/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.7073749]

No progress thread? Lets change that.

[Anonymous No.7073774]

cgl isn't about making costumes. it's about bitching about drama. janitor should get rid of this shit, its the cancer killing us

[Anonymous No.7073793]

>>7073774
-said the cancer killing /cgl/. Troll somewhere else dude, everyone knows progress threads are one of the few parts of /cgl/ that are still actually accomplishing anything.

[transformersfag No.7073815]

>TFW made entire thread for progress
>TFW ignored and told thread not cgl related
Granted its more of an info dump with vague plans right now, but still

[Anonymous No.7074800]

guess I'm gonna have to push the train back on the tracks.

finally figured out my haunter hands gloves.
ah yeah.

[Anonymous No.7074806]

Guys

guys

This guy >>7073774 was joking

[Anonymous No.7074814]

This poor bastard's been laying around like this for two weeks now. I just can't find it in myself to make the feet.

The fact that the store's been out of the right kind of red paint for weeks now is also a bummer.

[Anonymous No.7074815]

I've got the plaster to make the mold and the latex to make the mask in the post, but I'm still yet to actually do the other side of this mask and then polish it up.

Neh.

[Anonymous No.7074821]

>>7074800
Damn, those actually look really freakin cool!

[Anonymous No.7075103]

>>7074806

yes I was thank you high-five. OP thanks for making a progress thread. I've wanted to post them before but I get severe indecision about the first pic. I'm not actually working on anything now so.. sage for no contribution.

[OP No.7075351]

>>7075103
Yeah i figured you were joking, but hey it certainly made for an interesting start to the thread! Dont feel akward about starting one in the future though, if we're missing one, knock yourself out! Also i dont have any progress right now either, so ill join you in a sage.

[Anonymous No.7075476]

Attempting crossplay makeup for the first time. The wig is a stand in, but I think it was reasonably successful? Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Anonymous No.7075557]

>>7075476
I would say contour your jawline more and don't go so heavy on the bottom liner (or use brown instead of black). Some foundation on your lips would also help them to look less pink.

[Anonymous No.7075574]

>>7074815
Ill never understand the point of putting in so much work for something that you can easily get from professionals that will look better and cost less.

[Anonymous No.7075579]

Ok, if this considered as progress-thread, I'll show my progress in Char Aznable's costume, I finished that golden plane on chest and make proper hard shoulders on black tunic. Tomorrow will work with golned collar's decor. It's funny, after being a real war recon, making a sci-fi military costume.

[Anonymous No.7075583]

>>7075579
Where'd you get the epaulettes? Or how did you make them?

[Anonymous No.7075609]

>>7075583
I make epaulettes by myself, it wasn't that difficult as I expect. Firstly I make basic layer with 6 stitched layers of canvas (the green one), then I use that golden stripe, cover everything with 1 layer, then apply fringe and cover everything with golden aiguillette from army shop.

[Anonymous No.7075622]

>>7075557
I do have foundation on my lips. ;_; They're naturally really red, and when I tried covering them more than this the makeup god all chunky and gross looking.

[Anonymous No.7075625]

>>7075574

I appreciate that for a lot of people cosplay is mainly about the exhibition ( and there in lies the appeal of a good costume, to be viewed positively ) but for a lot of other people, the joy is in the creation. I want to make these things, I want to bring them in to the world from nothing but concept and references. Yes, I could easily buy one off a professional and have a 'professional' costume, but where's the fulfillment of knowing I spent hours doing something and having it turn out well?

On a personal note, I want to get in to prop production for theatre, television and ( dream of dreams ) movies, Ever wonder where those professionals who you pay off came from?

[Anonymous No.7076313]

bump

[Anonymous No.7076351]

>>7075622
I recommend trying some neutral/skin colored lip stick/gloss?

I haven't tried it myself, but seen someone who has and it looks pretty good imo.

[Anonymous No.7076745]

>>7074815
looks cool so far!

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.7078043]

Almost done Roxy! I still havent figure out how im going to somehow incorporate the tail in..

[Anonymous No.7078079]

>>7078043
Do you wear a special pad (I assume ballerinas have something they wear you could buy) to keep the camel toe away

[Anonymous No.7078522]

Just finished my sylvanas costume, thoughts ? :S
I'm pretty fucked about the bow though, not even sure how/where to start

[Anonymous No.7078569]

>>7078043
I... wha...
Woah.

[Anonymous No.7078795]

>>7078043
Just as we thought you couldn't get any more cancerous, you decided to become a Homestuck.

[Anonymous No.7079674]

finished my sylvanas costume, thoughts?

[Anonymous No.7079699]

>>7079674
Its much easier to give thoughts when its worn, especially with armor!

Did all the armor pieces for Earth 11 Aquaman today, which means im finally doooooone.

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.7079702]

>>7079674
Its much easier to give thoughts when its worn, especially with armor!

Did all the armor pieces for Earth 11 Aquaman today, which means im finally doooooone.

[Anonymous No.7079718]

>>7079702
That trident/weapon (??) looks AWESOME

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.7079723]

>>7079718
I take zero credit for the trident, it was actually made by a friend of mine. It was made for Matt not me, so its a little over 8 feet tall. I still need to make my own attachment for it since an 8 foot trident looks ridiculous in my hands.

[Anonymous No.7079728]

My first time doing anything relatively crafty for a costume. Going to attempt to make a Death Eater costume for Halloween this year. Just started work on the mask today.

Not sure how this is going to turn out! It'll be a learning experience at the very least.

[TaigaVQ/9E !zEddHGZ0v2 No.7080738]

Progress on my FLCL left handed rickenbacker, I'm feeling quite pleased with how it's going atm.

[TikkiTavi !TaigaVQ/9E No.7080760]

Left handed Rickenbacker bass progress. I'm fairly pleased w/ how its going atm. Almost ready to paint (using automotive paint to make the body shine).

[Higdog No.7080795]

>>7080760
Talk about coincidences, I literally just finished the same thing up about a week ago! Of course mine was MDF since i didnt want to spend a load on legit wood, but still. Anyway its looking awesome so far! You planning on actually making yours functional?

[TikkiTavi !zEddHGZ0v2 No.7080870]

>>7080795
Damn, very nicely done lord kanti

[TikkiTavi !zEddHGZ0v2 No.7080881]

>>7080795
Damn, very nicely done Lord Kanti. I'm making it functional in the respect that I'm putting a small speaker in the body, hidden under the resonance plate, that will play the intro rift to the show & then a pullable rope for the fan in the back

[TikkiTavi !zEddHGZ0v2 No.7080903]

>>7080795
Damn, very nicely done Lord Kanti. I'm making it functional in the respect that I'm putting a small speaker in the body, hidden under the pickups, that will play the intro rift to the show & then a pullable rope for the fan in the back

[Anonymous No.7080913]

>>7080795
Hey, you look great! What did you make Kanti out of?

[Anonymous No.7080970]

>>7080760
>>7080795
this is so funny- I h=actually have to do some repair work on my Haruko guitar. My white plate has a small crack where I hit the plastic too hard. I've also got a pull motor on the back that spins when I pull it and sucks the cord back in- but I pulled it waaaay too fast and popped a screw off the side. Gotta figure out how to attach it more securely

[Anonymous No.7080972]

>>7079702
the belt looks nice- what's it made of? And I like the color/sheen of your top

[Anonymous No.7080998]

sup /cgl/

First time posting, this is some chainmail I made. I'm planning on making a Solaire from Dark Souls cosplay for next years Fan Expo.

I've never made a costume before, so we'll see how well this goes.

[Higdog No.7081001]

>>7080903
Ahh, that should be really cool! The pull chain was one thing I was really disappointed about because I didnt have time to find one in the 3 days prior to a con that the thing was built in (thats what i get for procrastinating) but i plan to put one on in the future. Have you gotten a hold of one yet? I think my best bet is to wait until my ancient push mower finally dies and harvest it off the thing. The speaker is a really cool idea too. You should try looking into one of those battery powered bluetooth speakers, that way you can sync your ipod or phone or whatever up and use the thing to play whatever you want.

>>7080913
Thanks, yeah canti is pretty much my baby when it comes to cosplay. I drew up some rough plans on paper and transferred them to EVA for most of the suit. the helmet is actually an old MARK VI helmet from halo (the one chief wears) that I scaled way too big when i pepped it. I realized that the helmet actually contours almost perfectly to canti's head when its flipped backwards, so I cut it almost in half and used that. Its a lot easier to see when the box isnt on my head.

>>7080970
Damn thats really cool! did you use a real Ricky bridge and pickup on that thing?? Also I saw that your filename says ohayo, will you be there again this year? Ill be bringing canti for sure, we should get some photos!

