/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Just got some progress done on rabi, the heart piece for her dress is painted and the dice are painted too. Gonna figure out the ears when the wig comes in. Right now I'm making the tail!

>>6555201
>Those sad, misshapen dice
While you probably won't, you really should redo them.

>>6555235
I really wanted to put something in there to make it more sturdy, only problem is I have a week to try and get most to all of both my costumes done. and a budget. Maybe if I have time I might put sintra sheets on the inside.. if I can.

DANBO IS DONE

>>6555719
Can you move?

>>6555748
Actually, yeah. Not extremely well, but enough. Walking is more of a shuffle, but the arms have handles inside, and it's not too bad.

its hard to get a pic of it but I cut out the wings for my hood for Nike [Air Gear]
doing that 2 week challenge with left over fabric from that thread a couple of days ago haha

Still chugging away at Shaw/Magneto helmet from First Class.

Refined the shapes and blocked in the brow.

One of the pouches for Gunzerker

>>6555765
Aww. That's adorable in a way.

Just an option:
If you hinge the knee-area (cut through 3 of the 4 sides) you'll be able to bend your legs, albeit you'll show a bit of skin.

>>6555719
Love danbo, may I make a suggestion if I can?

If you have time redo the head. Just find a longer and wider box if you can, every reference image i've found (I collect them, plan on doing one when I get the chance) shows the head going well past the shoulders, and just about as tall as the body.

This will help you create that supper sickly sweet chibi look.


Anyway, speed build day three. Chest is attached together , and now I can see where I need to do more shaping for the pec region. This is why I soft molded the armor, allows me to see it on me and mold after the fact.

Collar area still needs buckles for attachment.

Not sure if I want to redo the collar area or not, might if I have more time.

Thighs are cut shaped and dremeled, but have no strapping yet.

So far, I will probably redo the chest after this weekend. I wasn't looking at any reference material when I cut this out, just going off of combination of ME 1,2,3 in my mind.

Either way, I have tonight and tomorrow night to get the thing finished in time for Friday.

I imagine tomorrow night will be a whirlwind of plasti-dip, dremel dust and shattered dreams. Luckily I have bourbon to aid in all things shattered dream related.

>>6556318
I'll debate on that. I'm just sad that Danbo might not last the weekend, because Ohio has decided it wants to be rainy.

>>6557014
That's my ultimate goal. I realized once i had the arms and the torso done that my head was no longer the proper proportions, so hopefully I'll find a better box one day.
Your armor looks like it's got a good start to it though! What are your plans for painting it?

>>6555928
I'm intrigued to see where you are going with this. I feel there's never enough Air Gear cosplay out there. Good luck!

>>6556152
Ooooooooooooooh. What kind of casting will you be doing on the final mold?

>>6556299
That's a mighty fine looking pouch you got yourself. How's the rest of the costume coming?

>>6556152
Wow, I can imagine how messy it would be to work on that
How are you going to remove it from the Styrofoam head once it's done?

>>6557037
I'm pretty sure thats a plaster life cast.

>>6557035
lol fair enough, I know how that goes. Draw something up, looks perfect, attach another piece, perfect, throw it all together, wtf just happened....

I'll be painting it just black white and red for now. I might change it afterwards depending how I feel. Least I'll have plastidip as the base anyway.

After this weekend I might end up repainting it Dragoon colors due to my ME character. Light purple, blue, grey and a big ass sniper rifle.

working on Morrigan from Darkstalkers. This is the first pair of wings that I've made. I was considering keeping them soft and just having a loop connected to the apex and then putting that around my arm.

I like the look of the wings with a hard internal support structure, but the convention it's for has very crowded hallways and I'd rather keep them all fabric than worry when I get bumped into. Is this cool or am I going to get rammed for floppy wings?

Rabi tail is done ! For something I hand sewed, it came out nice!

Riven's pauldron is starting to come together. Gave it a coat of hammered green metallic paint bu I'll need to go back in and spackle some cracks and give it some more battle damage before painting and weathering.

before/after of the boot cover for my Disgaea Rune Knight costume. and now for the second shoe to sit in a corner for weeks while I procrastinate.

>>6557503
First off, they look good so far, keep it up.

Second off, half the group will probably bitch that their floppy the other half will bitch cause they could poke someones eye out. Stick to one side and and build it the best you can. Afterwards I'd suggest you build the other type as well so you don't run into any issues (ie: can't walk around the con floor vs unhappy about how they look)

Some SUPER early progress on Lucy Steel; I got the waist tweaked properly, now to finish the rest of the dang dress (and add the second layer x.x)

>>6555453
Nah man, you don't have to do anything like that, its just your sewing/stuffing is sloppy, making the corners look bad.

Pic related

Psycho mask from Borderlands
Made from paper using pepakura, and then I applied fiberglass resin.
I still have to fiberglass the inside of it and put a couple more coats on the outside, and go from there.

>>6557035
thanks~
i wish there were more, still trying to get my friends into it to cosplay it with me haha

finished sewing up the hood, figured i would extended for a picture
need to paint the design and im done~

>>6557526
That looks really good! Shoes really make the costume, and I love what you did with these partial covers.

I'm gonna cosplay Faolain from Guild Wars 2 in the summer, and got around to doing a make-up test today and try out my headpiece, but I'm not that good with latex yet. Do you guys have any suggestions to make it look neater?

>>6557658

Oh my GOD that is beautiful !!!! Maybe try to blend the bald cap into your skin with thin layers of liquid latex?

>>6557035
It's going fine!

My hat finally came in from England. Here's the belt buckle. Fuzzied the picture because I need to sand and smooth it first. I need to spray paint the bullets and I should be done by Friday!

>>6557555
Are you from Vegas? You look like a friend of mine. Otherwise, the dress is off to a good start! I look forward to additional progress!

