This is amazing! The end product looks like you spent tons of time and money on it but in actual fact you were just very clever and know all sorts of awesome tricks to make it look like a million bucks.
God bless this video cuz omg literally since I saw the movie on opening day I was like "this is it, I'm cosplaying this" and videos like these are what help me, a beginning into armour costumes, get by in the world ❤️
a lot of sites/channels show how to make cosplay props/weapon/armor with a "ready to use" printed pattern, it's easy to do. you show how to do it with freehand method. love your vids and work, you just got a new subscriber!
Best "How to" video I've seen so far for Wonder Woman's armor!! Thanks to you @Cosplay Apprentice, I'll be able to make my genderbent Wonder Woman costume. Keep up the amazing work!!
I have a question and need an expert to help me with this. Do you have any advice or tips on how to curve 8mm foam? I'm having a hard time keeping the shin guards and arm bracers to stay in a curved shape to fit my body. Thanks in advance.
Bless you for making this tutorial! I was so ready to give up on this cosplay because worbla is too expensive for a student like me. Then I found this. Thank you!!
:D That's awfully nice of you. :) As you can tell by my profile picture, I love Wonder Woman. I saw it on the 10th, and I loved it. I also cried for half an hour, but I won't spoil it for the rest of the people in the comments. :D Thanks again, it's really cool.
It's really good! But if you're emotional bring tissues. I cried, as I said, for half an hour, but it was so worth it. It's the best movie I've seen. (It might even beat Lord of the Rings)
Oh man, that breastplate looks SO sick. I was afraid of creating a cheap-looking DIY costume, so I'm really glad I found your tutorial because the result looks so good! Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
Hey could you also list the paints that you use? I'm having trouble finding a good red metallic spray paint. There's a lot of gold, silver, and copper, but I'm only finding glitter/sparkle reds, opposed to just metallic. Thanks!
+mickyunit Wahooo! Thanks for subbing! :) Welcome to the build guild :) glad it could be helpful :) Sorry I can't help with creating more time in the day :(
+SierraRose Przybyla Thanks :) It's not to bad for wear on the thickness but if I were to make it again I would make it out of 5mm foam instead of the floor mat foam :)
I have been using this tutorial for my costume and it's turning out really well! One thing I will say, I used the same paint listed in the materials (Dupli-color Metalcast Anondized coating), and it did NOT show up over black. So, what I did was a layer of silver spray paint (which shows up well on black) and then did the Dupli-color over that. It's even better if your coat of silver isn't totally solid- this adds some really cool dimension to the armor. But I had to go get another can of the Dupli-color just because I tried it over black and it didn't work, and this stuff isn't cheap.
I always make or print my templates on photo paper so it is both thick, (so easy to trace) and shiny so it is easy to see the details, even in the dark.
2019: I NEED TO DO THIS FOR A SCHOOL THING, I LOVE WONDER WOMAN AND THEY LEAVE ME DO THIS AS A PROJECT. I don't know what I will do. I just loved what you did, it looks so real and very hard for make.
These foam armours look fantastic, but how well does the contact cement hold together when worn? Bending/twisting etc puts a lot of strain on seams. Do they ever pop apart?
+Mububban23 Thanks!! Great question! I was weary of is ability to hold as well before iused it. I did a test piece where i glued the two pieces together and then two of us played tug of war with it. The seam didn't budge. The foam is actually more likely to break first before the seam will. That being said, off there are pieces that will be in direct contact with you're skin and could consistently get sweat on it you will want to do something to protect the seams because sweat well corrode the glue. Hope that helps :)
+Jamie Green Thank you! Great question. A lot of it is a matter of preference and also the size of your pocketbook. There is a big debate as to whats better but I think they both work and they both have advantages and disadvantages. The foam I used to make this for example, I got a pack of big foam tiles for around $20 and I used a fifth of the pack for the whole costume and have lots left over for other builds. For a jumbo sheet of Worbla you are looking at around $95 dollars. You will have left overs of that too but its just a lot more up front. Hope that was helpful :) I do have a video on how to make your own worbla at a lot better price and it is better than worbla in my opinion, I call it PolyArmor. I do use PolyArmor to make the vambraces and tiara for wonder woman in videos to come :)
Hey there, i am thinking of doing this, ( a male gender bent one_) for Halloween, but kinda found the whole thing too daunting, this made it look so easy, ( well manageable at least) thank you so much for sharing this knowledge, i really and truly appreciate it.
Hey I'm currently following your tutorial to make my own costume. I've learned so much from your videos. But one question..did you use the heat gun to form the whole corset to your subject? I'm having a little difficulty figuring out how to glue all the pieces together. I have masqued it all together to make sure that it will fit before gluing it. But would heating it help with the contact cement?
Sorry one more thing..should u heat up the foam and form it to my body while cooling before I glue it together? Or can I do that after gluing the pieces? Would it make it easier to glue if preformed?
Yay! I'm excited for you! :) Great question. So you can go either way or both, you can glue the pieces together first and then heat them up and shape them to get them to fit together better or you can heat shape the piece to get them closer to what they need to be and then glue them together. I would recommend doing both. Heat the piece up and shape it closer to what it will need to be to glue together and then after it is glued heat it again and add any additional shape or smoothing out that need to happen and shape it to fit you better. When. It is all glued together You may need to heat it and shape it in sections at a time because it is hard to heat it all up at the same time and one section will cool before you can heat the next. Hopefully that made sense. Please let me know if you have any additional questions as well. I am happy to help answer as many questions as you have. :)
+iSliceDice I think it ended up using about 2.5 to 3 mats maybe. Good luck! Have fun, let me know if you have questions as you get going! :) Cosplay on!
