Cosplayer S Ultimate Guide To Eva Foam

Author : Beverly Downen
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781644032169

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Cosplayer's Ultimate Guide to EVA Foam by Beverly Downen Pdf

Unlock the unlimited possibilities of EVA foam! Turn your wildest costume dreams into reality! Whether you are a master-level cosplayer or brand-new to making costumes and props, this is the ultimate reference guide to using different kinds of EVA foam and other up-to-date materials and to make epic costumes, props, accessories, and other projects out of this world! If you want to create your own high quality props, EVA foam is the way to go — it is a rubber-like thermoplastic that is both easy to work with, durable, and lightweight. You can build an entire costume with EVA foam — shields, armor, helmet, weapons — without getting weighed down. Knowledge at your fingertips! This comprehensive guidebook - take it with you to shop for materials, write notes and bookmark your favorite chapters, and use it right at your workstation Expand your cosplay skills with the latest industry techniques and materials, step-by-step tutorials, and 4 projects to get you started Create patterns for perfectly fitting costumes and accessories every time and use the patterns included to guide the way

Author : Grace Herbert
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1097652459

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The Cosplay Handbook by Grace Herbert Pdf

The Cosplay Handbook is full of techniques, and tips for everyone interested in cosplay! Learn how to create your own patterns, costumes, props, photoshoots, and more.

Author : Joyce van den Goor
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781645678151

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The Beginner’s Guide to Cosplay Armor & Props by Joyce van den Goor Pdf

Legendary Creations Comfortable Enough to Wear and Wield! Become the character you were destined to be! Joyce van den Goor, founder of Pretzl Cosplay, is here to guide you on your epic cosplay journey. Learn all the best tools, materials and trade techniques—such as sanding, shaping, detailing, painting and so much more—to craft standout armor and lightweight props out of EVA foam. Both cheap and easy-to-handle, this material is perfect for total newbies! With 22 different projects to test your skills, you’re sure to impress at your next comic-con, Renaissance faire or live action role-playing event. From a medieval warrior’s armor to a woodland elf’s iconic ears to an enchanting sorcerer’s handy spellbook, these pieces will serve as the perfect addition to your work-in-progress costume, or you can combine them all to create three full cosplay looks. Joyce provides traceable patterns for each project as well as detailed step-by-step images and plenty of ideas for variation. You’ll find all of the large fold-out patterns conveniently included in the back envelope, while the rest are the perfect size for printing at home. Remember: It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this comprehensive guide, and you’ll have everything you need to bring your nerdiest dreams to life.

Author : Amanda Haas
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781617459061

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Creative Cosplay by Amanda Haas Pdf

An inspirational guide to sewing cosplay Boldly enter the world of cosplay and gain the confidence to design the costume of your dreams! Award-winning cosplayer Amanda Haas helps you translate your ideas from fiction to reality as you research costumes, shop for fabrics, mash-up patterns, and present your cosplay at a competition. A gorgeous photo gallery will have you frantic to join the cosplay community, while the author’s seasoned advice will give you the courage to take the first step. Bonus project: Sew a bum bag to carry your keys and other essentials to a con. Learn the art of making and wearing designer-quality costumes that will transform your persona. Turn fiction into fashion! A step-by-step guide to designing your own cosplay Dive into the fun world of cosplay with the author’s trusted advice Step up your cosplay costumes with inspirational photos, techniques, and more

Author : Svetlana Quindt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440345166

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The Costume Making Guide by Svetlana Quindt Pdf

Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! The Best Cosplay Tutorial Guide Ever! Get ready to impress ordinary mortals with your superhuman costume-making skills. You can do it no matter what your experience level with this, the first full step-by-step technique book on cosplay--with no sewing! Internationally known cosplayer Kamui Cosplay (a.k.a. Svetlana Quindt) shows you how to easily create elaborate costumes and successful props out of items available at your local arts and craft or hardware stores: turn foam into a realistic axe, create a breastplate from scratch and use a glue gun to modify just about anything. You will even learn the best and most accessible techniques for working with specialty cosplay materials such as Worbla! Packed with more than 30 step-by-step demonstrations that teach the skills you need to bring all your favorite characters to life no matter the genre, Kamui Cosplay deconstructs the work that goes into making a complete costume, from the first thought to the final photo. Tutorials cover design planning, fabricating body armor, 3D painting techniques and more. Best of all, you can adapt every lesson to use in all future fandom projects spanning video games, books, anime, movies and even your own original characters! Includes: • How to choose a costume and find good reference art • A short shopping list of necessary materials and tools for beginning cosplayers • Basic safety tips • A beautiful photo gallery featuring inspiring images from other cosplayers • Next steps--how to grow your workshop, take professional photos, participate in contests and join the cosplay community

