Carbon Costume

…ve-aggressively push a lot of premium features – it’s easy to accidentally select a premium font or image, only to get hit with a “you need to pay for this” message when you’re about to save out your design. Just look for dollar or crown signs next to fonts or graphics before selecting them.) Things you’ll need for this project: Color printer and printer paper Free Canva.com membership Custom graphics (see Step 3) Scotch tape (optional) Clear cont…

…the Elements, primarily. Go into Elements and find the Shapes collection. Select a circle, color it black, and place it in the center of your design. Search the Elements collection for a coffee mug. There are a variety of free and premium graphics, but this free graphic looked enough like the reference image that it works in a pinch. Add a white circle slightly larger than the black circle, and place it behind the black one. Do the same with a mu…

…or sketch one. Print or draw it to a lifelike scale, proportionate to your self. Untwist your hanger completely and start carefully bending the wire to the approximate shape of the blade. In the show, the First Blade is made of a donkey’s jawbone; we will be adding “teeth” at a later point, and their shapes should not be included in this wire frame.   Fold the excess wire in towards the middle of the shape, so that it can support the hot glue we’r…

…t spending so much time on the websites, especially because the internet itself has grown in leaps and bounds. It used to be rare to find exhibit photos and promo images of any movie — but now studios put out high res stills for everything that comes out and costume exhibits are much more common. With things like Flickr and Facebook, people can share this info in a way that didn’t exist when I started out. Which is pretty exciting — to see the cos…

…couples either. For non-romantic pairings, feel free to ask a friend or family member to be your plus one!) Barbie and Ken (Barbie) Calling it now, Barbie and Ken will be 2023’s most popular couples costume for Halloween. It’s a must for a Barbie to accessorize with her Ken! From the classic gingham and stripes of the Barbieland beach to the neon outfits rollerblading in LA, there’s plenty of movie outfits to pick from. See all Barbie costumes… J…