[Anonymous No.7081009]

>>7081001
Yes I did! I got the bridge and pickups at a REALLY good price on ebay and then just made everything else. Here's a picture of the back spinner too.

I will be at ohayo! It's my hometown con so I always at least stop by. If you're going to Midoricon this next weekend I'll be there too and could always bring Haruko! If not, pics at Ohayocon would be awesome... after I get my guitar fixed up

[Anonymous No.7081055]

>>7080998
I hope you do strength training, because chainmail is heavy as shit!

[Anonymous No.7081072]

>>7081055
I've been lifting weights the past 3 months, and I have 6 more to increase my strength and endurance. I imagine I'll be sitting around the con a lot, my friend is planning on making the Elite Knight/Oscar cosplay, and we're planning on making a bonfire prop.

[Anonymous No.7081188]

>>7079728
Got it as smoothed out as I could. :x

[Higdog No.7081894]

>>7081009
No, sadly im not going to be able to make it to midori, but yeah we'll definitely have to do something for ohayocon! Once the threads for it start popping up we'll get something figured out, plus theres probably going to be a seagull meet-up planned anyway.

[Andrew !!n7lInnW2+R6 No.7082634]

Homura Shield for my friend is coming along nicely. I really need to thin it out though. Dunno how I'm gonna manage it though... Maybe there's some trick I can figure out on the table saw...

[Anonymous No.7082756]

>>7074815

Finished sculpting the mask...

[Anonymous No.7082759]

>>7082756

And now the mold's setting. Never used plaster before, but hoping this is thick enough so it doesn't break ( or if it does break that it doesn't screw up the sculpt ). 24 hours to wait before I can apply the latex.

[Anonymous No.7082762]

>>7082756

...And now the mold's setting. Never used plaster before, but hoping this is thick enough so it doesn't break ( or if it does break that it doesn't screw up the sculpt ). 24 hours to wait before I can apply the latex.

[Anonymous No.7082766]

I got this made yesterday (well, the fibreglass part)

Got to wait for my resin to arrive before I can start casting yet though :(

It's the Helm of Dr. Fate

[Anonymous No.7082798]

>>7082762
You know, plaster gets reaaaally hot as it sets. I'd be worry about it damaging that styrofoam.

[Anonymous No.7083024]

>>7082766

Oh man, awesome, love Dr Fate!

>>7082798

Yeah, I saw the warning on the label. The styrofoam's held up fine, but I'm worried about the clay mask underneath.

The site I bought both materials from has a how-to section on how to use them with photos and it doesn't seem to be a problem though.

[R.D. !!73iCscAAWq1 No.7083513]

this fucking gear
im so annoyed

[Anonymous No.7083550]

>>7078043
This isn't supposed to be, like, HOMESTUCK Roxy, right? I don't get it.

[Anonymous No.7083638]

>>7078043
please tell me your going to style that wig
and why, may i ask, did you choose heart shapes over cat heads, martini glasses, or even the void symbol? At this point, the only thing that will look like her is the wig when styled correctly. its okay to sexify her as long as you do it right.
You might want to put more color into the body suit as well so it doesnt all melt together. You cant even see the lace necklace in the picture on the right.
(I love homestuck, but i hate the fandom/cosplayers, so im judging you really hard right now.)

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.7083710]

>>7083638
Its based off of fanart, ask mookie why she picked a heart. Not my design, just going with what she picked. I'd be kind of rude to change it, plus I quite like it. The cat head is a cute idea, though.

Im actually not wearing the necklace in the full body picture. It will also have pink pearls around it so that will help bring it out. Havent even touched the wig yet, just threw it on for the sake of the photo.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7084953]

Now that I know how to not fuck up grommets this is going much better than expected! One bracer down for Lee Pyron, one more to go!

[Anonymous No.7085037]

>>7083710
Haven't you learnt that all of Mookie's designs are bullshit yet? No one is going to know who you are

[Anonymous No.7085438]

I have absolutely no progress on my MGS1 Solid Snake cosplay. I need help on this one.

Pic somewhat related: It's the figure on the right

[Anonymous No.7086368]

>>7085438

How old is that toy? I thought Snake's sneaking suit was form fitting ( like in 2 ) rather than a flight suit.

If you're going for flight suit you could probably buy that, the boots, the pads etc online and piece it together. His thermal extra wear would be harder.

If you're going MGS2 style I'd suggest a zentai, but making sure it's thick moleskin matte rather than the really thin stuff they usually make them out of.

[Anonymous No.7086681]

>>7075622
Look up "lip eraser."

[Anonymous No.7087361]

I got the Fire Emblem Awakening sniper helmet done with leftover foam from my last costume. I need to get more before I can start the rest of the armor.

[Anonymous No.7087396]

>>7075579
Those epaulettes are amazing, but that emblem. I'm not sure what's up with that.

[Anonymous No.7087414]

>>7084953
Oh my god. Shaman King. Please tell me you have a Jun. I would be the happiest person ever to see a Jun and Lee.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7087456]

>>7087414
Indeed I do~ And hopefully I'll have this costume done by PMX in November. Finished the pants and the waist sash. Gotta make mah butt and crotch capes next after I finish putting trim on the shirt's armholes.

Dream cosplays do come true, cgl! Never forget!

[Anonymous No.7087472]

>>7081188
Looks pretty cool!

[Syren(mobile) No.7087509]

Red Sonja progress (Queen of the Frozen Wastes cover version) Pardon the messy hand stitching on the top, I got a little careless and it's going to be covered by the scale maille anyway.

Still have to weave all the scale maille which I've never done before, so I'm really excited to learn a new skill.

[Anonymous No.7087512]

What I have so far for my Nausicaa cosplay i'm working on. So many dart mess ups.. Might replace the whole front pannel... or be lazy and not bother. Don't know if it is really noticeable...

Hopefully making the vinyl bits will distract from any sort of noob sewing mistakes.

[Anonymous No.7087652]

I guess sorta Blind Mag progress but not really because the only new thing I had to make were the talons. Not pictured are the bracelets, tights and boots cause I just didn't put them on.

Changes made to my old Blind Mag costume:
> Painting the feathers black on the dress.
They used to be 80% red and was horribly inaccurate.
> More poof to the train and rhinestones to give it the shiny on stage look, though its difficult to see them here.
> New eyelashes/contacts
> New jewelry.
> New boot covers/boots.

[Anonymous No.7087654]

>>7087652
probably should have added more feathers but for a last minute fixer upper I'm content.

[Anonymous No.7087681]

+1 internets if you can guess what I'm working on

[Anonymous No.7087684]

>>7087652
Paint feathers? What paint did you use (looks great btw!)

[Anonymous No.7087685]

>>7087681
WHAT DOES HE WAAAAANT?

[Anonymous No.7087700]

>>7087472
Thank you!

Here's a picture of it after I did the painting. (I'm too lazy to take/upload a picture of it after I painted it with the sealant.)

I think it's turning out quite good actually, for my first attempt at being crafty. :O

[Anonymous No.7087702]

>>7087685
HOW DID HE GET HEEERE?

[Anonymous No.7087705]

What is the best adhesive to use for Sintra? Anything besides superglue, or is that the be-all-end-all ?

[Anonymous No.7087793]

>>7087681
please try to cram some speakers in there so you can put the song on loop

[Andrew !!n7lInnW2+R6 No.7087795]

>>7087700
Hoooooooooooly shit, thats REALLY good

How did you do that paint job?!

[Anonymous No.7088155]

>>7087684
I honestly just spray painted them and then put a layer of sealer on top, thank you!

[Anonymous No.7088163]

>>7087700
what>>7087795 said, that paint job looks great!

[Anonymous No.7088492]

I posted the sword in the "making your weapon" thread, so I post this here because I'm in love with this girl. I'm doing Saber Nero~

I only have to add the bottom part to cover the black part that is still visible and it will be all done. I already got rid of the visible lines of the paint.

[Anonymous No.7088503]

>>7075557
Nah, her lips are the perfect color.

Men have pink lips too, they're just not as rosy as girls' are. I wish girls would realize this rather than drowning their lips in concealer, shit looks stupid as fuck.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7089190]

>>7088492
That is gorgeous!! Well done!

[Anonymous No.7089283]

Finally getting to work on fixing up my Ocarina of Time Princess Zelda costume. Just finished reworking the bodice of the dress and attaching it to the old skirt. It looks like it still needs to be taken in a little at the waist, though, and the collar needs minor alteration. Next up is fixing the skirt hem and adding the dark pink border on the collar. Still on the list is to redo the dark pink shirt, the armor, and all the little baubles.
So far it's going really well and I see a lot of improvement from my last attempt.
If anyone has critiques, or tips on making the armor, I'd love to hear it!

