melisusthewee: mantelcosplay: Okay so! I know everyone posts a lot of cosplay comparisons between so
melisusthewee: mantelcosplay: Okay so! I know everyone posts a lot of cosplay comparisons between so many years of improvement but I just wanted to give an example of improvement over a short span of time. These pictures were taken less than a month apart, the top 3 was my FIRST EVER armour build that I wore to Michigan Renaissance Festival near the end of August. The bottom 3 were at Fan Expo on the first weekend of September. The only thing I redid was the breastplate, everything else got a new coat of paint and some heavy weathering. I had no idea what I was doing on my first build. I bought 2 rolls of black Worbla at Anime North, picked a cosplay and kept my fingers crossed. Looking back my first build wasn’t that great-my strapping was a mess, I had no idea what I was doing with my closures and my friends had to re-velcro me every 25 minutes because I hadn’t formed it properly. My second build still gave me a fair amount of trouble (a combination of time crunch and forgetting to pack my sports bra for the con) but it fit nicer, had a better paint job and I took the time to fit and superglue buckle closures on. I can guarantee if I continue to make armour and I came back and redid this build in a year or so it would look even better. Keep in mind EVERYTHING but the breastplate and the wig are the exact same (my makeup was better the next time around as well but I went to school for it so I don’t hold makeup skills against anyone). I know it can be discouraging to look and see so many amazing cosplayers around you but everyone starts somewhere and you’re not going to suddenly be amazing at everything after one or two attempts. Things take time and determination. Be kind to yourself, you’re learning just like those cosplayers you look up to did. Top images taken by Sergio Mazzotta Bottom images taken by Chickadee Cosplay Photography I have to ask… what paints did you use for the breastplate? Honestly some cheap mettalic spray paint I could find on short notice. If it’s exposed to liquid, the silver will actually rub clean off whatever you put it on. I would suggest Kryolan paints for the Mettalics! The weathering and gold were done with cheap acrylic paints. -- source link
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