I know that I have yet to upload pictures of my finished project from the prior post, but around the same time that we were getting costumes for that convention, we had a brilliant idea. We should make our World of Warcraft characters. Now, because of the impracticality of creating plate mail in a week's time, we decided to put it off until next year. I, however, know my procrastinating self and know that I will more than likely put it off until the last minute and it would look very crappy. This would make me sad. So, I'm going ahead and planning now.
I plan on doing this as a bit more detailed record of the hard work and effort that I put in to Asynlynn and posting pictures and instructions on every step. I'm not saying it's going to be something anyone would want to replicate, but I really hope it turns out so epic that every WoW player will want to make a Blood Elf paladin costume. (Well, maybe not everyone, but you get the picture.)
Step one would be conceptualizing, though I'm not quite taking that into consideration as an official step in instructions or anything. I mean, the concept is already there in coding and wonderful cartoony glory. I plan on creating the gear that I actually have instead of going for the top tier set, PvP gear, or anything like that. And I'll go ahead and say that my friends and I play on a private server and haven't upgraded to Cataclysm yet, so we're still on Wrath of the Lich King gear.
That being said, here is a picture of my avatar. I didn't bother to edit out my character list or anything. Click on the picture for a larger image. I do have pictures from all angles, but I just uploaded one for the big picture.
This is a list of all the gear that I have. (Armory page here) Because I didn't want to make an image-heavy post, I'm linking them to Wowhead, which has a picture of it, a 3D model, and everything you need to know about it.
I have several ideas for my items, like my shield. I'm super excited about the shield. I do hope to make the eyes on the skull glow as they do in-game. I know there used to be Nerf axes and maces at my local Walmart, but I wasn't able to find them last time. I thought that would be easily modified and light. The hard part is going to be the armor. We are trying to figure out what to use to make it; we had thought about paper mache, but at the same time, we don't want it to be all lumpy. Zach suggested Bondo, but I don't want to spend a fortune making armor. The next issue is the ears... I know you can buy them online for like $60, but I really don't want to spend that much... Maybe there is a way to make them?
I know that three of my guildmates (several of us are friends in real life, as you may have gathered from above) were planning on doing this, too. Zach is a Blood Elf rogue, but isn't quire sure if he is going with his Forsaken rogue (can you tell he likes rogues?). I'm not entirely sure which character Ben is going to go as -- I think he is using his Blood Elf paladin. Caleb is a troll priest; his is probably going to be the easiest costume to make since he is a cloth wearer.
If anyone has any material suggestions, feel free to make them. I would be more than happy to get ideas. I'm considering joining Cosplay.com to get some ideas from there.
I plan on doing this as a bit more detailed record of the hard work and effort that I put in to Asynlynn and posting pictures and instructions on every step. I'm not saying it's going to be something anyone would want to replicate, but I really hope it turns out so epic that every WoW player will want to make a Blood Elf paladin costume. (Well, maybe not everyone, but you get the picture.)
Step one would be conceptualizing, though I'm not quite taking that into consideration as an official step in instructions or anything. I mean, the concept is already there in coding and wonderful cartoony glory. I plan on creating the gear that I actually have instead of going for the top tier set, PvP gear, or anything like that. And I'll go ahead and say that my friends and I play on a private server and haven't upgraded to Cataclysm yet, so we're still on Wrath of the Lich King gear.
That being said, here is a picture of my avatar. I didn't bother to edit out my character list or anything. Click on the picture for a larger image. I do have pictures from all angles, but I just uploaded one for the big picture.
This is a list of all the gear that I have. (Armory page here) Because I didn't want to make an image-heavy post, I'm linking them to Wowhead, which has a picture of it, a 3D model, and everything you need to know about it.
Head: Headplate of the HonorboundI'm not going to bother with making this because I never display the helm.- Neck: Marrowgar's Scratching Choker :: Concept Design
- Shoulders: Shoulderguards of Enduring Order
- Back: Titanskin Cloak
- Chest: Icebound Bronze Curiass which I am a little embarrassed of
- Shirt: Precious' Ribbon
- Tabard: Guild Tabard, which is clearly seen
- Wrists: Bracers of Dark Reckoning
- Hands: Festering Fingerguards
- Belt: Verdigris Chain Belt
- Legs: Legguards of Lost Hope
- Feet: Sollerets of Suffering
- Ring: Ring of Rotting Sinew
- Ring: Ashen Band of Endless Courage
- Trinket: Glyph of Indomitability
- Trinket: Corroded Skeleton Key
- Weapon: Bonebreaker Scepter
- Shield: Forlorn Barrier
- Libram: Libram of Defiance
I have several ideas for my items, like my shield. I'm super excited about the shield. I do hope to make the eyes on the skull glow as they do in-game. I know there used to be Nerf axes and maces at my local Walmart, but I wasn't able to find them last time. I thought that would be easily modified and light. The hard part is going to be the armor. We are trying to figure out what to use to make it; we had thought about paper mache, but at the same time, we don't want it to be all lumpy. Zach suggested Bondo, but I don't want to spend a fortune making armor. The next issue is the ears... I know you can buy them online for like $60, but I really don't want to spend that much... Maybe there is a way to make them?
I know that three of my guildmates (several of us are friends in real life, as you may have gathered from above) were planning on doing this, too. Zach is a Blood Elf rogue, but isn't quire sure if he is going with his Forsaken rogue (can you tell he likes rogues?). I'm not entirely sure which character Ben is going to go as -- I think he is using his Blood Elf paladin. Caleb is a troll priest; his is probably going to be the easiest costume to make since he is a cloth wearer.
If anyone has any material suggestions, feel free to make them. I would be more than happy to get ideas. I'm considering joining Cosplay.com to get some ideas from there.
