Finn does Cosplay

Hey! Just a quick update on what's happening with me and cosplay! So between doing a bunch of stuff for school, I plan on having my Link cosplay finished at the end of October. I haven't really worked much on it since I got to school, which means as of right now I have to fix the collar, edit the boots, and make belts. I'm not too worried about props until Ichiban 2018. I'm also going to be making some things for the Amaterasu cosplay. In November, I will be going to Anime Blast Chattanooga with a friend of mine. That is where I plan on doing my Link cosplay, and might pull out my half done Soldier 76 which is just there for kicks and giggles. I'm also planning on going to Ichiban 2018, and I'm extremely excited because I am going to be competing in the Cosplay Contest! I'm super excited to show off my Rey cosplay, and my dad is going to be there as well as he did make the staff. There's also going to be an amazing surprise at Ichiban, but I will s...

I have never used 3D printing for anything, and neither did my father. My dad now helps me with my props for my costumes, so he ended up helping me with the sword and sheath. I ordered the pieces online, he put it together, and then I paint it. However, we didn't know what we were doing with the pieces so it ended up in a fun little story to tell due to us not knowing what to properly do the first time. When the sword had initially arrived (i bought the sword all at once, where I bought the sheath in two separate orders which contained half of the sheath), the tabs that were supposed to be used for durability??? did not fit. I figured it had to do with printing such a small little piece, and I figured that the sword should be fine as long as I don't swing it around, which I didn't plan on doing anyway.  We first glued it together using Gorilla Glue. We glued multiple different pieces together, and then those pieces together, etc. until we got the full sword. Putting ...

Instead of fully making my props, I bought most of them. I figured it would be the easiest for me as 1) props for Dr. Junkenstein failed terribly and 2) I'm not even going to bother with trying to make swords. The only prop that I made was the shield with the help of my aunt and uncle. Sword and Sheath      The Master Sword and it's sleeve thing I bought 3D Printed here ! This helped a lot with cutting out having to make it, but I did have to put the pieces together. Surprisingly the sword costed less than the sheath, but owell. There's a whole story to go along with what happened with putting hte sword together (which ended up being a continuation story of the sword at work), but long story short we ended up just using superglue and paint. We also sealed with Mod Podge.  Ocarina      I literally just bought this off of amazon. That's it. Here's the link . It's playable, but either it's not fully meant to be played or I just can't play an i...

Alright, so just some updates and stuff from my last post until now. I've had a change of plans in terms of my ability to go to cons (seeing how I'm starting college and all) and some of the cosplays I'm working on. Cons:      I'm not going to be able to go to DragonCon and probably not gonna be able to go to NC Comic Con in November. However, I am looking at Queen City Anime Con in Charlotte and some cons in Georgia and Tennessee near the NC border. I am making plans to go to IchibanCon in 2018 unless if something comes up for college. Cosplays:      Amaterasu and Dr. Junkenstein are going to be completely held off until the summer unless if I can find some time to work on them during the school year. As for my current cosplays, I will have to hold most off during the school year unless if I can find some space for them in my dorm. Rey will be worn during summer cons to help with the staff and weather. Link will be all year (however props may no alwa...

I actually did a make up test for once in my life, but it was mostly an excuse to mess around with the ears and to start working on the wig for it. I don't really have much done for the actual costume in terms of the hat I had to improvise for now. But yeah. For the actual make up I really just put on some foundation and used a little bit of darker eye shadow on the nose and on the edge of the brow. I'm not a make up guru or anything, but that's what I do really when I do make up make up. I did the eye shadow thing around the nose mostly because I wanted to eliminate the look of the 'ball point' end of my nose, and to help it look a little straighter than it is With the wig, I had an old blonde wig that I got a couple years ago and I dont remember what it was for but I still had it. It was longer than desired so I decided to cut it a little, and it'll need some fixing in the back (that's not really shown in the pics), but other than that I'm pretty...

Just a quick update on future plans coming up shortly for my cosplays! I'm putting Dr. Junkenstein on hold for a little bit in order to quickly do Link from Ocarina of Time. It shouldn't take me very long outside of the sword and shield for Link, so I'm expecting it to finish in a short amount of time. Dr. Junkenstein is no longer going to have the tire, and the grenades are going to be changed (not sure to what but eventually). After I finish up Dr. Junkenstein, I plan on working on Amaterasu starting with the wig before the kimonos. Other pieces will probably be done throughout the next couple of months (ie: necklaces and Issun).  In a couple of months I'll also be remaking my Vince Heliotrope cosplay, and it will have EL Wire through it so it can light up! I'm excited for that! I also plan on going to Dragoncon 2017 and hopefully NC Comic Con Nov. 2017. Next Cosplays to be completed Link (Ocarina of Time) Dr. Junkenstein  Amaterasu Vince Heliotrope (r...

Alright! So, I'm taking a small break from working on other cosplays to quickly push out this one! I'm currently starting to work on Link (Ocarina of Time version), and going to go ahead and get this one done while I can and before I go off to college. So anyway, here are some small sketches I did at 3 in the morning with notes before I actually start posting things when I start on the costume itself within the next week. Sketches: Notes: Page 1 *We are mostly focused on the outfit for this page a) hat is made of same fabric as the tunic, tightens in the back b) elf ears w/fake piercings. (Will use spirit gum for attachment and some flesh latex to hide any gaps) c) tunic and undershirt are going to be made d) reg belt for the waist, make "belt" for the sword (I ended up calling it a shoulder strap. not really good with terms for this) e) make gauntlets f) white leggings (bought) g) boots Page 2 a) sword and sleeve printed (Ordering them 3D pri...