What should I use??

By Neo The Coon. 25/09/12, 04:57 am

Hey all,

I've never made a cosplay before and I would like some advice.
I plan to make a Ulquiorra normal/unreleased suit but I have no idea on what material would be best to use, and I also want to make the helmet out of something durable but I have no idea... psyduck

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

By **Duckeh**. 25/09/12, 07:13 am

Have you sewn before? Cause the answer to that is gonna change the explanations on where to start. <3

Whenever you have no ideas on how to make something, look for tutorials for that thing, they'll give you ideas!
http://iridiumflames.deviantart.com/art/The-Ulquiorra-Mask-Tutorial-193351968
http://ore-america.tumblr.com/post/8159961480/ulquiorra-mask-tutorial

This persons mask is made out of plaster bandage:
http://jazzpha.tumblr.com/post/24950251408/masayume85-turnonred-equalist-cosplay-amon
They've used gesso to cover it, because given enough layers you can then sand it down. Which is why their mask is so awesomely smooth.

Here's a super fancy tutorial which could give you ideas as well:
http://www.xrobots.co.uk/ironmanhelmet/

I know they're not exactly what you're looking for, but hopefully you have ideas now! C: Also, please supply a photo of the cosplay you're talking about in your post.

By Pura. 25/09/12, 11:19 am

When I made Bleach cosplays a few years back I used cotton drill material. It's nice and thick, so not see-through or anything. A lot of the time cotton drill is good to use for lots of cosplays, but knowing which fabric is best for what takes a bit of getting used to! I haven't made something from cotton drill in a long time, and I miss it because it's one of the easiest fabrics to sew! (I still cry whenever someone says 'taffeta', the fabric used on my purple dress in my avatar Razz

)

Another fabric you could use is actual suiting. It's the fabric used to make suits, but imo cotton drill is nicer for Bleach cosplays (:

One of my friends cosplayed Ulquiorra a few years back and he made his helmet thing out of paper clay, which you can get from Spotlight. It's extremely light clay (: And he then attached it to his head with a hair clip thing. Paper clay might not be as durable as you want (it's kinda squishy even after fully dried) but I think for a headpiece like that it should be fine. And gesso is an awesome thing to use for cosplay to put on top of things, but it can be a bit hard to get extremely smooth.

I can't quite remember what he wears as clothing, is it hakama pants? Because you will most likely be able to find a tutorial on google for those, which is how I made mine. And you might be able to find a similar pattern for the top from a store and modify it slightly.

By Neo The Coon. 23/10/12, 03:38 am

Thank both of you for your advice, it really helped a whole lot. Very Happy

Especially Duckeh, that first tutorial was extremely useful in the crafting of my helmet
Cheers

By **seraphik**. 23/10/12, 11:25 am

when i cosplayed ulquiorra, i did my helmet the exact same way pura described. ;) the paperclay makes it look a lot like bone because it's a porous material too (win win!)

By **Duckeh**. 27/10/12, 05:32 am

Neo The Coon wrote:: Thank both of you for your advice, it really helped a whole lot.
Especially Duckeh, that first tutorial was extremely useful in the crafting of my helmet
Cheers

Awesome! Glad to have helped. <:

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