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Enjoyed taking some pics with my Zelda gear tonight! I’m starting to really feel a Link cosplay at some point ;;;;;))))))

Master Sword and Hylian Shield were both made from scratch by me! I have video tutorials on both of them that you can watch on my youtube channel :0 (master sword tutorial is coming in the next couple of days)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEDu6RPwkMv40XW1Llij5lQ

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My Etsy store

Hello guys, i open etsy store and you can check some items here :3 https://www.etsy.com/shop/TophweiShop

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Me as saskia

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slinkumscosplay

Okay! Going to be doing alot more updating now! I wanted to also share my process for Link’s Breath of the Wild Bow! 1. I glued a few layers of pink insulation foam together to the desired thickness I wanted for the thickest part of the bow. Then I traced the shape I wanted the bow to be. 2. I roughly cut out the shape with a Foam Factory wire foam cutter, leaving some room where I made my markings. 3. And 4. I then I smoothed it down and also cut down the sides to the desired shape and sanded, and sanded, and sanded, and sanded. I sanded so much. I also used a sharp knife to whittle it in a sense as well. 5. A wooden dowel and foam were used to make the connecting hand hold for the bow. Corresponding holes were made into the top of the bow to go into. 6. The bows there then coated in wood glue and then wood filler, which protects the foam from chemicals that could melt it as well and the wood filler smoothes even more than the foam and fills in any gouges made. 7. I coated them in a clear coat. You can choose matte or gloss, I wanted them to be a bit more matte. 8. Then the pieces were painted brown. 9. For the bow tops I made a ball of clay and pressed it onto the tip of the bow for an exact fit. Then I constructed the little toppers in craft foam. 10. All the gaps were filled in with wood filler and sanded. 11. Tips were painted with Liquid Leaf silver. 12. Tips were added and the blue-green accent paint was added. 13. And 14. I wrapped a leather cord around the top to help the seam between the bow and tip be hidden, as well as add some more color. 15. Then, using screenshots I did my best to cut out the design for the bow fronts in craft foam. Using layers to create depth. 16. The parts were attached to the bow with hot glue. 17. I checked to make sure each side matched as well as the could. 18. The craft foam was primed and painted silver with Liquid Leaf. 19. And 20. Both sides were attached to the pole and voila! The middle needs to be repainted but otherwise it’s all done!

skewrocket

Just finished making the Great Eagle Bow from Zelda Breath of the Wild :D I made a tutorial you can check out if u want !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lngIH0DvpZc <<<<< that’s the tutorial!!!

jedimanda

Yang Xiao Long robot arm tutorial (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOuU5Th6KBc)

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gremlinscosplay

So after many failed attempts and a lot of swearing I finally found a way to make a template that works! Feel free to use it you should be able to adjust it fairly easily. The dots are all 1 inch apart. • I made the paper myself by laying it over my handy cutting board which has a grid on it each line is exactly an inch apart. My first couple of tries I was drawing the full line onto my paper but that was very confusing and hard to sort out so I just marked the 1 inch intervals wih dots which worked a lot better. You can also do this using a ruler it just might not be as precise but that’s ok. •I highly recommend you make a paper mock up tape it together and try that on to make sure it’s going to fit you before you cut into your materials. • I used EVA foam to make my armour. I was able to get a huge roll of the stuff at canadian tire in their carpet and rug section. When cutting EVA foam if you mess up a line don’t try recutting it just sand it down with a bit of sandpaper otherwise it ends up looking choppy and really rough around the edges. I used contact cement to glue everything together. • I had to put elastic on the back edge of the side panels to attach it to the back panel so I could fit it over my shoulders without ripping it. This seems to work pretty well so far.

