I “carved” and removed parts of the leather with a craft knife and carefully painted the captain marvel costume womens exposed part gold. I made the breastplate out of craft foam and Worbla and I covered most of it with faux leather. Both shin guards and the left bracer were also craft foam covered in Worbla which I later painted black and used gold Rub-n-Buff to make them look like worn, green lantern costume archaic metal. Use your character’s personality to make your costume translate even better in photos.