Amazing tutorial!! I'm starting to get the materials, but I was wondering, is it too necesary the plastidip? Because I can't find a place that sells that paint in my country
+Zully Michelle Aguirre Campos The plasti dip helps to protect the foam and keep the paint from eating the foam. You may have something similar under a different brand name. Its just a sprayable rubber coating, often used for automotive purposes :) Hopefully that helps in the search :)
+Zully Michelle Aguirre Campos Thank you so much! Thank you for your support and for watching my videos! It means a lot to me that people find my videos helpful. :) Good luck!
Your so cool, also question-I have some plast dip but it’s white. Yours I saw was black, does it matter what color is or does it affect the actual paint colo
Thanks!! :) You can use whatever color you would like, I generally get black, so that is what I use :). White should work fine :). Thanks for watching!! Also if you are wanting to learn more about working with foam right now registration is open for my online "school" for cosplaying with foam if you want to check it out www.cosplayapprentice.com/courses/the-build-guild Registration closes Thursday at midnight :)
+Amanda Cook I rolled out Polly Plastics moldble plastic. I have links in the descripyion where to get it and videos on how to flatten it :) Super awesome stuff!!!
Hey there, great tutorial but since I'm a begginer I'm having some doubts. How do I make the round shapes flat to transfer them to the foam? What is the skirt attatched to? And what did she wear underneath?Thanks for the help and keep up the good work
+Matilde Nunes Great questions. To make the round part flat to trace you use what's called darts. It's a sewing term :) The skirt attaches to a pair of spanx. She didnt wear anything underneath the breatplate but you can glue a soft fabric along the inside of the foam to make it more comfortable :) Hopefully that helps :)
+RavenousRavenclaw Thanks! Most of the time a hair dryer doesnt get hot enough or it takes a long time to try and heat it up. You can get a heat gun for under $20 usually though online
+Meaghan Stearns It's hard to say Iwork on then in such small blocks of time scattered throughout a month or two. You might be able to crank out out in awell or two though, if you are able to put alot of time in :)
First I LOVE this, you are super talented!!! Second you said that before painting you would want to put two coats of something, but I couldn't make out what you said?? Also I am going to be making this for an upcoming comic con any tips for a beginner on how to not fail?
+Olivia Naccarato Thanks!!! It's 2 coats of Plasti-dip. :) I would say the best thing to remember as a beginner is don't be afraid to mess up and have to fix mistakes or redo something completely, it happens to all of us, no matter how long we've been doing it :)
+Krysten Jackson Yes I am getting it edited right now :) I have a small video showing it off on my instagram if you want to get a closer look at them :)
Thanks so much for making this tutorial! I do have a question about the EVA foam. I've never worked with EVA foam before. I know that you used half-inch floor tiles for the 'corset' piece. Is that the thickness you'd recommend in order to ensure durability, or would you recommend using a thinner or thicker piece? I tend to be more active when wearing costumes, and am arguably hard on them... Thank you! Your tutorial was lovely, well made and explained, and broke things down very well for someone who has never used EVA foam!
You are welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!! I used the half in, but there are better options that have come out since then. I would recommend using 6mm foam that is smooth on both sides. It will save you time and be less bulky but still hold it's shape well. We will be releasing our own line of this type of foam soon but you can get it from tntcosplaysupply.com or on Amazon through a brand called Foamery. If you just search 6mm Eva foam on Amazon it should pop up for you :). Hope that helped answer the question for you :) Let me know if you have any more questions. I am happy to help :)
+Christina Naphor I have a link in the description to all of the materials I used and where yo get them :) Also, if you use my links to get them it helps support my channel :) I'm so excited for you! Let me know if you habe any questions as you get working on it, I am happy to help :)
Sorry, I didn't have the best audio back then. You'll want to spray a couple coats of Plastidip on it before your paint layers. It is a rubberized coating spray that will help give a flexible base for your paint and help seal the foam and prevent your paint from just getting sucked into the foam.
+lilly brouwer I actually did use car spray paint in the one I did. It worked but it got me a little nervous because it did kind of eat through the plastidip if it gets added on too heavy, so just make sure to do it in several light coats.
+Thom Rowe yeah, if you heat up a seam too much it will cause the glue to liquify a bit and separate but I find that when that happens, if I press it back together after it sticks back together just fine :)
Good to know it wasn't just me with my first helmet attempt, l planned for it to be a learning experience (which is good since it ended up being more suited to a German shepherd's head than mine). You folks out there make it look so easy 😊
After writing the above, I watched your Iron Fist mask video. It's good to see things like the spandex mishap and recovery instead of just the perfect outcomes. I'm looking forward to your future productions! Cute kids too, I bet they like to help!
Does the belt come undone with the lacing as well or is it fully attached, or does it fasten another way? I love the tutorial and I'm already planning out my own Wonder Woman costume for my next convention! Just thinking bout how easy it would be to get on and off without help :)
+TheChloeCorner So the belt velcros on, I have the seam on the left near the left hip. That way the back section is all one piece and covers up the lacing :) Super excited for you! Let me know if you have more questions as you get going :)
I am looking at your cosplay kit and am wondering how much you need to buy of each material?! I am in canada and finding these items harder to find on amazon.