>>6557503
I think if the floppy wings look good, then fuck the haters. Crowded hallways are a bitch, and you can always make other wings for photos taken elsewhere.

>>6557518
*touchthefluffytail*

>>6557519
Neat! What is that made out of, if I may ask?

>>6557526
Don't procrastinate too long! Otherwise, keep up the good work!

>>6557578
Looks good! Will you be doing any sanding to help soften the pepakura folds any?

>>6557658
This looks amazing and you should feel good. I can't wait to see the full costume.

>>6557035

Weather tends to limit my options so I'll probably stick with Smooth-On 300 liquid plastic. It's lightweight and safe to work indoors! :)

>>6557037

Messy but fun! If you think this is messy wait till I post up pics of the molding process. Like >>6557043 said it's a plaster life cast of my own head. I'm just making a master clay for molding so I won't need to remove the clay.

I made RIta Mordio's Lovely Cat Dictionary yesterday to go along with her kitty cat maid costume. I still need to make the harness for it and then I'll be done~

>>6558037
*kitty cat waitress costume

I made RIta Mordio's Lovely Cat Dictionary yesterday to go along with her kitty cat waitress costume. I still need to make the harness for it and then I'll be done.

I had to make do with the only tiny image in the game I could find, so there are some artistic liberties. My first time making a book though.

Fiberglassed and Bondo. Next step some serious sanding.
I AM THE LAWUH! /stallone face

>>6557658

It's sagging in the back due to the weight of the branches (or whatever those are). Is there any way you can think of that could make them lighter? Your edges are also fairly obvious, you might want to either thin them or blend them with more latex.

For not being very good with latex yet, it's a great cowl piece.

>>6558232
excuse me while I explode from excitement! I cannot wait to see your progress on this. Where are you planning on wearing it?

>>6558045

Really cute!!

>>6558232

LAW!! XD

>>6557571
They look fine when it is not from the side I hand sewed them on the back. The problem is also that it is vinyl fabric.

>>6557709
Thanks! I'll be sanding it after I get the inside fiberglassed and then I'll probably go back over the front with more resin to build up some layers.

>>6557669
Thank you so much! That is a good idea, I'll definitely try that next time!
>>6557709
Thank you! :D Hopefully the whole costume won't disappoint you
>>6558238
Hmm, I don't think I could make it lighter, but i might be able to secure it better at the front. There was also a bit of excess latex at the back of my head, I'll make sure to get rid of that. Thanks for the tips! :D

>>6558998
>Mizore
This makes me happy.

>>6558232
Good luck sanding doing alot of that with my MK 3. Just when you think your done....

OK so DAY 5 update! Speedbuild now at 70% completion. Shins are cut out but not formed, all other major pieces are cut formed glued and put together. Still minor things needing to be done.

Need to heat shape the chest.
Need to cut and glue spinal detail.
Build Shins
Paint
Apply EL Wire (will be coming in tomorrow)

I have tonight to finish all building and painting. As tomorrow the con starts, so I will be getting home probably around Saturday morning to crash a few hours, install the EL wire, shower and wear this thing out Saturday itself.

Once the con is over, will be rebuilding the chest, for arms and adding finishing details to everything else. Alot of details are missing, but that is because there are just somethings that if I did half ass I would have to rebuild that part entirely, so I'd rather just leave them off for the moment and add them on later instead. I'm not entering a costume contest with this thing. Just a speed build so me and my GF can go as Paragon/Renegade Shepard.

>>6559171
No photo.... anyone else sleeping? Cause I sure aint.

>>6559172
I wanna say Dead Space 3 but I feel like that's wrong...

>>6559198
Just a little bit.

>>6559203
Read previous post...goddammit I was off

>>6558998
Your nipples are slightly visible so perhaps a note to wear nipple petals later if you haven't planned something similar already.

>>6559588

Well... damn, they are.... Yeah, I'll have to run out and grab some.

The damn things poke through even under many layers. Lmao

>>6558998
Sweet! Mizore is awesome.
But like >>6559588 said, nipple petals could help.

Jack staff painting is done, and I'm just doing some test wraps to see how best to wrap the EL wire around it.

>>6560495
wow that is great, what is it made of?

>>6557578
please don't do your usual shit and over sexify this

your solaire costume was an embarassment, did you even play dark souls?

sage for no contribution

>>6560519
Thanks. It's all just pvc pipe and scrunched up paper tape.

>>6555152
Going to start attempt #3 at making my long wig into a dandy stye @_@

>>6560540
Bandits are shirtless, explain to me how it's not over sexified on a woman.

>>6560995
Let me clarify, I am not white knighting and I hate over-sexifying a costume (male or female) for attention, but let's face facts: Psychos are shirtless; A female version of this costume is going to come off sexy.

>>6555453
>>6557571
>>6558575
I don't think it's the sewing job, so much as the fulling and as she said, the fabric. If she used foam squares and thinner fabric, it would have worked out better.

>>6561005
foam squares... that is actually a brilliant idea ... I never would have thought of foam squares.

Sorry for crappy pic, it was taken at I think...2:30 in the morning? Something like that.

Most of the costume is now done, spine detail has been attached in the back, sorry for no pic of that, I will upload once I get the EL wire in today.

Gloves will be done this afternoon along with attaching el wire. Also, need straps for the thighs, they seem to like falling down, thought I made them tight enough, apparently not.

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to pass out at work now.

>>6560998
But anon how else is Syren going to get popular if she doesn't do sexy cospray?

>>6561468
HOLY CRAP thats amazing. Love the detail on the gauntlets and the chest piece hnngh cant wait to see it finished dude!

And I got Hulkling done yesterday yaaay 12 consecutive hours of sewing lllllOTL and now i gotta make the wings ghhHHH flies into sun

>>6561478
True. This IS the girl who wanted to make "I fap to Syren" shirts.

