/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

So many bubbles..

>>8289515
wow, this was really made from worbla? the final product looks like it was made out of cardboard and foil or something

>>8289520
Not only that but she doesn't seem to have primed it at all...

>>8289529
Yep. She was actually satisfied with the final product too. Bragged all about it on the forums for kumoricon and some shithead thought it'd be a good idea to put her character on the con cosplay picture scavenger hunt.

I think they just took pity on her.

>>8289520

any tips on making worbla look smooth?

>>8289551
Prime it. Gesso or wood glue. Gesso requires more layers and lots of sanding. Wood glue uses about 4 layers and no sanding. Nice and smooth and shiny too.
To get rid of bubbles heat it up, pin prick it and smooth it outwards

>>8289529
>tfw the bottom and shoulder pieces look like they're made from something else and look decent

Why not just use the same method for the chest...

>>8289559

thanks.

meant to be Brienne from Game of Thrones

this was actually on a blog post about why you should you worbla to make armour and a tutorial.

First thing I made out of worbla. No primer and a shit paint job.
At least I'll know for next time.

>>8289584
better than most people's first try

>>8289584
actually not bad

>>8289583

>see lux cosplay from distance
>go to her for a picture since she looks nice
>when I get close to her I notice all the bad details
>too late to turn back since we made eye contact and its clear I wanted something from her
>take a picture of her
>delete it afterwards

>>8289583
breastplate looks like duct tape

>>8289599
yeah I know, that's how bad their worbla work is

>>8289601
any other works from this person?

the MCM Expo fbook group is just a goldmine for shit worbla work

>>8289606
WIP of that monstrosity + link to their tutorial
http://ohmycosplay.com/2013/11/03/craft-foam-vs-wonderflex-vs-worbla/

>>8289614
oh my fuck that's hilariously bad

"Basically finished now just a couple of bits + priming and painting to do!"

I feel really bad because I feel like these people think it looks really good because of the added value of the material costs..?

>>8289594
This puts a lot of fear in me

>>8289515
>sticks entire sheet on body
>yep looks good

>>8289608
SHe.... put plainworbla on top ... Jesus christ.

>>8289584
>dat precision painting
The texture still looks like shit but god damn you paint to the borders of the designs almost perfectly.

>>8289520
Oh my god how jelly can you

Let's see your master Picasso

>>8289536
I think girls like her turned your pathetic ass down
And now you hate on them :)

>>8289706
>>8289709
Found her.

>>8289515
Urgh, all the newbie cosplayers in my whole fucking comm have decided they suddenly 'have enough skills' to tackle armoured cosplays and have been posting their shit worbla progress pics. I've been cosplaying for 5 years and I don't think i'm skilled enough yet, I wanted to attempted an armoured cosplay this year but instead i'm just sitting here watching these newbs wasting precious worbla (it's hard to get in Australia)

I think all the talk about how amazing worbla is can be dangerous for newb cosplayers. Its easy to use but only if you already have an understanding of how things should be constructed. Too many kids are wasting their money on an expensive material when they probably should start with craftfoam, cardstock and foamboard and work their way up from there.

Why not make a thread helping others become better at this

Ha nah instead lets shit talk them

>>8289798
1. This is cgl you can only expect so much.
2. If you read the thread you'd actually see some people giving constructive criticism/answering questions.

God Eater staff

>>8289798
As someone who's been cosplaying for ten years and has been asked for advice and given it before only maybe 1 out of 5 people will actually listen and don't just want to hear how awesome their own ideas are. Go ahead and try telling someone they need to improve, as nicely as possible. Tell us how that goes.

Who's got the Kraft cheese slices pic?

So much nice worbla wasted like that.
They be like, what is priming anyways?

>>8290053
All the scraps are breaking my heart. Most of those pieces could've been used for the details rather than just hacking away at a fresh piece because you can. It's much more of a pain to put worbla scraps back together and make them look decent than to measure and cut out carefully imo.

>>8289904
The shoes look promising but I'm not sure how they're supposed to get on the foot like that. If they plan to just stuff their foot in I think they'll be in for some torn seams.

>>8289798
There's a help thread for that.