Out of curiousity, how does this hold up in terms of wear/tear and physical activity? I'm wanting to do a warrior photoshoot once I finish this but will the cosplay hold up through it?
Cosplay Apprentice My group is thinking of staging a mock fight, so mostly running/jumping, though I'm also wondering how the breastplate will hold up with my torso twisting during swordplay.
+mostlikelyreading Cool! :) It should hold up pretty well. My wife said she didn't have too many problems with it surviving a full day of Comic Con while wrangling in 2 kids :) For a little bit more flexibility you could try making it with 5mm foam instead of the floor mat foam. It is a bit thinner and might allow for better movement. The breastplate is pretty resiliant and if you are using contact cement to put it together then it becomes super strong :)
+WeAreGirls its pretty durable stuff. We didn't have any problems with foam ripping anywhere and my wife wore it to a convention and wrangled two kids the whole time in it :)
So, odd question. When you mention adding some flattening plastic to help with the holes, which I didn't think of and that's genius... would Kydex be okay for that as well? I wasn't sure where to find plastic material!
I think you could use kydex for that as well, I don't know how expensive it is but if you've got it that should work. As long as it can flex/mold to the right shape :) if not there should be a link to the plastic I used in the description, as well as a link to a kit of all the materials I used on this build :)
Awesome tutorial! I have a question, say you were to use a satin or leather corset as the base and wanted to attach pieces of foam for the details, would contact cement still be the best thing to use to attach the foam to fabric? I was also wondering if you would be doing tutorials for the gauntlets, boots, sword and shield? Thanks again!
+Haley Ramos Thank you!! Great question, I am not sure with satin and leather but I have found contact cement to work pretty well with attaching foam to cloth, I usually do a second or third layer of the contact cement on the cloth depending on how absorbent the cloth is I have also had luck with spray adhesive. I haven't use satin or leather in particular for these though so if you have any way of doing some test pieces on a scrap piece of similar material that would be the best. I do have the video filmed for the guantlets and boots and lasso and Armband and I just need to edit them. And I have started on the sword and shield. :)
Is it necessary to have the heat gun, or does it just make things easier? I truly love this tutorial, but I'm kinda on a budget. Keep up the good work!
No, you can just draw your center line in the back and the registration marks for that and then cut along that line and take off the pattern and then finish making your darts and registration marks for the rest of it from there :)
+Alexandra Bailey Nothing is a bad thing to start on :) Plus you have a tutorial video to follow along with and a template on my website for the tiara and I can answer questions as you go! No time better than the present! :)
+Amanda Levine Sorry, you just need to draw registration marks about every 4 to 6 inches along anywhere where you need to cut the pattern up to be able to lay it flat. You draw the registration marks before you cut it out so you can line up the lines to know how to put it back together :) Hopegully that helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions about it, I am more than happy to help :)
Hi, how many millimeters is the EVA you usually use? I'm starting to create cosplay, start with this Wonder Woman's is recommended or do I have to try a easier one? Obrigado, ótimo trabalho!
+nixland I needed the belt to honor separately to cover up the laces in the back and so the seam also needed to be on a different spot on the belt. So I went with Velcro as it allowed for the tightest, seamless attachment with no visible straps :)
Good video, very helpful. I plan on using this instead of the EVA foam because it looks very expensive. My question for you is, how many rubber floor foam mats should I use? I am going to use this method for a costume that I have started working on. Keep up the good work.
+Dayna Lanier For the back I had it lace up like a corset and then I had the belt run up the back halfway with along the center. Covering up the lacing. The belt attached separately using velcro :) Hopefully that helps, I might have some clips on my instagram that show it. Cosplay_Apprentice on instagram :)
+Guineapig108 Thanks! Great question! I think that you should be able to use a foam yoga mat instead, that might work pretty well actually, you just don't want it to be too flimsy of a foam or it might have a hard time keeping its shape. :)
I believe it was a duplicolor automotive spray paint. There should be a link to the kit of materials in the description :) Hope that helps, let me know if you can't find it :)
+John Vilardi some of the mats range between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. But to be more precise ypu can order foam from tntCosplay supply and pick the thickness. I think 1/4" wouldn't be top fragile :)
I love how you burn in the designs rather than cutting out individual foam pieces to glue on. It looks so much cleaner and is less to stress about!!!
+Shannon Herman Thank you!! :)
This is amazing! The end product looks like you spent tons of time and money on it but in actual fact you were just very clever and know all sorts of awesome tricks to make it look like a million bucks.
+Meredith Kingfisher Thank you!!!
God bless this video cuz omg literally since I saw the movie on opening day I was like "this is it, I'm cosplaying this" and videos like these are what help me, a beginning into armour costumes, get by in the world ❤️
+PenguinSoo Awesome!! Im so glad this could be of help! I have lots of other videos that might be of help as well if you want to check them out!
+PenguinSoo Awesome!! Im so glad this could be of help! I have lots of other videos that might be of help as well if you want to check them out! :)
+PenguinSoo Awesome!! Im so glad this could be of help! I have lots of other videos that might be of help as well if you want to check them out! :)
I wanted to give my 12-year-old niece a Wonder Woman outfit as a present. And, there you go... THANK YOU VERY MUCH! GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA! :D
+Argentollywood Awesome! 😁 Thank you so much for watching! All the way from Argentina! Super cool!
