Skyward Harp

The Skyward Bow is owned by the miHoYo company in their game Genshin Impact.

This prop was built as a final in a properties construction course. The final required we build a cosplay prop

I have also made the costume for the character this bow belongs to.

Bow is Drafted

The bow is drafted in Vectorworks to scale so a print out can be made for future use. The final bow size is set to be three feet long to best fit the user's proportions.

Materials Are Cut

The patern is cut out of EVA foam and corrugated plastic depending on if the section need to light up in the final piece.

Pieces are glued together into small panels.

Internal Structure

A PVC Pipe is heated and bent to form to the inside structure of the bow to provide stability. Scrap steel is used to hold the pipe in place as it cools.

Wiring

The wires were soldered together into two circuts. The top circut includes 21 blue LEDs and the lower circut contains 7 blue LEDs. Each circut runs on two AA batteries resulting in the heavier circut, the top, having an estimated life span of 12 hours continueous use.

Foam Clay Details

Foam Clay is added in areas to allow more details to be added and to smooth out round areas of foam.

Painting

The corrugated plastic is taped off and a spray primer covers the foam sections. The foam is then painted with seven shades of tan to match the ingame look of the bow. The foam is then sealed with a spray sealent. The bow is completed.