>>8289904
I kind of like the bow. Especially because I wouldn't know what the fuck I was doing and at least this person did a moderately good job for a possible first time.

How long does it usually take to get worbla to the right temp for working?

>>8289573
At least he tried

>>8289798

Simply put a lot of times the people making it wants to do it in a echo chamber so giving them constructive feedback is met with a lot of resistance

>>8290169
Depends on the tool and how big the piece is. Heat gins van make it quick but usually only in small areas. Boiling water can get bigger pieces all over quicker but its also wet and kind of sloppy to handle.

Leather. This is 100% leather.

>>8289712
>>8289709
C-can I get your autograph Jnig?

>>8289904
You should have sand 5 hem smooth then paint. I don't know might be just me.

This thread made me google worbla and other armor crafting stuff, and just tears in my eyes at what the photos in this thread could have been
>tfw you see perfect armor replicas for the first time
>the sun rises, birds sing, puppies are born

>>8289515
Didn't she talk at one of the armor and prop-making panels? If she did that's fucking gold.

>>8290053
This fills me with a rage I hate to admit.
So much of that I would kill to use for armor yet it looks so crap. For half the price they could have used a sheet of foam and cut out the details..

Made an entire corset out or worbla instead of buying a cheapo one as a base and
>"Inside the dress lies the heart of worbla!"
So I think she was even going to cover it up with fabric anyway. Her wallet must be sobbing.

>>8290637
Turns out yes she did. Outcome isn't bad, but it could have been done without wasting money

>>8290637
That looks like one of Cersei's dresses from Game of Thrones. I think using worbla to make the collar would be a good idea though. The whole corset though is idiotic.

>>8289865
Oh. Fuck. You mean this?

>>8290659
What the fuck is that even meant to be

having never used worbla before, I'm confused on the weight of this material. From >>8289573 it looks like it could hold a rigid shape and stand up on its own well enough (like craftfoam), but then I see >>8289583 it kind of looks more fabric-like and floppy? And I know you can heat scraps to reuse them, but will they always show seams like >>8290659 or can you make it look more cohesive looking?

put worbla over a gun, a dollar store gun. Such a waste!

>>8290872
You can blend it together. If you heat it up enough you can even squish it all together and use it like clay but a clay that has to be reheated every few seconds and burns your fingers.

These people in this thread are just shit at using it. It Is very very flexible when heated, and when cooled holds it shape well and is hard. Its a thin plastic, so imagine the flexibility of... Say the same material as a credit card.
The reason why that person's looks fabric like and floppy is because they haven't shaped it very well or evenly, clearly just with their hands, meaning when it cools, which is quite quickly, it will keep that shape.

>>8291015

What was this even attempting to be? Some of them I get what they were TRYING to do, but this one...it looks like a pintrestfail baking project.

>>8290637
>what is interfacing and boning

>>8290637
>>8290642
>>8290644
There are many different types of heavy interfacing, costing about a ninth of the price of a large sheet of worbla/yard, that could've been used to serve this purpose. These pictures make me rage.

>>8289590
>>8289593
Thanks, that's actually really encouraging.
>>8289692
If it make s a difference, I spray painted the whole thing grey and then painted in the black so it wasn't as difficult to have clean lines as it would seem. But thanks, painting is the one skill I have going for me.

>>8289715
I know that feel. I've been cosplaying for 10 years and still feel more comfortable with sewing and simple armor. Meanwhile my friend who literally just started cosplaying last summer bought this giant roll of worbla and is planning all these elaborate armor sets and I'm just like...bruh, you don't even know how to sew yet.

>>8289515
This definitely isn't the worst example i've seen, the painting actually makes it look a whole lot worse.

>>8290659
Damn, I wanted to post this. This is a girl who is local to me who did this and proceeded to ask our group how to smooth it off. My keks were off the fucking scale.

>>8290872
Disclaimer: I am a complete worbla newb, but I think it all depends on whether it has a proper backing or not. While worbla is sturdy, it's very thin.
Also blending edges is really easy. I used sculpting tools, but a bone folder or even butter knife would work just fine.

