Littleblondgoth
New Member
Hey everyone,
Few months ago, I made my first cosplay out of Worbla - up till then, I'd just used EVA / craft foam to make armour. But I'd heard about this material lots of cosplayers seemed to be using, and I wanted to try something from Diablo 3, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. After all, how hard can it be? (ha)
I was torn between the Demon Hunter and the Barbarian designs, both of which are insanely gorgeous, but I opted for the Barbarian in the end, since there was less sewing involved, and sewing is my Achilles heel. Don't have as many in progress shots as I'd like, since I kind of got carried away and forgot to take photos, but thought I'd share what I did manage to document...
This is the first piece I've ever made with Worbla, one of her bracers. One thing I really liked about working with this stuff was that I could reheat all my offcuts and turn them into bones, horns and skulls, so there was very little wastage.
And this was the second piece / bracer. The reference I'd picked for this costume meant that there were no duplicate pieces, everything was bespoke. So the right arm was different to the left one. Right leg was different to the left. Shoulders were different... The lot. Fun times!
Couple more shots of the base builds, including the breastplate. This was probably the trickest bit, since the reference is incredibly detailed. I really wanted to make the skulls look like proper skulls, so my partner (who also cosplays) sculpted them by making foam / Fimo bases, then moulding Worbla over them and adding horns and teeth. So every skull on this costume is unique!
These are what I used for the paint job...
Painting in progress. All the paint was drybrushed by hand over a black base coat. I used copper first, then moved onto bronze for the highlights. Silver for the detailing, and mixes of white, yellow and umber for the bone areas. Once I'd got all that in, I went round all the edges again with a little wash of black, to emphasise the shadows.
Few months ago, I made my first cosplay out of Worbla - up till then, I'd just used EVA / craft foam to make armour. But I'd heard about this material lots of cosplayers seemed to be using, and I wanted to try something from Diablo 3, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. After all, how hard can it be? (ha)
I was torn between the Demon Hunter and the Barbarian designs, both of which are insanely gorgeous, but I opted for the Barbarian in the end, since there was less sewing involved, and sewing is my Achilles heel. Don't have as many in progress shots as I'd like, since I kind of got carried away and forgot to take photos, but thought I'd share what I did manage to document...
This is the first piece I've ever made with Worbla, one of her bracers. One thing I really liked about working with this stuff was that I could reheat all my offcuts and turn them into bones, horns and skulls, so there was very little wastage.
And this was the second piece / bracer. The reference I'd picked for this costume meant that there were no duplicate pieces, everything was bespoke. So the right arm was different to the left one. Right leg was different to the left. Shoulders were different... The lot. Fun times!
Couple more shots of the base builds, including the breastplate. This was probably the trickest bit, since the reference is incredibly detailed. I really wanted to make the skulls look like proper skulls, so my partner (who also cosplays) sculpted them by making foam / Fimo bases, then moulding Worbla over them and adding horns and teeth. So every skull on this costume is unique!
These are what I used for the paint job...
Painting in progress. All the paint was drybrushed by hand over a black base coat. I used copper first, then moved onto bronze for the highlights. Silver for the detailing, and mixes of white, yellow and umber for the bone areas. Once I'd got all that in, I went round all the edges again with a little wash of black, to emphasise the shadows.