The wonders of the internet! :) I'm glad to have found you, my friend! :D
Man the details with the wood burner is the best idea EVEEERRRR! Seriously tho I wouldn't have Though of it and it's so simple and fantastic.
+SOMEWHEREINTHEGALAXY Thanks!! :)
a lot of sites/channels show how to make cosplay props/weapon/armor with a "ready to use" printed pattern, it's easy to do. you show how to do it with freehand method. love your vids and work, you just got a new subscriber!
+Al Putra Thanks! Welcome to the Build Guild :) Thanks for watching!!
Best "How to" video I've seen so far for Wonder Woman's armor!! Thanks to you @Cosplay Apprentice, I'll be able to make my genderbent Wonder Woman costume. Keep up the amazing work!!
+Diego Salgado Thanks! Im glad it was helpful! :) Thanks for watching!
I have a question and need an expert to help me with this. Do you have any advice or tips on how to curve 8mm foam? I'm having a hard time keeping the shin guards and arm bracers to stay in a curved shape to fit my body. Thanks in advance.
+Diego Salgado Are you using a heat gun?
I actually am. It's an industrial heat gun.
Do you think I should use thinner foam? 6mm instead of 8mm?
Bless you for making this tutorial! I was so ready to give up on this cosplay because worbla is too expensive for a student like me. Then I found this. Thank you!!
+Nikky Cu Yay! I'm so glad I could help!!! :)
I bow to this guy's awesomeness.
+Meaghan Fabiani Hahaha :) Thanks! Just trying to help people bring their favorite super hero to life! :)
:D That's awfully nice of you. :) As you can tell by my profile picture, I love Wonder Woman. I saw it on the 10th, and I loved it. I also cried for half an hour, but I won't spoil it for the rest of the people in the comments. :D Thanks again, it's really cool.
+Meaghan Fabiani Awesome!! Lucky! I haven't been able to see it yet, but I hope to soon! I am so excited for it!!!!!
It's really good! But if you're emotional bring tissues. I cried, as I said, for half an hour, but it was so worth it. It's the best movie I've seen. (It might even beat Lord of the Rings)
+Meaghan Fabiani Good to know, I'll definitely need to bring tissues then! Whaaaaat? Better than LOTR. Wow it must be really good then!
Muito obrigado por esse tutorial! Normalmente é muito difícil ver canais estrangeiros com legendas! Era exatamente o que eu precisava!💗
definitely an artist! looks awesome
+Vanessa Montoya Thank you soo much! Thanks for watching! :)
Cosplay Apprentice you're welcome can't wait to see what you come up with next :)
+Vanessa Montoya Thanks!!
Oh man, that breastplate looks SO sick. I was afraid of creating a cheap-looking DIY costume, so I'm really glad I found your tutorial because the result looks so good! Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
+Jackie Ha Thanks! I'm glad you found it too!! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! :)
Hey could you also list the paints that you use? I'm having trouble finding a good red metallic spray paint. There's a lot of gold, silver, and copper, but I'm only finding glitter/sparkle reds, opposed to just metallic. Thanks!
+Jackie Ha Sure thing, I'll try sand get those links added to the description today :) I used mostly automotive paints on this one. :)
Your welcome! I’m definitely going to check out other things as well.
This is incredible! I'm hoping to attempt a costume but have limited experience. This makes it much less daunting!
+Hannah McCarthy Thanks!!! Im so glad it was helpful!! :) Thanks for watching! :)
wow. this is awesome. thanks for breaking it down into manageable stages. now, to find time to do this!!! new sub
+mickyunit Wahooo! Thanks for subbing! :) Welcome to the build guild :) glad it could be helpful :) Sorry I can't help with creating more time in the day :(
i was so excited for this video. great tutorial
+Kendra Wong Thanks!!!! Glad you liked it! :)
Hey sky!!!! That is freking awesome!!!
+Tyler Marion Hey Man! Thanks! Long time no see!
This is SO gorgeously done ...but seems *incredibly* thick for wear.
+SierraRose Przybyla Thanks :) It's not to bad for wear on the thickness but if I were to make it again I would make it out of 5mm foam instead of the floor mat foam :)
I think I'm gonna try this method with a different character. Awesome tutorial
+Marceline206 Sweet! Thanks! Let me know how it goes! :)
I have been using this tutorial for my costume and it's turning out really well! One thing I will say, I used the same paint listed in the materials (Dupli-color Metalcast Anondized coating), and it did NOT show up over black. So, what I did was a layer of silver spray paint (which shows up well on black) and then did the Dupli-color over that. It's even better if your coat of silver isn't totally solid- this adds some really cool dimension to the armor. But I had to go get another can of the Dupli-color just because I tried it over black and it didn't work, and this stuff isn't cheap.
I wish I were this awesome! She looks great!!!!
+Aly Cat Haha! I'm sure you are that Awesome!! Thanks! :)
OMG you are the best!!
+GreatBCB studio Thanks! You're the best! Thanks for watching!
Cosplay Apprentice 😁
This is awesome! I can't wait till fan expo.
+Alisha Rousselatos Thanks! FanX is so fun!! :)
*AMAZING WORK!!!*
+Joshua L. Thanks!!
You deserve all the praise you can get. Truly great work.
+Joshua L. Thanks!
Looking forward to the rest of the wonderwoman stuff! I'm planning on dressing as her for the premiere
+Cat Feldman Sweet! I'm so excited for the movie, the trailer looks so awesome!!!