>>6561857
Thanks, I wish I had decided earlier as I would have done a few things different and more accuratly. But for 7 days... I'll just say it is what it is.

Costume came out great btw. I normally consider myself a Marvel fan but never read anything about Hulkling before, or if a did (a quick wiki search show's he was in Civil War) I didn't know who it was.

Anyway, good job.

>>6556299
Oh, this makes me so happy. Gunzerker is one of my favorite classes.

Not quite for Katsucon, but I started on Gaige from Borderlands 2. It's my first time using a sewing machine, so I hope it doesnt look terrible.

>>6562067
not bad for your first time. The only issue I'm seeing is the jacked seem near the button tab, but I can't tell if thats just an odd shadow or not.

Does it fit fine? Lord knows my first few times I sewed I made it look ok, but just didn't fit me right. Or any human being for that matter...

....I do armor because I can't be trusted around a sewing machine...

>>6562080
It's a little mix of both to be honest. I plan to clean up the seam after everything else is done. It fits perfectly though, thank god.

I totally feel you, I style wigs and make props because I suck at using sewing machines.

>>6560998
>>6560995
I actually plan on covering my entire chest in bandages, which means no cleavage showing, but I will have about half of my stomach showing.
I'll also be wearing pants (not tight-fitting) so I don't really think it's too sexified! It's definitely not slutty, though, at least not in my opinion.

Mostly finished with Jack. Just have to finish up the pants and style the wig.

>>6562352
Oh wow, awesome!! I can't wait to see the whole finished costume!

Just working on a my WoW TCG commission. I don't really like Aegwynns design, however it's a least a pretty easy one and I should be done soon. The dress is almost finished and then only the pauldrons and a staff are waiting.

>>6557658
Wow, this is SO amazing! Really love how you bring this character to life!

>>6562352
Uuuuh, pretty nice work! Just love the detail on your staff!

>>6562470
Forgot my pic:

>>6562352
can you please give a little more detail into your tape technique for the staff? it looks amazing.

>>6562471
what material is the gold part made of? the dress is amazing.

>>6562479
There really wasn't much "technique" involved, honestly. Just wrapped tape around it, crunching and twisting it as I went along. I made sure to go over some areas a lot more to build up knots in the wood and took care to taper it between the knots and joints, but that's really all there is to it. After that, I used a nice textured spray paint, then mixed up some various shades of brown to splotch all over it, giving it a mottled look.
Once that was done, I took a balled up paper towel and white paint and dabbed all over where I would be holding it to make it look like frost, then I drew some frost "veins" with a white marker and added some highlights with a silver one, gave it a clear coat matte finish, then wrapped the EL wire around it.

>>6558998
That looks like a great Mizore so far.
She always was my favorite from that R+V.

>>6562471
Also curious what you used for the gold. It just looks really smooth, but still shiny without being too glossy / reflective.
Also, what I've been using tends to rub off and turn silver.
It looks absolutely amazing, though. Very clean and professional-looking.

>>6562731
>>6563436
Thanks a lot, guys! It really means a lot for me to get a postive feedback for my sewing skills on /cgl!
Hm... I guess, it's some kind of satin. I bought it in the Fashion District in LA and cannot say you the name, but it's like a heavy, high quality satin. You can also see, that it looks much less shiny than metallic lycra and is also not so golden. The golden parts itself were added with vliesoline and zick zack stitch.

>>6563681
This is the same fabric btw.

>>6563682
That is amazing. Do you have a DA account or website that show your other work.

Smells like samefag. I'll let you guess who.

>>6562921
Thanks! Is textured spraypaint the kind thats a little grainy?

>>6563713
Smells like jelly.

>>6563723
Actually, what tipped me off was that most english speaking posters use question marks when they ask questions. If they were really that dumb they would have just left nothing there.

I like Kamui's progress, She documents her progress well. I just wish she would stop it with the "DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE" or "U AM BESTEST" samefaging. It sort of ruins the illusion she is a down to earth person.

>>6563713
>>6563781
I actually posted the question asking for da info. I have no clue who the person is who posted the pic. I am from Texas just south of Dallas. I was just scrolling through saw the pic and thought the costume looked cool. That is why I asked if she had anymore costumes she did.

>>6563849
Not >>6563781 but you could have just googled it. Now you have some anon thinking she samefags.

Oookay... I was busy the last few hours, but if I'm >>6563700, then why didn't I post my website?

>>6563700
Thanks a lot! You can just google me to find all my stuff. Just Kamui cosplay.

Second upper leg armor is done. Now it's time to prepare the paint job for my helmet.

now to tackle the dress

>>6564185
Ronald McDonald?

>>6564244
I was going to say Wicked Witch of the East,

>>6564244
>>6564271
>bag of bells not giving it away
She's obviously doing the female character of an Animal Crossing game

>>6564244
>>6564271

>>6564278
>>6564271
>>6564244
The fuck?
It's the new female player from Pokémon XY.

>>6564301
...

>>6564185
How're you going to do the makeup without looking like a scarecrow? With the triangle nose and stuff.

>>6564301
How does that look like >>6564312

>>6564331
i'm going to forgo the triangle i think
since it's supposed to represent a nose
and i already have one of those on my face

>>6564333
You should take one of the Animal Crossing tools as well, like a net or a foam axe, just for hilarity.

>>6564341
hell yes, i'm bringing a bug net
i just wish i could carry all the tools with me somehow

My "phallic progress", it makes me laugh when I see this. I'm going to drape worbla over it to make the arm guards.

>>6564400
Then the leg armor progress. There is a back to it which I'm still working on.

>>6564332
>>6564312
It's called a joke, dumbfucks.

Been working on my Mari wig. I'm not sure I can accomplish what I would like with out wefts but hoping I can. I am going to re work the pig tails tomorrow once I've had some sleep. Definately need to cover that bald spot on the side.

