THIS. ^i really wish that costume designers for movies were cosplayers themselves. it would make actors MUCH less miserable in their outfits (though they do look absolutely stunning) and make our lives easier when hunting down material and wanting to do the outfits ourselves.
THIS. ^
I like the idea of using the wrong side of a thicker spandex, seems pretty reasonable to me. The other option is starting an interest thread here and custom-designing something that would look screen-accurate but be more comfortable, then do a run with many folks to help with the budgeting and whatnot.
Yeah, $30 a yard is a lot at the end of the day makes sense. I think that there would be more interest once the Blu Ray is out largely because high-res screenshots can be taken and whatnot but then again, that's after big cons like SDCC, D*C, etc.Wow typos in my post above. merrr. that's what i get for trying to type quickly at work!
i am all for that, but a) it's still going to be quite expensive and b) i'm not sure who to go to for that. i have friends who managed to get repros of the 10th doctor fabric and 8th doctor waistcoat fabric, and it was still upwards of $30/yd. Not sure if there'd be enough interest to get a 50-100yd roll of this done. I'll try to get pics of my mesh/spandex layering tonight, but i won't get to work on the actual bodysuit until next week.
Yeah, $30 a yard is a lot at the end of the day makes sense. I think that there would be more interest once the Blu Ray is out largely because high-res screenshots can be taken and whatnot but then again, that's after big cons like SDCC, D*C, etc.
haven't found exact stuff, but i'm using a thick spandex from joanns (matte/wrong side out) and layering a good strong spandex mesh from thttp://www.nyfashioncenterfabrics.com/ over the top to get the effect. word is that her outfit doesn't breathe well, and since i plan on going to cons and the like and being COMFORTABLE, i choose spandex over a rubber. this is actually bodysuit mkII - the first i used a non-stretchy mesh (which is somewhat stretchy, due to it being a mesh, but not enough) and it tore when i tried to put it on and lost ALL that beautiful texture..... this new stuff work better.
i really wish that costume designers for movies were cosplayers themselves. it would make actors MUCH less miserable in their outfits (though they do look absolutely stunning) and make our lives easier when hunting down material and wanting to do the outfits ourselves.
From my initial research it would likely be in the neighborhood of $75-$100 yard if you want ultra accurate.
These high Res photos are great a great resource thanksNo need for the Blu-ray, there are already super hi-res shots of all the Avengers out there and I mean really hi-res where you can see the texture of the materials used for the costumes very clearly.
High Resolution Character Images From MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS Released
You can also do a search for Avengers wallpapers, some of the official ones are also pretty hi-res and fairly close up as well. Between them and the ones from the link you get a really good look at costume materials.
Here's a link to a good close up of Scar Jo's costume, it looks like a mesh on some sort of backing based on this image, possibly a nylon mesh, the site I linked to previously has some fabrics that might be good candidates.
http://justflick.com/wp-content/upl..._Scarlett_Johansson_Black_Widow_wallpaper.jpg
you can see the fabric here in black:
http://www.thelineup.com/images/fabrics/holograms/dot_black_clear_dot_sm.jpg
here in royal blue:
http://www.thelineup.com/images/fabrics/holograms/Shattered_Glass_Royal_Black_sm.jpg
i've seen the fabric in Navy as it is in this picture, but I can no longer find a supplier for this shade (if you do please post) -- also, this fabric usually comes in non-hologram format as you see in the black example above:
http://www.leotardsetc.com/118_green-navy_shattered_glass.JPG