Anime North 2013: Diana cosplay update

Helllllo Everyone,

Probably my last post before Anime North. Things have been pretty hectic so I’m not where I want to be.  It is Wednesday night and I have the convention on Friday, but I am not panicking yet. I think there is something wrong with me XD. Might be due to some people bailing and stuff. Kinda makes me poopy and unmotivated to keep working .

I will post videos and later details after the convention. I don’t really have time to edit them and upload them. Anyways here is where I am with my armor:

They were suppose to be done drying today so I could spray paint but I left it in a damp basement -_-. I still thought it would dry okay over night, but it didn’t. I will have to pull an all nighter tomorrow XD. My weapon just needs spray painting. So far I’m pretty happy with it:

  At least my body suit is done. I’m pretty happy with it. I added a lot of hidden detail. I hope it is worth it in the end, It is pretty hard to sew.

So the stuff I have left to do is spray paint everything, and sew the back part and skirt thing. I have school all day tomorrow so that means spray paint tomorrow night and sew Friday morning -_-. I also found perfect shoes for it! It looks exactly like it, I just have to glue the armor on it:

If you haven’t already seen on our facebook page here is the Malzahar cosplay going with us! As well as a borderlands mask which will also be cosplayed by Nocturne (The same one last year).

Anyways I hope to see you guys there!  We love to talk to followers so don’t be shy! See you then XP.

League of Legends Bunny Riven Sword: Time-Lapse Video

Hello everyone!

As some of you know I had a bunny Riven sword order! I video taped all of it and combined together in one video. I figured there wasn’t much point doing the steps again in an individual video since it’s pretty much identical steps to the original Riven sword. The Bunny Riven sword was definitely harder than the original. It was hard to sand all the curves and little details that the original sword did not.

I am pretty happy about the end result. If I were to do it again, there are a few things I would have done differently. I hoped to do more detail on it, but it was difficult since they were so small. I ended up painting it to look more rusted looking. I thought it suited it more than the shiny silver edge like the original sword. Let me know what you guys think =). Here is the final photo of the sword:

Here is the time-lapse video, Not all of it is there. My camera died a lot or the lighting didn’t turn out -_-. Regardless, I hope you enjoy!

Now to panic about my Diana cosplay XD.

Diana/Riven Cosplay Update

Hello GGG followers,

I just wanted to do a little update. I have been putting it aside for a bit because of different things. Here is my latest photo of my Diana weapon, still in the process:

I’m pretty happy with the shape! Looks pretty identical to the model ^ ^. I can’t wait to paint and detail it. I will be posting a video up as soon as it is done. I have also been working on a Bunny Riven custom order. I don’t want to spoil the time-lapse video I am making so I will just show you progress photos for now. Here is the boards stacked to form the shape:

Here is the sword fast mached. It has also been spray foamed and paper mached.I will hopefully have that video up soon! I’ve been pretty slow on my updates lately. Super sorry about that! I’ve been pretty worried about my cat -_-. I know it sounds silly, but his sickness has taken me back, more than I expected. He is recovering, so I’ll feel a lot better about picking up the pace for my cosplay. Here is the photo of him. He looks a lot better than he actually is. He is recovering from a cancerous lump removal.
Anyways I hope that I will be able to finish this cosplay stress free -_-, but I think we all know procrastination is just in us XO.

 

Making a (Calvin and Hobbes) Hobbes Stuffed Animal

Hello Everyone!

I was asked by a friend to make a Hobbes stuffed animal, and there is this perfect tutorial. Everything and all credit goes to this tutorial by Seamster! You can download a pattern to follow and print it out and easily make yourself one. Apparently Calvin and Hobbes never licensed so they don’t sell any of these stuffed animals. I do admit it was a lot more tedious than I thought it would be.

I was really happy with the pattern and they did a great job in make it fit properly and easy to make and understand. Here are the pieces separated out:

Here is the nose being constructed! I stuffed it a lot! I liked the nose as big as possible XD.