>>8290872
>>8291034
I always use the sandwich method for stability, but it means using twice as much because you need a piece of worbla for each side of craft foam you use as a template. You can make certain pieces with just worbla on it's own, but i've personally found it to be way easier to manipulate when it's got something supporting it.

>>8291144
Still my favourite. Yes, she's tried to smooth it out with friendly plastic.

>>8291133
Pretty sure she said this was a super secret method too.

I blame people like Kamui for making it seem like worbla is some kind of amazing wonder material that you can make everything with. It's implied that it's some easy to use material, which is it with a LOT of practice. I wonder whether most of these people have more money than common sense, because it's not even difficult to look up a fucking basic tutorial on how to use it. Most of these look like they've just thrown it on top of things without any kind of knowledge of how the material even works.

>>8289520
You know when JNig has tried to make stuff herself from worbla, because it's the pieces that look like shit.

>>8291143
After she finished it, "Anyone wanna know how to use worbla for armor? I'll be at the prop making panel!"
I laughed so hard over how she tried to play it off like she was some major worbla expert ready to school us fucking plebs.

>>8290659
Ding ding ding we have our winner

>>8291164

This is pretty much it. Also people have this notion that you're only good if you make things out of worbla. It's the "professional" material.

Bitch, if you can't make a decent prop out of craft foam, don't think you'll do any better because you shelled out 40 bucks for worbla. It's just a waste.

>>8291133
I think that sword is cardboard as well.. :/

>>8291184

Oh man you reminded of when someone I knew discovered wonderflex 2 years ago and declared it as the best material of all time and how he's going to use it for everything as its the best.

Not to say its terrible though, it has its purposes and like worbla you need to know what you're doing to get results out of it.

>>8291148
I just wrap it round. Makes it more flexible + lighter weight + comfier to wead

>>8291205

Is that bird shit on her face?

>>8291210
I think it's supposed to be frost?? Her whole design is just terrible and she ran out of worbla halfway through.

>>8291205
That's really good though. Have you seen it up close?

>>8291217
She literally couldn't bend her ankles to walk because the leg armor kept getting in the way. Had a really sad ice pick weapon

>>8291214

I do like the idea of the frost bits on the armor itself but yea overall terrible design. The sad thing to remember that this isn't the worse one.

Pic related

>>8291190
and tin foil too by the looks of it

>>8291217
i have, its actually not bad externally/paint job wise but the construction internally is piss poor and sloppy; in still surprised it hasnt fallen off

>>8291205

I am so tired of armored versions of these characters that's basically just a differently decorated version of Kamui's tutorial armor.

Like Elsa and Anna are from some Scandinavian country, would it KILL you to make viking styled armor and not generic fantasy?

>>8291227
Pipa Wolf Cosplay did the frost effect really well for her Elsa in the same group (i think it was the same ) but then she seems to have mastered worbla tbh

>>8291238
>that
>mastered worbla

You're joking, right? That's sloppy as hell.

>>8291241
How so? I've seen her worbla work and its tight as shit. I think she actually made this whole thing in like a day and it was still the best in the group.

>>8291235

That requires thinking and actual talent to go outside the box

>>8291238

Well colour me impressed as that is pretty decent looking. Any pics of the elsa?

>>8291247
>>8291241
Example of some of her better work

>>8291205
The whole concept is stupid as fuck, but the worbla isn't terrible. The leg armour is pretty sub par but the breastplate looks well done.

>>8291250
Couldn't find a full length pic with a quick glance

Speaking of bad disney worbla how about this. Though it could be foam?

Sorry but this wins.

>>8291312
are those scales sharpie penned onto the chest?

Wasting worbla with shit paint jobs

"Headpiece almost done, just have to add some face bits!"

apparently someone brought this off them

>>8291015
Dear god. This looks like it belongs in a crypt.
I'm shuddering, it looks like it's been wrapped in soggy bandages like a mummy.

"Boom!! Cinderlla shot. <3 <3 A ton of work, but im pleased with the result."

>>8291205
But the sewing is awful oh god

>>8291270
Good wig, good armour, but everything else ruins it.

>>8291365
So what you're saying is you don't like her face

>>8289583
Someone commissioned that from her. They deserve a refund and compensation for the humiliation they probably received.