I totally didn't think of using foam! I will go do that 😀
+xX LCLuna Xx Nice!!!!
I always make or print my templates on photo paper so it is both thick, (so easy to trace) and shiny so it is easy to see the details, even in the dark.
That's awesome!!!
+Lisa lisa Thanks!!!
+Lisa lisa I will be coming out with a video on deadpools belt but you could use the same principles :)
I've been waiting for this for ages!! I love it!
+Alexandria Johnson Sorry it took so long, the rest to come throughout the coming weeks! :)
YASSSS!!! i can't wait for other wonder woman stuff
+Selene Prince Thanks!! We'll be working hard to get the rest out quickly!!
Cosplay Apprentice wow so cool awesome armor
+Nini the Camper Thanks!!!!
Cosplay Apprentice you just earned a subscriber thank you
+Nini the Camper Wahooo!!! Thanks for subscribing! And thanks for watching! :)
Thank you so much for the cosplay guide! And thank you for the tutorial, awesome job! You've earned yourself a new subscriber! Keep it up! :D
+Maria Metaxioti Wahoooo!!! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing! You rock!
Great tutorial mate. Thank you!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!!😀
2019: I NEED TO DO THIS FOR A SCHOOL THING, I LOVE WONDER WOMAN AND THEY LEAVE ME DO THIS AS A PROJECT. I don't know what I will do. I just loved what you did, it looks so real and very hard for make.
These foam armours look fantastic, but how well does the contact cement hold together when worn? Bending/twisting etc puts a lot of strain on seams. Do they ever pop apart?
+Mububban23 Thanks!! Great question! I was weary of is ability to hold as well before iused it. I did a test piece where i glued the two pieces together and then two of us played tug of war with it. The seam didn't budge. The foam is actually more likely to break first before the seam will. That being said, off there are pieces that will be in direct contact with you're skin and could consistently get sweat on it you will want to do something to protect the seams because sweat well corrode the glue. Hope that helps :)
OMG Thank you sooo much for this! And the guide! You are an amazing person!
+Tika estudio :) Thanks! I'm glad it could be helpful!
Awesome! You just got yourself a subscriber.
+Ronin Elenion Thank you!!!
AWESOME tutorial. Would you happen to have a tutorial showing how you did the rest of the armor? Keep up the GREAT work.
Thanks in advance.
+Wayne Thames Thanks!:) I have tutorials on the rest of the armor coming out soon. I have them all filmed just editing and stuff :)
This is awesome!! 🙌🏻
+Jessamin Rae Thank you!! 😁
Great videos!! I'm new to this and have seen worbla used to make armor as well. Is it needed or whats the benefit ?
+Jamie Green Thank you! Great question. A lot of it is a matter of preference and also the size of your pocketbook. There is a big debate as to whats better but I think they both work and they both have advantages and disadvantages. The foam I used to make this for example, I got a pack of big foam tiles for around $20 and I used a fifth of the pack for the whole costume and have lots left over for other builds. For a jumbo sheet of Worbla you are looking at around $95 dollars. You will have left overs of that too but its just a lot more up front. Hope that was helpful :) I do have a video on how to make your own worbla at a lot better price and it is better than worbla in my opinion, I call it PolyArmor. I do use PolyArmor to make the vambraces and tiara for wonder woman in videos to come :)
Great thanks!!
Hey there, i am thinking of doing this, ( a male gender bent one_) for Halloween, but kinda found the whole thing too daunting, this made it look so easy, ( well manageable at least) thank you so much for sharing this knowledge, i really and truly appreciate it.
Awesome!!! I'm so glad I could help! Good Luck! Sounds like a fun build! :)
Hey I'm currently following your tutorial to make my own costume. I've learned so much from your videos. But one question..did you use the heat gun to form the whole corset to your subject? I'm having a little difficulty figuring out how to glue all the pieces together. I have masqued it all together to make sure that it will fit before gluing it. But would heating it help with the contact cement?
Sorry one more thing..should u heat up the foam and form it to my body while cooling before I glue it together? Or can I do that after gluing the pieces? Would it make it easier to glue if preformed?
Yay! I'm excited for you! :) Great question. So you can go either way or both, you can glue the pieces together first and then heat them up and shape them to get them to fit together better or you can heat shape the piece to get them closer to what they need to be and then glue them together. I would recommend doing both. Heat the piece up and shape it closer to what it will need to be to glue together and then after it is glued heat it again and add any additional shape or smoothing out that need to happen and shape it to fit you better. When. It is all glued together You may need to heat it and shape it in sections at a time because it is hard to heat it all up at the same time and one section will cool before you can heat the next. Hopefully that made sense. Please let me know if you have any additional questions as well. I am happy to help answer as many questions as you have. :)
Love this, hopefully I can pull it off as easy as you make it look 😊
+Maggie Bradford Haha :) Im glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have any questions as you go! :)
How many mats did this end up using? Planning to do this cosplay with a friend of mine and your method seems perfect.
+iSliceDice I think it ended up using about 2.5 to 3 mats maybe. Good luck! Have fun, let me know if you have questions as you get going! :) Cosplay on!
