Carbon Costume

…pular 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 people didn’t like him at first”. It me. #Gritty pic.twitter.com/HfTMVtEAFy — Gritty (@GrittyNHL) September 24, 2018 The change came on fast, though. Anthony Mazziotti of the Philadelphia Influencer created a timeline of Gritty’s int…

…iation for just how good some of these designers are. And how subtle but influential things like color and print can be. As someone interested in costume design, it gives you a whole new level of appreciation for the story being told. But that for me is more cerebral, and not totally related to which costumes I want to make. I don’t really want to research and replicate the Mad Men costumes. And I don’t know many people that have — but has Mad Men…

…ce you cut out. This will give you a cutie mark for either side or either “flank”. If you choose to use chalk, you might still want to pin the two layer of felt together once the paper template is out of the way. The felt will be less likely to slip or unfold if pinned. Step Three: Cut the Pieces If your cutie mark has a lot of pieces, you might want to cut each one into its own chunk. You will have a smaller piece to work with and won’t have to w…

…it has to be wet repeatedly to use. I just used a wet napkin. Lay your arm flat on the table, spread your fingers out, and make a line around your arm. It’s kind of like making a hand turkey. Leave some space around your arm and fingers for comfort. If it ends up having too much space, you can fix it later. Step six: Sew Here comes the “fun” part. Sew along the lines you’ve made in your glove. This step alone took me a good few gloves because I wo…

…ou can paint a basic wooden bench seat until it would look at home in the palace gardens of Westeros. If venturing into a thrift store isn’t ideal you can always check apps like Mercari and OfferUp for local and national sellers that might have what you need. You can also check out scene setter backdrops on from Party City and Amazon, to create a more in-depth scene with the help of a printed backdrop! These are especially effective if you have a…

…dust jacket! Completely unfold the existing dust jacket, lay it perfectly flat, and take the following measurements: Total width and height of the dust jacket (in my case, it was 20″x8.5″) Cover width and height (6″x8.5″) The two jacket flaps’ width and height (3.5″x8.5″) Step 2: Canva Setup Log on to Canva.com (create a free account if you haven’t already), and create a design with custom dimensions that are the total width and height of your bo…

…let the pagesit for a while. After that, I cut out the decals, leaving a small allowance of space around each one. To prep the plastic coffee cup, clean it rigorously with hot water and soap, and/or rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad. Mix up the Mod Podge and brush a thin layer on both the tumbler and the underside of the printable. Afterwards, apply another two or three more coats, waiting a couple hours in between each one. Remember to let the fini…

…liking, let’s move on to crafting the teeth. Make little dabs of hot glue all along the “gumline” of this faux jawbone, and build them up until they resemble teeth. For extra “dental” support, you can use broken pieces of toothpick to reinforce the teeth shapes. If you would like to paint the blade to give it a more opaque, bonelike color, you should you have the option of applying acrylic paints (a mix of gray and beige would work best) before y…

…d. Diet Culture (or society valuing thinness and attractiveness over physical health and emotional well-being) has you thinking that YOU are the problem, like there is something wrong with you because you don’t look a certain way. YOU are NOT the problem. Valuing thinness over mental and physical wellbeing is the problem. The more I embrace and value inclusion, the better I feel about myself and about others. I’ve adopted a mindset that everyone i…