#paleo panthera masks

[palaeosinensis]

This was the last full costume I ever made (at the last con I ever attended pre pandemic) and I’m still damn proud of him. Party on Ixataca.

I still have occasional fantasies about building costumes & selling them off but it’s always so far down my to-do lists.

[fr0zenballs]

I've been thinking about trying to mod the pattern I used to make this cardboard wolf mask to make a German Shorthaired Pointer mask, but I'm not sure how well that would work since the face shapes are just so different.

If anyone has any mask making experience or tips to share please let me know!!! :]

[shrimp-moment]

Golden tiger mask :^)

Base pattern by Paleo Panthera on Etsy ^^

[palaeosinensis]

I absolutely LOOOOVE your bird rain god costume, and as someone who’d love to make a full bird suit for my own personal god, it filled me with such inspiration!!! I’d love if you went into a little detail (doesn’t have to be a lot, but if you could spare the time i’d really appreciate it) on making it! You don’t have to of course tho. Maybe just some info about the materials and techniques you used to make it. I don’t know very much at all about physical crafts, so any advice would really help!

Also, if it would be too difficult to dive into the details of making the rain god suit, if you could show pictures of any other costumes (pieces or full ones), I’d appreciate that instead!

The mask itself is made off of one of my own patterns and is done in EVA foam (like cosplayers use) with acrylic paint over it. Plus some fabric for the hood/to cover the neck. You can find those here: https://www.paleopanthera.com/masks The wings are a modified version of one of Bazteki's patterns; they're originally the wings that belong to the cardburd project. I made mine from a combination of flag nylon, fiberglass rods, and paint. I believe the cardburd project is free but I'm sure Bazteki would appreciate if you tossed a tip their way. :) You can find the cardburd project here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D6cfO46HajsM1a76vGq9vmQ5vPHE3Uo8YOdwZ1DxzPc/edit The tail is just a 2D flag fabric cutout supported by spare eva foam and fiberglass rods. It has two belt loops on it. The rest of the costume is just whatever you feel like wearing; I'm just in a black shirt, black jeans, and boots there.