Author Topic: Final fantasy 2011! (Read 62158 times)

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #350 on:** August 16, 2011, 02:50:31 am »

Awesoooome. Great work, Nichole. You're a cosplay machine, heh. Can't wait to see the results.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #351 on:** August 16, 2011, 03:08:17 am »

well I have to get a picture within a week so I can enter in cosplay chess

Soramunesanzun · « **Reply #352 on:** August 16, 2011, 08:35:03 am »

Quote from: nikkiolie on August 16, 2011, 02:47:21 am

Yup I am. Bronte already had them and I am borrowing them for now with the intent to buy them.

Mind if I plug mine to you? We are selling specific props, and the Rikku blades are on the list. We would make them out of wood, brass, and glass depending on what references you choose for Rikku (there are several inconsistent details in her x-2 costume) They're fairly heavy, but manageable, and they follow the peacebonding regulations of all cons I've been to. If you're interested, I'll be able to throw a price and some pictures at you, but I have neither on me right now.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #353 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:03:51 pm »

Sure whenever you get a price and some pictures PM me.

Soramunesanzun · « **Reply #354 on:** August 16, 2011, 05:27:34 pm »

will do!

OokamiYami · « **Reply #355 on:** August 20, 2011, 02:57:06 am »

Made that armor thingy and glued it onto Tifa's left boot!

Now to make her elbow armor thing!

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #356 on:** August 20, 2011, 06:05:53 am »

Nice job! What did you end up making the armor out of?

Here's the finished version of the waist-guard for Barret. I think the weathering really completes it.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #357 on:** August 20, 2011, 06:44:29 am »

I need to finish Rikku D: I think if I just paint the blades it will look fine so I am going to do that and see if I can stand the way it looks. Today I should finish the boots though (the only thing that I have left will take 10 minutes or so) and try to paint the blades. I am also going to attach the claw to X Rikku so that whole costume will be done.

Then all I will have to worry about is packing. SO I might be able to get a progress shot today for Chess

(even though my pony tail clip hasn't come yet D: )

nikkiolie · « **Reply #358 on:** August 20, 2011, 04:07:01 pm »

Here is my terrible progress pic. It by no means is a beauty shot

OokamiYami · « **Reply #359 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:20:08 pm »

Quote from: EveofAbyss on August 20, 2011, 06:05:53 am

Nice job! What did you end up making the armor out of?

Here's the finished version of the waist-guard for Barret. I think the weathering really completes it.

I used sculpey to make it and also used a metallic silver spray paint to give it a metallic look. :3 I might use a bit of charcoal on it to make it look like she has been in battle.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #360 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:23:23 pm »

Good idea with the charcoal. Sounds like it should turn out really nicely.

By the way, how was it working with sculpey? I've got something to make out of it eventually, and want to know what I'm in for, heh.

OokamiYami · « **Reply #361 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:25:36 pm »

It is not hard using Sculpey at all. Just heat it up for fifteen minutes or more depending on how thick it is. It's actually pretty cool once it's harden.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #362 on:** August 20, 2011, 11:27:16 pm »

Awesome, very nice to know. I don't have to make anything big or significant, but I've never sculpted before, so I figured it'd be good to get a little insight. Thanks.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #363 on:** August 21, 2011, 12:02:03 am »

I think I have finally planed the days for my costumes. It looks like I will wear x-2 Day 1 and probably day 3, X day 2 and Lugia (not like it matters to this topic) in the evenings.

Wrath-Chan19 · « **Reply #364 on:** August 22, 2011, 02:03:20 pm »

You know it would be nice at some point to get everyone to sing the FF Theme

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #365 on:** August 22, 2011, 03:17:15 pm »

Hmm, I'm trying to figure out how we could do that. I'd for sure love to see it happen.

FF flash mob, anyone? haha

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #366 on:** August 22, 2011, 03:54:14 pm »

Also, I finished Barret's wrist-cuff today. Got the battle wear and tarnish put on.

*By the way...who can find the thread-specific easter eggs in that picture?

Wrath-Chan19 · « **Reply #367 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:26:12 pm »

Flash mob sound fun!
are they the action figures in the background?

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #368 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:27:41 pm »

Yup, haha. Just a teeny sample of the nerditude that fills our apartment.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #369 on:** August 23, 2011, 06:14:33 am »

The main nerdy thing in our open spaces (other then the sewing table covered with cosplay stuff, which is mainly my stuff) is the signed Jayne Cobb picture I got for my birthday :3

I still have a bit of work to do before I am happy with my blades. I want to weather the blade part a bit more, and add the bolts between the gold part of the base, and I am still trying to smooth the gold part out a little bit more. Here is what they look like so far.