When I was reading the tutorial, I was surprised the buttons were sanded down.. I didn’t like the idea at first but it worked out! I had to use a black marker to cover the white part:

After the eyes were shaped and done I put on the stripes! I was really tedious and took a really long time to do. Don’t forget, this is all done by hand! I shrunk the pattern than the original size, I wanted a smaller version.

Here is the final front and back! I was really happy with the turn out! It was exactly as theirs which I liked.

Here is the photo of mine next to theirs .

Please remember that she created the pattern so you can go to the link above and make your own! I really enjoyed making it, and I want to use it maybe to make a league stuffed animal XD… What you think? Should I try to make a champion?

Diana Cosplay: Part 2 (Making a Bustier)

Hello Everyone,

Here is a little part of my Diana clothing cosplay progress. I decided to do a part on how to make my bustier since many people asked about my Shyvana bustier cosplay. I will be doing a full body suit underneath the armor. It is a bit comlicated I tried my best in doing a sort of beginner tutorial for those who know nothing about pattern making or sewing. Its not professional but it should be enough t get you through making a good buster =).  Here are screenshots of the steps, the video is at the end:

Create the pattern. If you have no pattern to follow, go buy a pattern close as possible to what you want. and then modify it:

The some of the piece are on fold so that it opens up without a seam:

Here is the part where I start creating the pattern for the Bustier. I took a screenshot of the model from LoLKing. You can see what the design looks like, So I tried to copy it onto the pattern:

You need to drape fabric on a molded cup to get the right shape:

After you have the right shape from the fabric you can transfer it to paper. Don’t forget to add seam allowance!

Next I highly recommend a sample! Even my sample isn’t perfect after 4 years of sewing -_-. There are always small adjustments. So anything weird on the sample just fix on paper for the final.

Make sure to do the whole sample to make sure everything fits. It would suck to waste fabric and all the time and effort for it not to fit properly! So here is the final front sample. It’s pretty ugly with the colours XD. I was just using fabric lying around. I’m hoping the rest of this sample works out.

Check the video for more explanation.

If you have an questions about making patterns or sewing just ask below. It’s really hard to explain everything and show everything. Sewing and pattern making takes practise so don’t get discouraged. The key is trial and error and samples!

Boston Pax East Pictures

Hello Everyone!

As promised here are some Boston Pax photos!

At Pax there was a free paint miniature session! Mine is the ghost from the grave XD…

Here is a photo of me and NinjaBunni3s with Amumu ^ ^. A really good cosplay as Janna! I hope that ours can turn out to be as successful! Tomb Raider XD. Team Fortress Cosplay!!! Friggan awesome! That guy really suits the scout! Some confusing sign XO.  Free zombie heads!!!! The Cheesecake Factory has really good pasta! I want some more now T_T. School is almost done… Hopefully I can get some Diana Cosplay done next week DX.

Boston Pax Skin Contest: Winner Announcement

Hello Everyone!

Thanks so much for your answers and comments! I find it really interesting to see what others enjoy ^ ^. Here are the entry names, each given a number. Here is the results for the Full Metal Rammus Skin:

Here is the results for the Riot Graves Skin:

Congratulations Brandon and Helen for winning those skins! I will be emailing you guys the codes right away. Please remember to redeem them as soon as possible as the code will expire Friday!

Thanks for everyone entering the contest! Sorry for those who really wanted it,  If I was rich I would give you all skins XD…

League of Legends at Boston Pax: SKIN CONTEST [CLOSED]

Hello Everyone!

It just got back from Boston Pax and there is a lot to talk about, so first I will talk about League of Legends at Pax.

It was so nice to see a huge display for League with fans, and displays! Totally different from going to Anime North and Fan Expo.

These statues were amazing!!! Worth seeing in person. I did enjoy Pax, but it wasn’t was I expected. It’s definitely more of a gaming convention. I will go into detail in another post. Here is another one I took of a Ziggs sculpture.