Amazing tutorial!! I'm starting to get the materials, but I was wondering, is it too necesary the plastidip? Because I can't find a place that sells that paint in my country
+Zully Michelle Aguirre Campos The plasti dip helps to protect the foam and keep the paint from eating the foam. You may have something similar under a different brand name. Its just a sprayable rubber coating, often used for automotive purposes :) Hopefully that helps in the search :)
Cosplay Apprentice Thanks a lot!! I'll keep searching. Keep doing this amazing videos, you're great!!
+Zully Michelle Aguirre Campos Thank you so much! Thank you for your support and for watching my videos! It means a lot to me that people find my videos helpful. :) Good luck!
I just watched this thank you for this u made it so much easier than it should have been, and I just subscribed to this video.😁
+Julia harvey Thanks for watching and for subscribing!!! Im glad the video could help simplify the process! :)
This is amazing!! Please do gambit one day!!
+Ashley Winchester Thanks!!! Oh Gambit would be so fun!!!
Your so cool, also question-I have some plast dip but it’s white. Yours I saw was black, does it matter what color is or does it affect the actual paint colo
Thanks!! :) You can use whatever color you would like, I generally get black, so that is what I use :). White should work fine :). Thanks for watching!! Also if you are wanting to learn more about working with foam right now registration is open for my online "school" for cosplaying with foam if you want to check it out www.cosplayapprentice.com/courses/the-build-guild
Registration closes Thursday at midnight :)
This will really help me with my Sailor Mars warrior cosplay. Thanks so much!!!! :)
+madison walker Glad I could help! Sounds like a pretty awesome build!
Hello. I have a green and orange foam. Is it ok to use instead of black?
+C Phantomhive You can use whatever color as long as it is EVA foam :)
Cosplay Apprentice omg thanks 💙
+C Phantomhive No probs :)
Where did you get the flattened plastic for reinforcing the lacing holes?
+Amanda Cook I rolled out Polly Plastics moldble plastic. I have links in the descripyion where to get it and videos on how to flatten it :) Super awesome stuff!!!
I don't see anything about the plastic in the description, and it's not in the kit...halp!
+Amanda Cook So sorry, I usually have it there, it is there now, I just added it :)
Hey there, great tutorial but since I'm a begginer I'm having some doubts. How do I make the round shapes flat to transfer them to the foam? What is the skirt attatched to? And what did she wear underneath?Thanks for the help and keep up the good work
+Matilde Nunes Great questions. To make the round part flat to trace you use what's called darts. It's a sewing term :) The skirt attaches to a pair of spanx. She didnt wear anything underneath the breatplate but you can glue a soft fabric along the inside of the foam to make it more comfortable :) Hopefully that helps :)
Dude. This is fantastic. Thank you!
Do you need to wear a respirator mask at all? Someone said it was necessary when handling the contact cement.
Yes, anytime you use contact cement it is best if you wear a respirator with a organic vapor/acid gas filter.
This is amazing!!!! I can't wait to try to make it! Do you by any chance have a replacement for a heat gun...could I use a hair dryer?
+RavenousRavenclaw Thanks! Most of the time a hair dryer doesnt get hot enough or it takes a long time to try and heat it up. You can get a heat gun for under $20 usually though online
This is awesome, thank you for showing an amazing step by step. It really helps!!
+Sherry Grimm Thanks!!! Im so glad it was helpful! That's what I strive for! Thanks for watching! 😁
Very cool tutorial! I can't wait to cosplay as this!
+EmpressLuna Frost Thanks!!!!!
Awesome and I love it
It looks awesome!!! I wish I could get mine to look like yours 🙃
Thanks! I am sure yours looks great as well!
stunning work
How long did it take to make this and the skirt? I'm a little crunched for time for my comic con but I would love to try this out.
+Meaghan Stearns It's hard to say Iwork on then in such small blocks of time scattered throughout a month or two. You might be able to crank out out in awell or two though, if you are able to put alot of time in :)
First I LOVE this, you are super talented!!! Second you said that before painting you would want to put two coats of something, but I couldn't make out what you said?? Also I am going to be making this for an upcoming comic con any tips for a beginner on how to not fail?
+Olivia Naccarato Thanks!!! It's 2 coats of Plasti-dip. :) I would say the best thing to remember as a beginner is don't be afraid to mess up and have to fix mistakes or redo something completely, it happens to all of us, no matter how long we've been doing it :)
Do you have a vid for the boots/leg armour? Thanks!!
+Krysten Jackson Yes I am getting it edited right now :) I have a small video showing it off on my instagram if you want to get a closer look at them :)
Going to start trying to make this tonight I think!
+Caoimhe Murphy AWESOME!!! Let me know if you have any questions as you get going on it!!! :)
Thanks so much for making this tutorial! I do have a question about the EVA foam.
I've never worked with EVA foam before. I know that you used half-inch floor tiles for the 'corset' piece. Is that the thickness you'd recommend in order to ensure durability, or would you recommend using a thinner or thicker piece?
I tend to be more active when wearing costumes, and am arguably hard on them...
Thank you! Your tutorial was lovely, well made and explained, and broke things down very well for someone who has never used EVA foam!
You are welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!! I used the half in, but there are better options that have come out since then. I would recommend using 6mm foam that is smooth on both sides. It will save you time and be less bulky but still hold it's shape well. We will be releasing our own line of this type of foam soon but you can get it from tntcosplaysupply.com or on Amazon through a brand called Foamery. If you just search 6mm Eva foam on Amazon it should pop up for you :). Hope that helped answer the question for you :) Let me know if you have any more questions. I am happy to help :)
@@CosplayApprentice Thank you so much! I'll definitely look for it on Amazon!
