ACEN 2012 - Cosplay Planing

[Dtrain323i]

[quote author=at0m link=topic=6142.msg235761#msg235761 date=1325913169]
[quote author=Eightball link=topic=6142.msg235113#msg235113 date=1325348827]
A bunch of us are planning to do Payday: The Heist characters, but I need the devs to respond to see if we can procure the masks. No masks, no payday.

you're asking permission to do cosplay? HAH
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Asking for source material. Unless you have the talent to hand-craft replicas of the masks....
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Fire up the reprap

[HeK]

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[quote author=at0m link=topic=6142.msg235761#msg235761 date=1325913169]
[quote author=Eightball link=topic=6142.msg235113#msg235113 date=1325348827]
A bunch of us are planning to do Payday: The Heist characters, but I need the devs to respond to see if we can procure the masks. No masks, no payday.

you're asking permission to do cosplay? HAH
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Asking for source material. Unless you have the talent to hand-craft replicas of the masks....
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Fire up the reprap
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This is my plan, if I have the time.
Reprap a form, then either fiberglass or vacuum-form masks.

[Cloud_9ine]

At this point, I'm probably figuring Skyward Sword Link, unless anyone wants to also do it then 4 Swords could be done.

[zaneyard]

k so if i actually bust my ass and get ripped by the time this comes around, how the fuck do i make my whole body green?

[Cloud_9ine]

abc

[zaneyard]

oh god their fucking website is horrible
how much would i have to get though, shit goes for like 10 bucks a pop.

perhaps I should get myself working on a different costume if this is going to cost a shit ton of money.

[Cloud_9ine]

oh god their fucking website is horrible
how much would i have to get though, shit goes for like 10 bucks a pop.

perhaps I should get myself working on a different costume if this is going to cost a shit ton of money.

First step is to consider what needs to be covered and how much is needed and then just shop around.

[kaese]

k so if i actually bust my ass and get ripped by the time this comes around, how the fuck do i make my whole body green?

Stage makeup with a sealant , some big brands are: Ben-Nye, Kryolan, Mehron, and Graftobian
You can also go with the more expensive but more permanent airbrush body paint option.

I've never used them myself (except for some Mehron normal colored makeup) but here are some ones that cosplayers recommend:
Kryolan Aquacolor
Mehron body makeups
Apparently Ben-Nye flakes.
It's also recommended to clean the skin of oil with some rubbing alcohol before applying the color. Then set with a setting spray.

Fine art paints like acrylic are cheaper and easier to obtain but they will make you want to kill yourself from all the flaking and itchiness that will occur (from personal experimentation for school events). AND, latex body paint will not allow your skin to breathe. It could potentially be very very uncomfortable lol...

**forgot to mention that you can probably get some of these brands at your local costume supply store. We have one here in Madison called Mallatt's, dunno if there's one up where you are.

[zaneyard]

yeah i found liquid latex but i dunno how i feel about that.
i also found mehron, it seems like probably the best solution. I just wonder how much I would end up having to buy to cover most of my body. I'd be wearing shorts of course so I could get away with leaving my upper thighs skin colored, but it still seems like it might take quite a bit to do.


If this isn't financially feasible (I'll do more research tomorrow), I could always actually make a costume. Dunno what though. I do like rummy's idea of Pantheon, even though I don't play LoL anymore. I feel like I would have even less of an idea how to make that though.

[kaese]

yeah i found liquid latex but i dunno how i feel about that.
i also found mehron, it seems like probably the best solution. I just wonder how much I would end up having to buy to cover most of my body. I'd be wearing shorts of course so I could get away with leaving my upper thighs skin colored, but it still seems like it might take quite a bit to do.

I can't tell you how much coverage you'd get with 1 oz of liquid body paint but for the cake makeups, it is recommended that you get two for full body.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=6142.msg236752#msg236752 date=1326686752]
yeah i found liquid latex but i dunno how i feel about that.
i also found mehron, it seems like probably the best solution. I just wonder how much I would end up having to buy to cover most of my body. I'd be wearing shorts of course so I could get away with leaving my upper thighs skin colored, but it still seems like it might take quite a bit to do.

I can't tell you how much coverage you'd get with 1 oz of liquid body paint but for the cake makeups, it is recommended that you get two for full body.
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well that Mehron Paradise Makeup AQ™ - Professional Size comes in 1.4 oz, so two of those wouldn't cost me that much. I guess I just didn't know how much an ounce of makeup would cover. Welp, now I just gotta train really fucking hard for the next four months. I might start taking BCAA so I don't get so tired halfway through my lifts.

If I can pull this off well, this will be fucking awesome.

[A. Crow]

Would it be funny to have a soldier running around with a minecraft pickaxe, or just stupid? 

[zaneyard]

Would it be funny to have a soldier running around with a minecraft pickaxe, or just stupid? 

definitely the first one

[Striker]

Hey, this popped into my head.  I have my friends Heavy Minigun sitting around if you want me to bring it for anyone let me know.

[at0m]

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Would it be funny to have a soldier running around with a minecraft pickaxe, or just stupid? 

definitely the first one
[/quote]yup, especially at ACEN

[MrRickrambo]

should i find some yellow shades ( summer Shades) for my cosplay? i normally wear them in game anyway

[at0m]

should i find some yellow shades ( summer Shades) for my cosplay? i normally wear them in game anyway

If you can find _any_ misc items that you want to wear, just go ahead and do it.

[k0ala]

And the choice is up to you cause they come in two classes:
Rhinestone shades or cheap sunglasses

[Eightball]

brb drilling deus specs into my zygomatic bones

[kaese]

anyone going as Engie want this little guy? About two inches tall.