I figure before I try to work more with the pigtail I need to trim them. Their so much longer than they need to be and it's just becoming a pain trying to keep them from going out of form while tightening them. I'll leave an 3 inch excess before final trimmings. Maybe get the bangs and sideburns trimmed up as well.

Began working on my Flame Sword for Matsu. I'm liking where this is goin~ a couple more coats of red before I start darkening the foam to look like molten slag. In the meantime, painting other pieces and accessories for the sword.

>>6564185
these mothafuckas have no class. animal crossing all the way babe!

Paint job of my Protoss Wizard helmet is finally in progress. Just love the painting skills of my husband and already cannot wait to add some LED gemstones and a shiny gloss.

>>6567016
No such thing as a protoss wizard.

>>6567051
Here we go again...

Kasumi wig+Makeup test. The wig I got was a bit too bright so i dyed it to a darker tone, wish it came out a little darker though, but it works for now. Hoping to finish the costume for Katsucon..

>>6562352
Your prop and outfit looks awesome! Happy to see good Jack cosplay, I hope you can get the wig to look great too. Jack's hair looks like fun to style.

>>6565259
And now the molten parts are starting to look molten!

>>6567663
Wow you look really cute, can't wait to see the full cosplay! I envy your ability to pull of girls and boys so well.

Awww yeah, the dress is 95% done, I just have to add a few small details.

And wait on my spandexworld order to get here so I can do the rest of it.

>>6567016
>>6564088
>>6563681
>>6563682
>>6562471
Kamui stop. It's all so gorgeous and so clean and the paint jobs are beautiful.

Fixed the Mari wig. I now just have a small exposed hole in the back, which is probably fixable with just adjusting the hard bands. Once it dries fully, I'll fluff up the bangs and side hair and even out the pigtails. For the first wig I've ever styled, I say it's alright.

Luna progress. The skirt is just pinned on atm. It's a good start, but I'm really feeling 'Eh' about it. I think I just have the wroooong body type to be wearing a costume like this. I look especially stubs and chubs in it.

Welp, finally finished this one for Katsucon, now I need to revamp my Altair outfit.

>>6558232
You are not the Law, I am the Law!

This thing has been in progress for fucking AGES, almost finished it thankfully, then I can throw it under silicone and get a nice resin copy pulled =D

Also working on a MK I Lawgiver, should hopefully have that done soonish too.

>>6568637
Ha ha, nice to hear that you like my work! After years of hard critique you guys seem finally to be satiesfied with my stuff.

My shiny helmet is done!

finished my La Cryma Stick for my Scholar
just need to remake my bracelets and done with that for katsu

>>6569687

You betrayed the LAW!

Man I really want to start trying to build this but sigh, so many things on my plate to do ><

>>6569696

Looks great Kamui. The LEDs looks fantastic. Are you gonna paint the middle back part or is that supposed to be unpainted?

>>6569696
It looks a lot like gingerbread in the back

>>6570086
Welcome to Worbla

>>6570086

It does look tasty doesn't it?

>>6569617
how do you see out of the eyes?

finish painting my shirt and hood for Nike
all I need is to do the sleeves and leg things and im done

Pascal staff progress! Still have a long way to go but I'm happy with how it's going.

I should be working on stuff for katsucon but this is so much more fun. I'm having issues with the stripes not lining up/varying in sizes, i'll have to see how noticeable it is once I add the gems before deciding if it needs to be changed.

Everything it kind of pinned together right now, the skirt looks a little bit better in person, I think, since the fabrics are gorgeous. (Raspberry colored cotton sateen with a lovely sheen and ivory silk). Waiting for my lace to arrive before I can sew that together.

Cape and gloves done, but I want to do a little more detailing on them, going for a bit more artistry than usual
This is for Synchronicity! Meiko

>>6570772
>Mfw I find out my fb friend is a tripfag

>>6570787
Shocking, yes?

>>6570796
I'm going to need therapy, everything I know has CHANGED

>>6570802
No it won't. They're still your friend :3

>>6570802
Haha sorry for the surprise.
Who are you? Messege me?

>>6570805
>>6570802
Ineedtoworkonmyinternetsarcasm

>>6570829
nopejustworkonrecognizingit~

>>6570504
I made a grid of little holes on the visor, barely noticable when photographed, but they help me see 180 degrees around. Eventually I'll cut that visor out and replace it with plexiglass, but this'll suffice til then

>>6570077
Thanks a lot! But yeah, this piece still need some work. I'm very sorry for my husband. Every time he finished a paint job a new one plops out!

>>6557555

don't know the character, but that's a beautiful dress. suits you very well.

>>6570736
Oh wow, beautiful! Sorry but who will it be?

Get back on page 1!

Meanwhile, months later, Dr. Princess progresses. I'm really lazy about knitting, but I should have this done soon. I just have the top of the body and the sleeves left to knit, I'm really excited to have knit my first sweater.

I picked up really ideally shaped glasses and shoes at the thrift store today for this costume, I'll have to do some work on the glasses but I think it's a good starting shape.

Does anyone have advice on removing embroidery from synthetic fabrics? I have a different lab coat that's just plain, but it would involve a lot of fitting and altering.

>>6569696
Your work? Credit your husband for painting them, geez, he complimented the paint job too.

So, it turns out fiberglass makes everything look horrifying.

I've already put another layer of resin on the outside after this inside layer of fiberglass cured. I'll probably put another layer or two on the outside before I sand the inside down nice and smooth.

>>6574881
Nah, you're just bad at it.

I kid, I kid. Really good fiberglassing takes TONS of skill. The best guy I ever saw at it was this guy, who if I remember correctly is some kind of norweigian engineer. seriously.
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/621bevbor-s-armor/page10'
http://flickriver.com/photos/bevbor/tagfiberglass/

On the other hand, if it's on the inside, who cares what it looks like? I usually just snip out a ton of 1.5X1.5" patches, spray-adhesive- like super 77- the inside of my parts if it's pepakura, then stick them everywhere and brush resin over it. Makes it much easier.

