Glitterforge Phoenix Cosplay and Crafts
Cosplay costumes, jewelry, and other crafts step by step
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Kain cosplay right armguard (part 1)
This is the final shape of the foam for the right armguard of Kain's armor. This is the result of ~10 hours of carving out a foam block, and is only one of many pieces that need to be made. Below is what I started with:
Kain's armguard began as the 2 medium square green pieces of foam from the craft store (floral section has the foam). The lines are the rough outline for shaping. The next step was taking a hot wire tool (same section at the craft store) and carving big chunks off.
This is the result of carving out the outline, it still doesn't look much like an armguard. Next came sanding....lots of sanding.
This was the slightly more rounded version. Sorry that the next few steps don't have photos. It started taking shape, I got into it, and before I noticed that 5 hours were gone it was shaped. After this photo I drilled a hole down the center with a boring bit a couple of feet long. Then I pulled out a Dremel and used the sanding drum bit to carve it out until my hand fit through. That process took almost 3 hours until it fit. 2 more hours of carving details and the result was the first image. From this point on I'm using the sanding drum bit and the rotary tool since it works faster than the cheap hot wire cutter. Also, it was much easier working once the size of my arm was cut out (easy to see where I need to stop carving).
The next steps will be using body filler to create a smoother finish, sanding, finer sanding, primer, and airbrushing. It should create a finish like metal (since body filler is meant for cars).
Friday, July 19, 2013
Final Fantasy IV - Kain Cosplay (Coming soon)
I have been out of the cosplay scene for a while, but am starting a very ambitious project soon. In the coming weeks I will begin recreating Kain's armor from Final Fantasy IV. My planning puts the materials as follows:
- Styrofoam - for the base structure
- Body filler (Bondo) - for the outer finish
- Compression clothing (Underarmor) - Shirt under armor
- Cloth - the hanging pieces
The plan is to carve out the base structure from styrofoam and then use car body filler to create the metal-like finish. It should prove to be a very exciting project in the months to come.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Congrats to Eclectic Elathera
Congrats to Eclectic Elathera for a Judge's award at Connecticon 2013 for her FF4 Rydia costume. It is good to have someone I know winning an award this year when I didn't have the time to enter. The costume is mostly cloth, but uses the mold-able plastic I used on Akasha for the circlet.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Akasha cosplay (final results)
Ayla's Akasha cosplay |
And here is the real final result of the work. We entered the costume into the novice craftsmanship competition and received the first place prize. I'm glad it all came together so well. I owe a lot of that success to Ayla, her knowledge of the jewelry involved, and the idea to use this costume at all.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Akasha cosplay Necklace
Akasha cosplay necklace |
Friday, July 6, 2012
Akasha cosplay crown
Here is the long overdue update on the Akasha cosplay. There were a busy couple weeks to get it ready for Connecticon, so I only have a few process photos. The blue-green points are made from glass mosaic tiles, which were put into a clay mold and coated with a think epoxy. The original idea was to use a casting resin to hold the pieces, but it wasn't strong enough in the thin layers needed. An important step was coating the mold in petroleum-jelly to keep it from sticking.
The jewelry are middle-eastern tribal jewelry, which are consistent with the original costume. Many pieces aren't yet attached in the photos, but you can see how all the pieces have been adhered to a hair band for support (also using a thick epoxy). The final touches for the crown are some soldering and wire-work (bronze wire for its strength) to link all the pieces together (and the crown points).
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Akasha cosplay skirt (part 2 - shells and rings)
Akasha cosplay skirt piece |
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