Here is a good reference

So I want to fix the silver on the edges to make it look less like a perfect line, I want to add scratchy silver down the middle to make it look like the red paint is fading, and (idealy one day) I want to make the edges on the round part more pointed rather than the block shape they are now. And then to finish it all off I need to put my gloss on it

Please note that I didn't make these blades. I borrowed them from a friend (with the intent to buy them) and am fixing them up a bit

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #370 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:28:32 am »

Well they look decent currently. Better than most. I think the weathering and some of those minor touches will really finish it up, though. And yeah, sharpening up the round part's edges will be a great move too.

If I encounter any weathering techniques I think would be helpful, I'll be sure to let you know.

It almost seems like painting silver, then red over that, and weathering that red layer away with a scouring pad or hard brush would be the best move. Or at least that's a thought that just came to me.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #371 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:38:31 pm »

That is what I thought about doing. I'll try it out and see how it goes.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #372 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:11:56 pm »

Here is the finished product so far. I'm still not perfectly happy with them but I think they will work for now.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #373 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:37:56 pm »

I really like how they've turned out. Of course there are always more things to do and more ways to refine your craft, so to speak, but I do think this is a really good-looking prop. I love it.

OokamiYami · « **Reply #374 on:** August 24, 2011, 12:31:05 am »

It's better than what I can do. Ha ha. I think it's fantastic.

Mitsukai Mizu Amaya · « **Reply #375 on:** August 24, 2011, 12:40:41 am »

So yeah. Tifa's gonna be a no-go, due to lack of wig and gloves >>;;;

My hair's been cut for Yuna! Heather cut it for me, and it looks a surprising amount like her's O.o I'll need to tease and hairspray it a lot during con though xD;;;

Getting ready. Brushing out Garnet's wig and stuff. STILL embroidering Yuna -dies- It's gonna look amazing, but dear gods the effort ><!

I am currently in freakout mode over the fact that I might not have Yuna's staff for con. See, Heather offered me PVC for the rod and I can do that just fine. I'm just worried about the head of it. >< -cries- I might use a mix of paper mache, clay, and cardboard. Maybe ><

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #376 on:** August 24, 2011, 12:49:10 pm »

Quote from: Mitsukai Mizu Amaya on August 24, 2011, 12:40:41 am

I am currently in freakout mode over the fact that I might not have Yuna's staff for con. See, Heather offered me PVC for the rod and I can do that just fine. I'm just worried about the head of it. >< -cries- I might use a mix of paper mache, clay, and cardboard. Maybe ><

That's too bad about Tifa. Barret's gonna be a little lonely this year...

As for Yuna's staff, I'd suggest craft foam...but I suggest that with everything. Your idea will work just fine, though, I'm sure. Best of luck! Let me know if you need any pointers or advice. I'm much more prop minded than fabric or clothing-minded.

Also, I just took some test shots for Barret's waist-guard, and I feel really good about this costume right now. This is only to show the proportions of the waist-guard and see how it fits. The jacket in these pictures is not part of the costume, just something to show how much the vest will, essentially, cover once it's done.

Sorry about the blur with this one.

Oh, and for comparison:

I know the guard is a little too wide, but Barret's proportions are really difficult to replicate I'm realizing. I'm hoping to even out the proportion with my stance and vest, though. Wide shoulders, huge arms, and spread legs, lol. That's the ticket!

Mitsukai Mizu Amaya · « **Reply #377 on:** August 24, 2011, 12:51:10 pm »

It looks great! Can't wait to see it!

My craft foam is far too thin for that. Maybe I'll find something xD

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #378 on:** August 24, 2011, 12:59:02 pm »

Well, Jo-Ann Fabrics has the rolls of thin foam, or sheets of thicker foam (which I have bought the entire stock of on multiple occasions, lol). I'd say for her staff, if you got, like, three sheets of the thick stuff, glued it all together and then carved it down, you could actually be in pretty good shape. This is just a thought though.

chelseahavoc · « **Reply #379 on:** August 24, 2011, 06:04:48 pm »

what about camping foam scarlet?

OokamiYami · « **Reply #380 on:** August 24, 2011, 07:08:17 pm »

The waist guard looks really good, Eve!