[Anonymous No.7089291]

>>7089283
I like the fabric this is made out of!


College started up again so I haven't been able to work on my next cosplay much at all. (I'm planning on a Raven cosplay, which will be pretty easy since I worked my butt off all summer on my last costume)
I found an excellent leotard for 10$ at a resale store in town that I had to alter a bit.

[Anonymous No.7089293]

>>7089291
I'm going to wear grey/white tights under this so my thighs aren't too visible.

[Enshiro No.7089379]

finished making the AFS MK I I've been making on commision, (minus the knee caps and piping, didn't have time). At this point, it left my hands and the customer will (as was originally agreed) do the painting and details work

[Enshiro No.7089380]

>>7089379

[Anonymous No.7089385]

>>7089379

What did you cover the cardboard base with?

[TemjinTBW No.7089702]

>>7089379
>>7089380
That looks fantastic! I'm trying to get myself setup for commissions as well. Id love to know you rates. Can you shoot me an email?

Ung I really need to get cracking on my next suit. Should be working on the helm today assuming there are no distractions.

[Enshiro No.7089827]

>>7089385
The cardboard base is covered with thick poster stock. You don't want the cheap thin kind that will conform to the cardboard ridges and still look ugly.

>>7089702
Sent.

[Anonymous No.7090124]

>>7088492
Like her too, hoping to see more pictures of this. It looks great.

[Anonymous No.7090153]

so...
first cosplay ever..
still making the sword, and i still need the wig..

[Anonymous No.7090361]

Raw makeup test for Garrett Hawke cosplay and my first attempt to make fake beard and mustache

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.7090677]

>>7089379
Dude, I fucking love it.


So had to put the Iron Monger on hold for a few days, got sick as a dog and got asked to be in a fan film. So perfect reason to redo my helm.

Nearly done on this, resin coated foam, hing system 80 percent done just gotta work out a few kinks, this will be motorized as well. All in all not bad for a few days worth of work.

[Anonymous No.7090891]

>>7074800
haunder-der-der. i'm set for NYCC now.

[lt !falconTsII No.7090892]

>>7090153
Dem sexy legs.

[Anonymous No.7090920]

>>7090891
omg I love it!

[Anonymous No.7090931]

>>7087795
>>7088163
Thank you both so much! I'm extremely proud of it, so I'm glad that other people think it looks nice, too!

The mouth piece, ring embellishment and runes were all obviously applied before I painted anything. The mouth/ring were sculpted out of paperclay, and the runes I (NERVOUSLYOMGGGG) painted on using... puff paint. :3 I tried engraving them into the clay, but that didn't work, so I thought I'd go with the embossed/raised effect. Didn't know what else to try but puff paint. It worked great; plus, I drew the runes onto the mask/clay using pencil first and could just do the puff paint over it. (FYI, I got the little "rivets" added to the mouth by.... pressing the cap of the puff paint bottle into the soft clay! It created the perfect little raised circle design.)

I spray painted the entire thing black; I then covered up the eye sockets and outside parts of the mask with... tin foil, and spray painted lightly over the black using metallic silver spray paint. (See picture.)

This worked out a lot better than what I imagined doing the entire thing silver would have looked like. Most of the distressed silver look was already done from doing the silver-over-black.

Will post more in 1 second... comment too long!

[Anonymous No.7090940]

>>7090931

The rest of it was just kind of.... a mix of whatever I wanted or thought would look good! I painted some dark grey acrylic paint down onto a plate, and then crumbled up some saran/plastic wrap, dipped it onto the paint, and then used that to "sponge" onto the mask. For areas that looked too bright/gray/silver, I used an actual soft sponge dipped in some black paint and used it to darken the areas a bit. I also used a toothbrush (for both varying shades of gray and black) and splattered some paint onto it. I also made a dark mix using burnt sienna + black acrylics and splattered that using the toothbrush.

I went back and used metallic silver acrylic paint to add some highlights to the runes and mouth.

For the eye sockets, I painted them solid with some burnt sienna + black paint. Then I basically just went back with varying shades of burnt sienna (gradually getting lighter) and sponged it on. Finally I added some highlights by using metallic copper acrylic paint.

I had a "test" mask as well, to try out colors and stuff... THANKFULLY I tried sealant on the test mask first. I used clear spray paint... that turned the silver paint WHITE. I also tried using some brush-on finish... that turned the dark gray paint a very light gray. I ended up using some Mod Podge to seal it - it didn't react with any of the colors and jack them up!

[Anonymous No.7090958]

>>7090940
Here's the final thing after I sealed it and added ribbons to tie it onto my head.

Now to just make the rest of the costume. :<

[Anonymous No.7090998]

Not really progress, and the help threads seem dead, so I'll just post this here. Don't kill me pl0x


I recently gotten into the game Rez by a friend and wanted to do a little cosplay with it. It seems simple enough since all I would need is a black zentai suit, and paint stripes across it. I wanted to make my feet look a bit bulkier though like how it is in the game. Also it'd be great if someone could point me in the right direction on what paint to use. Thanks in advance

[Anonymous No.7091051]

>>7090998
A striped bodysuit alone won't give off this kind of look. Have you considered the zentai suit but then using something like black foamboards w/ yellow borders for the layers? That would make it more three-dimensional.

[Anonymous No.7091133]

Aieee! I am so excited! Have a full-on face-shot, seagulls!

Here are my contacts for Toph!

No smiling allowed in pictures.

[Anonymous No.7091206]

I was posting in the help thread about this the other day, so here's a bit of progress on my Huntress Wizard wig.

Yes, I know the leaves aren't the right colors; they still have to be painted. This is just a pinned together mockup with a stand in hat to try and get the layering right (the first attempt ended up looking more like a curtain of scales than leaves). I tried doing individual lines of leaves this time and I think it looks better... but they keep leaving weird looking gaps when they part at certain angles (you can see it in some of the pics).

Thoughts so far? Any advice welcome.

[Anonymous No.7091255]

>>7075579
Yeeeahhh, the emblem on the front tabard is completely off. Its like you didn't even look at a reference and did it from memory, so it looks pretty terrible. I'd re-do that.

But major props on doing Char. Fuck yeah.

[Anonymous No.7091283]

>>7091206
i think they need to be stiffer, felt looks like it just ain't cutting it. it makes the leaves look too floppy. the layout looks pretty okay though

[Anonymous No.7091337]

>>7091283
Good point. They look more warped than normal right now because of how they're pinned together. Once they're painted they should be a bit stiffer, although that worries me since I want then to have -some- movement. Don't want them to knock against my shoulders like cardboard, y'know? Real leaves flop and bend when they're moved.

[Patch Anon No.7091392]

Posting details in the SnK thread, but here's Levi so far. I made everything; jacket, shirt, pants, skirt, punched the belt from a blank. It looks awkward on the dressform in a number of places, but it fits me fine.

I'm actually pretty damn proud of it so far though I fucked up sewing the buttons on the shirt... Easy fix on the way to NDK. The cravat is also too long and full.

[Anonymous No.7091598]

>>7091392
Glad to hear you made your Levi cosplay! It looks great. I like the jacket fabric a lot. And the cravat looks luxurious.

I've seen so many cosplayers buy their aot costume and the fabric looks very cheap. :/

[Anonymous No.7091608]

>>7091392
question: how hard was it to make the pants? In my pattern making class I took, pants patterns had to be altered like WHOA because (well, this is using a female pattern granted) the saddle only allows for something like a fucking 11 inch gap, which is insane for today's bodies, so we spent like two weeks altering pants patterns heh. Did you use a male pattern though? that would probably not need to be altered for the saddle.

[Anonymous No.7091694]

trying on some armor parts >: any feedback/tips?

[Anonymous No.7091709]

>>7091694
wud fug :<

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7091714]

>>7091694
What are we lookin at here?

[Anonymous No.7091723]

>>7091714
a cute girl~

[Anonymous No.7091727]

>>7091694
How the hell are you going to attach anything to those twig arms of yours?

[Anonymous No.7091754]

>>7091727

[Anonymous No.7091755]

>>7091714
blade dancer armor set from lineage 2
working on belt, bra and shoe covers
>>7091727
yeah skinny people shouldnt cosplay, absolutely correct.
>>7091709
>>7091723
I guess that works :(

[Anonymous No.7091762]

>>7091727
jealous fatty
you sound like yaya han
>>7091694
What you got going on looks good, you should probably take a full costume picture though

[Anonymous No.7091807]

>>7091755
w-why are you a-angry with me?~~

[silver No.7092218]

Finally put the boa on the leotard, then realized that I can't wash that. So I'll probably end up taking it off and putting some kind of snap or hook on the boa so it can be removed.

