Claire Keane
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KIROKAZE
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How to make a Short Petticoat (Tutorial)
Tutorial by: Kirilee Cosplay Tutorial Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsixqDCCvTM
I am currently going through many of my swatches I picked up from Silk Baron to choose the fabric I'd like to do for my D&D Character, Alma, designed by the LOVELY Nat DeMenthon!!! I had fell in love with many of the dupioni's I had picked up, but narrowed it down to these combinations:
The blue matte satin is the same in both pictures, yay cellphone cameras.
Body: Cuacoo / Belt trim: Blue Hawaii
Body: Tidepool / Belt trim: Maldives
(While I love the color of the Maldives, I wanted specifically a dupioni for that texture and flow.)
You can see some video of the swatches in direct sunlight by flipping through the images! Whats your thoughts? 🤔
**Warrior Peach WIP**
Slow updates cause been fighting demotivation issues, but also no streaming cause I've been bouncing back and forth between project ideas.⠀
Over the past couple days during the free time I had, I started doing mockups of other armors. This included the shoulder armor, as well as the boot patterns! To do both of these- like most of this costume, I wrapped myself up in plastic wrap and then masking tape and then outlined what I wanted.⠀
One of the interesting things I've done with both of these pieces is used poster-board to play around with some of the shaping. For example there is that little 'lip' on the armor that tape couldn't shape, so I played with a piece of poster-board until I was happy. The same went for the shoes that have a 'steel toe' as I'm going to call them, so I added some posterboard there to give my cheap sandal bases some 'lift' that I could get the better shape for where the fabric will be going.⠀
Hopefully at some point I'll get the bodysuit done. I tried to time myself so that the armor was completed before it became too cold outside to spray paint. At some point in my life I'll work on an armor cosplay where it's warm outside hahaha... ha..⠀
**Warrior Peach WIP**⠀
Again thanks for all those who joined the stream the other day! I didn't feel too productive, but that might be my anxiety hahaa.⠀
The two things I worked on the stream were forming the bracers, as well as the leg armor. For the leg armor I did the same process of wrapping my leg up in plastic wrap and masking tape, then guestimating where things will sit on my legs. One problem facing is my legs are both thicker, and smaller than the ref images.⠀
I also heated up the armor with a heat gun to begin shaping it. I did get to learn how much heat that L200 works well with. (I also learned I cant use masking tape on it or it will actually rip away the foam ug.) One fun thing I did was kept trying with my heat tool what kinda ways I could put the divits or cuts into the armor. The one angular tool at high heat will work SUPER WELL for cuts once I get to that part of the armor! I'm looking forward to damaging it once everything is done.
**Warrior Peach WIP**⠀
No stream last night because I was over doing some mutual babysitting with some cos-buddies! ⠀
While we were hanging I decided to get a jump on cutting out the foam for the bracers. This was done by first tracing out everything twice with a marker on the foam, keeping careful consideration to flip one side for the right bracer.⠀
This was my first time working with L200, and I've only worked with craft before. It's a soft foam, and it appears very porous on the inside which I thought was interesting. But I didn't have any resistance to my fresh exactoknife (really need a bigger one.) Like its sensitive, yet firm all at the same time. I'm not sure /how/ to describe it.⠀
Once the pieces were cut out, I used contact cement on the inside seams, let that dry, and then made sure to stick it together at my seam markers. And viola! Two sides of two bracers each! Need to clean up the seams a bit, carve me some divits, and then plot how I'm going to attach them, but so far so good.⠀
Here's the panel video from Anime Weekend Atlanta We didn't get to cover everything and missed out on a lot of topics but other than that i feel like it was ...
I’ve been waiting for kingkitsu to get this thing posted so I can share it everywhere. It’s a long video but it’s a good panel to watch.
**Warrior Peach WIP**
Want to give a super shout out to all those that joined me on my Twitch stream yesterday, and @cosplaysupplies who is sponsoring this armor build!
It was a super productive day, which was great given how bad I'd been fighting depression. A full draft was finished off the arm bracers that I'll make of L200 foam.
The process started with making a live mockup on my arm with saran wrap and masking tape. The photos here are my second draft as I wasn't happy with the first. I used 3 different markers to keep track of my steps= blue for gridlines and draft lines, red for more details, and black for final. I always use black as a final as it allows me to overlay more tape for making other drafts for smaller parts.
