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neimhaille: pseudicide: Shaak Ti! That’s me ;)  you beat me to tumblr!  Wow, that kinda blew up in a matter of a few hours ;) So yeah, no photoshopping of the paint here, you can see where it came off under my arm and the uneveness of the legs. but for a transluscent PAX not bad… I had to do this paint work after a flight from Auckland to Australia, where we had a two hour wait for luggage/security (four international planes landed at once), then a two hour cab ride to the hotel we were told we were staying at, and weren’t. So we had a fun time wrangling a room and sorting out luggage for the next day. PAX doesn’t dry fast so I had to paint in patches then join them up after. I think it was three hours that night then an hour the next morning for the base red and then another two or three applying th bald cap and doing the white stuff. The headpiece can pop right off if I plan the akul tooth headpiece properly. The only paint not applied by me was a second layer in  between my shoulderblades. Yes. I am very bendy and I did manage to paint that area just not as well as the rest. I have Latona’s Inks for my legs and underarms now, Reel Creations for the rest and some NZ made airbrush ink for the face. And yes. I may well be stuffing this all into my luggage for Celebraton 6 and Dragon*Con if I can wrangle my Shae Vizla armour and Slave Leia bikini into and around them. My new headpiece is very strong and will stand up to being folded up in luggage for a day. But it will be a very last minute pack to make sure there is no permanent damage. So basically not this costume at all as I have replaced pretty much everything… But that original headpiece might be at D*C

neimhaille:

pseudicide:

Shaak Ti!

That’s me ;)  you beat me to tumblr! 

Wow, that kinda blew up in a matter of a few hours ;)

So yeah, no photoshopping of the paint here, you can see where it came off under my arm and the uneveness of the legs. but for a transluscent PAX not bad…

I had to do this paint work after a flight from Auckland to Australia, where we had a two hour wait for luggage/security (four international planes landed at once), then a two hour cab ride to the hotel we were told we were staying at, and weren’t. So we had a fun time wrangling a room and sorting out luggage for the next day.

PAX doesn’t dry fast so I had to paint in patches then join them up after. I think it was three hours that night then an hour the next morning for the base red and then another two or three applying th bald cap and doing the white stuff. The headpiece can pop right off if I plan the akul tooth headpiece properly.

The only paint not applied by me was a second layer in  between my shoulderblades. Yes. I am very bendy and I did manage to paint that area just not as well as the rest.

I have Latona’s Inks for my legs and underarms now, Reel Creations for the rest and some NZ made airbrush ink for the face.

And yes. I may well be stuffing this all into my luggage for Celebraton 6 and Dragon*Con if I can wrangle my Shae Vizla armour and Slave Leia bikini into and around them. My new headpiece is very strong and will stand up to being folded up in luggage for a day. But it will be a very last minute pack to make sure there is no permanent damage.

So basically not this costume at all as I have replaced pretty much everything… But that original headpiece might be at D*C

(Reblogged from anariazarrel)

swtor costuming :)

#swtor #shaevizla just had another outing today :) It went over well enough with a room full of boys (pointed out the Mando lego figure on a poster which helped seal the idea).

But I now am ready to face the next pase: lights and sound. Though my experiences at one Jaycar was on the point of calling to complain about harassment, the New Market folk were all kinds of cool about my Star Wars prop geekery so I’ll be heading there for wire, connectors and anything else needed :)

I have several sets of led Xmas tree lights to pull apart for lights, battery packs and resistors. These are going in the jetpack vents, jet pack sides and belt and ear buds first. I will have to cast the arm displays again and embed the lights (oy) which means a spot of careful layering of resin in to the molds and even more careful soldering of joints!

So I will have to cobble a workstation with little alligator clips and such.

Excited about this though :)

Will also get that under arm display sorted too. Possibly pullling apart a few small photoframes. I may be making a frame from card to build over with resin. I need more anyway for the greave and thighs. Yes once the greave as cast I’ll be building the things too. Just purchase the best tool ever for sculpting with :) a 15cm metal rule. Yep. I have a 50cm and a 30cm and they are amazing but the 15cm is easy to use and shaves so well. Just been tricky to find :)

Oh and I got my airbrush working again :) With a can of air :) For the one off rush project I needed it for (some weathering) I don’t mind paying per can but I will need a portable compressor soon :) The next project to use it is to redo the spray of Shaak Ti’s lekku and Montral. The brown is a bit too brown and being acrylic ink come off with a baby wipe or any alcohol rich cleaner. My plan is for the same urethan paint the bold black markings are from :) That stuff cleans up well if you make a mistake (peels off) which made me worry about long term, but the cure time is closer to a day for full stickability :) If I airbrush with a really thinned product it should be only a day of leaving it all alone :)

I have a swtor post to make as soon as I transfer my screencaps to this computor. I am in love with my current armour. The helmet and colour scheme make me think of Leia whenever I grab a speeder ;) Endor Leia! Without the poncho! Sigh. Yes I want to make that set of armour. It’s a few random bits so I’ll have to check out my character profile.

