Carbon Costume

…n go in with a sharpie marker and mark the design for your head piece. Gently cut the masking tape pattern so that you can freely remove it from your head and place it on a wig stand or something with a similar shape. Run your copper jewelry wire along the shape that you’ve mapped out, securing it in pivotal areas by wrapping your thinner jewelry wire around your connecting pieces. In order to get a proper jaw and eye piece, shape and attach those…

…ake sure this piece begins at the very top of the neck and ends approximately 3 ½ inches below your bellybutton. Next, sew a strip of silk cord all the way around your bodysuit at your hips. This will serve as a placeholder, where you will later sew in the leaves of Clare’s skirt. OPTIONAL STEP: If you feel that your body suit could be tighter, sew two strips of ribbon to the center middle of the back of your body suit, about 5 inches apart. When…

…ded videos showing how to create a skull smile, an evil clown mask, or simply one bloody gash in your forehead. But, as you’ve probably noticed firsthand, watching one YouTube tutorial doesn’t make you an expert, and sometimes your fool-proof Halloween idea ends up being a major fail. To help you plan ahead this year, we interviewed professional SFX makeup artists about the top mistakes people make when trying to do their own costume makeup. Take…

…between Peter Quill (see costume) and Gamora (see costume) makes a teensy bit of progress. Emphasis on teensy. But there’s definitely something between them. See all Guardians of the Galaxy costumes… 3. Wonder Woman Even as a bloodthirsty dealer of WMDs, Dr. Maru (see costume) elicits sympathy as an unappreciated genius in a brutish world. And Wonder Woman (see costume) seems to recognize this, having the chance to destroy her but ultimately spar…

…inst. We wanted the monsters plans to steal the nougat candy to more directly affect all the characters in our town, so we updated the CQ monster mythos quite a bit. More than anything, we just wanted to hit the sweet and unique tone of the games while still re-inventing the story to work as a TV show. What shows or games influenced your creative direction with Costume Quest? Oh man, so many! As mentioned, Power Rangers and Charlie Brown, but also…

…tans, Raven is the most common to cosplay, on the basis of being an instantly recognizable character design and a relatively simple cosplay to make. See Raven costume guide 5. Spider-Man We were shocked to find Spider-Man this low on the list, what with his “infestation” of popular media in the past year. We got Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse last December, followed quickly by Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, all blessing us wit…

…le this way. Step 4: Cautious Styling Remember the moment I said not to apply heat? I may have lied a bit. These wigs can withstand heat just very, very, veeery low heat. Heat can sometimes be necessary to style a wig. Switch your straightener on the lowest setting and once that setting heats up, switch it off. Wait a minute to use the straightener. Heat test a tiny strand of fibers to see how much heat the wig can take. If it melts (gets really s…

…f bottoms to smooth and even them out. Coat with one coat of gesso thoroughly. Allow to dry, and apply two thin coats of Mod Podge, allowing for drying time in between. Make sure you get all of your foam covered, as your spray can destroy the foam if not adequately applied. Spray with black Plastidip, applying coats as needed, and allowing for drying time in between steps. Take each individual cone, and trace a circle 3/4”-1” longer than all edges…

…that? This pandemic has been tough for so many people, and for me personally with my small business being impacted, as well as creatively. I need an outlet to express myself and interact with people and with so many events being canceled it has been hard. I first was doing zoom visits back in March/April/May but come summer people wanted to get outside and stop staring at their computers. I knew that full scale events wouldn’t be happening again…

…Canva. It’s quite easy to set up a Canva account, and it’s got an incredibly user-friendly interface so even beginner designers can have fun creating visual art. (My biggest pet peeve with the site is they passive-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 s…