From this mockup I was able to make posterboard patterns for the foam pieces, as well as wrappers to make my groove lines with my hot knife. It was a great productive stream and I plan on doing more!
Warrior Peach WIP
I’m finally getting started on the Warrior Peach by @skirtzzz! It’s going to be a task since I’m very unhappy with both my mental state and my body at the moment, but you know what gonna press through cause I want to cosplay this dammit.
The first task before me was getting the bodysuit ready before I felt prepped to do the armor. Since I can’t wear a bra, I’m trying these Silicone Breast lifts from Hiramex (found on Amazon) to at least help with boob movement underneath the armor. Even though I have heavy cups they are really doing a great job at least reducing boob rash!
With that done I started making a guesstimate on the bodysuit. With some excess spandex from other projects I used the bodysuit pattern from Kwiksew to give me a high collar suit and just didn’t cut out the full legs. Way more fabric than needed, but gave me a starting point. From there I marked off where I wanted to cut away fabric, and then slowly trimmed and reshaped. With my first draft done, I re-cut it from new fabric and re-sewed. To be honest I’m super happy with draft 2, but I’m having crotch issues so I’m going to go with one more final draft and then think about cutting the full suit.
Hey cosplayers, are you at #colossalconeast this weekend? Find me & @viciouscosplay this Sunday at 2 in Panel 5 for “Cosplay 102: Design Theory!” We’ll bring our 20+ years of professional design & engineering experience to teach you about how the real world design process applies to cosplay, and ways to better build your next project! (Comment below and let us know if you’re coming!) #colossaleast #colossalconeast2018 #cosplay #cosplayer #panel https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbOzpghojN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eubn4rltak43
Oh my gosh, you're going to make an awesome Lum. Yes!
Thank you so much Anon!
At #colossalconeast looking for my darling!
#cosplay #lum #colossalcon #colossalconeast2018 #uruseiyatsura
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Last clue for the cosplay I'm wearing at Colossal East! The uniform is completely done, and I simply have to finish the wig now, then pack up and goooo. I hated doing another cos so last minute but I hadn't had inspiration for weeks, and it felt good to be doing this in a not crunch-way but just getting stuff done.
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Still working on my ‘unknown cosplay’ unless some people wanna take a guess as to what it is still! A few people have. This is my first school fuku and I gotta say I’ve been having fun and proud of it. Also first time doing double pointed darts and I /love them/ but they are also a pain lol.
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Working more on my trying to get myself in the rhythm project. Hoping to finish this by Colossal East so then I can focus on Peach!
Wonder what I could be making... who am I making?
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Post-Otakon has been an ordeal for me. Depression came back in full swing and I struggled finding motivation to do /anything/, let alone all the cos work I need to start for Warrior Peach. To give myself something to look forward to in the short run, I'm doing a side-project at the same time for Colossal East. Can anyone guess what I'm working on?
Wig is an Emerald Green Daphne from @epiccosplay! I took a flat iron and used my super neat new heat-resistant gloves from @cosplaysupplies to keep from burning my hands.
Here’s a “life-hack” for you. Apparently concentrated Kool-Aid can be used as a pretty effective leather dye. I was making a drink while cutting the snaps off some new straps for my pauldrons and I got curious, so I tried it, thinking, “ok even if this works, it will just wash out.” Nope. It took the “dye” (undiluted) in about 3 seconds. After drying for about an hour and a half, it would not wash off in the hottest tap-water. It would not wash out after soaking for 30 minutes. It did not wash out until I BOILED it, and even then, only by a tiny bit and it gave it a weathered look that was kind of cool. Add some waterproofing and I’d wager it would survive even that. That rich red is only one application too. Plus it smells great, lol. So there you go, cheap, fruity smelling leather dye in all the colors Kool-Aid has to offer.
WELL THEN!
this may be important to some of my followers *and certainly not just getting reblogged because of my costuming and my boyfriends desire for leather armor*
When I was in middle school we used to use it to dye our hair. Potent stuff.
If you’re dying anything with kool-aid it’s best to use SUGAR-FREE ones otherwise the thing you’re dying might get all sticky
the flavor only packets where you are supposed add sugar are the best. they will dye any natural fiber: leather, wool, cotton, hair, flax, jute, silk and so forth. heat the dye water so it is more potent. let dry then rinse excess out in cold water. there’s a whole system to this.
Oh my god
This will prove very useful for any future cosplays I wanna do.
What in the hell is in it??? Americans drink this stuff???
