Capt Grey Posted September 14, 2005 Posted September 14, 2005 Oh I LOVE the Cardiassian! I've never seen anyone do one before. Although I haven't been to "Grand Scam" in a few years.... Dang, now I want to pull out my Admiral's uniform - except it's 100% wool and VERY hot. (Note to self: In all my free time between autistic child in school/San Diego Star Wars Society/Scouting, I must join up with Stranglehold!) Captain, we always knew you were a whoopsie. Rumors of my death are entirely premature.
Meg Wardell Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Thought I'd share a photo taken of myself and my husband. Not really a costume, but still cool...click on the thumbnail to get a better picture...
Captian Wolfy Wench Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 My 501st profile: A still-in-progress Browncoat (Space Pyrate) from Whedon's Firefly/Serenity: Oh yes, awesomeawesomeawesome!!! You're in 501st, eh? Nice stuff, we love the 501st. Heh. If I was an Imperial, I mean. And Firefly!! Great costume, looks a lot like Mal's. I can post me anime cosplay pictures later...
tishsparrow Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 d'you know about any cosplay events near new jersey? assuming that when you say cosplay, you mean anime/manga cosplay.
Barbados Sam Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Wow Gigi....I haven't seen you in the IKV Stranglehold costumes....maybe I need to cross over to the dark side too......looks like fun! "There be the chest, inside be the gold, we took them all. Spent them and traded them. We frittered them away on drink and food and pleasurable company. The more we gave them away, the more we came to realize... the drink would not satisfy, food turned to ash in our mouths, and all the pleasurable company in the world could not slake our lust. We are cursed men....Compelled by greed we were, and now we are consumed by it."
Gigi Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Fun...and a lot of adhesive! Who could ask for anything more? C'mon over to the dark side! Killian, you gotta wear those contacts for me!
Rogue Mermaid Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Gigi how did you get that green makeup all over your body so nice and even? Whenever I do full body paint it's all blotchy. What do you use? Got any tips? I'm planning to be painted full black for Halloween and I want it to look good.
Killian Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Killian, you gotta where those contacts for me! For you love anytime. I love wearing to work to freak out my coworkers. I have actually thought about wearing at faire.
blackjohn Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 I'm planning to be painted full black for Halloween and I want it to look good. Drow priestess??? My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Gigi Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Gigi how did you get that green makeup all over your body so nice and even? Whenever I do full body paint it's all blotchy. What do you use? Got any tips? I'm planning to be painted full black for Halloween and I want it to look good. It was a couple of years ago and I'm trying to remember....It wasn't easy. The paint is from a local costume shop with clown make-up, and if I recall correctly it was the biggest cake of green clown make-up I could get my hands on. It was water based, not grease paint. I used a big make-up pad, like you use to put on powder foundation, wet the pad, loaded it with green and PATTED the make-up all over. Same thing with any kind of oil based make-up, you have to pat it on, not rub. Rubbing is what causes the streaks and lifts it off so it gets patchy. Use a lot of the paint, too. When you're done, go over everything with translucent powder to keep it all on (for a while, anyway...eventually everything sweats off). The thing I remember about this water based stuff was that when it dried, it kept turning into powder that would just fall off, so I had to use a lot over and over. I was terrified I was gonna bump up against someone and leave green marks everywhere...but, somehow it all pulled through. I hope that's helpful. What's the black for? I did a dark elf as a teenager that was a disaster!
The Doctor Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 In the late 80's I did a Phantom of the Opera costume. I used liquid latex over half my face and on one hand. It had the intended effect - "Dr. Phorbes"esque scarring - but as the night went on, the latex loosened. My date freaked out because I was aging before her eyes. It looked like half my body was at least 100 years old, and the rest was young. A Dorian Grey nightmare for sure! Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?
Christine Posted September 23, 2005 Author Posted September 23, 2005 Whoa Mad Jack, how cool! Any pix of that?
tishsparrow Posted September 24, 2005 Posted September 24, 2005 yea, i'd wanna see that! where do you get liquid latex anyway? i havent seen it anywhere (of course, most of my costume needs are filled at party city). oh, and anyone have any tips for turning me blue? i need to make a corpse bride costume... and i might need help to make the skeletal effect on one arm and leg as well. oh, this is going to be fun...
Gigi Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 If you live in San Diego, we get all our stuff at Gypsy Treasure. They'd have blue paint for you, and probably some skeletal prosthetics and adhesive. Of course if you don't live in San Diego, then just forget everything I've written.
Christine Posted September 25, 2005 Author Posted September 25, 2005 Where in San Diego is this store Gypsy Treasure? Sounds like a cool place! :)
Killian Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Where in San Diego is this store Gypsy Treasure? Sounds like a cool place! :) It's in La Mesa, the address is 8127 La Mesa Blvd.; (619) 466-2251.
Capt Grey Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 You can also do a search for "stage makup" to find web sites that sell latex scars and such. Of course Stranglehold knows all about that latex stuff! Captain, we always knew you were a whoopsie. Rumors of my death are entirely premature.
tishsparrow Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 San Diego?? uh, id be willing to check it out if you send me plane tickets... and i have discovered another fatal flaw in my costume... my dress is white.
Rogue Mermaid Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Drow priestess??? Good guess John, a drider actually. That one should be fun to get in and out of to go to the bathroom!!!
Rogue Mermaid Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Thanks so much for the tips Gigi. I used a very liquid makeup last time so I'll definatly switch to the paint pots. When I was blue I was horrified that I'd get blue all over my friend's car. I had to sit on a sheet
tishsparrow Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 how bad does paint rub off? and how long would it last? cuz i need to get through a full (ok, maybe half) day of school in it, without reapplying. i must be crazy.
Gigi Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 It's gonna rub off fairly quickly anywhere your body "rubs"...armpits, cleavage, neck, etc. I try to make a bag or pouch of some sort part of the costume that I can carry my touch up stuff in and try to work the costume so most of the rubbing parts aren't showing so I don't have to paint them (which works out mostly to be just the armpits!) You can layer things, too, to create an effect. I put on green tights that matched the body paint and then put fishnet stockings over them so I didn't have to paint my legs. Gloves are a good idea so you can actually use your hands without leaving color everywhere. I think the green lasted a few hours. Washing it all off is a major wreck in the bathroom. You can count on ruining a few towels and probably taking two to three showers to get it all off. We use, of all things, baby wipes to remove most of the make-up pre-shower.
blackjohn Posted September 26, 2005 Posted September 26, 2005 Drow priestess??? Good guess John, a drider actually. That one should be fun to get in and out of to go to the bathroom!!! Oh my!!!! Now that is ambitious!!! And way cool. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Rogue Mermaid Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 My mother's comment was: "For someone who bitches about her butt being too big you sure did pick an unflattering costume" If I pull it off I'll be sure to post pictures.
Killian Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 Of course Stranglehold knows all about that latex stuff! Hey!!! Oh wait, your right...
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