Work in Progress

[Anonymous No.9343751]

Last thread in autosage >>9217935

What are you working on /cgl/?

[Anonymous No.9343854]

>>9343751
Almost finished the shirt for a Homura cosplay I want to get done by Katsucon.

[Anonymous No.9344869]

Finished the swords for Lagombi except for the little knobs on the ends. Can't decude if I want them to be in fur or "bone"

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9345613]

Decided to play with some patterns and make my gauntlets for Tokugawa Ieyasu.

[Anonymous No.9345658]

>>9343751
Still in the planning stage of a gown for Final Fantasy Distant Worlds. Pretty excited

[Anonymous No.9345693]

Progress on my diablo, but it's so much work... I'm so proud of the mask though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrY46TxhNU

[Anonymous No.9345700]

>>9345693
Love that the jaw moves!

[Meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.9345753]

On that KatsuCon grind. It's getting really hard to balance university, work, finishing cosplay and some sleep. I'm working on Witch Mercy's staff that I downloaded and printed. I think I should have done a lot more finishing and sanding but at this point... Idc.
>>9345613
Yaaaaass

[Anonymous No.9346155]

Almost completely done with my Lagombi dual blades. Only the little knobs at the end of the handles left

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9346329]

>>9346155
Yaaaas Lagombi!

>>9345753
IT CONTINUES!!!

[Walrider !!BQiEcDlnC+O No.9346374]

>>9343751
Just finished molding these puppies and going to be making casts hopefully tonight for Reapers shoulder armor.

[Anonymous No.9348458]

>>9343866
>Hahahahahhaa, oh he's serious. I've been working in the film industry making props for 6 years now. You're correct that a good bit of it is 3d printing, but don't give me that crap that it is more labor intensive to 3D model than to fabricate something. It's more tedious than anything.

Tedious, labor intensive, same shit. 3D modeling is less intuitive and more of a chore to learn, and obviously easier than working with giant mounds of wood and steel, but compared to traditional clay sculpting? It's a lot more time-consuming.

[Anonymous No.9348515]

>>9348458
I do both. Traditional sculpting as a hobby 3D modelling as a career.
They're both "tedious". One isn't superior to the other. They both have their pros and cons. Just depends how much effort people put into the model.
jfc this is like the stupid "traditional vs digital art" argument. They're both fine. People need to shut up.

[Anonymous No.9348961]

>>9348515
Its not that one is superior to the other. With 3D printing you can get something completely symmetrical and can be done pretty fast. But for me, 3d printing is a lazy way of doing things. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but there is nothing more satisfying than sculpting something freehand or carving foam. You cannot get the same amount of detail that you can from a sculpted piece.

[Anonymous No.9349038]

>>9348961

It's just a tool like anything and there's a time and place to use it. There are plenty of props both in movies and cosplay that have great amount of detail for being 3D printed so I'm not too sure where you're basing your comment about sculpted piece having better detail from.

>>9348515 here gets it at least

[Anonymous No.9349047]

>>9345658
Is it going to be character inspired? What you thinking? Give me some deets, anon, it sounds fun.

[Anonymous No.9349320]

Chugging along for Katsucrunch on Princess Tutu. Still gotta do some hemming, hook & eye tape attachment, boning, embellishment, and attaching the plate to the bodice. Otherwise I just have some accessory details and I'll be done!

>>9345753
ayeee My friend Jill was the one who modeled this, looks good so far! Be sure to credit her in your con pics, she doesn't get enough cred for all the modeling she does.

[Anonymous No.9349335]

>>9349320
This is gorgeous!

[Anonymous No.9349451]

>>9349320
Slightly off-topic, but your work area looks really nice.

[Anonymous No.9349453]

>>9345613
Ieyasu?
Ieyasu!
IIIIIEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYAAAAASSSSSUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.9349469]

I made a cotton rose for Hotaru's headband. My old one was awful, just a fake rose form JoAnn's that I cut up. I fixed her skirt yesterday too, since I originally made it much too long and my hem was bad. A bias hem works much better than folding over on the fabric I chose.

[Anonymous No.9349612]

>>9349320
Oh believe me in credit her just about every chance I get (except for this one apparently ooops) I know how it feels since I suspect a popular cosplayer used my files without crediting me at all.

[Anonymous No.9349622]

>>9349612
Awesome! I look forward to spotting you at Katsu btw, I'll have to get some pics. Jill's been in need of photos of the staff in action for MMF.