Shaak Ti and Queen Amidala by Matt & Kristy on Flickr.Adorable Juliet as Amidala and myself as the jolly red giant ;) Only pruchased parts were the boots and I altered the top (cut shoulders and overdyed) Still have so much I want to fix of course. This set of montral and lekku will eventually be another Togruta and my next set will be my permanent ones :)

Shaak Ti and Queen Amidala by Matt & Kristy on Flickr.

Adorable Juliet as Amidala and myself as the jolly red giant ;)
Only pruchased parts were the boots and I altered the top (cut shoulders and overdyed)

Still have so much I want to fix of course. This set of montral and lekku will eventually be another Togruta and my next set will be my permanent ones :)

swnz: ‘Star Wars Day’ at Sylvia Park shopping mall, Auckland, New Zealand. yay! Great day :) Though by the tme of the group photo I was feeling the effects of wearing somehting like 14m of fabric, 3kg of foam and latex and bodypaint and contact lenses… I had a moment of panic in the loos. I had my tiny wee bottle from Reel Creations of developer but couldn’t find my spray bottle of IA. Turns out though you can paint a face and chest with about 10ml of developer, pretty darned cost effective :)Other improvements from SCCP: Leather panel! I only managed to get the dyes on Friday afternoon and got it all painted that evening as well as polished. The polish covers a multitude of sins. the dye seeps and soaks at different rates on the skin and in the cuts. So yeah. Brown shading on all the white. The lekku got a dusting with an airbrush (I will be removing and replacing with a duller brown) to shade and knock back the white. If anyone doubts there is that much brown I point to the test check GL approved ;) One side used brown and black the other just black- she looked very sithy ;) I did the same to shade around my eyes. A lovely dark maroon and a touch of black. I will avoid my eye area with the paint next time and use water and shadow then a spray of liquiset. The paint holds powder well when airbrushed but is slick when brushed/sponged. The bald cap is glued to just above my eyebrows, this means there is little risk of the headpiece pulling the bald cap off. It does mean I need to pin the bald cap to a bun to keep the weight of the headpiece pushing forward to create a wrinkle. It did a little but that is because you can’t glue the cap to hair. Although I am thinking of a way to use hair gel for that. Scarf. A nifty fabric tea dyed and lined with cotton. I am going to deline it and use something with more body. Better socks in my boots! I felt like I was going to fall over at SCCP as the boots are a little big in place. Cheap tube socks FTW! Non-improvements: I can’t find my necklace! View high resolution

swnz:

‘Star Wars Day’ at Sylvia Park shopping mall, Auckland, New Zealand.

yay! Great day :) Though by the tme of the group photo I was feeling the effects of wearing somehting like 14m of fabric, 3kg of foam and latex and bodypaint and contact lenses…

I had a moment of panic in the loos. I had my tiny wee bottle from Reel Creations of developer but couldn’t find my spray bottle of IA. Turns out though you can paint a face and chest with about 10ml of developer, pretty darned cost effective :)

Other improvements from SCCP:

Leather panel! I only managed to get the dyes on Friday afternoon and got it all painted that evening as well as polished. The polish covers a multitude of sins. the dye seeps and soaks at different rates on the skin and in the cuts. So yeah.

Brown shading on all the white. The lekku got a dusting with an airbrush (I will be removing and replacing with a duller brown) to shade and knock back the white. If anyone doubts there is that much brown I point to the test check GL approved ;) One side used brown and black the other just black- she looked very sithy ;)

I did the same to shade around my eyes. A lovely dark maroon and a touch of black. I will avoid my eye area with the paint next time and use water and shadow then a spray of liquiset. The paint holds powder well when airbrushed but is slick when brushed/sponged.

The bald cap is glued to just above my eyebrows, this means there is little risk of the headpiece pulling the bald cap off. It does mean I need to pin the bald cap to a bun to keep the weight of the headpiece pushing forward to create a wrinkle. It did a little but that is because you can’t glue the cap to hair. Although I am thinking of a way to use hair gel for that.

Scarf. A nifty fabric tea dyed and lined with cotton. I am going to deline it and use something with more body.

Better socks in my boots! I felt like I was going to fall over at SCCP as the boots are a little big in place. Cheap tube socks FTW!

Non-improvements: I can’t find my necklace!