[Anonymous No.7092222]

>>7092218
Buttons or snaps would work as well.
As long as it ends up removable, you're good.

[Anonymous No.7092226]

>>7082798

The styrofoam was totally fine. Clay too. I figure it didn't really have anywhere to go because the plaster gets hot just as it starts hardening significantly, so it's basically trapped in the right shape.

But yeah, it's come out alright. Keaton's costume in Batman '89 makes a lot more sense to me now, too.

[Anonymous No.7092227]

>>7092218

...Are you the grinch?

[silver No.7092243]

>>7092222
I didn't think about buttons. Thanks for the idea!

>>7092227
Vulture. Close, though

[silver No.7092251]

>>7092226
What clay did you use to sculpt your mask?

[Anonymous No.7092266]

>>7092251

Oil based sculpting clay. There's a few different kinds with different properties ( ranging from very soft and malleable with no required warming, but doesn't hold its shape well over time to extremely hard and requiring heating ), but I used the generic, middle of the road stuff.

If you're from the USA I've seen it referred to in some books on making molds I've imported as 'Plasteline'.

[silver No.7092276]

>>7092266
Neat, that's what I've got. I ask because this stuff is pretty tough to sculpt, but you clearly got some pretty intricate corners and tiny sculpts into the mask. So I guess I'll apply some heat and see how it goes.

[Anonymous No.7092280]

>>7092276

I found the best way to warm it up was just rubbing it between my palms for a while; most of the corners were built up either with tiny pieces at a time that I constantly smoothed in to the clay so it became one solid piece, or dug out little by little, again with smoothing things constantly as I went.

[silver No.7092309]

>>7092280
Sounds easy enough. I'm relatively very new to the clay/sculpting world, so I'm just testing the waters for now, as it were. But thanks for the tips, and for being super helpful!

[Syren !6IA10XIaIg No.7092366]

>>7087509
Red Sonja's sword.
Removed the existing hilt and made one from craft foam and covered it in Worbla.

I'm probably going to bondo it unless the mod podge smooths it out enough.

[Anonymous No.7092537]

>>7090891
you beautiful person you

[sage No.7092543]

>>7090891
I love you so much right now it hurts

[Anonymous No.7092550]

>>7091392
Patch Anon you go to NDK?

[Anonymous No.7092589]

Helena's fish knife from Orphan Black -- after the papercly dries, gotta sand and paint the hilt and then I'm done!

[Anonymous No.7092649]

Got a pattern mostly mostly worked out for an embroidery piece. Thinking about trying some goldwork techniques if I can find the right materials.

I'm still not really sure what the hell the metallic bits on the Empire uniforms are supposed to be made out of, but I figure LoGH draws a lot of inspiration from 18th-century history and the Empire is flamboyant and opulent as fuck so goldwork seems like an appropriate choice. I've seen some people go the craft foam (or maybe leather? I can't really tell) route, but it never seems to look quite right.

[Anonymous No.7092736]

>>7082634
Man, wood was not the right material to use here.

Nice carving though.

>>7087361
That looks really neat, heat molded?

>>7090958
Add some more rust to the edges and cheeks. It's very well molded and the weathering will help it stand out.

>>7092649
I say, just use gold painted foam or something. If you want something rigid, use styrene. Easy to cut and pretty sturdy, despite being inflexible.

[Anonymous No.7092749]

>>7092736

Like I said, foam doesn't have the look I'm going for. It's called 'goldwork' but it doesn't actually have to be gold (the uniform details in question are silver anyway), it's just an embroidery technique that uses metal wires and threads. I like the texture and the opulent look. It's still used in some formal military uniforms today.

Here's an example of the technique.

[Anonymous No.7092753]

>>7092649
You're probably right about the goldwork, but usually I see people use metallic braid or cord for it and it doesn't look so bad. I can't imagine craft foam at all, it just seems so wrong. I actually really liked how the ended up interpreting the uniforms for the stage play with constrasting fabrics, so maybe take a look at those for some ideas. On the other hand I found the takarazuka costumes for it to be so ridiculously glam rock I couldn't stand it.

[Anonymous No.7092769]

>>7092753

Oh, personally, I always found the stage play versions a little cheesy with the lace overlay. Honestly, I'm fond the embroidery on the Takarazuka versions (they're just very over the top, being Takarazuka and all), but I still like the anime designs the best.

I've seen some people do it with cording or piping, but it always seems a little flimsy? At least in the attempts I've seen. The metal looking bits always seemed like they're meant to be somewhat rigid to me (they stand off a bit on the shoulder edges). I think that's why some people go the foam route, but it always looks a bit wonky.

[Anonymous No.7092782]

>>7092769
I could never take glam rocker reinhart seriously, and it kept throwing me out of the takarazuka show.

I think the rigidness is more an issue of interfacing than using cord or not. Let's be honest, most of the fans that try to cosplay it aren't exactly A+ at sewing. Unless you're planning to make all of the grey out by embroidering, which at that scale I wouldn't do, I'd go with a contrasting fabric and interface it well and embroider the silver, and if you can get metallic piping set in the edge properly, save yourself some hand work and use that.

[Anonymous No.7092801]

>>7092782

Yeah I'm gonna use some kind of silver fabric for the background. Haven't decided what exactly yet, it's a relatively small piece (and the belt and cuffs even smaller), so I could splurge on something really nice too. I was thinking about adding some embellishments to the embroidery design to fill it in a bit more because it might end up looking a bit sparse, but I'm not sure if it needs it.

I guess right now my plan is to make the collar/bib a separate piece, somewhat heavily interfaced, and either sew it down onto the jacket or use snaps or something removable so I can still launder the jacket without worrying about damaging the embroidery. They usually seem to be drawn sitting on top of the jacket a bit, rather than being a set in piece. But, I don't really think the Goldenbaum-era uniforms had as much practical thought put into their designs as the later ones (you never see anyone taking the jackets off/putting them on, until they get new ones for one).

[Anonymous No.7092809]

>>7092801
Silk taffeta for amazing if you can find a color for a price you'll pay. Otherwise there's some reasonable synthetics that are similar, but don't have the same body and sheen.

[Anonymous No.7092813]

>>7092809

Yeah silk taffeta's actually exactly what I was thinking, but it'll depend on what I can get my hands on. I'll probably only need a yard or less and if I'm going the goldwork route, I figure I might as well put it on something nice.

[Mandark No.7092856]

>>7092309

You can also build a quick and cheap heat box to warm up the clay.

youtube.com/watch?v=sOEVtoEZPI0

[Syren (Mobile) No.7092941]

This is the bane of my existence.

Weaving scale maille for Red Sonja's bikini top. I'm about a third of the way done and I still don't know exactly what I'm doing.

[Andrew !!n7lInnW2+R6 No.7093016]

Just finished my Homura's Shield prop commission for a friend. Got to try a bunch of new techniques to make it look all nice and shiny and smooth, and I'm really happy with the finished product. Yaaay, Woodworking is fun

[Anonymous No.7093318]

>>7092941
>Weaving scale maille for Red Sonja's bikini top. I'm about a third of the way done and I still don't know exactly what I'm doing.

You're not weaving it correctly by the looks of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKD2n-kvVo

It took me a couple of tries to get it down too, but you want to connect the first scale at the top to 2 scales, then repeat the pattern. Each scale should be connected to 4 other scales to give it stability. If I picked the right picture it should show that all the rings are the same direction.

Going to school now but I'll be back later to give you some tips if you want.

[Anonymous No.7093367]

>>7093016
May I suggest dry brushing it with darker shades to give more depth?

[Syren (mobile) No.7093489]

>>7093318
Thank you so much!
I've been struggling with this all weekend, but ill go back and start over.
If I need help (which I probably will) I'll let you know.

[Anonymous No.7093522]

>>7092941
Mailler here. You are better off scrapping off what you have done, and starting off. As >>7093318 said, each scale will connect to four others. When I first stared scale I would open pic related in Paint and cross off the connections as I made them- just so I had a visual guide.

Good luck anon.

[Syren (mobile) No.7093579]

>>7093522
Yep, that's what I'm doing - starting over. Thanks for that idea, the connections kind of confuse me so maybe crossing them out will help!

[Anonymous No.7093591]

>>7080998
is there a particular reason youre doubling (kinging) the rings? theres little reason to do that for a costume, as it only adds excess weight

[Anonymous No.7093815]

Fitting some armor parts, still missing boob covers or whatever. feedback is so so sosososo appreciated

[Anonymous No.7093827]

>>7093591
Im using half inch inner diameter 14 gauge rings and doing standard 4 in 1 looks too sparse imo. I prefer the aesthetics of 8 in 2 more as well. Im currently
making chains to make sleeves it goes from 23 units down to 12 units over the length of my arm. Is there anything i need to know about making a taper?