>>8289614
looks like lasagna sheets

>>8291357
i don't know much about worbla, but what's so bad about this?
appart from the way she seems straight out of a 60s erotic italian movie, which isn't even that bad in itself, i really don't see it...

>>8291357
what's wrong with this one

>>8290171
She*?

>>8291357
Actually this is pretty cool. The texture is off but other than that I like the details.

>>8291015
What's even the point of putting worbla over something that's already hard plastic? It'd be one thing if you're adding extra bulk and details (though I'd say there's much better ways to do that), but she just slapped it over the whole thing.

>>8290642
I hope she enjoys never being able to clean it.

>>8291539

My guess is...she either wanted to claim to have MADE the gun if she entered contests, or just in general to make herself seem...better.

OR she wanted a completely different shape and just does not have the skill to make it look like anything more than a bad pie.

noob question, when working flat armor (like, no boob shaped) isn't eva foam better?

>>8291539
i saw the topic and expected pumkin reina's gun to be on here. what the flying fuck was that. huge waste of perfectly good worbla

>>8291015
I know this chick. It's supposed to be Star Lord's phasers from Guardians of the Galaxy. She's not even using it anymore and is selling it.

>>8291668

Did she ever post finished pictures? I'm really curious as to what she was TRYING to do because I cannot for the life of me figure it out.

>>8291675

That just hurts me where I live. For less money she could have just got the nerf one and repainted it for a better result.

>>8291675

....Just because you have the money for worbla, doesn't mean you have the ability to use worbla. I never would have guessed that's what it was supposed to be.

>>8291376
Also the clothes she wore with it

>>8291544
You can't wash steel bones either. At least she could hand wash it at a low temperature

>>8289566
I'm not sure you know what tfw stands for

>>8291675
She's selling them?! Deets?

>>8291172
I'm curious..what was she making. As in from what character/armor

>>8289520
Those are her boobs

>>8291955
Looks like Mu Alexius from Magi

>>8292420
bingo

>>8291357
sauce pls

Has anyone mixed PCL pellets with filler material (sawdust, paperclay) to make their own worbla before?

How'd it go? Would you do it again?

>>8291110
>>boning

Someone saw the famous video of "Making worbla at home".
I have not made it yet, but I have ordered some PCL myself to mix it with flour actually, going to be used at details. Friend tried it, and it was great.

>>8292697
Someone saw the famous video of "Making worbla at home".
I have not made it yet myself, but I have ordered some PCL to mix it with flour actually, going to be used at details. Friend tried it, and it was great.

>>8291015
>the money and materials wasted on this

I cringe so much whenever people believe that covering everything in worbla makes it magically better. Just.. stop

>>8291184
This. I've been building props for 7 years and I have a lot of experience with making them, and I cringe whenever someone buys a bunch of worbla and outright wastes them all on a shitty looking prop that shouldn't be made out of worbla in the first place. It doesn't make the prop look better, it looks like a molten piece of diarrhea. To add to it the fact that worbla is also expensive as fuck you just wasted a bunch of money. People rarely know how to use it and don't realize that you need to seal the surface and support it from the back to make it look good and sturdy. If I got a dollar from every overheated piece of worbla, I'd be rich enough to buy the whole business. Or afford a jumbo sheet. Because it's so damn expensive.

Also I'm sick of seeing the Kamui style worbla armors every basic bitch does these days. They often look terrible up close.

>>8291266
Holy shit.

>>8292616
oh god I saw this in that group too. People were suggesting that she just buy a mask online (because it'd be cheaper, more comfortable, and at least look decent) and she just kept fighting with "I want to make the cosplay myself!!"

>>8292890
I was thinking about that too.
I hope he has something inside the mask so he doesnt scratch his mouth every time he speaks. Worbla directly on skin is not reccomended, please people

>>8292616
I am in awe. Every single thing she said is stupid. How are people so stupid.

>>8290659
As someone who makes a dozen cheap mockups before ruining my good materials, this makes me cry. What's the point of dropping a ton of money on worbla if you can't even make it look better than a brown paper lunch bag?

>>8291134
Same. I'm going on 8 years of cosplay now and I'd rather spend the time improving my sewing craftsmanship and simple armor before moving on to elaborate armor sets.

