SAILOR FREDDIE MERCURY.
FREDDIE WOULD APPROVE!!! Though if this were a Zara Rhodes piece it would be cut down past the navel š
I needed this on my dash.
@masseffect Nyreen progress! Again sorry for bathroom photos but this is the best lit mirror in the house at this time of day and I do not fancy setting my tripod out and all the rigmarole it takes to get my camera to focus when taking self portraits (I need to have a stand in or the camera focuses on the backgroundā¦. I usually use a Christmas tree stand, vacuum tube and wig head, it can be entertaining)
Anyway so this is the first successful cast! I will be using this but I want to make as many sets as I can before the mold loses too much definition. I love the texture I got on the skull but it will eventually go bye bye. The very last set will be a semi rigid urethane which I will also use to cast my Asari pieces from and any other plaster mold looking a bit dodgy.
Also, I will be using various means to hold pieces together. The pins forced curves not present and the underside of the upper lip sticks out but will be glued flat to the inside. I will be using a lot of velcro dots. They stick very well to latex indeed and will allow for fast removal in case of heatstroke. Cough, not that that happened at the Dragon*Con parade at allā¦ cough. ehem.
I may go try and test the hood pattern. Itās crazy with overlaps and stand up collar and all that jazz.
(ETA: I use @XYZ because I cross post to twitter on this account š )
Oh my Goddess that is a bitchinā Nyreen mask! I love it!
Thank you XD Indeed it is a Nyreen mask (five parts) currently stalled due to health reasons but I do hope to be able to start cutting out the fabric for her tunic and hood asap.Ā
Aw, I hope whatever health reasons there are clear up soon and donāt reappear. I hope the rest the costume also goes smoothly.
Thank you š There is a concerted effort to ensure this! Including me taking a break from a few things including costumes I want to do but really donāt need. Nyreen is not one of these! lol! I will though not go mental like I did with Liara and try to make every detail ārealā (the silver on her jacket is all applied, the layers are all different and only tacked together where needed). As for the attempt at seaming Samara and Shae Vizlaā¦. yeah not going to do that again š Samara was about 120 pieces not including the buckle strapping).
Still going to attempt airbrushing the design of muscles on the undersuit if I canā¦Ā
Oh wow. Thatās a lot of pieces! But you did a Liara cosplay and a Samara cosplay? I think you just became my cosplay hero!
lol! Thank you š I am a Bioware fangirl, I was hunting for interesting sci-fi costumes years ago and stumbled across screen caps of the ME crew in the Phoenix armour and just got hooked! When the sneak peaks of Samara came out that was when I got seriously addicted and then finally the SWTOR cinematic with Shae Vizla (or then unknown female Bounty Hunter) I just kind of lost it š You should be able to search tags here to find them, if not I have some tagging to do!
This looks AMAZING!!! Canāt wait to see the finished cosplay! š
Thank you! Trust me neither can I š I would have got her finished by now had not my sinuses ganged up and decided any vertical positions was going to hurt š Luckily I *am* getting better and am almost at the point of cutting out the fabric and at least overlocking the edges š I do need to dig out some fabric soon anyway so I am going to get the silver and start making binding tape. Meep.
@masseffect Nyreen progress! Again sorry for bathroom photos but this is the best lit mirror in the house at this time of day and I do not fancy setting my tripod out and all the rigmarole it takes to get my camera to focus when taking self portraits (I need to have a stand in or the camera focuses on the backgroundā¦. I usually use a Christmas tree stand, vacuum tube and wig head, it can be entertaining)
Anyway so this is the first successful cast! I will be using this but I want to make as many sets as I can before the mold loses too much definition. I love the texture I got on the skull but it will eventually go bye bye. The very last set will be a semi rigid urethane which I will also use to cast my Asari pieces from and any other plaster mold looking a bit dodgy.