Also, I forgot to ask-- about how long did this project take you?
It's been a while but I would guess that after you have got your pattern part cut out it wouldnt take more than a weekend or two. :)
where did you purchase your floor mats from??? :) Can't wait to recreate this !!
+Christina Naphor I have a link in the description to all of the materials I used and where yo get them :) Also, if you use my links to get them it helps support my channel :)
I'm so excited for you! Let me know if you habe any questions as you get working on it, I am happy to help :)
What do we need to put 2 coats of before painting i couldnt understand in video
Sorry, I didn't have the best audio back then. You'll want to spray a couple coats of Plastidip on it before your paint layers. It is a rubberized coating spray that will help give a flexible base for your paint and help seal the foam and prevent your paint from just getting sucked into the foam.
do you think i can use car spray paint for the cosplay after i plasti dipped it? or is that too chemical?
+lilly brouwer I actually did use car spray paint in the one I did. It worked but it got me a little nervous because it did kind of eat through the plastidip if it gets added on too heavy, so just make sure to do it in several light coats.
did you use a car spray paint primer over the plasti dip or only the plasti dip, car paint en topcoat
+lilly brouwer I did a gloss black regular spray paint coat between them, but I very a car primer would be good.
Do you ever have problems with the heat gun causing the contact cement to separate?
+Thom Rowe yeah, if you heat up a seam too much it will cause the glue to liquify a bit and separate but I find that when that happens, if I press it back together after it sticks back together just fine :)
Good to know it wasn't just me with my first helmet attempt, l planned for it to be a learning experience (which is good since it ended up being more suited to a German shepherd's head than mine). You folks out there make it look so easy 😊
+Thom Rowe Haha :) It often takes a couple tries with patterns to get to the right proportions so you are definitely not alone :)
After writing the above, I watched your Iron Fist mask video. It's good to see things like the spandex mishap and recovery instead of just the perfect outcomes. I'm looking forward to your future productions! Cute kids too, I bet they like to help!
+Thom Rowe Haha! Yeah, that one was fun to figure out :) Thanks for watching! Yeah, the kids have fun with it for sure!
Thank you! I have an idea for a wonder woman inspired version of my fave vintage princess of power so this is a godsend! ❤
+Angel Magick Cosplay Wahoo!! Glad I could help! Sounds like it will be pretty cool!!
Does the belt come undone with the lacing as well or is it fully attached, or does it fasten another way? I love the tutorial and I'm already planning out my own Wonder Woman costume for my next convention! Just thinking bout how easy it would be to get on and off without help :)
+TheChloeCorner So the belt velcros on, I have the seam on the left near the left hip. That way the back section is all one piece and covers up the lacing :) Super excited for you! Let me know if you have more questions as you get going :)
I am looking at your cosplay kit and am wondering how much you need to buy of each material?! I am in canada and finding these items harder to find on amazon.
+Erin Barclay I think for this build one of each should work just fine. The EVA tiles come in like a pack of 6 and that should be plenty :)
Cosplay Apprentice thank you!
+Erin Barclay No problem, happy to help! Thanks for watching!
Out of curiousity, how does this hold up in terms of wear/tear and physical activity? I'm wanting to do a warrior photoshoot once I finish this but will the cosplay hold up through it?
+mostlikelyreading How intensive do you anticipate the warrior photoshoot being?
Cosplay Apprentice My group is thinking of staging a mock fight, so mostly running/jumping, though I'm also wondering how the breastplate will hold up with my torso twisting during swordplay.
+mostlikelyreading Cool! :) It should hold up pretty well. My wife said she didn't have too many problems with it surviving a full day of Comic Con while wrangling in 2 kids :) For a little bit more flexibility you could try making it with 5mm foam instead of the floor mat foam. It is a bit thinner and might allow for better movement. The breastplate is pretty resiliant and if you are using contact cement to put it together then it becomes super strong :)
What kind of plastic did you use to reinforce the lacing?
+chrisfurguson Polly Plastics moldable plastic :) I think there might be a link in the description that will take you right to their site :)
Would the foam rip or something by sitting wrong?
+WeAreGirls its pretty durable stuff. We didn't have any problems with foam ripping anywhere and my wife wore it to a convention and wrangled two kids the whole time in it :)
So, odd question. When you mention adding some flattening plastic to help with the holes, which I didn't think of and that's genius... would Kydex be okay for that as well? I wasn't sure where to find plastic material!
I think you could use kydex for that as well, I don't know how expensive it is but if you've got it that should work. As long as it can flex/mold to the right shape :) if not there should be a link to the plastic I used in the description, as well as a link to a kit of all the materials I used on this build :)
OMG this is amazing
Thanks!!
Awesome tutorial! I have a question, say you were to use a satin or leather corset as the base and wanted to attach pieces of foam for the details, would contact cement still be the best thing to use to attach the foam to fabric?
I was also wondering if you would be doing tutorials for the gauntlets, boots, sword and shield? Thanks again!
+Haley Ramos Thank you!! Great question, I am not sure with satin and leather but I have found contact cement to work pretty well with attaching foam to cloth, I usually do a second or third layer of the contact cement on the cloth depending on how absorbent the cloth is I have also had luck with spray adhesive. I haven't use satin or leather in particular for these though so if you have any way of doing some test pieces on a scrap piece of similar material that would be the best.