[Anonymous No.9349666]

>>9349622
Im sure itll be easynto spot me on saturday. With the hat and shoes im roughly 7'7"

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9350563]

>>9349469
That looks amazing! is there a tutorial for making those? :0

[Anonymous No.9350655]

First time posting on /cgl/ for an upcoming con (ACEN) I wanna go as Reimu (Touhou) I was looking around for a wig and her shoes but I'm not sure whats good or bad. Any recommendations?

[Anonymous No.9350837]

>>9348961
You're the exact kind of elitist traditionalist I was talking about in >>9348515
You probably don't have experience with the craft or the skills necessary to make it look, so that must mean that all craftsmen can't get that detail and thus the method is inferior.
I don't think one is better than the other; I think they both have their place. But don't be an asshole because you personally don't like it or think it doesn't work when other people can make it work.

Image related, but of course his cosplay isn't as detailed or well crafted as anyone else's because he deigned to utilise his skills and 3D print the base.

>>9349047
I was going to do Rosa Farrel's wedding gown (from FF4) but sadly my time constrains won't allow me to make it at the level of detail I want (i don't have time to hand embroider a bridal gown)
So some mates and I are just gonna cosplay the classic classes (Warrior, Red Black and White mages.)

>>9349469
I'm not familiar with the chara but it's got a pretty nice shape. Second >>9350563 and would love a tut or links to one.

[Anonymous No.9350907]

>>9350837
This is really pumping me up to get my own 3D printer soon!

[Anonymous No.9350959]

>>9350907
3D Printers are hella rad, but be prepared. You need to do just as much finishing work as with Worbla or foam or anything like that. The photo in >>9350837 took the guy about 8 months for the full body armour, which is understandable what with reprints and refinements. But when done right... perrfeccttoo gotta love that quality cosplay.
I wish I could afford a printer. Live my dream, anon.

[Anonymous No.9350989]

>>9350563
>>9350837
Thanks a lot you guys. I followed this tutorial and it's pretty simple. Basically you take a strip and fabric and twist it around itself the right way. Actually took a couple tries to get it right and sew it well but overall didn't take long.

https://youtu.be/8C0iFirbhIQ

[Anonymous No.9351055]

>>9350655
Her shoes are just basic black Mary janes. Also, are you going for brown or black hair Reimu?

[Anonymous No.9351066]

>>9350989
Off to make myself a fabric rose vest no ragerts.

[Anonymous No.9351068]

>>9351055
As an outsider, I would say a wig that looks brown in direct light and black in low lighting so you can get nice changes with lighting alone.

[Anonymous No.9351178]

>>9350959
Thanks for the note, I know i've worked with 3d prints before and I also work generally with super cheap materials that need hours and hours of refining before it actually looks good. I think I'll deal with all that haha.

[Anonymous No.9351232]

>>9349612
>a popular cosplayer used my files without crediting me at all.
Are you the one who did the Prompto patches that Mango claims were her own work?

[Anonymous No.9351302]

>>9351055
Thank you. Shoes dont look that expensive
I was thinking this

for the wig? I was looking around last night but I didnt see anything that stood out. I guess brown? since I see her more as a brown. But I could go back.

I like >>9351068
he seems to have a good point

[Anonymous No.9351358]

>>9351232
Nope :( but that sucks too

[Anonymous No.9351442]

>>9351302
i would go for a darker brown, this is more of a dark blonde wig

[Anonymous No.9351815]

>>9351302

(>>9351178) I'm a she haha.
But I agree that wig seems too light for her. Two colours from Arda, just as an example. They're obviously brown but very dark. Good luck!

[Anonymous No.9351924]

>>9351302
Yeah.. definitely needs to be darker

[Anonymous No.9353717]

Hey guys i need help on what fur to use on Carmelita Fox, the choices i have in Aus here are shit. Any site recommendations that ship int?

[Anonymous No.9353821]

>>9348961
>can be done pretty fast
>3d printing
oh you naive fool
>>9350907
>>9350959
Be prepared if you buy a cheap printer, youll be fixing and calibrated constantly. Im running 4 3d printers and id say one breaks down every other week. THANKS CHINA

[Anonymous No.9354371]

I'm making a Protomen helmet.