(Reblogged from swnz)
anariazarrel: Woo! It’s mdb as Shaak Ti from The Force Unleashed - she made everything herself :D XD I was going to say it was a good thing it didn’t involved fibreglassing… but it did ;) The positive molds for the lekku parts… So much material for such a little costume ;) Let’s see:Headpiece:Sculpting:8kg plasticine(17lbs)Polystryrene headpieces of pipe to supportMolding:22.5kg Ultracal (50lbs)about 3-4L epoxy resin (about the same in quarts)Pieces of pipe to supportbog to fill and create points and ridges etc.Casting4L liquid latex (ditto)60cm super fine microdenier lycraAssembly and painting:about 250ml latex paintabout 50ml acrylic ink to shadeone tube shoe gooWearing:250ml PAX (about 1/4 quart)one bald capLiquisetPA for bald capglue stick for hiding eyebrowsCostume:2m faux suede in light tanrecycled suede throwself cover buttons drilled and threadedacrylic ink airbrushed weatheringstryene scrps and paintsintra scraps and paintLightsaberpvc pipe fittingshigh power torch (my own wired pieces are used in a smaller saber hilt)acrylic tubecellophane (believe it or not a highly recommended diffuser)scrap acrylic for tipTools used:sculpting toolsmetal rulerdremelbox cutterspinking sheersairbrush

anariazarrel:

Woo! It’s mdb as Shaak Ti from The Force Unleashed - she made everything herself :D

XD

I was going to say it was a good thing it didn’t involved fibreglassing… but it did ;) The positive molds for the lekku parts… So much material for such a little costume ;)


Let’s see:

Headpiece:
Sculpting:
8kg plasticine(17lbs)
Polystryrene head
pieces of pipe to support

Molding:
22.5kg Ultracal (50lbs)
about 3-4L epoxy resin (about the same in quarts)
Pieces of pipe to support
bog to fill and create points and ridges etc.

Casting
4L liquid latex (ditto)
60cm super fine microdenier lycra

Assembly and painting:
about 250ml latex paint
about 50ml acrylic ink to shade
one tube shoe goo


Wearing:
250ml PAX (about 1/4 quart)
one bald cap
Liquiset
PA for bald cap
glue stick for hiding eyebrows

Costume:
2m faux suede in light tan
recycled suede throw
self cover buttons drilled and threaded
acrylic ink airbrushed weathering
stryene scrps and paint
sintra scraps and paint


Lightsaber
pvc pipe fittings
high power torch (my own wired pieces are used in a smaller saber hilt)
acrylic tube
cellophane (believe it or not a highly recommended diffuser)
scrap acrylic for tip

Tools used:
sculpting tools
metal ruler
dremel
box cutters
pinking sheers
airbrush

(Reblogged from anariazarrel)
What photo magic is this! I am not that endowed! nor have such a little waist. I love when cameras are flattering, it happens so rarely for me ;) That is Chastangela as Legolas. :) So sad Geddon is not going back to Sydney this year :( But it would be selfish to ask for the organisers to put on an expensive show just so I can go back to see awesome peeps again. Luckily most go to Melbourne anyway XD

What photo magic is this! I am not that endowed! nor have such a little waist. I love when cameras are flattering, it happens so rarely for me ;)

That is Chastangela as Legolas. :) So sad Geddon is not going back to Sydney this year :( But it would be selfish to ask for the organisers to put on an expensive show just so I can go back to see awesome peeps again. Luckily most go to Melbourne anyway XD

2011 Year in review :)

 

Shaak ti The Force Unleashed, Darth Tykhi (own design based on Legacy era Sith) Miss verity Pride, Big Game Hunter and balloonist, Shae Vizla, Shaak Ti AotC, Mina.

Missing is my 1830s white cotton day dress… all the photos of that one seem to be missing. hmmm…

It doesn’t look like much until you break each costume down into the various componants…

incendiarism: tintango: MDB, Me, Fleyer and RJayne at the Special Childrens Christmas in Auckland. It’s a charity event for children with chronic illness, or disorders, or deprived in some way. They absolutely loved my Shrek outfit, and I reckon I got more photos than Santa, or in my last 3 Geddons combined! [……] Oh, this was more fun than Geddon! I am totally doing this again next year and will be encouraging more people to join in. Merry Christmas!!! md,fngdkfg I had no idea this was even happening!  This is so wonderful. :) I posted it to the forums and on the tumblr account and facebook for Geddon Cosplay ;) Next year dooooeeet!!!! Seriously it is amazing. Oh and content for my tumblr ;) ) Yes, Shaak Ti is nearing completion again :) Still some major and minor tweaks to go but I have a good head start ;) Shading those lekku and montral as well as possibly some interior support are first.Well that and bevelling all the cut leatherwork. I need to flatten the leather and anchor it to my desk though. Arthritis means I use a lot of tools for holding things. I have an electric can opener for a similar reason ;) Most impractical Jedi ever!!! Ever!!!!11!!!! It’s not just the body paint (TFU Shaak TI uses a lot more) it’s not just the lekku, it’s not just the robes… it’s how they all interact. The lekku grip the robes which then twist and bunch. I had about 8 safety pins at my neckline holding robes to the most sensible anchor point. Again TFU version has the front lekku tied back which means just the butterfly butt piece grips the costume- which is conveniently tied in place. Hoods and lekku do not work! Loved my Reel Creations and Latona’s inks though XD The paints are a-ma-zing. I was sure I’d need to tint the red as it is flaming scarlet, but under different lighting conditions it toned to a more muted shade. And on camera it reacted differently again. It does explain why the test paint and the behind the scenes photos look very different to the studio photos.  Also… What the heck was I thinking? And why oh why am I now obsessed with making a Chagrian and Nautolan sculpt??? Saarai and random NPCs on Hutta that’s why. Sigh. View high resolution