>>6575665

Hahaha I was just referring to the fact that it looks like something out of silent hill.
But it definitely was NOT easy. It wouldn't want to stick in some places so I'd secure those and then it'd shift while I applied more resin... Needless to say I was almost ragequitting.
Since it's the inside of the mask, it doesn't really matter though.

NONE of you kiddos are doing anything?

I'm still working out pep files for skyrim steel armor. This is to use craft foam skin to smooth, and some styrene details, stencils for which will be cut from game textured pepakuras. Weird, custom process, worked decently last time.

>>6576388
We're workin', we're workin', haha! Currently painting some ornaments (the golden and black rings) for my .hack weapon. Will post some progress once it's finished being painted.

>>6576388
I'm working, its just all uninteresting things like dying fabric & making pom poms & cutting stuff out.

I mean, by all means, feel free to look at my box of pom poms. But its really not very interesting.

>>6576388
You did that foam/pep skyrim helmet and axe right? I really enjoyed that build.

>>6576548
Yep, that was me, thankee.

>>6569687
Awesome! I built my BF a quick Dredd suit for Halloween, hopefully I can expand on it by June. The helmet looks really clean, good work!

handsewing together a pair of non-stretch satin gloves from a vintage pattern which is a real bitch. the smallest variation in the stitches is painfully visible, and the finger godet are cut on the bias to allow for some ease which is making them fussy as fuck to stitch in.

why didn't I just buy gloves? because I wanted them to match my cape and boots and I'm a masochist...

>>6573732
see this
>>6570889
Every time she posts a picture whether here, facebook or her website her husband is always credited for the paintwork, so I have no clue why you'd think she does otherwise?

few touch ups around the whole project so far but it's coming along~ I'm lovin' where this is goin'!

Also would anyone recommend a good quality spray gloss?

>>6575749
You should make sure to completely cover the fiberglass with resin. The fibers have glass particles that can irritate your nasal passages and skin. And the resin itself is toxic. Hopefully you used gloves?

>>6576878

Of course I used gloves. I don't want that on my skin.

>>6577396
Yeah, just like your Facebook fans;)

>>6577422
ICE BURNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

>>6577396
Hey Syren I messaged you on facebook please promote my page with your under 2,000. I really want to be as popular as you. Don't worry I'll share your page too!

Trying to make sense of this design before I go actually tooling it into the leather... All layers of the vest are cut out, at least, and half the strapping is. Most the hardware is ready, still need to sculpt and cast the step-up pieces. Shirt is all cut out. Aaaand then it's onto the belt, holster, and bracers, which I want to hit Philly fabric row to see if I can get a different color hide for.

Progresso, why are you on page 6?

Finally finished satin stitching around the edges of the heat n bonded fabric for my new belts for my Terra costume. I never want to look at satin stitching again. Ugh.

>>6568596
That is cute.

Finally, actual progress on Seraphina Pitchiner/Mother Nature from The Guardians of Childhood.

Three wigs combined into one long wig with a Condescension wig tutorial, and I only burned myself with hot glue once. I now owe thanks to the Homestuck community for help with both of my Guardians cosplays, and I'm okay with that.

>>6580400

Heh, I could tell from the picture itself this would be Terra. Looks really great so far though. Can't wait to see the final product!

Waist cincher progress, first time doing anything like this so it's a personal best. I need to fix the edges and corners, but that's for another day.

Sorry for being a derp but mostly finished Pascal! I need to fix somethings up as they just aren't working. I'm pretty happy with the wig though!

>>6570772
>Synchronicity

The beginning of a whole fucking lot of leatherworking...

(See >>6577602 )

cape cut, panels stitched together and just awaiting lining and understitching and cowl attachment when the fabric has finished hanging.

the rest of the stuff was just draping on the dress form to see all the colours together and give myself an idea of how I want to gather the volume and tack it back over the shoulders.

spent a couple hours draping a pattern that I loved only to remember the mock-up fabric I was using was quite wider than my actual fabric and the wouldn't fit on the good stuff...

The weird leather flaps and fur aren't sewn in yet, just pinned down for the time being. Going to trim the fur down as well. Im really enjoying this costume! Sucks no one is gonna know who it is, but taking pictures behind the hotel at Katsucon will be worth it! (Leah from Diablo III)

Roukanken and Hakurouken shaped except for tsuba and habaki. (And widening the scabbards to accept the habaki, but that won't take long.) So now I just gotta wait till the CNC mill gets fixed.

>>6583776
YESSS.
(how did I miss this when I posted earlier)

>>6583972
....I can make sword scabbards with a CNC mill?

....Crap I'll have to take that class now....

More glacial progress on a Jonathan Joestar handkerchief. I'm REALLY bad and INSANELY slow at hand sewing and proper hemming, and I'm super rusty on embroidery, so I'm using Jonathan's handkerchief as an excuse to get my skills in shape, fast. I think the next time I have a small gap in my schedule I may do another outfit with a lot of small things that I avoid because I'm not very good at them; I think the next time I have a lot of hand-hemming on a costume I'll be a lot faster because of this (still-not-finished) mess.

Also, I could punch a frog when I heard there's an official one of these being released. Yeah, it has some issues, but I've spent about 10 hours on a goddamned handkerchief. What am I doing with my life?

Finally finished the upper arm for my armor of Clalaclan. Still so much to finish.

>>6584146
Oh, no, they'd be far too large for our CNC mill. You could probably do it with a large unit by making two halves then gluing them together but the one I have access too is maybe two feet on the long side. I just meant I'll need it for cutting the detail on the tsuba.

Whipped up this wig for what is going to be some fairly last minute cosplay. I have to play with a ahoge a little more but otherwise its pretty much done.