>>8290659
>>8292616
These two are fucking idiots.

>>8292616
> a test for my next cosplay stage of making armor (Fabric clothes to Armor)
>I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE SEWING
!??!?!??!
did this kid just imply they have mastered the "cosplay stage" of making costumes out of fabric, only to say they have never sewn a thing in their life??
...I-I'll be over there. Weeping.

>>8293691
I fear for that child's future. There is no common sense whatsoever.

>>8291518
really? God why...

>>8291658
Pretty much. Look into any Iron Man eva foam build to see how it works.

My boyfriend's reaction to this thread

>Are there any good examples of worbla?!

I just laughed.

How much does worbla go for anyway? I'm just wondering how it stacks up against mild steel. For all the money and effort people put into this I'm curious to see how it stacks up against the real thing. Like, you can get 60x60cm sheets of mild steel for $30 AUD from a hardware store, though I hear you can get it from a metal stockist cheaper, though in larger sizes. Offcuts also come at $1 per Kg I think.

>>8294425
Here in the UK it costs £30.50 for a 75cmX1m sheet.

The worbla trend is kind of the antithesis to how cosplay started out, it's funny.

Rather than costumes made out of anything and everything you could find, newbies all flock to this magical cosplay material.

Instead of having a shit costume made out of shiny cheap satin and curtain poles you now have a shit costume that cost hundreds... Whoo.

>>8294915

Reminds me of the pepakura period where most halo guys were like "we can make cool looking armor now too!" And 80% of the time it looks awful.

Heck it still happens now

>>8294425
steel is heavy, dude

>>8294425
It might be cheaper but it's a lot more work and needs much more specialty tools and training. Also really heavy and pointless unless you're in SCA or something like that.

>>8294938
>Lot more work
That's a given
>specialty tools and training
A lot of smiths are self taught and make a good chunk of their own tools. There's a goldmine of videos on youtube of various people giving tutorials on building your own forges out of propane tanks, tongs and stakes, among other things.
>Heavy
That's a given, though plate does have better weight distribution than mail, which all hangs off your shoulders.
>pointless
Imagine how much you could brag about having your armored cosplay be genuine.

>>8294297
oh no those finger-dent abs

>>8295292
Is that supposed to be a breastplate?

>>8295292
I don't know why people complain it looks pretty good so far.

>>8295672
Is it yours?

>>8295292
Looks like testicle armor

3dmg made with worbla

>>8296699
Terrible paint job but otherwise it looks nice.

>>8289614
They straight-up used JUST worbla for the lower half???

>>8296699
Actually one of the better maneuver gears I've seen.

>>8295277
A solid percentage of cons won't let steel armor onto the floor. It'd be awesome, but it's impractical and not worth it.

>>8296690
Literally looks like period chunks

>>8296699
I was actually debating redoing mine with Worbla

>>8291357
The armor itself looks fine.

>bra showing
>hot pink panties showing
>held together by ugly white straps
>not flattering at all
A cry for attention maybe but I think it should just go into the bad cosplay thread instead.

>>8296852
So it's an Elza?

>>8296943
I guess so by the look of that ice queef loincloth

>>8296763
OMG I was just about to type that as my response!

I really don't get the hype for worbla. This shit can be made out of EVA easily.

>>8291357
this is really cool but man thats a lot of skin

>>8290171
I know this girl, this is her very first try with armor ever I believe.

This thread is pretty sad tbh. Let us see your first tries because i'm pretty sure they weren't godsend either.

>>8297705
See:
>>8289584

>>8291235
>viking styled armor
Chainmail is hard as fuck to make or fake

>>8297749
It's not hard to make, just monotonous.

All of these people could have easily just used foam ... but no. Had to go and waste perfectly good material. Honestly, I'm not even sure why people would spend so much on that when foam is easier to work with and more comfortable.

>>8296690
And people still commission from this girl.

>>8297895
I still wonder why people commission from her tbh

>>8296852
NO! NO NOOOOO!

>>8297944
Her construction looks so bad in the photos. It also doesn't help that her photo editing skills are shit.

>>8296690
The thing it these could have been sculpted using apoxie and turned out way better.