Also, I will be using various means to hold pieces together. The pins forced curves not present and the underside of the upper lip sticks out but will be glued flat to the inside. I will be using a lot of velcro dots. They stick very well to latex indeed and will allow for fast removal in case of heatstroke. Cough, not that that happened at the Dragon*Con parade at allā¦ cough. ehem.
I may go try and test the hood pattern. Itās crazy with overlaps and stand up collar and all that jazz.
(ETA: I use @XYZ because I cross post to twitter on this account š )
Oh my Goddess that is a bitchinā Nyreen mask! I love it!
Thank you XD Indeed it is a Nyreen mask (five parts) currently stalled due to health reasons but I do hope to be able to start cutting out the fabric for her tunic and hood asap.Ā
Aw, I hope whatever health reasons there are clear up soon and donāt reappear. I hope the rest the costume also goes smoothly.
Thank you š There is a concerted effort to ensure this! Including me taking a break from a few things including costumes I want to do but really donāt need. Nyreen is not one of these! lol! I will though not go mental like I did with Liara and try to make every detail ārealā (the silver on her jacket is all applied, the layers are all different and only tacked together where needed). As for the attempt at seaming Samara and Shae Vizlaā¦. yeah not going to do that again š Samara was about 120 pieces not including the buckle strapping).
Still going to attempt airbrushing the design of muscles on the undersuit if I canā¦Ā
Oh wow. Thatās a lot of pieces! But you did a Liara cosplay and a Samara cosplay? I think you just became my cosplay hero!
lol! Thank you š I am a Bioware fangirl, I was hunting for interesting sci-fi costumes years ago and stumbled across screen caps of the ME crew in the Phoenix armour and just got hooked! When the sneak peaks of Samara came out that was when I got seriously addicted and then finally the SWTOR cinematic with Shae Vizla (or then unknown female Bounty Hunter) I just kind of lost it š You should be able to search tags here to find them, if not I have some tagging to do!
@masseffect Nyreen progress! Again sorry for bathroom photos but this is the best lit mirror in the house at this time of day and I do not fancy setting my tripod out and all the rigmarole it takes to get my camera to focus when taking self portraits (I need to have a stand in or the camera focuses on the backgroundā¦. I usually use a Christmas tree stand, vacuum tube and wig head, it can be entertaining)
Anyway so this is the first successful cast! I will be using this but I want to make as many sets as I can before the mold loses too much definition. I love the texture I got on the skull but it will eventually go bye bye. The very last set will be a semi rigid urethane which I will also use to cast my Asari pieces from and any other plaster mold looking a bit dodgy.
Also, I will be using various means to hold pieces together. The pins forced curves not present and the underside of the upper lip sticks out but will be glued flat to the inside. I will be using a lot of velcro dots. They stick very well to latex indeed and will allow for fast removal in case of heatstroke. Cough, not that that happened at the Dragon*Con parade at allā¦ cough. ehem.
I may go try and test the hood pattern. Itās crazy with overlaps and stand up collar and all that jazz.
(ETA: I use @XYZ because I cross post to twitter on this account š )
Oh my Goddess that is a bitchinā Nyreen mask! I love it!
Thank you XD Indeed it is a Nyreen mask (five parts) currently stalled due to health reasons but I do hope to be able to start cutting out the fabric for her tunic and hood asap.Ā
Aw, I hope whatever health reasons there are clear up soon and donāt reappear. I hope the rest the costume also goes smoothly.
Thank you š There is a concerted effort to ensure this! Including me taking a break from a few things including costumes I want to do but really don’t need. Nyreen is not one of these! lol! I will though not go mental like I did with Liara and try to make every detail “real” (the silver on her jacket is all applied, the layers are all different and only tacked together where needed). As for the attempt at seaming Samara and Shae Vizla…. yeah not going to do that again š Samara was about 120 pieces not including the buckle strapping).