Pretty much have my Elizabeth dress sewn. Now to finish the accessories.

>>6585049
beautiful fabric choice, but to me the buttons look a little off center, might just be the angle.

>>6585056
Hmm your right, I might have just been tired by the time I started doing that, they seemed okay before I put it on haha. Thanks for pointing that out!

>>6585056
>>6585049

Really? I think the fabric looks plain and a little cheap, but the applique and overall shape looks quite nice. If you haven't already maybe line the bottom to give it a bit more shape, right now it looks a little depressed.

>>6585071
The main blue is a sateen while the darker is a poplin. I'm not sure what to say about the cheepness looking of it, I didn't think it looked that way.
I was having a little bit of a static problem before but I'll keep that in mind, thanks!

>>6585071
It probably just needs a good ironing first, but some interface at the bottom or lining would give it the shape it needs.

>>6585087
I think it'd look a lot better if you bit the time bullet and hemmed the bottom with a well-ironed blind hem. The puckering bottom hem could be thread tension or it could be the results of two different weights of fabric, but either way it's dragging the rest of the dress quality down.

tl;dr fix that hem gurl and your costume will look a lot more gorgeous

>>6585089
>>6585099
I didn't iron it when I put it on there. Haha I was hoping I wouldn't have to add a lining, but I can def go back and fix the hem. Either way, there's still time to make corrections. Thanks guys!

>>6585129
ironing will definitely help, and so would lining the skirt to give it a bit more body to hold the right a-line shape! good luck, I think this character definitely suits you and you'll look great.

>>6585129
you could also use a small petti coat underneath

Finished my book harness!
I just need to fix the orange apron so that it buttons together instead of tying it so I can properly attach the book harness to it instead of tucking it into my skirt....

almost done tutorial for easy bulking/lengthening/layering a lacefront wig with track extensions.

pile of hair beside the wig is whats left to go in, turning them one in and one out as I get to the top for more auburn highlights. wig started off decently thick but I really needed huge volume in order for the headpiece to not look silly.

once the rest of the hair is in I'm going to give it an all-over shaping and trim and then I'm doneee

>>6585316
Rita and Pascale in one progress thread. Bless you, cgl, my inner Tales fanboy is pleased.

>>6585316
That is super fuckin' cool. Does the tail top clip to the book at all so it stays in place??

Also is your book a legit book?

>>6585316
Holy shit that is glorious.

Well it's not much progress but here is a unfinished half sleeve for my Mami costume

I have a night of hand sewing ahead of me.

>>6585443
what character is that for? it looks amazing!

>>6580954
Thanks! :D That was actually the last bit I could do on my own, since its just a revamp of a lot of accessories (I made the costume in 2012). All that's left is painting the tights which I need help with. I can't wait to get photos of the revamped costume at Katsu!

And have some progress on another outfit - my friends and I are doing "sassy black dresses" on Thursday night, so I decided to toss one together (it looks longer on my dress form than it really is).

>>6585543
...I know you.
Fancy seeing you here. :o

>>6585607
xD I'm sure a lot of people know me. I pop in from time to time to post in the progress threads and check out tutorials...and sometimes find reference images for costumes I might want to make. :3

>>6585340
thanks guys!
It's just an empty shell made from cardboard so I can store stuff.

they just attach with velcro on the book.

>>6585651
That's wonderful~ I love it! and it looks great too :3

>>6585739
Go put a shirt on.

>>6585785
I'm already wearin' one~

>>6584156
It takes a brave soul to show off the back of their embroidery project. It's absolutely beautiful.

>>6584156
How do I love you?

Just finished adding the velcro to the straps for my Raenef cosplay (Demon Diary)

Going to debut at Katsucon

Super excited...it's the first garment I've ever actually made, so it's not perfect...I accidentally made the lining smaller than the outer so it hangs a little wonky...but that's okay.

Just need to add the silver buckles when they come in, add some adjustments...and style the wig...so excited to have this done.

>>6585902
OMG COME HERE AND LET ME LOVE YOU. ;-; is it okay if I like, hug you and freak out at Katsu? DD was the first manga I ever read.

>>6585908
OMG! Yes yes, I will freak out with you!!

I've wanted to do this costume for at least like 7 or 8 years and it's going to be the kind of costume that...even if two people recognize me, it will make my day.

I have another friend doing Krayon with me too hehe...so look for her too...

>>6585902
Pressing that properly will smarten it up quite a bit. And you can eliminate a lot of the issues from having the lining the wrong size for the shell by hemming them separately and not sewing them together at the bottom.

>>6585939
Thank you for the advice! I will make a note of it next time. i'm still working out how to make it look nice now that it's all sewn up (except the vents in the back aren't sewn together yet) but I'll figure it out.

bunnymund gauntlets just gotta put the jewels on fjdlskjg _( :3 」∠ )_

>>6586041
Very nice. What did you use as a backing?

>>6586042
...c-craft foam _(ಥ_ಥ 」∠ )_

>>6585317
I wasn't going to post about this again, but I finished and I am so much happier with the wig overall! it has huge amounts of volume on all sides and is the exact shape I needed.

tl;dr I bought this wig with points from a store saved up over the years thinking it would be my dream wig for the character and was really disappointed when it arrived. the top was very sparse and there was only enough hair to look alright if I pulled it all the way forward to the front.

fixing it to dream status was only $12 in buy one get two free packages of weave, so I'm glad in the end my points weren't wasted and I got to watch The Raid: Redemption twice. I almost cried when I tried it on and it was terrible because another wig wasn't in my cosplay budget but it's all good now.

>>6586041
You... probably should have used real leather and tooled the design in... gluing the pleather on top like that looks pretty bad...

