfling

- kenku

-water genasi

I am also struggling to decide on class(es)

I want to make a fh sona sooo bad, but the fact that it's the season finale is reallyyy holding me back :((

Like, it feels way too late to do something like that :/

Me the first time I saw The Unsleeping City logo flip upside down in the intro:

Me the seventeenth time seeing The Unsleeping City logo flip upside down in the intro:

Finally feeling comfortable enough to watch fhjy, and now I'm rushing to binge the like 10 episodes I've missed. Holy moly, there's so much happening.

fire ghouls!

More details/notes/headcanons under the cut!

Fire ghoul headcanons 😩😩

-short tempered and impulsive

-fire ghouls like being the center of attention, even if they have to be a little pushy about it

-eyes look similar to amber, with little specks and flakes being visible around the iris

-fire ghouls boil hot inside. The closer to the heart, the hotter their skin and fur is! Theres a faint glow of fire below their skin.

-fire ghoul magick is straightforward: controlling heat!

I've been wanting to do this post for a while now so here is EVERYTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE GHOULS' IMPERA COSTUMES.

Buckle up because I have a LOT to say about those, this is gonna be a very long one.

The costumes were designed by B Åkerlund, a Swedish costume designer who's worked with Ghost since at least Meliora (that's as far back as I was willing to scroll on her Instagram page lol). B Åkerlund has also worked for many other musical artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osborne, Blink 182 and Hollywood Undead (information from her own website)

The masks were made by Bob Basset, a visual artists who works a lot with leather. I find his work fascinating, you can look him up on Instagram (nsfw warning, there's a few naked ladies).

Fun fact! The horns are real cow horns. That's the reason some of them have gold tips, to hide the imperfections that come with working with actual horns.

He does have a shop where he sells his items, there's a mask there very similar to the Impera ones. You can also buy Papa's batwings if you happen to have 2500$ lying around!

The jackets are made on the same model as one of Papa's. The back is decorated with a spine-like design made from leather and cording. It's adorned with a few of our classic Impera buttons. Some of the hems were left raw and some deliberate weathering was done to make it look old and worn.

Fun fact! The shoulder pieces are not sewn into the garment, I would assume for easier cleaning. I don't know if they're held by strong magnets or snap buttons.

The vest (my beloved 😩) is made from flocked velvet in a paisley pattern, the front hems embellished with satin piping. It closes in the front with custom metal clasps that are riveted into the garment. The D parts are attached with what seems to me like wide elastic, which would lessen the pression on the clasps when moving around a lot. The back is made from two different types of fabric, I'd have to touch it to be able to tell you what they are. I assume the panels closer to the sides have some mild stretch to them. The top of the shoulders are decorated with Impera grucifix patches.

The shirts were not custom made for the ghouls, altho they were altered. The original shirt in the vintage painter linen shirt from Punk Rave and it is still being sold. Some of the cuffs were altered, removing the ruffles for some of the ghouls, but not all. They were removed for Dew, Mountain and Phantom, Aether's didn't have them either. As far as I can tell, all the ghoulettes still have them.

An unfinished piece of linen serves as an ascot, that piece is decorated with a metal devil skull. The colour of the skull doesn't appear to be consistent between each ghoul, Dew's looks gold almost bronze while Phantom's is a silver-like colour.

Another modification is the buttons, a small portion of them were removed in favor of our Impera buttons. Some of the ghouls have more buttons replaced than others, which is still a mystery to me.

The pants are called Jodhpurs, they were invented in the 1800s as horse riding pants. The wide part at the hips and thighs allowing for better movement. The ones the ghouls wear don't reach all the way to their ankles, they stop a bit past the calf muscle, hidden by the boots. (Yes, the ghouls are effectively wearing capri pants)

The boots are motorcycle riding boots, decorated by a grucifix. Like the shirt, they can still be bought online through the All American Boots website, altho the price tag is... Headache inducing to say the least.

The cape is a piece of costume that was only briefly worn on stage by the ghouls, Aurora being the only one who still wears one. I would assume it gets in the way of playing very easily. The cape itself is made of two fabrics, a light blue satin and a dark grey suede. The two pieces are not sewn together at the bottom, they move freely from each other. The cape is attached on the left shoulder with a harness piece that has one strap across the chest, decorated with a metal buckle, and one under the armpit.

Aight that's it for me, have a nice day byyyyye!!

Finally fully caught up on fhjy! So amped for this week's episode. Hopefully, I won't be too swamped with homework 🥲

"as above, so below"

extremely shitty sketch but i absolutely CANNOT get over the scene of kristen painting the image of the unnamed god IN BLOOD on a TREE and then prostrating herself on the ground to WORSHIP IT. jesus christ. so anyway here's how i saw it lol