Still going to attempt airbrushing the design of muscles on the undersuit if I can…Ā
@masseffect Nyreen progress! Again sorry for bathroom photos but this is the best lit mirror in the house at this time of day and I do not fancy setting my tripod out and all the rigmarole it takes to get my camera to focus when taking self portraits (I need to have a stand in or the camera focuses on the backgroundā¦. I usually use a Christmas tree stand, vacuum tube and wig head, it can be entertaining)
Anyway so this is the first successful cast! I will be using this but I want to make as many sets as I can before the mold loses too much definition. I love the texture I got on the skull but it will eventually go bye bye. The very last set will be a semi rigid urethane which I will also use to cast my Asari pieces from and any other plaster mold looking a bit dodgy.
Also, I will be using various means to hold pieces together. The pins forced curves not present and the underside of the upper lip sticks out but will be glued flat to the inside. I will be using a lot of velcro dots. They stick very well to latex indeed and will allow for fast removal in case of heatstroke. Cough, not that that happened at the Dragon*Con parade at allā¦ cough. ehem.
I may go try and test the hood pattern. Itās crazy with overlaps and stand up collar and all that jazz.
(ETA: I use @XYZ because I cross post to twitter on this account š )
Oh my Goddess that is a bitchinā Nyreen mask! I love it!
Thank you XD Indeed it is a Nyreen mask (five parts) currently stalled due to health reasons but I do hope to be able to start cutting out the fabric for her tunic and hood asap.Ā
The Pursuit of Cosplay Fame
Interesting article. This is a relatively new phenomenon in NZ, but it is starting to surface – I know there has been at least one person recently who seems to think that entrants in the Armageddon contest donāt make their own stuff. Protip, babes: WE DO. Thatās the point. Luckily, there isnāt a whole lot of ill-will in the NZ community yet, but itās starting to get there. Comments like, āsheās too oldā about our amazing judge, etc. Itās a hobby, guys. No drama plz.
Yeah, never mind tht at the start of each contest I spell this out, and at the presentation of the awardsā¦ […]
I LOVE mama-duck M and how she calls us all our ducklings.Ā I feel a HUGE majority of the NZ cosplay scene is amazing and itās all about fun and learning and improving ourselves.Ā Just a couple of bad apples in the bunch that sour things up and itās a shame, but I guess it could be worse (compared to, say, Australia or Florida – which I hear some scary horror stories from!)
Also, if thereās any attention I want during the contest, itās from M alone.Ā I feel like I am truly being judged on a costume and my work over anything and everything else when in the judging room and winning an award is awesome because I know itās come from someone with experience and skills that I could only dream of having and itās her approval that I have won – This makes me a happy duckling! š
š Please note even though I didn’t flood my post with smilies like I normally do (this can freak people out when ommitted! I kind of over use them š ) it was not written with bitterness šĀ
Also the country is full of talented people, some enter the contest, some don’t. Sometimes the rules don’t fit a cosplayer because it cannot be all things for all people without becoming a big mess and prone to subjectivity. There are look alike contests, parades, WoW (enter peeps, so many of you have the skills and artistry it demands) and various school/community projects to also be a part of šĀ
I will have to hand the reins over at some stage for health reasons, but I will be doing everything I can to make sure this is not abrupt or dumping a load of work on to someone who can’t commit for several years for each show. If it wasn’t a regional then national/Transtasman thing this would be much easier, it would also change the contest fairly dramatically!Ā
Also Bill has started to take photos of the winners for the Armageddon twitter/Facebook so yay!Ā
The Pursuit of Cosplay Fame
Interesting article. This is a relatively new phenomenon in NZ, but it is starting to surface – I know there has been at least one person recently who seems to think that entrants in the Armageddon contest donāt make their own stuff. Protip, babes: WE DO. Thatās the point. Luckily, there isnāt a whole lot of ill-will in the NZ community yet, but itās starting to get there. Comments like, āsheās too oldā about our amazing judge, etc. Itās a hobby, guys. No drama plz.