[Anonymous No.7093832]

>>7093815
it makes your torso look really boxy rn, maybe add a bit more to the hips while taking it in at the waist a bit to make your silhouette look nicer

[Anonymous No.7093837]

>>7079674
You are missing about half of the swirl details on that armor

[Anonymous No.7093863]

>>7093522
>>7093318
Scale anons, I have a question! I need to make 4 vembraces and I have no idea how many scales I should get. Whats a good way to estimate?
sage because slightly off topic.

[Anonymous No.7093901]

>>7093863
The ringlord dot com suggests 400 scales per square foot. Theyre sold in 100 piece bags but the rings are sold in 400 so you gotta kibd of math it out. I would err on buying more then buying less because of mu 1400 probably like 15 or so are defective or lower quality then the rest

[Anonymous No.7093981]

>>7093827
I see. If you used smaller rings you could combat it looking too loose (such as 16g 5/16"). But if you like the look, go for it

what do you mean by taper? you want loose/draped sleeves on the bottom or tight? Depending on how you're making it and how much more/less you need you can either add in some expansions/contractions (likely at the elbow, assuming long sleeves) or make the sleeve not-rectangular (parallelogram, I suppose) Hopefully that makes some sense...

>>7093863
Large scales are 300 per sq ft, small are 1000 per sq ft. I suggest patterning out the piece and measuring to see how many sq inches it is, convert into sq ft. I order about 5-10% more than I need for large projects. Sometimes you get duds.

Don't forget the edges need more rings, so you need 2 rings per scale, plus a number so you can edge everything properly.

[Anonymous No.7093991]

>>7091051
That's actually a really good idea, thanks. How would I exactly attach the boards to the suit though? I would think hot glue, but would it even stay on with that?

[Anonymous No.7094141]

Keep working on Char's cosplay. Golden collar's decor totally finished, ohh it war really hard job to cut all those decor from sateen sheet with old-n-rude soldering-iron. Edging was made from real army navy coat strap. Only epaulettes still don't attached properly, just pinned.

[Anonymous No.7094146]

>>7094141
And here is basical reference for all costume set, CDA's Char.

[TemjinTBW No.7094312]

>>7094141
>>7094146
Looking pretty good to me :) More classic UC cosplay please ^^

[Anonymous No.7094365]

>>7091051
if you wanted to get really nuts you'd use EL Tape (like EL wire but wider) along the edges

[Anonymous No.7094404]

>>7093981
>sleeves on the bottom or tight?
I want the sleeves to get more form fitted as they go closer to my hands.

This is what I was planning, my arm is long enough for 3 23's unit chains, then -1 per chain until you hit 11 or 12 then its basically at wrist length. I've allowed room because I hear that chainmail needs to fit baggy, and that I need to be able to get my hand through the hole in the sleeve.

I might also only end up doing a half shirt, as gay as that sounds... because I'll be needed to do the pants chainmail as well. Since theres no hope in hell of those staying up on their own I'm going to need suspenders, which is going to add to the weight on my shoulders. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself there though, but probably good to think about it all.

[Anonymous No.7094452]

>>7094141
Hold up. Is that a track suit?

[Anonymous No.7094468]

>>7093367
And panel lining.

[Anonymous No.7094573]

>>7094404
it will work, but center the strips. that way when you make the seam it joins perfectly, or with a 45 degree seam. but if its 'aligned' how you have it in the image the ends won't meet as nicely

half a shirt isnt a dumb idea at all. you could also probably get away with just sleeves joined with straps if you wanted. depending on what youre going to layer over the chainmail, nobody would be able to tell anyway

[Anonymous No.7094676]

Made some Koto shorts. First time I've ever done a button fly or anything that's not really an elastic waistband so I'm pretty proud of them, also POCKETS.

Now I just need to get the fake fur for her tail so I can finish them.

[Anonymous No.7094802]

>>7094573

Thats not a bad idea. Pic related is the character, my green scalemail I'm working on that I posted earlier is going to be a substitute for the leaf-like stuff hes got on his shoulders. I may just end up doing the arms, then armpit area, then stitching it to some rather robust fabric instead of doing the whole shirt.

Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely give the sleeve stuff a try once I finish all the chains.

[Anonymous No.7094810]

>>7094676
those are cute, but either your waist band is way to wide or you should be connecting the tails at the top. Something is very off.

[Anonymous No.7094837]

>>7094810
Not OP, but ten seconds of googlefu would show you that that's what the character design looks like.

[Anonymous No.7094845]

>>7094810
Nah, just shitty 90s designing. This costume is the definition of herp derp why.

[Anonymous No.7094861]

>>7094845
Your waistband is too wide and too low on your torso for super-high waisted 90's designs. I'm guessing you used a modern pattern for this.

[Anonymous No.7094874]

>>7094861
Yeah, modern McCall's pattern. I also have a fairly short torso because suck body so I sorta worked with proportions to make it look similar to the source material without making me look like a stump. Hoping it looks better once I have the shirt finished.

[Anonymous No.7094902]

>>7094874
Modern patterns tend to have the bottom of the waist come lower because it's more flattering for normal wear. Based on what you've said about your first pants without elastic waist, it looks like you've done well, but you would have gotten a more accurate result if you'd brought the bottom of the waistband up higher. Unfortunately that would mean a lot of re-drafting, which sounds like it might be outside your skill level right now (pants are one of the harder things to re-pattern without practice).

[Anonymous No.7094925]

>>7094902
Yeah, I don't stray too far from set patterns usually. I actually made this pattern two sizes too big to get the slight bagginess Koto's has, which meant I had to dart the waistband to get it to fit the way it does now. I'm hoping once I get a shirt done and tucked in, it'll look better, but if not I can always rip the seam and resew the waist band on to make it thinner.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7095118]

Got mah chest symbol all painted on and what not. Not too happy with how the topstitching came out. I realize now I should have put some interfacing behind it or found a better way to have applied the circle. This only means that another shirt will have to come later down the line before ALA. But I think a nice fancy symbol will act as my deterrent for now!

For the future, what is the best way to avoid this puckering?? Anyone?

[Anonymous No.7095248]

>>7095118
Tearaway interfacing on the bottom of everything, shirt, either light weight heatnbond (will gum up your needle) or quilting spray adhesive to keep your logo in place, and if you're still having trouble, try giving your stitches a bit more length so they're not piling on top of each other so much. You may also need to fuse or use the quilting adhesive on your tearaway interfacing. The stuff dissolves as it's exposed to air, so it's just temporary, but will hold things in place while you're working. I guess you also could try an embroidery hoop while you're working on it to keep the shirt pulled snug, but that won't work if your fabric has stretch.

[Andrew !!n7lInnW2+R6 No.7095350]

>>7094802
Wouldn't making the green scalemail be much more difficult than his regular leafy stuff? Wouldn't it be easier to get some green, fur/leafy textured fabric and sew it into a few layers?

[Valkyrie !!sxBUGjgbjST No.7096253]

>>7094676
Are you attaching the tail to the shorts? If so you might want to make the waistband tighter. Yours looks pretty loose, and with my Koto cosplay I ran into the issue of the weight of the tail pulling the back of the shorts out.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7096286]

>>7095248
Awesome possum. Noted for shirt 2.0 Because this was the ONE thing I didn't want to have happen and I was not able to stop it :/

[Anonymous No.7096328]

>>7094141
>>7094452

Oh fuck, I just noticed that...shame, the detailing looks good.

[Anonymous No.7096427]

>>7095350
>more difficult
Probably
More awesome?
Definitely.

[Andrew !!n7lInnW2+R6 No.7096612]

>>7096427
Fair. Can't argue with logic like that

[Anonymous No.7096621]

i keep posting this in every progress thread, forgive me

[Anonymous No.7096715]

>>7090153
Just so you know, a shitty halloween costume composed of shit you bought from walmart isn't cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7096719]

>>7090153
this is bad
and get off the toilet
this is disgusting

[Anonymous No.7096721]

>>7096621
it looks like it's made from delicious cookies

[Syren(mobile) No.7096798]

>>7092941
Okay, I think I've figured it out now....hopefully.

[Anonymous No.7096831]

>>7096798
That looks a lot better then what you had.

[Anonymous No.7096947]

>>7096719
Kinda sucks that the Fiona cosplay is so easy and Adventure Time is so popular. It just makes for a shitload of shitty constumes.

[Anonymous No.7097051]

>>7096798
Much better than before.

