Cosplay Creation! Demon Hunter Day 12

As planned, I got a good night's sleep, drank some coffee, and got to work.  And I've got to say, I'm happy with both the progress and results.  Decorating is something I've loved doing for a long time, so it was easy to get into the groove of the creation process today.

I continued adding embellishment to the chest.  The nice thing about the paper clay is it provided a good sketching surface.  I was able to draw out ideas for line work right onto it.  If I didn't like it, I could erase and try something else.  Once I was happy with it, I cut the shapes out of craft foam, and glued them in place.

My goal was to fake a more layered look without actually layering pieces on top of each other.  I think between the edging and how I paint it, it should pull it off fairly well.

I should probably note the type of glue I used for this.  It's mosaic glue, and it glues pretty much anything to anything.  The tube I'm working with I actually bought over ten years ago for a project.  It has mostly just kicked around in my arts and crafts drawers, but every so often I have a project that needs it's special services.  I've used it on fabric, ceramics, felt, beads, feathers, glass, all sorts of things.  It's awesome.

Back to the project at hand!  I wanted to add some trim work to the shoulders.  For this I cut out narrow strips of foam, and glued them along the edge.  I used a couple of chip clips to hold the foam in place as I worked.  It was helpful to allow me to work longer areas without having to stop and hold for the glue to set. 

I also wanted some raised lines, but didn't want to have to deal with foam for it.  My solution was fabric paints.  This probably would have been best with the puffy type, but I didn't have any and wasn't inclined to run out and buy it.  This is another one of those items I've had just kicking around forever from some long ago project.  I'm kind of glad I never throw any of my art supplies out as I always seem to find a use for it eventually.  Anyways, I found that three layers gives it the amount of dimension I want.

These are the current results.  Tomorrow I plan on coating them with primer and beginning the painting process.  If it weren't for the fact that it just doesn't feel like a fit for demon hunter armor, I'd probably leave the color as is.  I think it's pretty cool.  But I think the paint scheme I have in mind should work out pretty well, and I'm excited to see it come to life.  Another good night's sleep, and I can get to work on it.  Until next time!