If you have any questions let me know I’ll be happy to help you out if I can! Good luck

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jj-dreamworldz

Cassandra Pentaghast Breastplate & Backplate Armour ‘Tutorial’

Hi all, I have had several people ask me about my Cassandra Pentaghast breastplate & backplate armour on both construction and my weathering/painting, so I got some photos together to help explain what I did! (please forgive my terrible writing skills and have lots of pictures instead! XD)

First, I patterned my armour from basic craft foam. You can see (top left pic) I have sewn pieces together down the front (and back) and also added darts to give the armour more shape! I sew foam together on my sewing machine using a wide zig zag stitch – sometimes I will reenforce the seam with hot glue. I fitted the armour over top of my under layers to ensure the armour wouldn’t be too tight (top middle)! Using painters tape, I taped the sides and shoulders openings closed while fitting (these will later be closed with velcro so I can get in and out of the armour). I drew the design on the foam to see where it looked best before I cut out separate pieces (bottom left) to add on top and give the armour depth. These were glued down with hot glue and the ‘rivets’ were added on top (bottom right), I also added some other foam details around the edges of the armour here to. At this point, I sewed in velcro straps on the inside on the sides of the panels and shoulders.

Once I was happy with the shape, fitting and design, I cut a large sheet of worbla big enough to cover the front panel. Then using my heat gun, I slowly worked the worbla over my foam, smoothing it as I went, using my dress form to help with the shape (top pics). The challenge with this was getting it started (take your time) and not to let the worbla stretch too thin (which is why i started with an oversized sheet of worbla)! I left enough worbla over the sides to tuck over (I clipped the worbla on parts with curves before folding it to the inside). I did the same for the back panel as well. Then I added a couple details after using worbla (bottom middle) like the raised neck part (does this have a name?!).

Next it was ready to paint! I primed the armour with white gesso (top left) and then spray painted it with silver for a base coat (top middle). I began to weather the armour in black (lowlights/contrast) using a drybrush technique (bottom pics) which I practiced on several scrap pieces of worbla before I started!

After the lowlights, I added highlights using the same technique (top left). Then I roughly painted the patterns on the front (top middle) and back, then weathered those as well, giving it a really nice ‘worn out’ look (top right & bottom left). When I was happy with how it all looked I varnished the armour with several -layers! (bottom right)

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I hope this “mini tutorial” was useful! If you have anything more specific that I didn’t quite cover, please don’t hesitate to send me an ask! Thank you for reading and thanks to everyone who has left lovely comments on my Cassandra cosplay~! -jj-dreamworldz

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Iorveth by www.instagram.com/vitaliy_joiner

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Cosplay Project: Zora Armor (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) - Update 09

Time to paint this bad boy!!! But first, some sanding! Then, some sealer! Then more sealer! Then….maybe one more bit of sealer!

I’ll note here that I’m still pretty new to this, and there are a ton of different ways to approach armor painting. Find what works for you! Find what’s FUN for you - don’t stick with one method if you hate it, and find something else that could work. Experimentation is the best way to grow and learn! So:

Materials:

Sandpaper

Damp paper towel/cloth

Mod Podge/lacquer/a sealer/fixative of your choice.

Paintbrushes

Paint - I went with three types of gold spray paint (Hammered gold, 24k Gold, and a glitter spray)

Strong Adhesive - I used E6000

Optional: Painter’s Tape

Optional: Paint Markers - I used a silver one to add some weathering effects to my helmet.

Steps written out under the cut:

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Staff for Jaina Proudmoore cosplay!

By https://www.instagram.com/vitaliy_joiner/

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Weight 1300gr

Height 180 cm

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Cosplay Project: Zora Armor (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) - Update 08

The Helmet! The Helmet!

Okay so, one of the main reasons I decided to try and make the Zora Armor costume from Twilight Princess was because of the helmet. It’s really cool looking!! I needed it! I had…no idea how to make it! So here’s what I did:

Materials:

EVA Foam - the thick stuff, not the thin craft foam sheets from the craft store. Specifically, I ordered this stuff from Amazon x

Glue - I used hot glue.

Utility Knife - to cut the foam

Paperclay - it’s my favorite type of clay; feel free to substitute in a moldable substance of your choice. Just make sure that it air-dries (don’t put foam in the oven), and can be adhered to foam with some sort of adhesive.

A heat gun/embossing gun

Optional: bowls/various shapes to help you mold the foam

Optional: wire

Optional, but important: a Dremel, to smooth out the edges of your foam after you cut it. You can use a rough sandpaper, but it will take a bit more time and physical effort.

The Breakdown:

So, this update begins AFTER I cut out and sanded the edges of my helmet pieces. I was a bit too eager to work on things, and didn’t get great photos of that process (you can see some in Update #5).

(It got lengthy, so steps are under the cut):

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