[Anonymous No.7098476]

>>7096798
whats the back look like now? one part looks a little off still. the 3rd-5th rows in particular. the bottom part looks great

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7098643]

>>7096715
>>7096719
>>7096947
>First cosplay ever.
>All comments are dickish
Well done, ladies~

[Anonymous No.7098667]

>>7090153
>>7090153
Hats a bit big..but its lookin okay.

[Anonymous No.7098802]

>>7098643
Uh oh, looks like someone wants to fill a white girl's cunny with his negroid sperm.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7098814]

>>7098802
Stay jealous, ya casual.

[Anonymous No.7098885]

>>7098814
>calls other people a casual
This is a new low.

[Anonymous No.7098966]

>>7096721
Oh my god you're right it looks delicious

[Pi No.7098972]

>>7094141
as someone who just finished her own red and gold satin stitching monster, i really, really appreciate that good work. It looks amazing!
But yeah. Tracksuit?

[Anonymous No.7098971]

>>7098966
That's what I said the first time I saw somebody's progress with worbla too. That stuff seriously looks like fucking cookies or graham crackers.

[Anonymous No.7099122]

>>7087361 That is looking amazing.
>>7093318 I can't wait to see how this turns out
>>7096621 I love this, was their a tutorial you used?
These are a couple of parts I've started pulling together for my faun. I'm nervous about starting the difficult parts like pants and shoes.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7099131]

>>7098885
Someone's new here. And I thought summer was over~

[Decade !!GCDrKbHwher No.7099167]

>>7094141
SOMEBODY GET THIS MAN A HELMET OR SOME KILLER SHADES..........
But I agree, The track suit throws it off a bit, I keep staring at the Logo.
The rest Looks awesome, That shit gets hard.
Make the Rest yourself too!! It looks really cool and now I'm sitting here wanting my own Fed Uniform....


As for My progress......
Working on a fellow Seagull's Kamen Rider Black RX helmet

Also Working on Pi's Akiba Yellow and Torii's Akiba Blue. Drew out my templates and Found a Place that will let me use the Bust Forms to make the Clear Boob armor things the Akibarangers have.

For My stuff though
Drew Up how to make the Super Mode for Akibared, Gonna make a new Chest/ Ab Piece too.
And I Finally Unfolded The Gavan Stuff my budy Nico modeled. Thats gonna be a fun suit. Debating going foam or Fiberglass for that chest. The lights are a must though.

I think I Wanna make a Transforming Mech Suit
Kyoryujin from Kyoryuger. I'd Like to have it change from GabuTyra (T-rex) To Bot. Was thinking I'd Turn My body to the left( While m in rex mode) to turn to Robot, Have the Thigh meat drop to the shins by Hinge or a rail and turn the body. I dunno i gotta Draw it out and try and Figure it out.......

[Anonymous No.7099274]

>>7099131
You're still here so... summer can't be over yet.

And I thought they had years long summers in Game of Thrones only.

[Anonymous No.7099297]

>>7090153
You need a lot more than a wig.
How about get some long socks and some black shoes. And all that stuff on your wrists is not helping.
Also make the sleeves shorter if you want to be more accurate. and put some wire in the ears to make them stand?

[Anonymous No.7100395]

Bumpan this with progress on my Solaire scalemail

Measurements:
Large piece is 17 inches wide and approximately 8 inches long at the longest point.

Shoulders are 11 inches long and about 8 inches wide.

Should I make them bigger? The parts "fit" based on the incredibly loose test fit I did over just my sweater. Hopefully I can start putting the sleeves together this weekend but schools going to be getting pretty hard soon.

[Scoot No.7100445]

Basically, I have a lot to sew.

Currently, my hand is killing me. What is the scissor version of carpal tunnel called?

[Anonymous No.7100509]

>>7100445
are those.... swimsuits?

[Anonymous No.7100514]

>>7100445
P-please explain..

[Scoot No.7100533]

>>7100509
Three are actual cosplays, but the other six are bikinis, yes! C:

I can't pull off cosplaying Yoko myself, so I thought it'd be cute to at least make a Yoko bikini for swimming since she is one of my favorite characters.
Aaaand then it kind of expanded.

There's three other Yoko tops there just for giveaway purposes or something, I don't know.

There's three Fallout bikinis, a Neon Strike Vi-themed bikini (LoL), a Slurm bikini, and the Gurren Lagann bikini.

Then a Wonderbolts Academy uniform, Neon Strike Vi suit, aaand Harley Quinn.

[Anonymous No.7100540]

>>7100533
where are you giving this away because I would love to have a fallout bikini, loving both the vault 101 designs, the nuka cola is also nice haha

[Anonymous No.7100542]

>>7100533
Out of curiosity, where and how did you get those printed? They look pretty nice.

[Scoot No.7100543]

>>7100542

I sent the designs off to fabric on demand to get printed up.
You make exactly the image you want printed in photoshop or something, then just send them the file and be like "print it, bitch."

[Scoot No.7100544]

>>7100540

On my lame-ass tumblr that I need to stop being lazy and make a better page for.

> imakecostumesandstuff.tumblr.yep

[Anonymous No.7100556]

>>7100543
Cool stuff! I like seeing that they can print on fleece, off to the bookmark folder it goes.

[Anonymous No.7100560]

>>7100543
How did you figure out how big the bikinis had to be? Care to share a template of some sort or a tutorial? ;; I'd love one myself

[Scoot No.7100561]

>>7100560

I pretty much just took a shitload of measurements with the bikinis and used a bikini I already had as a template on the shape and such.
It was pretty much a guess as to whether it'd even work or not ;u;

[Anonymous No.7100562]

>>7100561
Is it printed on Lycra? or, I guess whatever swimsuit material is? Do you have woolly nylon thread to sew it? I have never sewn swimsuits or lingerie so I never have a supply of woolly nylon.

[Anonymous No.7100563]

>>7100561
Awesome thanks! Post them when they're done!

[Scoot No.7100565]

>>7100562
It's sewn on Lycra~
I'm using a serger to sew them. c:

[Anonymous No.7100566]

>>7100565
yeah you still need woolly nylon for it though?

[Scoot No.7100569]

>>7100566

Waiting for some to come in the mail
Along with the Lycra I'm using to make the straps and line the bikinis.
Since I don't have a fabric shop nearby. :'I

And I meant printed on lycra**
Notsewn.

[Anonymous No.7100571]

>>7100569
ah ok, I was about to ask what kind of different technique you were using to get around the thread, neat, can't wait to see them!

[Scoot No.7100573]

>>7100571
I'm sorry for the confusion. I'm tired as all shit, so I'm fucking up all over.
I even just dropped about 20-something pins on the ground and busted my hand on my sewing machine, so I'm thinking I should stop trying to be productive.

[Syren(mobile) No.7101034]

>>7096798
Started over on both triangles!
Finally have the hang of this.

>>7098476
Thanks for pointing that out to me, otherwise I never would've fixed it!
I had connected 2 sections that I made separately and they didn't line up right, so there were too many scales in the row.

[Anonymous No.7101036]

Some substantial progress on my Serena/ new pokemon girl trainer cosplay!
I'm annoyed that the skirt still doesn't fit quite right but I honestly can't be bothered fixing it right now. If I have time before I wear it, I'l fix it.
Just the bag and bracelet to go now!

[Anonymous No.7101112]

>>7096621
Jesus, how damn much Worbla did you use for those horns? A different technique honestly would have worked much better, saved expensive material, and would be a lot less heavy (if in fact those entire things are made out of solid Worbla). For example, the expanding foam/Paperclay method is great for horns. That said, now that you've already constructed them that way, you are going to smooth those things out before priming/painting, right?

[Anonymous No.7101119]

>>7098971
>>7098966
What's funny is that it sort of smells like that when warmed, too!

[Anonymous No.7101632]

>>7101034
glad to see it worked out, it looks awesome! cant wait to see it all done

>>7100395
connect the shoulders then try it on/post a pic. cant say to make it bigger or not unless you can really see it on properly. chainmail flat can behave much differently than chainmail worn

[Anonymous No.7101665]

>>7101036
Remember to press your seams flat. It will improve the look tenfold.

[Anonymous No.7101669]

>>7087456
Sweet baby jesus this is awesome! I'm going to hunt you guys down for a picture. Right in the childhood feels.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7101808]

>>7101669
Not sure what day we'll wear it but it'll be the only costume worn that day, Maybe saturday?

[Anonymous No.7101841]

>>7080970
What did you make the body of the guitar out of? It's beautiful.

[Anonymous No.7102334]

>>7101665
Will do! Next time I get the iron out, I'll be pressing all of the seams!

