I posted these in my Team Liquid blog a long time ago, didn't realize they never made it here!
"I don't want to be 'pretty' I want to be otherworldy and vaguely threatening."
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Zerg adorableness!
obviously the last image is quite old, I just never got around to posting it here =D
Thursday, November 01, 2012
1 Zergling Costume : Chest Plates
Now one problem is it's nearly impossible to find reference of a zergling's belly. So I'm just going to assume it's similar to the hydralisk's.
This one's a super simple repetitive task, so watch some netflix once you get the hang of it
Materials
2 sheets tan craft foam
pliers
chain mail rings
scissors
hot glue + gun (Optional: duct tape too)
string or ribbon, or necklace chain, etc
(if you wanna get fancy) coppery paint of some sort and sponge/paintbrush
puffy gold/copper paint
1. Print out the chest plate stencil pages and cut the patterns out from the tan foam. If you're a lot shorter or taller than me you might want to cut more or less of the largest pieces. I'm 5'7" and the plates I made came to 22" So adjust as needed.
2. Create sets of 3 rings chained together using pliers. Make 2 for each plate, minus 4 sets
3. Glue the bottom two plates together. Place the extra small chest pieces in between like
in the photo. This gives them a little more dimension. Glue the top 3 plates together in the
same way.
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4. glue one ring to the front top of each scale, and glue the top ring to the front lower part of each scale. Make sure as you do this you’re careful the rings will not show when seen from straight on.
5. repeat for all connecting scales!
6. for the top scale just attach 1 chain ring to each back top corner. then take your necklace chain and break it down the middle. hook each loop to the chain ring. now you have the whole thing attached as a necklace. Easy to put on and take off!
Now you’re done!! ...if you don’t feel up to painting anyway
7. Take the puffy paint and put it in the creases of the plates that are glued directly together.Then use the tip of the paint bottle to drag out lines in random directions.
This one's a super simple repetitive task, so watch some netflix once you get the hang of it
Materials
2 sheets tan craft foam
pliers
chain mail rings
scissors
hot glue + gun (Optional: duct tape too)
string or ribbon, or necklace chain, etc
(if you wanna get fancy) coppery paint of some sort and sponge/paintbrush
puffy gold/copper paint
1. Print out the chest plate stencil pages and cut the patterns out from the tan foam. If you're a lot shorter or taller than me you might want to cut more or less of the largest pieces. I'm 5'7" and the plates I made came to 22" So adjust as needed.
2. Create sets of 3 rings chained together using pliers. Make 2 for each plate, minus 4 sets
3. Glue the bottom two plates together. Place the extra small chest pieces in between like
in the photo. This gives them a little more dimension. Glue the top 3 plates together in the
same way.
.JPG)
4. glue one ring to the front top of each scale, and glue the top ring to the front lower part of each scale. Make sure as you do this you’re careful the rings will not show when seen from straight on.
5. repeat for all connecting scales!
6. for the top scale just attach 1 chain ring to each back top corner. then take your necklace chain and break it down the middle. hook each loop to the chain ring. now you have the whole thing attached as a necklace. Easy to put on and take off!
Now you’re done!! ...if you don’t feel up to painting anyway
7. Take the puffy paint and put it in the creases of the plates that are glued directly together.Then use the tip of the paint bottle to drag out lines in random directions.
When that dries sponge/paint the paint you've chosen on at the top of each scale to give it a rough splotchy look.
Zergling Prototype Costume
Created a zergling costume for this Halloween! It took me 3 months working off and on, a ton of craft foam and hot glue, and some chain mail links.
I learned a lot from my mistakes this first time around, now to apply that to a new version for next year's Blizzcon! I'm guessing it'll go a lot quicker now that I more or less know what I'm doing.
Coming up in the next few months, a how to guide to make your very own zergling outfit!
This thing is fully detachable from whatever clothes you want to wear underneath it and made of simple, cheap, materials.
The most important part I imagine will be creating the paper stencils for all the plates, spikes, and zergy bits!
For now, enjoy the slightly janky version =P
I learned a lot from my mistakes this first time around, now to apply that to a new version for next year's Blizzcon! I'm guessing it'll go a lot quicker now that I more or less know what I'm doing.
Coming up in the next few months, a how to guide to make your very own zergling outfit!
This thing is fully detachable from whatever clothes you want to wear underneath it and made of simple, cheap, materials.
The most important part I imagine will be creating the paper stencils for all the plates, spikes, and zergy bits!
For now, enjoy the slightly janky version =P
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| Zergling working hard =D |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Self Portraits
So I wanted to do a portrait a day, but I'm too lazy/busy, so it's more like every other day. Here's my favorites thus far, almost all Mass Effect themed cause I'm mildly obsessed...
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
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