#foamsmithing

THE POWER OF AN ANGEL!

finally got back to my pc so I can show off these brilliant photos of my finished gabriel cosplay :]

(more photos under the cut!)

The shoulder attachments ended up being a bad spot for me - I wanted them to be removable but they ended up taking too much stress, and the velcro came off of the foam before un-velcroing. Most other Laios cosplayers I've seen have the shoulders permanently attached, and I decided with how I'm storing it, I can do that too.

However, with the shape of the shoulders, I can't actually change them to sit flush against the armor to let me glue or rivet them together. I also would prefer them to have a little flexibility. So my backup is to just tie them down!

It's tough to see, but I've basically taken a length of heavy waxed twine, and used a heavy leather repair needle to sew through the foam armor. It's tied at the apex of the shoulder, to keep it from slipping down.

Look at the side by side, one shoulder fixed compared to one shoulder not yet. It does so much to fix the silhouette to the classic Laios shape!

Check out this EVA foam sword of Sir Brad Starlight as seen in "The Hero." This is my first WOY cosplay prop I made. The stripes around the grip are made by using pieces of electrical tape. I used a garden stake from The Home Depot as the sword's core.

Hand sewing is haaaaaaard

FemShep, constructed entirely by me. You know what sucked? That.

Hi there, and welcome to a new ✨experiment✨ of a blog! I'm Carnivalization Cosplay, aka Christy (she/her), and I'm a cosplayer! Obviously! Here are costumes and props I've all made from scratch! I love focusing on the craft of cosplay and sharing things that I learn, so I've returned to Tumblr to try and better document my builds in a more blog-like format. There just aren't any other social media sites that are well-suited to content where you actually talk about what you're doing and why (save for Dreamwidth, the real one), so I'm giving this a shot for the rest of my builds this year. This year, I'll be building:

Barbarian Tav (Baldur's Gate 3)

Jaheira (Baldur's Gate 3)

Cassia Orsellio (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader)

and whatever else I might have time for...! You can expect posting about every step of the process of creating these costumes, so if that sounds up your alley, hope you enjoy it! And always feel free to send asks if you have questions. I'm happy to talk shop, send recommendations, etc.! Photo Credits 📸

Aloy: Renfroe Photography

Merrill: Fabled Imagery

Lohse: Momo Clicks