[Anonymous No.7102429]

>>7101112
only the outside is worbla for the horns. they are very lightweight. also i had a lot of worbla and i didn't want to buy any new materials, so i had to come up with my own method. the horns have a rough texture and i scratched them up like that on purpose.

[Anonymous No.7102435]

>>7099122
hmm.. i couldn't find a very good helmet tutorial that required less work (no pepakura, no exact measuring, etc) all i did was stick some worbla scraps over a construction helmet to get a base and worked from there. the actual construction helmet was taken out after i formed the base.

[Anonymous No.7102448]

>>7101841
Thank you! The base is two pieces of pine laminated together :)

[TemjinTBW No.7102502]

Finally past first mockup stage for Alt-Eisen. The helmet has finally taken shape.

Was very hard to get everything to line up the way I wanted. Trying to find a nice balance between my oversize but roomy gundam helm and my proportionality more accurate but much more uncomfortable GaoGaiGar. The faceplate will have to be attached once everything is fully painted but I will be attaching the 'ears' and start smoothing this out tonight.

After this I will start mockups of the arms and legs. I always build everything once out of paper first to make sure the scale is correct and it looks good.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7102593]

>>7102502
Sir, your work is impeccable and I'm always in awe of what you turn out. Just wanted to say that.

[Anonymous No.7102978]

>>7102429
Well, just so you know, it doesn't look purposeful, just amateurish. They don't look "scratched up" so much as warped/unfinished.

[TemjinTBW No.7103420]

>>7102502
Scraped the eye plate since I didn't think it looked menacing enough. Lowered the brow and moved the eyes forward and up into the brow. Looks much meaner now.

The face plate is attached with a set of small tabs i came up with on the fly. Very secure for test fitting but easy to remove for when its time to paint.

Next step is alot of JB-Weld and Bondo to smooth out the crown and back of the head as well as fill in the gaps.

On a related note does anyone know where you can order thin plastic two way mirror in different colors? Ive been using the gold kind that comes on those cheep master chief masks at party city since I cant seem to find it anywhere else. Its worked ok in the past but id really like these eyes to be green.

[Anonymous No.7103664]

>>7102978
i am an amateur, i don't think there's anything wrong with the way it looks but thanks for your opinion

[Decade !!GCDrKbHwher No.7103809]

>>7103420
Dude your stuff is fantastic!
I'm Looking Into Doing a few Mechs in the Near future, Id greatly appreciate it if we can keep in contact. I wanna pick your brain a bit on how to Go about these things!

[Syren(mobile) No.7104388]

>>7101034
Finished the top!
Gonna start working on the bottoms now.
Just a note, I know my tattoos are showing, but I'm gonna cover them when I actually wear Red Sonja.
I'm going to get them removed one day, so just ignore them during my progress.

[Anonymous No.7104594]

>>7104388
Woah

[Anonymous No.7105171]

>>7104388
well done on the maille. I'm jelly of your boobage. Boob magic or natural?

[Anonymous No.7105179]

It's been 'bout near half a year since I had anything to post in these threads, which is kinda sad. Kinda was itching to post something, so here's Toyosatomimi no Miko!Hopeless Masquerade skirt. Gonna cut apart the bottom of the white underskirt all crazy-like, varying between 2-5 inches off what's there. Also probably actually press the bottom hem of the purple overskirt.

[Syren (mobile) No.7105196]

>>7105171

Not really boob magic, unless you count tying the top part tight so I get extra cleavage?
But there's no extra padding or anything.

[Anonymous No.7105239]

>>7104388
>that feel when give advice to hot girl to make sexy cosplay
>that feel when no GF

[Anonymous No.7105341]

Working on a prop for a friends cosplay of alice from last man standing at the ny comic con in october.

What do you think? I've done a litttttle more cleanup on this part since the photo was taken. I'll post a pic of the character in a sec.

[deleted No.7105343]

>>7105341

Alice from last man standing.

[TikkiTavi !zEddHGZ0v2 No.7105962]

Haruko makeup test, feed back is appreciated--I just feel like its not quite right.

Also anyone know how to keep makeup from creating laugh lines? Skins not good enough to go without, but those makeup lines really ruin the effect :/

[Anonymous No.7105974]

Finished my jacket for Caesar a few days ago, so I threw everything on. Still need to find shoes, mess around with the belt, finish styling the wig, make the feather things on his head, and sew the actual undershirt

[Anonymous No.7105980]

>>7105974
Despite the fact that I can only see part of your face, you are very attractive.

[Anonymous No.7106001]

>>7103420
window tint maybe

[Anonymous No.7106000]

>>7105962
would bukkake your face/10

[Higdog No.7106173]

>>7105341
There have been a ton of people building guitars lately, im really liking this! It looks awesome by the way!

>>7105962
I cant really help on the makeup, but everything looks pretty good. The lenses in particular are really nice, but the wig could use a little work i think.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7106241]

>>7105974
Lookin fab. That leg work though looks weak as shit mang. GOTTA GET INTO DAT FAB. You have the lean but stick out dat hip!!

[Anonymous No.7106303]

>>7104388
damn you are fine, nice scalemail too

[Anonymous No.7106309]

>>7105962
>>7106173
Any tips on what I should do w/ the wig? It's huge on me so the styling has been a challenge

[Syren(mobile) No.7106586]

>>7104388
More Red Sonja progress, but this time I'm taking a break from scale maille and I'm working on the giant axe.
I have the handle down pretty well so far, just have to finish the base of the blade and more fun stuff involving worbla and foam.

[Anonymous No.7106604]

>>7105962
Try primer.

[Anonymous No.7106824]

>>7100540

ETSY
DO IT

[Anonymous No.7106987]

>>7105974
Looks great! You aren't East coast/going to NYCC are you?
I'm working on a BT cosplay for that, but am too intimidated to post my current progress.

[Anonymous No.7106993]

Don't like this photo as much but it shows how the back looks.

>>7106987
Sorry, I'm on the west coast and I never travel too far for cons!

>>7106241
Pose game too weak man

[Anonymous No.7106996]

>>7106993

You look like a gay boy and I love it. I also love your dog.

[Anonymous No.7106999]

>>7106993
Ah well. Guess I'll have to just keep my eyes peeled. Hope you get some good pictures.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7107153]

>>7106993
West coast you say... :)

Also when is your dog gonna cosplay as Iggy?

[Scoots No.7107156]

>>7106993

Whaaaat, where in the west coast~?

[Scoot No.7107161]

>>7106824

Etsy definitely going to happen, trust me!
That's totally my hopes~

[Anonymous No.7107162]

>>7107156
Northern California

[Anonymous No.7107224]

>>7090891
thats awesome!

[Syren (mobile) No.7107236]

>>7106586
I've got the other side of the blade on now, but here's what the guts of the blade look like. I'll add the finishing touches tomorrow and start priming. I'm pooped.

[Anonymous No.7107263]

>>7100445
Swimsuit? What kind of fabric is this? I didnt think FOD printed on any water-friendly fabrics

[Anonymous No.7107265]

>>7107263
she said it's printed on lycra

[Anonymous No.7107290]

>>7073749
Making Gilgamesh armor

Next I need to figure out the boots

[Anonymous No.7107292]

>>7107290
Here's the back

The glare obscured some of the design

[Anonymous No.7109873]

Made my Madoka skirt and put it over my petticoat and I... don't know what happened to my gorgeous petticoat's shape. I mean I do, but it's no longer poofy in the right places and the skirt seems so long, yet barely covers my ass. I don't know what to do about this beyond gathering the bottom edge and hoping it gets better. I have 80 yards of ruffles, 4 chiffon, 2 heavy tulle and 2 light tulle, I figured it'd look you know, a little better.

[Anonymous No.7110448]

>>7107292
>>7107290
ohno... ohh no. you tried really hard but this sort of just looks like a formless mess. I'm really sorry. at the very least couldn't you have smoothed out the bumps more?

[Anonymous No.7110629]

>>7110448
I'm laughing at how bitchy your post was, but I love you because you are so right. The guy needs to start over.

[Anonymous No.7110690]

>>7109873
You're wearing it too high up. Her skirt sits low on her hips (It'll make your torso look longer too if you do it that way) The other thing is that it's gathered at the bottom so it pulls inwards, like a mushroom?

[Anonymous No.7110697]

>>7110690
>>7109873
It's also too long, you should be able to see the ruffles underneath

[Anonymous No.7110779]

>>7110690
I know, I thought I had it sitting pretty low already, but maybe I didn't have it low enough.

I know about the length and finishing. It's not even hemmed yet- I just cut it and gathered it at the top. I probably shouldn't have sounded so finished. Maybe it will look better through, with the gathered bottom. I AM worried about the length though- I was under the assumption that the ruffle at the bottom was one attached to the skirt and you can only see the ruffles from below, but anyway, the fabric for my skirt seems so heavy that I'm worried the silhouette is too flattened with it on.