I sand papered this cheapo $50 helmet with 100 grit for a few minutes and then applied a layer of Colonial Red with gloss. That was 2 days ago, I hit it with a second layer the day after. After accidentally leaving a hugefuck fingerprint testing if it was dry. I have it in the garage because I don't want the smell inside and it is about 20 degree out.

How many days until this fucker is dry enough to wrap back up in painters tape to apply the white highlights?

[Anonymous No.9354529]

>>9354371
I'm not painter but I'd say give it a day or 2 to fully dry. Touch an area ppl won't see so you don't have to repaint, light up the night brother.

>>9351924
>>9351442
>>9351815

After looking around I just went with a dark wig. Fuxk it, In the game her hair is black. Gonna wait till costume is here then buy shoes.

[Anonymous No.9354659]

>>9354371

A quick google search said it might take up to 5-7 days on plastic?

>>9354529
Fair enough, a darker wig will look better. Gluck.

[Anonymous No.9355447]

Last bit of work to do, I'm doing midday Lycanroc. I'm hoping my idea of rigging these to my chest piece will work, I thought I had finished the cosplay, and then NOPE, forgot about these fuckers.

My only other cosplay is JBF Luka, but that was all purchased/cheap so I have something comfortable to wear.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9355998]

Spent the past 3 days, on and off, hammering away at this jacket. Good ol' Johnny from GGXrd

[Anonymous No.9356770]

>>9355998
Dude start posting when it actually looks like him. Would've thought this was Prof Cuck by looking at this

[Anonymous No.9356794]

>>9356770
>posts work in -progress-
>"lol it doesn't look like the finished thing"

>inb4 "hurr maguma took his trip off hurr"

[Anonymous No.9356850]

I've managed to finish all the sewing for a Homura cosplay, so now I've started working on the props.

[Anonymous No.9356868]

>>9356794
hurr maguma took his trip off hurr

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9357133]

>>9356770
I think you might need this.

[Anonymous No.9357136]

>>9357133
>get criticized
>hurr durr, you must be a fattie lmao xD
I'm glad your cosplaying GG, but Jesus what a shitty attitude

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9357138]

>>9357136
I'm on 4chan and I can't troll trolls? Did I miss something?

[Anonymous No.9357146]

>>9357138
>>9357133
>>9357136
>>9355998
Don't worry anon, you must be new here. Maguma is a well known delusional weeb, attention-whore on here. Pretty sure he's the same Bara/Beowulf fag that got banned from Skullhearts

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9357151]

>>9357146
That's definitely kinda correct for the first half

[Anonymous No.9357155]

>>9357151
At least you're starting to be somewhat logical.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9357158]

>>9357155
Can't deny your past. Anywho, here's to more progress posts and less jimmy rustlin'~

[Anonymous No.9357173]

>>9349320
I love this

[Anonymous No.9357184]

I put most of Josuke's jacket together yesterday but part of the sleeve didn't catch in, ugh. I'll get that fixed tonight and then add the lapels and take in the collar a bit more.

>Katsucrunch is so real right now

[Anonymous No.9357431]

Might try working on a Keith paladin suit for AX. Thinking of using styrene as the main base and foam for weapon / other aspects. I have access to a workshop and laser cutting room luckily, hope this doesn't turn to shit since it'll be my first cosplay. Will keep updated if anyone's interested. Also wondering if I should do the paladin suit or pic related, his black suit.

[Anonymous No.9357512]

>>9357431
If you do the black suit, thats more towards sewing and LED set up. Paladin is more armour building. So pick ur poison.

[Anonymous No.9357688]

>>9354371
Need some advice if anyone has done any work on a helmet

The entire thing is now the perfect shade of red and now I am about to apply the white highlights but how exactly do I cut out the pattern?

I want the angles to be a bit more intricate then 3 straight cuts so I want to mummy wrap the whole thing and exacto cut the shape. Just worried the knife will cut the paint below. Does it cut paint at all or is there some technique to avoid ruining the base paint?

[Anonymous No.9357741]

>>9357688

All you can do is mask tape the area you want to be painted and paint it.

Next time cut the pattern onto the helmet as it stands all you'll do now is cut into the base paint

[Anonymous No.9357743]

>>9357688

you could also make that white highlight as a decal if you don't want it to be painted on

[Anonymous No.9357776]

>>9357741
>>9357743
http://octorock.com/post/3966088611/you-too-can-make-your-own-protoman-helmet

I'm more or less following this guys guide. It looks like he cut those slants in.