>>6569696
Kamuis stuff always makes me think "GOD DAMN I NEED TO INVEST IN AN AIRBRUSH 2 YEARS AGO" The paint jobs are glorious and really bring it all together every time. That man could make a picture of Donald Trump look badass with that airbrush - can I borrow him please?
I've finally started on the breastplate for my Imperius (Diablo 3) costume. Going for the cinematic version because I apparently hate myself. Here is the progress so far on the chest. Made so far entirely with a mixture of Styrene and Sintra.

>>6586192
That looks great! Your extra hair blends in nicely to the wig.

>>6587086
I KNOWW where to even buy real leather tho

And you can see the edges a bit because they frayed up when the gauntlet is wrapped around my arm. I may just use gorilla glue instead of regular to make sure it stays on for sure-- OR:

should I take all the pieces off and paint it on? My only dilemma on that is, whatever shade of brown I use wont blend in with the pattern of the pleather itself, yknow? oTL

>>6587183
Actually her husband hand paints it all. But I still would invest in a airbrush, there's lots of fun things you can do with it.

>>6584336
Hi there. Professional CNC machinist here. I'm very interested to see how this turns out, I rarely see computer-assisted props around here.

haven't posted anything here in a while.
heres the end tip of the Sakura Wand i'm making.


(sorry, i didn't resize it)

>>6588368
That looks nice as hell.

How did you get the resin in that shape? Or is it not that?

>>6588379
it came out of a mold i made earlier. it was pretty rough at first, but it cleaned up nicely i think.

oh also its not painted yet. i want to get the parts that are supposed to be gold, chromed with gold plating soon.

>>6587183
How are you liking the Sintra so far? I have two 4'x4' sheets I need to use with my new-ish heat gun. Any tips for cutting it out?

>>6588368
cool butt plug dude

>>6588557
Was thinking the same thing, haha

>>6588564
>>6588557
little late to the party on the that joke, but still funny never the less. i loled.

>>6585902
I LOVE YOU ANON

>>6562352
Oh, this is absolutely LOVELY. If you don't mind, what patterns did you use for the shirt and cloak (if you used any)? I'm hoping to make this outfit for an upcoming con.

Super fluffy Lucy Steel wig is the fluffiest

I thought things were supposed to slow down after the holidays so I could work on this thing?! Anyway very slow progress on my GaoGaiGar costume atm. Finished the biceps, just need paint and padding. Finished wooden stilts for the feet. Just need to come up with something to make the toe section removable so I can hopefully navigate stairs.

>>6591177
>Just need to come up with something to make the toe section removable so I can hopefully navigate stairs.
Wouldn't a simple hinge on the bottom work for that?

>>6591177
>Gaogaigar costume.

I salute you my fellow /m/an

>>6591121
Can I ask where you got that? The colour is exactly what I'm looking for

I have to face the coat and then line it but Seraphina Pitchiner/Mother Nature from the Guardians of Childhood is at least starting to be somewhat recognizable. I'm not happy with how long the wig is right now so I'm gonna add at least one more wig into it for more length, good thing cheap wigs are easy to find on ebay.

>>6586041

Ooh, Bunnymund! I definitely agree with the people saying that you should try tooling the designs if you ever do it again, but these are pretty nice since all you're working with is pleather. What design are you doing, if you're not doing a full fursuit?

>>6591121
Here - http://www.ebay.com/itm/2211738706?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid3984.m1497.l2649 - Its Fantasy Sheep

Epic Cosplay's Autumn Orange is really close to that color too though, I've got a wig I ordered for a different character and the color is maybe a shade different, its really close.

>>6591190
Im curious as to what you had in mind. Currently I was thinking two backpack clasps since there is plenty of space to reach in on the sides to release them. Getting them back on seems like it would be tough though :/

Could you draw a little something to show me what you were thinking?

>>6591206
Mookie's design because wow hottie

and SCREAMS you're such a perf mother nature! I want to read the books so badly omg.

>>6591248

hot a what

And for children's novels the extent to which I'm involved in the plot and characters is like terrifying. If you can find them at a library or at Barnes & Noble read the hell out of them holy shit.

The best invisible zipper job I've done so far in my sewing career.
It's a really small thing, I know, but I'm happy with how nice it turned out.

Not much of one but I don't have a huge amount to do for Sakuracon so I decided to add this one.

Bought the wig just now. It's not green enough but I liked the length

>>6591504
Color can be easily fixed, but I'd be concerned about thickness. The forest spirit has full, huge, lush hair. I'd either get a second wig to bulk it up or tease the shit out of it for volume.

>>6561468

Awesome, what material did you use?

>>6562352
Praise you child, a decent Jack cosplay.

>>6562471
>>6563682
These are both beautiful!

>>6580947
I love the wig, it cascades like a waterfall.

>>6583776
This is frickin beautifullll

>>6591590
Right? I just finished watching the whole film again and that was my first concern. Well that and matching all the green shades...
I'll try teasing first and if it doesn't look okay I'll get that second wig [hopefully in time]

>>6583813
It's an experience, that's for sure. Sketching the other designs onto the tracing film now, including making up a back design, weee...

>>6591652
looks great so far, where is the character from?

Made a half-ghost. It... seems a bit too sperm-like...

>>6588350
Ah, neat. I won't be able to get anything done until this weekend, but I'll be sure to post it when I do.

>>6591817
Doing a spermy youmu or something

Oh yeah, and I'm thinking of making this with a 3D printer while I'm at the makerspace for the CNC mill. I'm not 100% sure I'll end up doing the Scout but hey, may as well.

>>6591832
Just a regular Youmu. I'm not sure how else to make the myon without making it look like a sperm, though.

>>6591817
I think it looks too much like sperm because of the head part. It needs to be a more consistent, like a realllly long teardrop shape.

>>6591817
omg that is the most kawaii sperm thank you for sharing with the class

>>6591591
>Praise you child, a decent Jack cosplay.

Haha, thanks!