[Anonymous No.7110782]

>>7110779
Personally, I think that the skirt design would look much better and more fitting if you had someone deflowered you. I can help you with that if you want.

[Anonymous No.7110843]

>>7110782
>had someone deflowered you
Sorry but I don't think I could ever have a loser who can't even speak English properly as a boyfriend.

[Anonymous No.7110853]

>>7110782

You're an pathetic idiot.

[Anonymous No.7110860]

>>7110853
Jesus fucking Christ. It was just a joke.

I'm not a moron, I know that you're already an impure slut.

[Anonymous No.7110864]

>>7110860

but I'm not even those anons, I don't know why they're being so mean. I was kind of flattered. it's better than being called a fatty.

[Anonymous No.7110879]

>>7106586
What it the handle made out of?

[Anonymous No.7110884]

>>7110864
I'm confuse now. Why would you call this cute girl a fatty? >>7110779

I sense a vendetta.

[Anonymous No.7110889]

>>7110884

wow this got out of hand. I don't cosplay enough for anyone to have a vendetta. last big costume i worked on, I posted in the progress thread and someone called me a fatty, so I was just saying I was flattered is all. I don't know why anyone else jumped in to be mean.

[Anonymous No.7110896]

>>7110779
My friend made a hoop skirt for hers (and her cardcaptor sakura) and then put a petti UNDER the hoop skirt, so it had to the fluf of the petti and control under the hoop skirt. It sounds weird but it worked really well for her so...

[Anonymous No.7110902]

>>7110448
>>7110629
Are you talking about the bumps I've circled in this picture? That's actually a part of the armor there are these small triangles on the front and back of the girdle thing

[Anonymous No.7110905]

>>7073749
I am loli-ing up this really ill-fitted and simple dress. I added lace and the bow and now I'm thinking of putting ruffles and a line of bows and pearl strings at the bottom. I wanted to make long puffy sleeves but a friend of mine who actually studied fashion said it would probably be too hard and I should just scrap the dress. He didn't seem to care for it very much....

[Anonymous No.7110914]

>>7110779

Lolita who sews her own stuff chiming in. Look up a flared skirt pattern. Judging from your petti I think you might even want to go straight to a full circle skirt.

The rectangle skirt pattern always results in a cupcake shape because the bottom of the skirt has limited fabric, that's probably what's squishing your petticoat down.

>>7110905
This is terrible in so many ways. Sorry, but I think your friend is right. You're better off finding a better pattern and sewing a better dress from scratch.

[Anonymous No.7110916]

>>7110448
Also Can I ask you to please explain where,how it looks like a formless mess? I need to know specific problems if I'm to try and fix things. I mean I know that the Pauldrons aren't sloped enough in the bottom and are too symetrical through the horizontal line of symmetry but that was a necessary evil since I didn't have the time/funds to make more than 1 plug.

I took a belt sander to it for several hours inbetween coats of fiberglass. That's as smooth as I could get it without breaking it.

[Anonymous No.7110921]

>>7110914
thanks anon. time is money and if you agree i should just scrap materials and make a new dress, i will abandon ship and start fresh. i have some nice fabric too, i just thought maybe this could be salvaged in some kind of way.

[Anonymous No.7110925]

>>7110914

Actually, this is a slightly gathered circle skirt. It's looking a little better, I think it was just the gathers weren't working well- a lot of the weight pulled to the back. The lower part may be too gathered now. I really wish I had a dressform to work on.

[Anonymous No.7110924]

>>7110905
The lace really doesn't match well. You should have gone for an ivory vintage lace to match the body of the dress better, rather than something so stark white. Although to be honest, a simple chiffon ruffle would have looked better. Right now it's like lace overload. The waist trim cuts the dress in half and will draw attention to the waist in a bad way. You'd be better off taking that off.

Honestly, I agree with your friend and >>7110914. You'd be better off making something from scratch rather than attempting to alter that dress. It doesn't look 'loli' at all, and right now it just looks like a mess even for a regular dress.

[Anonymous No.7110931]

>>7110916
See how this bro has a waist, albeit a subtle one? Yours does not have a shape. You have to bring it in at your middle and then back out with the hip pieces.

[Anonymous No.7110935]

>>7110916
Perhaps you should take a picture that isn't 4 yards away.

[Anonymous No.7110939]

>>7110931
I tried to give it that illusion by pulling it in a little bit...

I couldn't make it narrower without sacrificing my ability to get it on. Any advice?

>>7110935
The F/SN and Ufotable designs are slightly different. Bigger Pauldrons mainly. I worked with pictures from here http://myfigurecollection.net/item/128174#tab/official/date/1/7

The actual anime had too many little differences in the armor shot to shot.

[Anonymous No.7110943]

>>7110935
I'll take one later today. I'm attaching the mantle/cape thing I'll take it after that.

[Anonymous No.7110945]

>>7110925

Is it a full circle skirt? If so, then the fabric is too heavy for your petticoat, you can either remake the skirt with a much lighter fabric, add another petticoat so that there's more poof (the skirt will squash them both down), or use a crinoline as another anon above suggested.

As for the weight being pulled to the back, are you sure your gathers are even? I take it you've marked the 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 of the skirt so that each section has the same amount of fabric?

[Anonymous No.7110959]

>>7110945
Yes, it's a full, gathered circle skirt. The fabric is a cotton sateen. A crinoline is on the table but I also have more thick tulle I can add, or a combination of both.

My gathers weren't even last night. I put in a basting thread and pulled it as a mockup, and so the gathering kind of fell to the rear.

[Anonymous No.7110981]

>>7110959

Ah, so that's what you mean by it being better now.

Cheap broadcloth is lighter than cotton sateen, if you need that option. But it looks like you've got it sorted, and you now have a lot of options if the skirt's still not fluffy enough.

Good luck with your cosplay, anon, I love that you have the body type of it.

[Anonymous No.7110994]

>>7110981

Yeah, thanks for your help. :) I am always thinking my petti needs to be bigger. I think part of it is that where it opens (not elastic waisted, I should have, hindsight and all) there's less volume. I might add a layer of thick tulle into the waist of the white overskirt's underside? so it puffs up a little more. I want an accurate skirt! but I'm also afraid of overstuffing. A friend sent me a picture of someone's Madoka where the skirt was so wide she looked like Marie Antoinette!

[Anonymous No.7111017]

>>7110994

I guess I'm the opposite, I like Madokas with very fluffy skirts, and it's rare to see a Madoka that has a fully fluffed skirt who isn't sitting down or twirling.

I think the amount of poof you have is pretty good! A little more poof from adding the tulle would be nice too, if it's just one layer it should be okay. Are you adding more ruffles to the end of the skirt later? It looks like a bubble skirt right now.

[Anonymous No.7111054]

>>7110939

the main issue here is that you made what's two pieces of armor (the chest piece and the waist thing) into one giant armor blob that allows for no real shape or waist, thus the 'formless mess' comments

[Anonymous No.7111080]

>>7111054
I can see what you mean. The reason I attached it was mainly to try and avoid what I can best describe as the " saggy pants" phenomenon I saw in a lot of gil cosplays. (pictured with an extreme example here.

Hopefully when I add the "Lip" on the side and the back it will have more form.

[Anonymous No.7111112]

>>7111017

I've definitely seen some awkwardly stuffed madopettis. I am going to add another ruffle to the bottom of the white skirt. The petti is made with a cheap cotton as the ruffles (since I needed 8 yards....) and then I'm adding a cotton sateen ruffle to cover the cheaper fabrics from the front.

[Anonymous No.7111137]

>>7110916
I'm not either of those anons, but to help smooth out fiberglass use a fairing compound to help smooth it out. Fairing putty or duraglass isn't cheap but it will help make it flawless as well allowing you to work in more detail.

[Anonymous No.7111146]

>>7111137
I should also mention that the putty has a longer working time than duraglas before it starts to harden. However I prefer duraglas since it allows me to work faster.

[Anonymous No.7111152]

>>7111137
Thanks for the tip. Probably once I've got some funds saved up again I'll take another crack at it but for my first major cosplay I'm fairly happy with the results

[Anonymous No.7111164]

>>7111152
No problem, just glad to help someone. Here is a picture to help show the difference

[Choco-Coco !!mOxKaazUvDF No.7111671]

Thread is in sage anyways so kinda w.i.p of mine! Got my shoes for my Battle Bunny Riven cosplay today! I've never owned such high heels before and nervous I'll fuck up at the con. Haha will actually post a good w.i.p. when I get my sword all put together