>>8291384
I commissioned it from her.
I immediately trashed it, sent her an email, demanded a refund, and she didn't want to respond to me. She told me nothing was wrong with it.
I only commissioned it from her because I was scared to work with worbla (Being a very new cosplayer) and bucked up, shut up, and bought the materials I needed and mine came out looking 100x better than that, even if it wasn't perfect.
She offered me a free commission up to $100, which I didn't even want to use because I already was turned off to her work. I paid $300 for that Lux outfit, and just sucked up the loss of money.

>>8299245
Eli Ebberts, right?

>>8289583
>>8291384
>>8299245

Put that shit on blast. You don't deserve to be ripped off and ignored.

>>8299245

And you let it slide? Should have put her on full blast for that shoddy work.

>>8290637
when ive made corsets like this (not with worbla) ive cut up those flimsy slexible plastic cutting boards and inserted them into pockets of fabric, sort of like reverse boning? theyre great to use, just cut them with scissors and your sewing machine can even sew through them.

>>8299370
I was barely in the cosplay community, had just started cosplaying, and it was my first commission. I had no idea about how commissioning worked, and I was young and naive.
i figured I would get nothing out of arguing with her because I likely wouldn't get a refund, since she delivered a product she said she'd deliver, regardless of how it looked.

I've learned since then. I was young and stupid and should have known better. If anything, it taught me to learn to sew and craft on my own, so at least there's that.

And yeah, it was Eli Ebberts. Don't buy shit from her.

>>8289625
The bow, helmet and some other tiny pieces look good anon, I'm pretty sure that mid piece isn't finished. It's a wip for a reason. This looks fine.

>>8289515
Why

>>8290637
Worbla easily warps and even rips with stress + heat, which I bet she is applying massive amounts of if she is wearing this for an extended amount of time.

This is going to fall apart after 2 wears, if it hasn't already.

>>8291227
fucking WHY. why with these lazy ass designs. do these people actually feel they deserve praise for this shit?

>>8295672
It really doesn't. Look at tutorials before you try and use expensive materials like this. If your friends are telling you this looks good, then you need new friends who won't lie to your face.

>>8299666
Knowing the other stuff she throws out in a day, yes, it probably has fallen apart, I've not seen her wear it since.

>>8291320
Please tell me this is PikabelleChu's

>>8299926
Who is it?

>>8299926
Jesus Christ bitch either loaded or dumb as fuck

>>8301435
Other anon doesn't know what they're talking about.
Most of the other costumes she makes are fucking beautiful, take her Jupiter dress for example.
What I can't understand is why she'd do this idiotic worbla corset when she has the skills to build a real one...

Kamui is pretty damn talented by now but I seriously dislike how worbla-only she's become. Simple, geometric elements of armor that don't need to be flexible at all (like horns, ornaments, etc) could be substituted well with different types foam, paper mache or card stock coated in resin. Yeah, resin is also expensive, and there is also curing time, but you need a lot less of it to cover a shit ton of armor versus what a single sheet of worbla makes. Given they both need to be primed, I really don't see a reason to give up other types of materials.

>>8297705
Self posting first attempt. Yeah, it wasn't great, though I was rather pleased at the time.

>>8302846
She is sponsored by a company that sells worbla and receives a ton of it, so she's obviously going to use it. If I got free things, i'd use them regularly too.

>>8302860
Velvet Scarlatina I'm guess? The little details look nice. My only quirk is the brown shorts really don't match the top.

For a first attempt it's better than mine. gg.

>>8299666
I don't know where you're getting your information but I've used worbla as interfacing on different parts of a costume as well as for other pieces that have been in contact with my skin(single pieces with no foam). My body Heat and sweat didn't warp it all all. While it's important to seal it first before wearing it, it isn't going to warp and rip for a long while unless she's being really rough with it or if the piece has really bad heat damage from when she constructed it which judging by the picture, doesn't appear to be so.

>>8302870
Fuck, she is? I haven't checked anything about her other than pictures for years. I still remember her being sad all her salary went for cosplay supplies.

>>8296852
Craftsmanship looks okay but not flattering for her at all.

>>8301450
Because she's lazy and doesn't always make the right construction decisions.

