Costumery

[furtech]

FC was a lot of fun this year: the Egyptian theme was quite successful. Many artists and costumers did pieces using the ancient gods, and generally everyone seemed to have more fun with this year's theme than in any previous year. I think that this is the first really -visual- or stylistic theme they've had; previous years had more abstract concepts like friendship, the outdoors, etc.



This year I had three costumes to show off at the con (in addition to the halloween masks I had on the display). My "big" costume was Sett, the god of evil or war, depending on who you ask. I worked extensively with calicougar on the design (btw, she's *highly* recommended for those looking for a polished artist to visualize their design). He's referred to as the "red" god, so I went with that color and used a velour to cover him with. The biggest challenge: a better muscle-suit design (extensive help from my mentor, Lynette) and getting it smooth enough that any flaw would not be seen under the thin cover material. I was happy with the result, but horrified with the presentation (dead, dead, dead). Will work on the latter.



The second Egyptian-themed costume was a simple Toth head. Trish Villalobos did the accessories for both Sett and Toth (skirt, headdress, collar). The Toth head was also based on a calicougar design. Worn by francisco (thanks!).

The third suit I wore was (Nihon) Power Ranger geeking: the head of command for the up-coming US Power Ranger series, Doggy Kruger. The coat was also by Trish V. I did the head/paws/feet, with the usual assistance from Lynette and Kathy (Sanders-- covering and dyes). (*For those of you who recognize the character, I forgot his belt and medals. Argh!)

Big Props to kvogel for the airbrushing on both Kruger and Sett. Despite the praise directed my way, when it really matters I always turn to Steve for subtle airbrushing, lest I FIU. Sett and Kruger pics courtesy of Kyreeth! Thanks a ton for having the additional photo area! And even more for the DVD!

Comments

[waynekaa.livejournal.com]

Wow you had THREE. You are CRAZY GOOD!
Do you do your own sketches too?

[tcreynolds]

thanks man! you da bestest! :)

[skorzy.livejournal.com]

Wow. These are fantastic! I would like to see more, and larger pictures of the Set costume!

[diadexxus.livejournal.com]

DARN IT! I never got to see the Toth suit! I think I actually like that better than Sett!! Very unique. :)
Seeya soon!
-J

[mythos-amante.livejournal.com]

Yay! I got to see them! I thought that was you when you were wandering around in the open-air restaurant in the Kruger costume, but I was too shy to introduce myself then! Delightful work! You really are amazing! And hooray for friends and mentors!

[nduli.livejournal.com]

:) I swear you do the nicest looking suits, I can't imagine the amount of work that goes into putting together something like that.

[mistahbojangles.livejournal.com]

That's some darn cool stuff! Lots of fun seeing it in person too; what a treat seeing those designs walking around in real life.

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I got to see your stuff! The only one I missed getting to see was Kruger. I like the new design, it looked really nice!
Awesome work, as usual! :>
It is very cool getting to see the sketches behind the suits. I was always curious as to how much sketch-work was done etc.

[frysco.livejournal.com]

The Toth head was also based on a calicougar design. Worn by francisco (thanks!).

Thanks for letting me parade him out there for you!

(btw, my LJ is 'frysco' - 'francisco' is someone else :>)

[colley.livejournal.com]

Was wondering when someone was going to attempt at Doggie "Boss" Krueger fursuit. 'Cause Doggie's the greatest sentai character EVER. Him and Swan are so cute together. ^_^
Shame they're not bringing over the Dekaranger suit for him in SPD. Instead we get one with scales and dreadlocks for some gawdawful reason I'll never understand.
Actually pondered getting a Deka uniform for my suit at somepoint, though it'll probably be like the ones the core 5 wear. :)

Still though, looks pretty cool. ^_^

[was1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that a lot of people did things on the Egyptian theme. I'm sorry to have missed it, it sounds like it was a fun theme to play around with.

Did you manage to get any pictures of any other Egyptian costumes?

doggy kruger.

[wuuulf.livejournal.com]

hehe thats awesome! Love that character too bad the american version of doggy is crap @$$ ugly... I think they CG'ed him from the pics I found on the web.


Btw do you mind if I add you on my friends list?

Not sure if ya remember me. Met back at Duckon 1996 when you showed me your silver werewolf suit on your camcorder. :)

[shadowolf.livejournal.com]

I was going to ask if anyone else had the same problems photographing Sett as I did- nearly all the close-up pictures were simply pegged red, no detail whatsoever!

I can see a bit of that in Tug's first picture there, too.

Real great work as always. About how long does it take you from start to finish to do your major costumes?

Remember me?

[n2kenai.livejournal.com]

Hi there,

I was very impressed by Set, blown away actually. I had no idea you had two more. Splendid job on all of them. You continue to inspire me. Sorry about being such a fanboy at FC. I hope I didn't bug ya too much.

[mito-dafox.livejournal.com]

Hey there, I'm really impressed with your attempts to make a Doggie Kruger costume.

Here's another Dekaranger character you might want to know.

Captain Gyoku Rou of the Leon Star, former DekaRed of Earth and leader of SPD-Fire Squad.

In case you're wondering, he's a lanky lion. :)