Hmmm, if I were to give some advice, you should add some bit of cracks into it just like the concept photo of Barrett. :3

Mitsukai Mizu Amaya · « **Reply #381 on:** August 24, 2011, 09:14:56 pm »

I need Home Depot. Slices of wood for teh uber cheap u.u

I'll look into the foam, maybe. I'm just worried about it being stiff enough :/

chelseahavoc · « **Reply #382 on:** August 24, 2011, 09:16:06 pm »

camping foam is realy stiff i used two pieces for lanis axe

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #383 on:** August 24, 2011, 10:00:42 pm »

Craft foam, when you layer the thick sheets, gets really stiff. In my experience anyway. It's cheap, it's plentiful, lol. Just sayin', heh.

Mitsukai Mizu Amaya · « **Reply #384 on:** August 24, 2011, 10:49:00 pm »

Ah, okay. Thanks, guys n.n

OokamiYami · « **Reply #385 on:** August 26, 2011, 02:47:28 am »

Here are my completed Tifa's boots and elbow guard. They are not the best, but it will do.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #386 on:** August 26, 2011, 05:44:44 am »

I like them, actually. I think the way the armor is smooth but dented and a little roughened works well. It looks awesome to me. ^_^

Also, I forgot to post this here last night, but I finished Barret's bullet belt yesterday. I love it, plain and simple, heh.

I was going to include his pouches, but they just weren't coming together right, and I felt like they would only worsen the belt. Keeping it to just the bullet shells looks a lot better, I think.

OokamiYami · « **Reply #387 on:** August 26, 2011, 11:30:32 am »

Looks really good, Eve!

And yes, plain and simple is the best. Lol.

Zensuke · « **Reply #388 on:** August 26, 2011, 11:39:16 am »

I'm SO looking forward to this con to see every ones kick ass final fantasy costumes.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #389 on:** August 26, 2011, 11:50:22 am »

Most def. Aside from a couple people's unfortunate cosplay setbacks, this seems like it will be a great year for FF cosplay. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I really, really, reeeeeeeeallyhope a mock-battle breaks out at one of the shoots. It happened last time we were here in '07, and hasn't happened since, and I reeeeeeally want to do it again, haha

Vancouver luck, be with us!!

Chibiorochimaru · « **Reply #390 on:** August 26, 2011, 11:58:37 am »

We had a real brief mock battle 2009 that was real fun, hopefully this year though it dosn't rain and we get more people in on it.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #391 on:** August 26, 2011, 12:02:58 pm »

That inopportune rain was the turd on top of a crap-sundae, lol. I missed the FF shoot, missed pretty much the only thing I had planned that weekend. Yeah, sucked.

This year, though! Good times will ensue!

Wrath-Chan19 · « **Reply #392 on:** August 26, 2011, 12:40:58 pm »

Mock FF battles are always fun!
It would be great if someone could bring some speakers so we can play battle music

Oh boy my friends will not want to know me...

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #393 on:** August 26, 2011, 01:05:35 pm »

haha, I love the idea of having music. If anyone has portable speakers, I'll bring my ipod (it's got all that lovely FF music on it).

Chibiorochimaru · « **Reply #394 on:** August 26, 2011, 01:20:15 pm »

xD Not a bad idea. I might have some speakers but id have to dig through things to find em.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #395 on:** August 26, 2011, 01:27:18 pm »

Well I'll just keep my ipod with me in case.

Even without it though, a mock-battle could be so epic. The one in '07 had no music and it was still hilarious/awesome.

OokamiYami · « **Reply #396 on:** August 26, 2011, 01:55:04 pm »

What do you usually do in mock battles? o.o

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #397 on:** August 26, 2011, 02:02:22 pm »

It's the cosplayers getting together and basically just battling in the typical RPG turn-based style. There's no real rules or HP or damage or anything that specific, but just a lot of people going through the motions and bringing the FF battle system to real life with their cosplays.

Like, at the '07 FF shoot, cosplayers representing Cloud, Aeris, Vincent and Barret lined up and battled a bunch of Turk cosplayers, just taking turns and doing attacks, just going through the motions essentially. It's so much fun! Takes the cosplaying to the next level. almost LARPing, but not quite, heh.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #398 on:** August 26, 2011, 02:08:11 pm »

Actually, at akicon they are making something like that an event. It doesn't have to be FF cosplays but just teams of three doing the ff style battles. And the most entertaining team gets a cash prize. I am kinda tempted to do it XD

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #399 on:** August 26, 2011, 02:11:09 pm »

Whaaaa? Oh, that is awesome. I wish I were going this year, I'd jump on that boat with the quickness.

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Author Topic: Final fantasy 2011! (Read 62158 times)