>>8302846
What always amuses me is that she hasn't been able to sew a mitred corner in years. In a lot of her WoW costumes she modifies the designs to avoid full sets of armor, claiming she likes the artistic versions of them better. This pretty much boils the sets down to boob plates and shoulders.

She's good at what she does but I don't particularly find her costumes exciting. I feel like she regurgitates the same design over and over with slight changes.

She also doesn't play most of what she cosplays, but that's another thread.

>>8303049
Is that supposed to be the same thing? The shoulders look on point but nothing else resembles it.

>>8291270
I think the blade would have looked better had she not been in front of a black background.
When it's against her skin, it actually looks like ice or a crystal or something.
Poor choice in backgrounds.
Armor is pretty solid though. 7/10

>>8302846
The last thing she made, her Shadowmorne, the blade is made entirely of resin

>>8303202
acrylic then covered in worbla

>>8303237
>having this much salt over someone using a particular material

>>8303537
Nah, just correcting. The skull was resin-casted, though.
I thought it was pretty cool since she used a pep file then transferred it onto acrylic.

Just something my lazy talentless ass can't do and wouldn't try.

>>8303049
I have to agree with you on this. She is good with the material but it's as though she refuses to branch out from it. I think she has the ability to work with fabrics. When you work with something for long periods of time, it usually stops becoming a challenge and it can feel less exciting. Maybe she's getting to that point?

>>8303049
>>8303089
To be fair, some of the armor sets don't translate well into real life, particularly if you've not got a beanpole for a body like some of the female characters.

>>8303652
Sorry, i should probably fix my wording: I know she has the ability to work with fabrics**

>>8291270
>>8291365
The armor looks like garbage, the paint job makes it look so tacky

>>8303049
Wait wait, she doesn't play what she cosplays? I was naive all this time?

>>8291205
>>8290053
You can always tell when someone briefed the Kamui book because of the weathering.

>>8303694

>>8304134
How do you have the time to churn out intricate cosplays every month when you can't even play the source material

>>8304152
Not to sound too white knightish but it doesn't sound like she really likes video games anymore and she wont get as many nerds fans/upboats/whatever if she were do make original designs.

>>8292697
What I saw.

>>8304134
this was one thing that really shit me off

I always thought she was a rare cosplayer that played and watched the source material, but alas. I don't think you need to put in 100 hours in a game to be able to cosplay it, but I think hitting max level or at least experiencing the game past "teehee 12 levels such a gayyyyymur" is needed.

How can someone hassle blizzard and riot about jobs when they know absolutely nothing about their games?

>>8304134
I'm going to cry, bye. Also did she even cosplay from league? I didn't know that.

>>8304217
She has a big enough following to go original, I think.
Her designs are barely WoW (etc.) anymore anyway, since she changes them so much.

>>8304134
I just don't get putting in time for a cosplay when you don't care about the source? Where is the fun in that? Might be way she doesn't bother getting the designs right

>>8303049
Is this svetlana?

>>8304816
yes

Ugh Worbla helmet. So many other materials you can use.

>>8305110
Does this person not know that worbla doesn't need to be split into sections and can take curves extremely well? There was so much potential for this to go well and they fucking blew it.

>>8305110
Hell, you could just buy a fucking cheap helmet and sand/repaint it

>>8305110

You could have just pep this helmet and have a better result

>>8290637
..........
jesus christ why

>>8305820
It looks like a basketball, honestly.

>>8303655
They also work on dwarves and pandaren.

>>8304277
>rare cosplayer that played and watched the source material
It saddens me that this is considered "rare"

>>8306223
It's rare for cosfamous people. Not the casual cosplayers.

Worbla always looks like shit. It's literally plastic mixed with flour. It does look like cardboard. Foam looks 100 times better.

>>8306612
Shut up, they both have their good examples and bad.

>>8299666
That's the problem with this material. It fuckin melts and rips apart.

>>8306629
No, it always looks shitty. Only good paintwork and overworking to cover the grainy texture could make it look decent. Is not worth to spend a shitload of lot of money in a material if you have to work on it as much as if you use free cardboard or cheap foam. Ridiculous.