Yeah, never mind tht at the start of each contest I spell this out, and at the presentation of the awards… the point of a contest is to test your skill level right? Or is this also part of the trend towards cosplay modelling vs costume making and thus the assumptions made about anyone participating in the hobby? Zero issue with either, just the assumptions that it’s all one or the other.Ā
Also if being too old means not show ponying the contest to my own advancement, making sure as much of the stress is bourne by me not the contestants, being relentlessly positive about the cosplay community and feeling insanely proud when “my behbehs” get work in their field of passion, having 20 years experience and continuously experimenting with techniques to make sure the judging is based on fact not assumption about difficulty Ā then put me out to pasture now. I’ll welcome the lack of stress.
Beeteedubs, this was around when I was competing, even circa 2003-04, definitely some feelings of ill will to winners for… winning. And the assumption that there was some fame that went along with it. Which there wasn’t.
Cave Dwellers Anonymous: Question #2 – Reaching for Weapons
Cave Dwellers Anonymous: Question #2 – Reaching for Weapons
So playing my sentinel, KāSurda, I kept noticing that she would cross her arms to reach for her sabres. I wondered how viable that actually was and made the motions myself.
Guess what animators? My breasts are kind of in the way and it would be so much easier to just reach two inches down for theā¦
I believe itās because in the films, jedi carry their lightsabers on the left side of their belt, they reach across with their right hand to grab their āmain handā hilt. So if you carry two, your off-hand weapon would be on your right hand side belt, but held in your left hand. But youāre right, itās awkward to grab both at the same time.
You carry your main hand weapon on the opposite side in western martial arts as well š When you are drawing a full blade it is easier to do so more quickly this way, you can hold the scabbard with your off hand and draw the blade with the main.
http://www.schoolofthesword.com/alfieri.html
Check plate two, figure on the left š
And no you don’t draw main and offhand at the same time (offhand could be anything from a buckler to a dagger to a pistol). I mainly remember rapier and dagger as that’s what I had some training in but I am pretty sure the same is true for sabre and short sword. Not sure about Eastern, but I’m pretty sure I have seen this practice in film at least š
But yeah, a light sabre is a different beast and only a hilt when worn so it probably makes more sense to draw it like a gun.Ā
http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16896
Lots of info here about wearing a scabbard but you can also scroll down to the images embedded š Interesting stuff š
I started working on my Liara cosplay today! Iām making her outfit from the Alternate Appearance Pack.
I fitted the bodysuit I bought and started on the base for her legs! The picture on the left has the right leg fitted and the left how the suit originally was like.
oooh I hadn’t seen that one* š It may be time to break out the urethane paint and duo tone pearlX powder! Except I have committed to Nyreen for the time being. Sigh.Ā
Looking forward to progress pics š
*I have been trying to avoid spoilers and such because I am not playing until I get the trilogy to play from go to woah without jumping between stories and the country seems to be out of stock.. sigh.
Circa 1873
This reminds me of the Janet Arnold pattern!
It is š The source page is at the Gallery of Costume in the Manchester Art Gallery which is as per the Arnold reference. Arnoldās stripes are closer together though which does make it look a little different.
Perfect example too of how often skirts were sewn in wrong. Note how the side front panels have the stripes angling inwards? Yeah not supposed to do that š Gores were supposed to be sewn straight to diagonal not diagonal to diagonal.
This is the Arnold dress I most want to make. So much.
For those without the book (and no costumer should be without a copy!- that said I need to pick up two of the four myselfā¦) the bodice is in multiple parts: faux neck fill, basque and belt and detachable undersleeves- main bodice ends at the waist and elbow ruffles as well as sheer neck ruffle (deep oval) . And there is an evening bodice too (ball bodice in fact due to the shape- very formal wide but shallow neck, bare arms). So this gown was mean to be able to be worn in every social situation the owner could possibly find herself.
Dinner? why Iāll remove the undersleeves and neck fill. Ball? I shall wear the off the shoulder bodice! At home? Sleeves or not, neck fill or not. Visiting during the day? Neck fill and sleeves!
Seeing it in colour makes me really want to find a good mimic of the actual fabric.