I do have the video filmed for the guantlets and boots and lasso and Armband and I just need to edit them. And I have started on the sword and shield. :)
Is it necessary to have the heat gun, or does it just make things easier? I truly love this tutorial, but I'm kinda on a budget.
Keep up the good work!
+srhy I would probably say necessary but there are other ways to heat foam
Cosplay Apprentice thanks! :)
+srhy No problem, happy to help :)
How many pieces is there to the armor? 2 for the front and 2 for the back?
+rick grimes Are you asking how many I break it into to glue together? Or are you asking after it's glued together how many pieces it is?
How many you break it in to
I like at the start with his subject in the background it has captain america a Marvel character
p.s great job.
+No Face Thanks!!
Does the whole thing need to be on the body when making the darts and registration marks?
No, you can just draw your center line in the back and the registration marks for that and then cut along that line and take off the pattern and then finish making your darts and registration marks for the rest of it from there :)
First comment! happy birthday @cosplay_apprentice!
+The Liv Project Thanks!! How did you know it was my Birthday Today?! Hopefully I get tons of views! That will make for a great Birthday present! :)
I really want to try this cosplay, but I have never cosplayed before... Is this a bad start for someone just getting in?
+Alexandra Bailey Nothing is a bad thing to start on :) Plus you have a tutorial video to follow along with and a template on my website for the tiara and I can answer questions as you go! No time better than the present! :)
Bravissimo! Finalmente un italiano!
how do you know where to put the registration marks? wish you had explained that better!
+Amanda Levine Sorry, you just need to draw registration marks about every 4 to 6 inches along anywhere where you need to cut the pattern up to be able to lay it flat. You draw the registration marks before you cut it out so you can line up the lines to know how to put it back together :) Hopegully that helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions about it, I am more than happy to help :)
Hi, how many millimeters is the EVA you usually use? I'm starting to create cosplay, start with this Wonder Woman's is recommended or do I have to try a easier one? Obrigado, ótimo trabalho!
I wonder why using velcro to attach the belt? Thanks
+nixland I needed the belt to honor separately to cover up the laces in the back and so the seam also needed to be on a different spot on the belt. So I went with Velcro as it allowed for the tightest, seamless attachment with no visible straps :)
+Cosplay Apprentice I see. Thx for the reply
can I use a pre made corset to do the base form?
Would you use the premade corset and then just glue stuff onto it from there?
When do we get to see the shin armor and tiara videos? These are great!
+zns72 Thanks, I'm working on getting them edited right now :) They are all filmed just need to be edited together :)
Bless! My friend and I are about to attempt this outfit. Having the shin guards and tiara tutorials would be heavenly!
+Lauren Wills Awesome! I'll work on getting them out :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! THIS HELPED ALOT
+Cheyenne Sarmiento Im so glad it was helpful! :) Thank you for watching!
Good video, very helpful. I plan on using this instead of the EVA foam because it looks very expensive. My question for you is, how many rubber floor foam mats should I use? I am going to use this method for a costume that I have started working on. Keep up the good work.
They usually come in a pack of 6 or so, so I would start with just one pack and see how far it gets you. :)
What paint are you using? I am finding lots of copper and rust colors, but not plain metallic red. Can you point me in the right direction?
amzn.to/2t7DKuC I think this was the one :)
Thanks!
Do you have to use contact cement? Or would super glue or something else work?
+Tasha DailyLifeVolgs contact cement works the best, you can use hot glue as well though.
Ok, thanks! I think that that was the last question, ;) I hope. Thank you for all your help!
Another great tutorial! I don’t have a heat gun, so would I be able to use a hairdryer on the grooves instead? Would this still work?
Can you use hot glue to glue the armor together??
+Maria Luiza torres You can, you just have to do it a little at a time, its hard to do big sections because it cools quickly :)
Thanks. 👍🏻
+Maria Luiza torres no problem, happy to help :)
Skylar where was this tutorial when I was making my costume? ☺ Amazing tutorial!
+Carrie Pillay , Sorry I didn't get it out soon enough for you :) Thanks! Thanks for watching and for your support! 😁
What about the back? How did it lace up with the belt?
+Dayna Lanier For the back I had it lace up like a corset and then I had the belt run up the back halfway with along the center. Covering up the lacing. The belt attached separately using velcro :) Hopefully that helps, I might have some clips on my instagram that show it. Cosplay_Apprentice on instagram :)
This is amazing!! Can't wait to make this myself for the premiere. Just a quick question....Can a foam yoga mat be used instead of a floor mat?
+Guineapig108 Thanks! Great question! I think that you should be able to use a foam yoga mat instead, that might work pretty well actually, you just don't want it to be too flimsy of a foam or it might have a hard time keeping its shape. :)
What spray paint do you use? All the metallic reds I am finding are for metal and I don't want my costume to melt! Thanks :)
I believe it was a duplicolor automotive spray paint. There should be a link to the kit of materials in the description :) Hope that helps, let me know if you can't find it :)
thats pretty incredible
+Kartboarder22G Thank you!!!!
Does EVA floor mat foam come in 1/4 inch would that be to fragile. I want to make Ego belt from Guardians of the Galaxy 2
+John Vilardi some of the mats range between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. But to be more precise ypu can order foam from tntCosplay supply and pick the thickness. I think 1/4" wouldn't be top fragile :)
+John Vilardi Sounds like a sweet build!!
Thanks man