by daniel@anthonythomas.com | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is the fifth episode demonstrating how we built Astrid’s amor from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. In the last episode, we primed and painted our armor with its final coats of color. In this episode, we’re demonstrating the four ways we attached...
by daniel@anthonythomas.com | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
During the painting stage of making an armored cosplay, the main goal is to get your EVA foam to stop looking like foam and start looking like metal. While nailing the subtleties in the color of your armor can take a bit of practice and a bit of an artistic touch, you...
by daniel@anthonythomas.com | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth episode demonstrating how we built Astrid’s amor from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. In the last episode, we showed you how we added all of our armor details, including the dragon scales, skulls, and straps. In this episode,...
by daniel@anthonythomas.com | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are plenty of reasons why EVA foam makes a great cosplay material: it’s light, easy to form and work with, and usually, not very difficult or expensive to get. Today, we’re talking about another key feature of cosplaying with EVA foam: it can be...
by daniel@anthonythomas.com | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’ve picked your character. You’ve done all the prep work and research. You’ve patterned, planned, and cut out the pieces for your armor. But what do you do when it’s time to put them all together? While your assembly process for your foam...
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