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I finished and premiered my Banuk Ice Hunter Master armor this weekend at New York ComicCon!

It’s 90% vinyl and 100% too warm to wear in anything but winter weather.

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Really simple base design for a Leafeon mage gijinka I’m planning on cosplaying eventually this year.

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Wig Hack Wednesday #4 ! Today I wanna introduce a no-sew-no-glue method to add volume to your wig with a jumbo braid (or braiding hair). Using this method will save you time and money because you’ll be getting more bang for your buck! Jumbo braids are pretty cheap and can range from around $2-$8 depend on quality of the hair fiber. Usually, they are used to add thickness to braid hairstyles, but you can use it for any “big-hair” hairstyle, really. Be careful when using hair dryer or heat tools with jumbo braids because they cannot stand as much heat-styling as other wig fibers. For this tutorial, I’m using a jumbo braid in marshmallow from Arda Wigs. - Untie the end of the jumbo braid. Separate and cut a small piece of weft from it. Keep in mind that you’ll need the piece to be double of the length you would want for the final product because you will be folding the piece in half. - Use a crochet hook to go under the elastic band of the wig and grab the folded hair - Bring the hook back through the same hole, making sure the latch closes before you pull it through the hole - Grab the hair with your fingers, twist it once and hold - Bring the hair from the hanging side and pull it through the twisted loop without tightening the loop - Bring the loop to the opposite side and twist it again - Pull the hair from the hanging side through the loop again - Pull and tighten the knot so it’s as small as possible - Keep adding more hair to the other elastics and different sections of the wig. You can tease it for more volume!

I used this method to make a Sage Madara (Naruto) wig and it produced great result with high volume but still very light-weight. I hope this helps you create cool wigs with super volume at low cost (looking at Steven Universe people…lol )

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Planning on redoing my Leafeon cosplay this summer and uhhhhhhhh it's gonna be really detailed. Gonna be like a mage inspired design. Still playing around with ideas but I really like where this is going.

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More progress on the Banuk Ice Hunter Master armor! I haven’t fully attached the panels yet but hope to by the end of the week. Reminder that you can see more progress photos on my Instagram!

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I also sew plushies sometimes! This was a commission for a friend I finished last night.

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Started painting most of the vinyl pieces today. Going to touch up a few areas tomorrow and start adding fur trim to a couple places.

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Bluegleam is pretty much done. Just a few small details I’ll add later.

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Sleeves are on! Still have a bit to fix up on the crop top and the greener piece that goes underneath.

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kaijulover142 replied to your photoset “Making slow progress on the Ice Hunter outfit :,)”

Is that the banuk ice Hunter master armor?

It sure is! I’ve only gotten the base of the main pieces cut and sewn (just got the sleeves sewn on a couple hours ago) and am working tonight on some accessories.

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Making slow progress on the Ice Hunter outfit :,)

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I'm going to try and post more regularly here with my current project, but if you want to see more updates check me out on Instagram!: hardtburncosplay

I post a lot on my story there with little WIP updates.

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Getting started on the Banuk Ice Hunter Master armor! I already messed up!! Good job me!!!

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Finally took out the serger and learned how to thread it and tested some scrap pieces. Now I can start working on the Banuk Ice Hunter Master outfit!

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Already starting on my next cosplay (Taako). Got started on the Manta cape tonight. Still need to topstitch and iron it a bit so it doesn't look too lop-sided. I included a pic of the starry fabric I'm using because it's just really nice. It's a bit pricey (like 12 or 16 a yard, can't remember), but it's got one of the nicest starry effects I've ever seen. Also, the black fabric is a stretch knit with a fairly smooth surface. It's got a bit of weight to it as well which makes it excellent for a cape. Let whole I can get all this done by Halloween!

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Here's my not-quite-finished Aloy cosplay I wore to NYCC today! I still have a lot to work on to make this costume accurate, but I'm pleased with what I was able to accomplish in the time I did (with some help from friends at the last minute).

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Like if you also love waiting for coats of Plastidip to dry on your birthday.