OttyrCosplay
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Just starting the post and getting ready to start posting eventual progress of my Sylvanas Windrunner build to keep myself accountable. To start, I have gathered some reference material via HoTS. Blizzard actually released a really nice reference kit that I am using to try and blueprint her bow and armor with. We will see how that goes.
However, I am taking most color cues from my good friend and WoW overlord, Deston (I don't play WoW...I'm sorry. I love the lore and character designs but I only played the free trial back in 2009. Forgive me for being a fake gam3r grill). So while the HoTS Sylv looks blue and in other models looks blue, I am going with purple skin since that is apparently what she is in other models and cinematics. IDK. My buddy is the WoW superfan so I'm going with what he says is "correct" in his eyes. If he told me she was bright neon pink and green hair, I would go that route. My goal is to have the non..."size" dependent pieces (like the hood, wig, shoulder armors, props) done before January. With everything else being completed May and later since I plan on going to my fave con (Galaxycon) again in July next year. Now what I mean by size dependent is I'm using this cosplay as a way to help motivate me to get in shape and get stronger.
I do believe that cosplay is for everyone regardless of shape, size, color, etc. I want to more visually match the character AND one of the things I had an epiphany about during my last cosplay adventure is that being physically stronger will help me be able to walk around more during the con and not be so dead post-con. It honestly seems like a no brainer, just click 4head, type thing but it had never occurred to me before that that was one of the things holding me back from wanting to wear a costume for longer.
Now for the actual costume bits, I just bought about 50 bucks worth of make up and only had to pay one dollar out of pocket for it which is nice. (Tons of marketing surveys and academic surveys. It took me about a week of doing them to get around 50 bucks). So I will post a make up test sometime next week or so.
I already have the wig I want to use for her, an old arda-wigs Ferrari CLASSIC in Ash Blonde if my color matching skills are to be believed. So yay for saving money on that at least. I just have to straighten it....after I wash it. Because it has been sitting in a garage for oooooooh, five years. So who knows what secrets it holds (bugs, there were dead bugs). To wash it, I just used hot water and laundry detergent. (PS: you shouldn't wash wigs with human hair shampoo because it leaves behind residue to make your hair soft and nice. Laundry detergent works by washing out dirt n nasties without leaving residue behind so it works for this particular situation). Now it's drying and then I will get back to straightening it. Deston says that this wig is a good one for her after I showed him an old photo of me wearing it for a My Little Pony human form cosplay.
The next thing I will be saving up for is more foam and some barge since apparently barge is okay to use if you ventilate the heck out of the area and people have used it indoors. My dog will be going elsewhere (like his room) so I don't poison both of us. I do still have some floor mat foam but I want to save that for my future Halo builds since it has the carbon fiber texture on the back.
However, I am taking most color cues from my good friend and WoW overlord, Deston (I don't play WoW...I'm sorry. I love the lore and character designs but I only played the free trial back in 2009. Forgive me for being a fake gam3r grill). So while the HoTS Sylv looks blue and in other models looks blue, I am going with purple skin since that is apparently what she is in other models and cinematics. IDK. My buddy is the WoW superfan so I'm going with what he says is "correct" in his eyes. If he told me she was bright neon pink and green hair, I would go that route. My goal is to have the non..."size" dependent pieces (like the hood, wig, shoulder armors, props) done before January. With everything else being completed May and later since I plan on going to my fave con (Galaxycon) again in July next year. Now what I mean by size dependent is I'm using this cosplay as a way to help motivate me to get in shape and get stronger.
I do believe that cosplay is for everyone regardless of shape, size, color, etc. I want to more visually match the character AND one of the things I had an epiphany about during my last cosplay adventure is that being physically stronger will help me be able to walk around more during the con and not be so dead post-con. It honestly seems like a no brainer, just click 4head, type thing but it had never occurred to me before that that was one of the things holding me back from wanting to wear a costume for longer.
Now for the actual costume bits, I just bought about 50 bucks worth of make up and only had to pay one dollar out of pocket for it which is nice. (Tons of marketing surveys and academic surveys. It took me about a week of doing them to get around 50 bucks). So I will post a make up test sometime next week or so.
I already have the wig I want to use for her, an old arda-wigs Ferrari CLASSIC in Ash Blonde if my color matching skills are to be believed. So yay for saving money on that at least. I just have to straighten it....after I wash it. Because it has been sitting in a garage for oooooooh, five years. So who knows what secrets it holds (bugs, there were dead bugs). To wash it, I just used hot water and laundry detergent. (PS: you shouldn't wash wigs with human hair shampoo because it leaves behind residue to make your hair soft and nice. Laundry detergent works by washing out dirt n nasties without leaving residue behind so it works for this particular situation). Now it's drying and then I will get back to straightening it. Deston says that this wig is a good one for her after I showed him an old photo of me wearing it for a My Little Pony human form cosplay.
The next thing I will be saving up for is more foam and some barge since apparently barge is okay to use if you ventilate the heck out of the area and people have used it indoors. My dog will be going elsewhere (like his room) so I don't poison both of us. I do still have some floor mat foam but I want to save that for my future Halo builds since it has the carbon fiber texture on the back.
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