Carbon Costume

…ifferent, you can use the same planning process and some of the same techniques found below! Step One: Sketch It Out Ugly Holiday Sweaters might look like pure chaos. But that kind of controlled chaos takes some planning. And with this project that all starts with your concept sketch. As you’ll see later on, my sweater ended up differing a little from my concept sketch. This happens when your materials or capabilities change. Or if, like in my cas…

…out Heather’s journey in the interview below! Brushing off the Haters A frequent problem in the cosplay community is the “haters.” And not just in person at conventions – people take to social media to leave mean comments on cosplayers’ posts. This translates to the fitness community as well. Because people incorrectly assume larger bodies are “unfit”, they try to diminish plus-sized fitness professionals. Some people are even afraid to cosplay or…

…ith Terry to chat about conventions, artistic advice, and the power of representation in media. Hi Terry! Thanks for taking the time to interview with Carbon Costume. How’s the con going for you so far? Terry: “Pretty good. It’s really nice to have the in-person con again — it’s been a couple of years. But it’s been really nice to just see people and sell stuff and socialize. Yeah, it’s been going really great so far.” I think you were the first a…

…ight, flexible, and relatively inexpensive to create. A lot of these techniques can be applied to other costumes. Glove Tutorial Materials: 3/8” EVA Foam floor tiles EVA craft foam sheets Black elbow length gloves Super 77 spray adhesive Hot Glue sticks Mod Podge Spray paint (I recommend Design Master): Flat White, Red, Yellow Craft Paint: Pink Clear sealer Gems: Clear resin, red nail polish, tin foil, clear craft glue, mould release, paint trays…

…is easily accessible to novice cosplayers, but may also pose an exciting challenge to intermediate crafters as well. You will need: Dresses: Simplicity pattern R10294 3 yards of blue broadcloth (classic dress)* 3 yards of bridal satin (Hysteria version)* 22″ – 24″ invisible zipper (blue for classic, white for Hysteria) Thread (blue for classic, white for Hysteria and the apron for each) Simplicity pattern 8533 2 yards bridal satin (for classic apr…

…arer of the Elder Blood, a powerful Source endowed with exceptional magic talent and the Lady of Time and Space.” The Witcher, the popular game-turned-Netflix series is based on a series of books by fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, which follow the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a powerful witcher who hunts beasts and monsters of all sorts using his superhuman fighting abilities. Cirilla, Geralt’s adopted daughter, is one of the main characters o…

…s been Gritty, the orange monster living large in Philadelphia. Gritty represents the Philadelphia Flyers, the city’s NHL team. He burst on the scene three years ago and has since become a viral sensation. But he wasn’t always so popular as I found out when I sat down with Gritty’s creator, Brian Allen of Flyland Designs.   Mixed Reception “A lot of people don’t remember that,” Allen says of initial reactions to Gritty. “They don’t remember that p…

…hat are really popular. Two of the costumes I get a lot of email follow-up questions about are Princess Leia’s embroidered Bespin costume from Empire Strikes Back (mine took me 9 months to embroider), and the beaded “Jump” dress from Titanic. In addition to all the others sites, I have a site where I have pages about every costume I’ve made — and I also have a blogspot that meshes with that costume site, but is easier to update. What does it mean…

…ur no-sew guide! Here we demonstrate how it’s done using Princess Luna’s crescent moon cutie mark as an example. Supplies 1 sheet of felt in every color you need Access to a printer Straight pins or chalk Scissors A hot glue gun and sticks Magnets or backing pins Step One: Print and Cut Your Template Identify which cutie mark you want to recreate. Or, if you’re making your own, create a printable image of the mark. It doesn’t have to look perfect…

…the pillowcase. I used a white watercolor pencil since I used black material (also because I couldn’t find anything else). Note: Use something that doesn’t stain or show through the fabric. The perk of this watercolor pencil is that it doesn’t go through the fabric like ink from a marker. It can also wash out with water. A con of the pencil is it has to be wet repeatedly to use. I just used a wet napkin. Lay your arm flat on the table, spread you…