[Anonymous No.9357816]

>>9357776

I personally wouldn't have cut the slants after I did the base coat but shrug.

If you're more or so following that tutorial then I don't think you needed to ask

[Anonymous No.9357916]

>>9357136
He's a con staffer for one of the biggest tripfag cons on the west coast, of course he's an annoying fucker

[Anonymous No.9357927]

>>9357688
All of this
>>9357741
>>9357816
But for the love of god wait for the paint to cure. It will not end well and paint can take up to 2 days to dry.

[Anonymous No.9361215]

Working on a dorothy wayneright cosplay.
I still need proper shoes and stockings, as well as the cravat and lace details on the cuffs.

[Anonymous No.9361217]

>>9357146
My favorite thing about this fuck is he tried hitting on my sister at a con and it was so easy to guess what he was stat dropping to sound impressive.

She found me later saying he was bragging about living in LA like that was some kind of achievement.

Matt you can act like this is you "not denying your past" but this was also just two years ago.

You're a douche that uses your lame social status to try to get laid and if people can't network for you, you drop them. Fuck off.

[Anonymous No.9361278]

Workin on a my own personal Spartan from reach. The lower half is done all that's left is the undersuit.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9361371]

Slapped on some random belts just to hold the jacket in place in certain spots for the sake of the silhouette but I'm gettin' real close~

Workin' on a couple more belts today, some buckle building, and painting~

[TemjinTBW No.9361469]

>>9361215
I love you for cosplaying from Big O >< Please post here when its done I really want to see it finished

[Anonymous No.9361479]

>>9361469
Almost no one seems to remember the show. Maybe I'm just old.
And I will~ I ordered a better brooch off of etsy.
It's from the 19th century...
https://gyazo.com/43b596a4f321c585dc3913d7915f632e

[Anonymous No.9361581]

>>9361479
>>9361469
>>9361215
Tfw a season 2 was suppose to happen but it got shit canned. R.I.P.

Nice job so far on Dora!

[Anonymous No.9361915]

My current progress for my Ciri cosplay. Just finished making the pants, next in line is making boot covers!

[Anonymous No.9362094]

>>9361915
>Ciri
hngggg

[Anonymous No.9362154]

>>9361915
corset color is really off i think

[TemjinTBW No.9362205]

>>9361479
I remember it >< I want to make a costume of the Big O itself at some point.
>>9361581
I think you mean season 3, 2 was the one CN funded. Based on how drastic the quality drop was in story for S2 them canning it might have been for the best. Its a story that's better left ambiguous.

[Anonymous No.9362262]

>>9362154
It just photographs really weirdly in this light, it's much more of a proper medium tan irl :)

[Anonymous No.9362264]

>>9361915
Please weather this

[Anonymous No.9362273]

>>9362154
It does look redder than it's suppose to be but it could be the lighting of the photo maybe?

[Anonymous No.9362314]

>>9362273
This is what it looks like irl

[Anonymous No.9362316]

>>9362264
I will be! She's a grungy worn character so once everything's assembled I'll have a weathering day :)

[Anonymous No.9362372]

Anyone have a suggestion for what to do about this area?

[Anonymous No.9362375]

Anyone have a suggestion for what to do about this area?

[Anonymous No.9362398]

>>9362375
this isn't a help thread and you're going to have to be way more specific.

[Anonymous No.9362425]

>>9362398
oh nm I'll go to that thread then

[Anonymous No.9362426]

>>9362154
nice nitpick

[Anonymous No.9363086]

>>9362262
>>9362273
Well the gloves look the right tan?

>>9362426
it's quite crucial imo, but i guess it's hard to find a corset in the right color if you're not making it yourself

>>9362314
Ah that looks alot better already!

[Anonymous No.9363615]

>>9361217
>My favorite thing about this fuck is he tried hitting on my sister
More deets?

[Anonymous No.9363648]

Made kikis dress for my friend!

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.9363802]

Slowly but surely Johnny is almost finished~

[Anonymous No.9367038]

>>9361215
The brooch arrived today, its far more accurate than the other one in my pic.
It's a little bigger than a quarter.
Next is probably her loafers

[Anonymous No.9368576]

>>9357431
Started on the black suit, not the most accurate but slowly but surely I'm getting it worked on.