incendiarism:

tintango:

MDB, Me, Fleyer and RJayne at the Special Childrens Christmas in Auckland.

It’s a charity event for children with chronic illness, or disorders, or deprived in some way. They absolutely loved my Shrek outfit, and I reckon I got more photos than Santa, or in my last 3 Geddons combined! [……]

Oh, this was more fun than Geddon! I am totally doing this again next year and will be encouraging more people to join in. Merry Christmas!!!

md,fngdkfg I had no idea this was even happening!  This is so wonderful. :)

I posted it to the forums and on the tumblr account and facebook for Geddon Cosplay ;) Next year dooooeeet!!!! Seriously it is amazing.

Oh and content for my tumblr ;) ) Yes, Shaak Ti is nearing completion again :) Still some major and minor tweaks to go but I have a good head start ;) Shading those lekku and montral as well as possibly some interior support are first.Well that and bevelling all the cut leatherwork. I need to flatten the leather and anchor it to my desk though. Arthritis means I use a lot of tools for holding things. I have an electric can opener for a similar reason ;)

Most impractical Jedi ever!!! Ever!!!!11!!!! It’s not just the body paint (TFU Shaak TI uses a lot more) it’s not just the lekku, it’s not just the robes… it’s how they all interact. The lekku grip the robes which then twist and bunch. I had about 8 safety pins at my neckline holding robes to the most sensible anchor point. Again TFU version has the front lekku tied back which means just the butterfly butt piece grips the costume- which is conveniently tied in place.

Hoods and lekku do not work!

Loved my Reel Creations and Latona’s inks though XD The paints are a-ma-zing. I was sure I’d need to tint the red as it is flaming scarlet, but under different lighting conditions it toned to a more muted shade. And on camera it reacted differently again. It does explain why the test paint and the behind the scenes photos look very different to the studio photos. 

Also…

What the heck was I thinking? And why oh why am I now obsessed with making a Chagrian and Nautolan sculpt??? Saarai and random NPCs on Hutta that’s why. Sigh.

(Reblogged from incendiarism)
Darth Tykhi :) I missed this one. I love it! And yes that is a heavy headpiece, why do you ask? Actually it balances well it’s just due to the nature of the lekku hanging from the lower parts of the neck it is much harder to move the head than with other aliens :)

Darth Tykhi :) I missed this one. I love it! And yes that is a heavy headpiece, why do you ask?

Actually it balances well it’s just due to the nature of the lekku hanging from the lower parts of the neck it is much harder to move the head than with other aliens :)

Not all the stripes are mine! Now this really makes me want to try for a very stripey pattern next time… I want a real jungle type shoot where the markings really make so much sense :) I always thought Shaak Ti reminded me of a kind of predatory herbivore ;) The red is very clearly a natural colouration for “Beware, danger” while her stripes allow blending into long grasses but the horns remind me of antelope. Photo by Sylvie, Wellington Botanic Gardens :) The tentacles.. well okay then I think of an octopus, but mainly because on our own planet they tend to belong in the sea. And they are dextrous. Prehensile tails then? Tiger tails. I have mentioned the moth butt in my livejournal. The rear lekku in shape is very much that of a butterfly or moth. It’s one of the reasons I really love her over the other aliens in the saga, there are so many visual references.

Not all the stripes are mine! Now this really makes me want to try for a very stripey pattern next time… I want a real jungle type shoot where the markings really make so much sense :)

I always thought Shaak Ti reminded me of a kind of predatory herbivore ;) The red is very clearly a natural colouration for “Beware, danger” while her stripes allow blending into long grasses but the horns remind me of antelope.

Photo by Sylvie, Wellington Botanic Gardens :)

The tentacles.. well okay then I think of an octopus, but mainly because on our own planet they tend to belong in the sea. And they are dextrous.

Prehensile tails then? Tiger tails.

I have mentioned the moth butt in my livejournal. The rear lekku in shape is very much that of a butterfly or moth. It’s one of the reasons I really love her over the other aliens in the saga, there are so many visual references.