Author : Bill Doran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cosplay
ISBN : 0692655026

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Foamsmith 2 by Bill Doran Pdf

Foamsmith 2 empowers you to create impressive, light-weight, durable foam weapon props.--back cover.

Author : Svetlana Quindt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440345258

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The Costume Making Guide by Svetlana Quindt Pdf

Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! The Best Cosplay Tutorial Guide Ever! Get ready to impress ordinary mortals with your superhuman costume-making skills. You can do it no matter what your experience level with this, the first full step-by-step technique book on cosplay--with no sewing! Internationally known cosplayer Kamui Cosplay (a.k.a. Svetlana Quindt) shows you how to easily create elaborate costumes and successful props out of items available at your local arts and craft or hardware stores: turn foam into a realistic axe, create a breastplate from scratch and use a glue gun to modify just about anything. You will even learn the best and most accessible techniques for working with specialty cosplay materials such as Worbla! Packed with more than 30 step-by-step demonstrations that teach the skills you need to bring all your favorite characters to life no matter the genre, Kamui Cosplay deconstructs the work that goes into making a complete costume, from the first thought to the final photo. Tutorials cover design planning, fabricating body armor, 3D painting techniques and more. Best of all, you can adapt every lesson to use in all future fandom projects spanning video games, books, anime, movies and even your own original characters! Includes: • How to choose a costume and find good reference art • A short shopping list of necessary materials and tools for beginning cosplayers • Basic safety tips • A beautiful photo gallery featuring inspiring images from other cosplayers • Next steps--how to grow your workshop, take professional photos, participate in contests and join the cosplay community

Author : Mina Petrovic
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781440354830

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Cosplay Crash Course by Mina Petrovic Pdf

Cosplay lets you step out of your own skin and into someone else's shoes (or boots, or paws...). This beginner's guide helps you walk that walk with confidence in an awesome costume of your own creation. True to the cosplay spirit of collaboration, Cosplay Crash Course shares favorite tricks and techniques from some of the community's most imaginative artists. Step by step, you'll learn how to turn ordinary fabrics, inexpensive toys, easy-to-manipulate thermoplastics, wigs and other humble materials into original costumes you'll wear with pride. Whether you're making fabulous feathers, metallic armor, wicked horns, lifelike claws or form-fitting boots, this book puts it all within your reach. You'll even learn awesome hair and makeup effects to complete the look. Use this inside advice to fast-forward through years of trial and error; learn to select the best fabrics and adhesives and to make practical choices for comfort and wearability. Armed with the know-how in these pages and a spirit of adventure, who will you become? Everything you need to dress your part! • 25+ step-by-step projects for creating authentic-looking props, costumes and accessories • Easy techniques and clever shortcuts from nine international cosplay artists • How to manipulate wigs, extensions and your own hair to create unique and expressive looks • Awesome makeup effects, from tattoos and zombie bites to tricks for making faces appear more feminine or masculine • Bonus tips for striking a pose and snapping dynamic, in-character photos

Author : Andrew Liptak
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781534455825

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Cosplay: A History by Andrew Liptak Pdf

This look at the colorful and complex history of cosplay and fandom fashion examines the relationship between franchises and the cosplayers they inspire and the technology that helps bring the details of costumes to life.

Author : Judith Stephens
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780762486601

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Cosplay the Marvel Way by Judith Stephens Pdf

The cosplay producer and co-creator of the Women Of Marvel podcast weaves together the history of Marvel cosplay with practical tips, advice, and instructions on how-to create your own cosplays based on popular Marvel heroes Black Panther, Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, Phoenix, and Loki. An officially licensed guide to learning about and creating Marvel cosplays, Cosplay the Marvel Way walks readers through every step of the creative process—from choosing a character, gathering your materials and tools, building your cosplay using items in your closet or from the thrift store, and showing off their new look at a convention or photoshoot. Whether you are just starting out or have a whole closet jam-packed with amazing cosplays, this book is perfect for anyone Marvel fans that are interested in or love dressing up as their favorite super heroes. Cosplay the Marvel Way is a reminder that cosplay is more than making and putting on a costume–it’s about community, about finding who you are, and expressing it through the intersection of comics and fashion.