>>6590693
Sorry! I totally missed this post earlier!
Patterns, right! I drafted my own pattern for the cape, since I assumed that would be easy. It ended up being far too long, and then too bulky and then too big in the shoulders and had to be adjusted so many times.
For the shirt, I started with McCall's 4952, which is actually a pirate costume. I had to make some modifications, like getting rid of the collar, adjusting the cuffs, took it in a bit in the body, narrowed the shoulders so they weren't so puffy, and added a few adornments of my own, like the top stitching and adjusted the v and the neck-hole to fit me a little closer than the very billowy pattern called for.
I hope that is of some help.

>>6591911
This is greatly helpful! Thank-you!

Finished my Blind Mag corset/bra. Just gotta do the Bottom feathers and finger...things... and I'll be done!

>>6592256

Also did a makeup test. Need to find a darker lipstick but I'm liking the creepy contacts. Not as light as I wanted but they'll do.

>>6592256
>>6592259

Damn, that's creepy. Awesome work with the feathers!

>>6592256
I
uh
hmmm
wow

>>6592256
>>6592259
plz be in london

(polite sage for off-topic, everyone's work looks so good, wish I had time to individually comment, keep up the good work all!)

>>6592259
Wow, I love those lashes! Where did you get them?
I want.

>>6585902
Will you be blond or bluehair? I hope to see you!

>>6592301

They're actually 3 sets of top lashes and one bottom set. The longest top set and bottom came together and I got them from a local costume shop, along with the long side feathered lashes and the thicker top lashes. Pretty sure all 3 sets are Spirit Halloween ones. I'm still not happy with how thick they are though, so I might add some Quo "Pinup" lashes to get them a bit darker.

>>6592256
I do not think I would be able to resist the urge to motorboat

>>6591817
Cool. I lurk this thread and ONLY this thread often, daily.

Went and bought a 16$ basic black printer cartridge, then got myself a VMware-captive XP set up, broke out pepakura3.exe and unfolded the basic steel shoulder half of my smoothed/details file, it's cut out on the mat. We'll see if the scale is correct tomorrow, then have a go at the ~600 poly smoothed version, should look smooth once skinned with craft foam.

CAPTCHA: millSl papers
I mill Sisteme Internationale papers? Naw, these're Letter size..

finished my new wig for Dirk

Finished styling my new Dirk wig

>>6562471
What did you use for the gold details here?

>>6591441
I finished a skirt.

>>6591817
Now 30% less spermy.

>>6591875
Thanks for the advice, now that I actually look at reference photos it's more accurate like this too.

>>6596581
it still looks like sperm

>>6596581
>>6596613
Let's face it, Myon is never going to look anything less than 60% spermy

>>6596634
A plastic myon? But that's not soft at all!

>>6596627
Too bad you can't like do blown plastic.

Finished sewing up the boots, now just have to add the blue. Still working on the shirt pattern.

Does anyone know how I can add the bottom blue without it looking strange? Should I use paint or glue on fabric? I still have no idea how to add the markings on the skirt...

>>6596643
id say paint for the boots.

i'd also recommend making a very short tulle pettiskirt so your skirt has more poof and life to it and isn't just laying flat.

otherwise its going great! i really love the boots

>>6596643
use that colored tape stuff.

>>6596636
I know. But you see, Myon is hard to make up for how soft Youmu is ' 3 '

>>6596671
That's a great idea, I never thought about that. Thanks!

>>6596682
I'm not sure what kind of tape you're referring to...

>>6596643

Wow, you've got a tiny frame!

>>6596581

Were you the Youmu at Ohayocon?

>>6596697
>>6596682
Bias tape?

>>6596709
I was! Got into a major time crunch so I couldn't finish my swords and myon for Ohayo, but I'm getting them done now for Shutocon or ACen or something.

>>6596707
But I can't exactly adhere bias tape to the bottom of the boot. I was planning on using it for the top of the boot though.

>>6596719
Don't worry about putting it on the bottom, probably. It'd just get worn off in a hurry anyways.

Here's the start of my next project.

>>6596718

Myon is looking good~ Good luck!

>>6596866

un mas.

>>6592256
>>6592259
I'm gay now

Stage 1 of plan "make something Stargate for ECCC so I don't look like a fool in front of Michael Shanks and Paul McGillion" is completed. Now to wait for my flight suit to get to me. The wait is brutal.

Question for those of you who do military reenactment- should I bother with any tac at all? It's kinda 50/50 on whether or not Daedalus/F-302 pilots go armed while planetside, and I don't know ECCC's prop policies, so I'm starting to give thought to just going without.

I'm super super new to prop making [as in I have never tried before]
But well here's a Cinque mace in the works.
Apparently I should plastidip so I can spray paint it gold because I know spray paint eats away at foam like alien blood on human flesh.

Be gentle

>>6597105
Since you're new to prop making, let me give you a bit of starter advice:

CLEAN YOUR FUCKING GARAGE JESUS CHRIST.

>>6597112
Ain't my garage but how very constructive, thanks Anon!

>>6597112
It's seriously too cold to bother cleaning it when it's not summer.

>>6597119
I will never understand why you chose to date a female who is less attractive than you are.
>wakarimasen.jpg

>>6597122
I took his glasses away.

>>6597122

Hey now, if they have both danced the dance of attraction and found each other to be mutually acceptable I don't see what the problem is. I bet by your standards Mika would be forever alone.

>>6597122
All the attractive ones are dating heterosexuals.

>>6597134
>Look at me, Im whiteknighting! Can I be accepted now?

>>6597122
Cause she my qt3.14 girlfriend that makes me happy. Life is good son.

>>6597141

Like I'm looking for acceptance from /cgl/.

>>6597160
You're looking for acceptance from other tripfags.

/vg/ here. where's the Elin cosplay at?

>[Tera online]

>>6597373
What exactly made you think this was an appropriate post to make in this thread?

new thread
>>6597481
>>6597481
>>6597481