>>8306722
Yeah but Worbla's good for round surfaces. Foam can.. sorta do that, but it's difficult to get a hard curve to stay. Cardboard is out of the question.

This is really not a good thread to be discussing this.

>>8306700
Yeah if you don't reinforce it.

>>8299431
Are you high?

>>8289583
Do cosplayers enjoy fucking up Lux's armor? Or..

>>8306831
Lux's armor is pretty shitty looking to begin with

>>8311132
amazing

>>8306831
i remember when she posted about making this and it was her first time using worbla and an early costume.
i helped teach her new techniques so she's gotten better since then.

>>8291341
Where did they bring it, and did they sell it also?

>>8306612
foam looks cheap and doesnt hold its shape as well.

>>8314378
Not if you know how to work with it and it isn't difficult to learn.

>>8289811
Buttplug jokes anyone?

I have never worked with worbla but bought some.. what are good projects to start with and what is it best to use for?

I've worked a little with foam before but I usually just sew stuff.

>>8314576

I'd say make a basic gauntlet first, shape is easy enough and you can add your own personal touch to it after the basic shape is done

>>8311132
JFC I don't know why this was so funny to me

>>8314378
Foam, especially something like high density EVA, only looks cheap if it isn't finished well, and that's the case for most basic materials (bar sintra which even unprimed can look great for some specific projects). Worbla looks even cheaper than foam does with nothing done to it and needs even more effort to not look cheap.

>>8289520
god help my eyes

>>8306612
Hey now. It's plastic mixed with cheap wax, not flour, if you're going to insult it at least know it.

>>8306722
All three of my foam armor cosplays have ended up in the trash after like two/three wears because they've become damaged beyond repair. If you're going to a busy con where assholes are constantly walking into you and touching your shit, it doesn't last. And don't try and tell me it's just poor construction, I've been using foam for around 5 years, it's just not a long-term use material. Yeah, worbla isn't great but it's at least stronger. There's even better materials to use than EITHER of those.

>>8292616
>"I highly doubt that [worbla melting] can happen"

Holy shit I just kek'd myself into orbit goodbye gulls I am gone.

>"I have some black fabric but it's not leather."

That would still be more accurate than this monstrosity. Jesus.

>>8296690
this looks like crapy cold porcelain

>>8292616
Actually several hands of acrylic painting can make fabric look like leather

>>8311132
Okay what is this suppose to be?

Hey Gals and Guys here.
I'm a Male, Obese German Fatblob and i want to cosplay something cool.

Well i saw this Worbla horrorthread and thought "Maybe i should ask someone here."

The thing is: I never cosplayed. I always wanted to but almost all the stuff i like isn't made for my bodytype and i won't start cosplaying shit i'm not okay with. I hate these obese Naruto girls that smooch arround all day and waving with their "YAOI" Woodpaddles... it's just a big (fat) disgrace for the character. (I'm not into Naruto but just imagine the Inventor see's that shit)
Nevermind back to topic:

I have almost no Experience with Cosplay.
And Worbla. And all this other stuff.
But there is a little dream inside my Buttercoatet heart.

The Catarina Armor from Dark Souls.
Not only do i love the sad story and lore about the character who wear this, no, i like this Silly and yet awesome design. And it wouldn't look like shit on me, even tho i'm a fat piece of shit.

I have about 150-200 Euro per month and a time limit until Mid September (I want to debut @ the Connichi 2015).

I want to use Worbla and uhm .. Thin EVA Plates/Mossrubber (It's called Moosgummi here in germany and i'm not at the educated side so i don't know the term for the material. in english sorry)
Can i make it ? What is your Honest Opinion? Is there something i should remember while i build the armor ?

Pic related: My Cosplay-dream i want to archieve.
thank you for wasting your precious time reading my offtopic post.

>>8320576
>never cosplayed
have you ever even worked with these materials? If not then I don't think you should be building a full suit of armor for your first cosplay. It will end up being an expensive piece of garbage.

>>8320576
We aren't discouraging you to be mean or anything, but if you're not an overly talented artist, you should not pursue this project as your first.

Since you have money, I'd recommend that you commission from a trustworthy propmaker. Remember that you'll have to pay for labor costs as well.