Author : Shawn Thorsson
Publisher : Maker Media, Inc.
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781680450026

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Make: Props and Costume Armor by Shawn Thorsson Pdf

Have you been trying to think of a way to conquer your local comic convention through cosplay? Do you gaze with envious eyes upon the fan-made suits of armored awesomeness strolling around every year on Halloween? Do you have a spot on your wall, bookshelf, or desk that desperately needs to be filled with a screen-accurate replica of your favorite science-fiction or fantasy weapon? If so, look no further. We've got just the book for you! In this book, master prop maker Shawn Thorsson uses his unique blend of humor and insight to turn years of painful experience into detailed explanations. He'll show you many of the tools, methods, and processes that you can use to create professional-looking science fiction and fantasy props and armor. The ultimate collision of creative imagination and practical maker skills, making props and costume armor involves sculpting, molding, casting, 3D printing, CNC fabrication, painting, and countless other techniques and technologies. In this book, you'll learn: Basic fabrication methods using inexpensive, commonly-available tools and materials Simple, low-cost methods to make foam armor out of easy-to-find foam mats How to use the popular Pepakura software to build 3D models with paper Multiple molding and casting techniques How to build a "vacuforming" machine to make armor from plastic sheet stock Painting and weathering techniques that will bring your props to life Just enough safety advice to keep you from losing body parts along the way Whether you're just a beginner or a seasoned builder with countless projects behind you, this book is sure to be an invaluable addition to your workshop library.

Author : Gillian Conahan
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781683350095

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The Hero's Closet by Gillian Conahan Pdf

Cosplayers rejoice! The Hero’s Closet is the ultimate DIY guide to creating unique and fantastical homemade costumes This essential handbook offers detailed, step-by-step instructions that cover the basics of sewing costumes (which often require skills not found in standard sewing guides) to help even the most novice sewists create the costumes of their dreams. A skilled crafter and avid cosplayer, Gillian Conahan walks readers through finding inspiration online and through their fandom; shares insight into translating character art into real-world garments; and offers advice on pattern selection, alterations, fabrics, and embellishment techniques. The Hero’s Closet is the first how-to handbook on the art of sewing for cosplay. A must-have guide for Comic Con and Halloween, it’s essential for all ambitious fans with a DIY spirit who love the idea of cosplay, but need the inspiration and technical tips to make an awesome costume.

Author : Yuki Takasou,Rumine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Comic book fans
ISBN : 1935548816

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Cosplay Basics by Yuki Takasou,Rumine Pdf

Cosplaying has become increasingly popular in recent years. From dressing up as a Manga hero to a Pokmon to a full-on mythical beast, hordes of people get together to showcase their self-made costumes. COSPLAY BASICS teaches you everything you need to know to make amazing cosplay costumes. Written by experts in the heart of Tokyo (where cosplayers have taken it to a whole new level!) it's an easy-to-follow guide that includes pretty much everything you need to know to enjoy cosplay at its best.

Author : Lauren Orsini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785462814

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The Cosplay Book by Lauren Orsini Pdf

Author : Regan Cerato
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781644031902

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The Art of Extreme Wig Styling by Regan Cerato Pdf

A styling handbook for the ambitious wigsmith! Complement your cosplay with incredible wigs—custom-designed and created by you! Regan Cerato of Cowbutt Crunchies shows you how to make dozens of extravagant wigs for cosplayer needs, from dyed spikes to dragon scales to fiber flowers and so much more! Extravagant wigs can be intimidating, they can even stump the most seasoned of crafters but with the expert Cosplay guidance wig making can be accomplished by everybody. Whether you’re a new or experienced sewist, this handbook will help you turn your cosplay dreams into reality. All the core basics that will help take your wigs to the next level Learn trimming tips, dyeing techniques, weft basics, teasing, volumizing, and so much more With the right tips and tricks, an arsenal of skills, and guidance from seasoned cosplayers—extreme wig making can be for everybody!