I was super excited with all the League events going on. I got a lot of loot including role specific lanyards. I saw some people with all of the roles but I just wanted Support and Mid XD.

As you might have noticed I got them signed by TSM! I was sooooooooooooooooo excited when I ran into them. It was weird because I was walking by and they were just sitting at the table XD. I came at the best time when the autograph rush was gone, so I was able to ask for a photo. Dyrus looked pretty pooped so I didn’t want to bother him with a photo -_-. I got the rest of the team though! They were super friendly, even though they  met a lot of fans before me XD.

I also saw Nikasaur!!! She’s super cute in real life XD.

CONTEST RULES:

I also got skins! Which leads me to me to my next topic:

I will be hosting a very small contest. It is very simple! Just comment below with your email and your favorite role, champion and which skin you want to have! I have two skins available. One is the Full Metal Rammus and the other is Riot Graves. I will put the names in a draw and pick a random name for the two different skins. You can only enter for one skin, so choose which one you want.

IMPORTANT: I am doing a quick contest because the skin code will expire on this Friday. The last day to enter your name below is this Tuesday, March 26th at 5PM.  I will draw this Tuesday Night and email the skin code on the next day, Wednesday. PLEASE redeem it as soon as possible so it doesn’t expire!

Good Luck! If any questions, don’t hesitate to ask =).

Pax East Preparations: LoL The Laser Cutter

Hello Everyone,

My post today is kind of an update/mess of everything I’m currently doing. I’m so busy with end of the term projects at school so I decided I wouldn’t rush my costume for Pax East. So I am still working on my Cosplay, but very slowly. I got the fabric and started the body suit pattern! Here is a small preview of the upcoming Diana cosplay post:

  Otherwise I was working on a new project for Pax East since I knew I wasn’t able to make the cosplay. I made two different designs for the laser cutter! A laser cutter can cut most materials, including wood, cardstock and leather. I wanted to try to make a cropped top with leather with cut outs. I kind of failed, but here was my experience with it.

There were the two designs I made, but I only picked one to use:

I ended up choosing the Janna only cut out. It seemed more likeable even though the other one took way more work -_-. There are a lot of ways I changed things so that it would connected the leather parts. Here is a test i did before. I did an engrave and cut test. The engraving turned out kind of ugly so I decided to try the cut one.

Here is the final result. Something I should have done, was print it out and measure it along my chest -_-. I measured the distance and made it exactly the distance I was going to make the shirt. So its really big, I don’t know if I can make a top out of it still.

I’m kind of sad I screwed it up and I can’t redo it. I might try to make the cut out go across my side so that its kind of a style. I also might put lace under to support the letters more, because standing up some parts fall over. If I do end up making the top, I’ll post it here later today =). It’s pretty cool to laser cut! You can find one in Toronto and its about  a dollar a minute, and this took the laser cutter 5 mins to make. Try it if you have access to one!

Otherwise I will take lots of photos at Pax! I’m excited to go!

League of Legends Diana Cosplay: Part 1

Hello everyone!

I finally got a chance to edit my video XD. So I started with the weapon first, as it is always my favourite part to make! This time I used spray foam in order to get the shape I wanted. For those who want to have perfect proportions I recommend LOL King Model Viewer. You can close up and turn the model to see every detail!

Here is the video of the steps I have taken so far. If you want quick photo previews of the steps just look below it.

So here is when I drew and cut up the shape:

Here is when I cut different layers of the foam board. I would recommend stacking a few layers so it is strong enough when you put the fast mache on it.
Here is the weapon spray foamed.
Here is the weapon carved. Carve it as close as possible so that it is easier for you in the end to fast mache.I hope that you guys are excited to see my cosplay. I’m super excited to finish it, even though its far from finished right now -_-. I don’t think I will be able to finish by Pax. I have way too much homework =(. Anyways stay tuned for updates!