Black Dog
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Are we ready to rock 'n' roll? 
How about some of those promised progress pictures. Check these babies out:
Above are the final efforts taken to process the gauntlets and their completed forms. Once the foam pieces were cut, glued together and painted with a sealer, they wear treated to a an undercoat of black gesso before being hand painted with a black acrylic. I'm extremely happy with the finished product which is also featured above.
Next, the cowl!
Batwoman's cowl was perhaps the most challenging piece of the suit to construct. Taking inspiration from the cowl drawn in the New 52 comic series, I quickly realized what I was dealing with was initially a glorified domino mask. Two weeks of solid paper-trials on and off finally yielded a design I was happy with.
Once the paper template was correctly measured and mastered, it was carefully laid atop 2mm EVA craft foam and cut to size. With the help of a friend, the foam was contoured, agitated and heat formed to take it's shape. After this, the cowl was allowed to set overnight before being painted with 2 coats of sealant. Once cured, the cowl was taken out to a work bench prepped with newspaper and sprayed with stain black spray paint. Approximately 3 light coats were laid over the cowl both inside and out.
Looks pretty slick, yeah?
Taking inspiration again from the comics, Batwoman's cowl eyes are usually white which adds an air of cold detachment to her character. Achieving the while eye look was an interesting endeavour. Fabric obscured the vision, transparent white paper couldn't be seen through at all. And so, I took a que from the Spiderman crafters and hit the hardware store where I bought an offcut of black fly screen mesh.
A few strong coats of white spray paint achieved dramatic results. On top of this, the painted fly screen, no matter how many times it was folded over did not obscure visibility under any lighting conditions. Therefore, the finished product turned out to be a showcase piece I'm very proud of! What do you guys think?
Right now I'm finishing adhering the armour plates to the corset: (wherein I learn that not all strong hold glues are as powerful as they proclaim they are.) And I'm just about ready to cut and sew the cape together.
More progress images coming very soon, I promise!
Meanwhile, will the wig, the final piece of the Batwoman ensemble arrive? There's a story to that that I can share with you next time!
Until then, happy crafting everyone!
How about some of those promised progress pictures. Check these babies out:Above are the final efforts taken to process the gauntlets and their completed forms. Once the foam pieces were cut, glued together and painted with a sealer, they wear treated to a an undercoat of black gesso before being hand painted with a black acrylic. I'm extremely happy with the finished product which is also featured above.
Next, the cowl!
Batwoman's cowl was perhaps the most challenging piece of the suit to construct. Taking inspiration from the cowl drawn in the New 52 comic series, I quickly realized what I was dealing with was initially a glorified domino mask. Two weeks of solid paper-trials on and off finally yielded a design I was happy with.
Once the paper template was correctly measured and mastered, it was carefully laid atop 2mm EVA craft foam and cut to size. With the help of a friend, the foam was contoured, agitated and heat formed to take it's shape. After this, the cowl was allowed to set overnight before being painted with 2 coats of sealant. Once cured, the cowl was taken out to a work bench prepped with newspaper and sprayed with stain black spray paint. Approximately 3 light coats were laid over the cowl both inside and out.
Looks pretty slick, yeah?
Taking inspiration again from the comics, Batwoman's cowl eyes are usually white which adds an air of cold detachment to her character. Achieving the while eye look was an interesting endeavour. Fabric obscured the vision, transparent white paper couldn't be seen through at all. And so, I took a que from the Spiderman crafters and hit the hardware store where I bought an offcut of black fly screen mesh.
A few strong coats of white spray paint achieved dramatic results. On top of this, the painted fly screen, no matter how many times it was folded over did not obscure visibility under any lighting conditions. Therefore, the finished product turned out to be a showcase piece I'm very proud of! What do you guys think?
Right now I'm finishing adhering the armour plates to the corset: (wherein I learn that not all strong hold glues are as powerful as they proclaim they are.) And I'm just about ready to cut and sew the cape together.
More progress images coming very soon, I promise!
Meanwhile, will the wig, the final piece of the Batwoman ensemble arrive? There's a story to that that I can share with you next time!
Until then, happy crafting everyone!
